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The Brian Lehrer Show

The News from the G-7 Summit

The Brian Lehrer Show

WNYC

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4.61.5K Ratings

🗓️ 14 June 2024

⏱️ 42 minutes

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Summary

Susan Glasser offers political analysis of the news coming out of the G-7 Summit, especially the deal to support Ukraine in its war with Russia.

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0:00.0

It's the Brian Lair show on WNYC.

0:14.4

I'm Matt Katz from the WNYC and Gothamist Newsroom, filling in for Brian today.

0:19.7

Coming up on the show, we're going to talk about

0:21.7

a topic I know many of you are very interested in, which is how the streetscape of the city has

0:27.7

changed so dramatically just in the past few years as e-bikes, mopeds, scooters, those skateboard

0:34.9

things with one wheel. They've just proliferated on streets and bike lanes

0:39.9

and sidewalks. Plus, as we do on all Supreme Court opinion days in June, we've got our eyes

0:45.5

on SCOTUS right now and we'll bring you any news and analysis of any big opinions that come

0:50.7

down, plus a little more on yesterday's abortion pill decision.

0:57.4

And we'll close today's show with a call in for Father's Day.

1:04.4

Dads, how do you show up and show love for your kids or adult children, even if, or especially if they are, let's say, challenging?

1:07.5

I was inspired to have this conversation after seeing a meaningful photo of President

1:11.7

Biden hugging his son Hunter right after Hunter's conviction earlier this week. But first,

1:18.2

yesterday we led the show with national politics. Today, we're taking a global look at the

1:23.7

state of affairs around the world, given that the G7 summit of industrialized nations is

1:28.5

convening in Italy right now. That's where President Biden is today. He's already made some news on

1:34.1

the war in Ukraine, which we're going to talk about. The Pope is there too, and he's making news about

1:39.1

artificial intelligence. And then, oddly enough, there are actually far more nations at the G7 than the

1:45.0

seven in the G7. We're going to try to sort through the diplomatic dancing and happy handshaking

1:50.0

at the summit, plus the political goings-on at home with Susan Glasser, staff writer at the

1:55.8

New Yorker. Susan writes a column on life in Biden's Washington and co-anchors a weekly discussion on the political

2:01.9

scene podcast. She's co-author with Peter Baker of The Divider, Trump in the White House 2017 to

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