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The Brian Lehrer Show

How to Get Invited Back to the Beach House

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

🗓️ 18 August 2025

⏱️ 10 minutes

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Summary

Strip the beds? Gifts for the hosts? Listeners call in to share their tips for how to be good house guests.

Transcript

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0:00.0

Brian Lera on WNYC.

0:07.0

So now that we've been through the future of the economy, the future of policing in D.C.

0:13.0

And maybe New York, the future of war and peace and territorial integrity in Ukraine.

0:20.0

Let's end for our last 10 minutes on a little bit of a lighter note.

0:24.8

You know summer vacation season is starting to wind down.

0:28.5

And maybe some of you already have or are about to visit some friends with the time left in the season

0:36.2

and stay with them as house guests or maybe you're the

0:39.4

one who's having the house guests over. So to end the show, we're going to open up the phones on this

0:44.7

question. If you've been a house guest or if you have hosted house guests, how do you make sure

0:52.9

you're a good house guest or what do you expect of your house guests. How do you make sure you're a good house guest or what do you expect of your

0:57.4

house guests when they come for some overnights on summer vacation? 212-433 WNYC call or text.

1:06.4

212-433-9692. It's all probably more common this time of year than at other times.

1:14.3

And so if you've been or about to be somebody's house guest for part of your summer vacation,

1:21.0

how do you make sure you're a good house guest? Is there something in particular you bring?

1:25.3

Is there something in particular you make sure you don't

1:28.8

do while you're over there? And if you're the host, we're not asking how do you be a good host.

1:35.7

We're asking in this case, what do you expect from your house guests? 212-433 WNYC.

1:43.5

212-433 WNYC, 212, 433-9-6-9-2.

1:48.2

You know, you got invited to a friend's weekend getaway or family vacation house or maybe

1:54.3

you need a place to sleep in the city if your vacation is here.

1:59.5

How do you make sure you're the best guest ever,

2:03.2

or at least acceptable? So you get invited back again next summer. 212-433, WNYC,

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