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The Brian Lehrer Show

Brian Lehrer Weekend: The New ICE, Waymos in NYC, Why Have Youth Sports Gotten so Intense

The Brian Lehrer Show

WNYC

Bryan, Daily News, Media, New, Nyc, Public, York, News, Lerer, Politics, Wnyc, Npr, Arts, News Commentary, Radio

4.61.5K Ratings

🗓️ 30 August 2025

⏱️ 93 minutes

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Summary

Three of our favorite segments from the week, in case you missed them.

Transcript

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0:00.0

Hi, Brian Lairer here.

0:01.4

Up next, Brian Lairor Weekend,

0:03.0

three of our favorite segments from the week,

0:05.0

packaged together for you to listen to on the weekend.

0:07.6

So enjoy, and I'll see you back on the radio Monday at 10 a.m.

0:11.2

on WNYC and Gauthomis Newsroom, It's the Brian Lair Show on WNYC. I'm Bridget Bergen, senior reporter in the WNYC and Gothamist

0:41.1

Newsroom filling in for Brian today. Coming up on today's show, some New Jersey path

0:46.4

commuters have taken to calling this path summer from hell due to delays from fires,

0:51.9

derailment, and signal failures.

1:01.3

We'll talk about what's needed to fix the beleaguered transit system and how to navigate this weekend's scheduled disruptions.

1:06.6

Then, if you feel like people have become ruder these past few years, you're not alone.

1:11.8

Vox correspondent Ali Volpey joins us to talk about her latest article that asks, are we in a crisis of rudeness?

1:14.8

And we'll end the show with your call on your end of summer bucket list.

1:19.4

What did you check off this summer?

1:21.1

What are you squeezing in this Labor Day weekend?

1:24.0

The unofficial last weekend of summer, but I protest.

1:27.5

I want summer to last all the way into September.

1:29.7

We still want to know what you're doing, so get those calls ready.

1:32.7

But first, President Trump's mass deportation policy is moving into a new phase.

1:38.0

A close-up on the agency charged with executing this policy,

1:41.9

immigration and customs enforcement or ICE,

1:46.2

shows a distinct shift in its outward tone and posture. Social media videos produced by the agency for publicity

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