On today’s show:
William Rashbaum, senior writer for The New York Times, talks about his reporting into the FBI’s investigation of Mayor Adams’ campaign fundraising operations and whether there are illegal connections between donations and the Turkish government.
On Wednesday, the United States announced it will join United Nations guidelines to set up a loss and damage fund due to climate change. Bob Berwyn, science correspondent for Inside Climate News, breaks down what the U.S. will pledge going into the global COP28 climate talks in Dubai.
Raquel Willis, trans activist, host of the new podcast Afterlives: The Layleen Polanco Story and author of the new book The Risk it Takes to Bloom: On Life and Liberation (Macmillan, 2023), talks about the life of Layleen Polanco, a young trans woman who died at Rikers Island in June 2019, while she was in solitary confinement, and what reforms have been proposed in the wake of her death.
Listeners call in to share their suggestions for where they like to bring their out-of-town guests – an especially pertinent question as the holiday season is just about upon us.
Transcripts are posted to each segment as they become available.
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