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The Brian Lehrer Show

Reporters Ask the Mayor: Are Critiques of Adams Racist?

The Brian Lehrer Show

WNYC

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4.61.5K Ratings

🗓️ 24 July 2024

⏱️ 35 minutes

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Summary

Elizabeth Kim recaps what Mayor Adams talked about at this week's off-topic press conference. This weeks topics include: fights over shelters, his support for VP Kamala Harris, and the comparisons he draws between himself and former mayor David Dinkins.

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0:00.0

It's the Brian Marrishow on WNYC. Good morning, everyone. Today will continue our WNYC

0:16.0

Centennial series, 100 Years of 100 Things, with thing number six, 100 years of air conditioning. This follows Monday's segment on 100 years of 100 things with thing number six, 100 years of air conditioning.

0:22.4

This follows Monday's segment on 100 years of rising temperatures in New York and around the

0:27.8

world. And one of the things we'll do is invite your oral histories, for those of you old enough,

0:32.9

of living without air conditioning and then living with air conditioning in your home, in your workplace,

0:38.9

in your car, wherever that's coming up. Also, Carol Lennox from the Washington Post, who's been

0:45.1

covering secret service failures for a decade. This isn't the first one on how the July 13th shooting

0:52.8

happened as far as we know.

0:55.0

And to answer your questions generally about an agency we tend to take for granted, right?

1:00.0

The one that protects the president and presidential candidates and selected others.

1:04.7

We will officially introduce you today to our official new On the Media host as of today Michael Loinger. You know him if you listen to

1:14.1

O'TM, but today the station is announcing that he has officially been named co-host. So we're going to

1:20.1

talk about some of Mike's amazing reporting leading up to today and what he plans to do with

1:25.2

Brooke Gladstone and Brooke with him. They'll both be on coming up in a little bit.

1:30.9

And we'll talk about your local Mr. Fruit.

1:35.0

Some of you know what that is.

1:37.3

But we start with our lead Eric Adams reporter, Elizabeth Kim,

1:42.7

who comes on most Wednesdays after the mayor's Tuesday news conferences.

1:46.9

Hi, Liz, and happy Wednesday.

1:48.4

Happy Wednesday, Brian.

1:49.8

Let's start with the mayor endorsing Kamala Harris for president and reminding us that he's done that before.

1:56.6

Here we go.

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