It's the Brian Laird Show on WNYC.

Good morning, everyone.

On today's show, the inspirational public theologian, Reverend Dr. Jackie Lewis,

from the Middle Collegiate Church in the East

Village, joins us to talk about revisiting the burned down sanctuary there at 2nd Avenue

and E7th Street. Also an election year-related conference she has coming up next week and the

idea of common humanity, Jackie Lewis, for her latest appearance

later this hour. Also, an argument for getting tech out of schools, even educational

technology deployed by educators for educational purposes. That argument from New York

Times, parenting, and family life columnist Jessica Gross.

And speaking of family life, a call then at the end of the show on why you love the children's program

Bluey, even if you're an adult, but also the controversial Bluey special that was recently released

about a family, their family, planning to move to another city for the

dad's better job, and the controversial ending that bluey episode had. That's all coming up.

But let's start with national politics. What a week it's been in Congress?

Speaker Mike Johnson seems to be facing the latest revolt for members of his own Republican caucus

that could cost him his position as Speaker for even bringing to a vote a bill on aid to Ukraine that members are free to vote against.

Here's the former Democratic Speaker, Nancy Pelosi, kind of amazed at that revolt, even after Johnson gave MAGA Republicans something they wanted,

separating the bill on aid to Ukraine from the more universally popular one on aid to Israel.

The Republicans should help Johnson. He's given them everything they want. Why won't the Republicans

take yes for an answer? You don't want to vote for this? Don't vote.

We split it all up. Nancy Pelosi, a little different sounding from revolt leader, Marjorie Taylor Green.

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