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It's The Brian Lair Show on WNYC. I'm Amina Serna, a producer for the Brian Lair show filling in for Brian today, who is taking

today off to take care of a family member who's dealing with a health issue.

Coming up on today's show, we'll turn to Iran. Robin Wright from The New Yorker

has been covering Iran for many years now. She'll update us on the protests, the government's

crackdown, and what this might mean for the regime in charge. Plus, the Supreme Court heard

oral arguments yesterday on two cases involving states that have banned

transgender athletes from girls and women sports teams. The justices will have to

decide whether to let these two particular state-level bans stay in place. And this

decision will have broad ramifications for transgender people and athletes. University

of Pennsylvania law professor Kate Shaw

will explain which way it seems the justices might rule.

And today is also Supreme Court Decision Day.

Wait, aren't those usually in June?

The big decisions usually do come out at the end of the term in June, but some court watchers think the decision on President Trump's tariffs case might come out today.

If it does, Kate Shaw will explain what's in that decision too.

And we'll wrap up today's show by looking at how Astoria became such a welcoming place for socialism.

The Queen's neighborhood has elected so many Democratic Socialists in the past few years

that it's gotten a few nicknames, including the Kami Corridor and the People's Republic of Astoria.

We'll get into it near the end of the show today. But first, Governor

Hockel gave her fifth state of the state address yesterday and the final one in her current term,

as she gears up for a re-election campaign. Throughout this speech, Hockel repeatedly positioned

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