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The Brian Lehrer Show

Where To Bring Your Out-of-Town Guests

The Brian Lehrer Show

WNYC

Bryan, Politics, Arts, Npr, News, Wnyc, News Commentary, Nyc, Daily News, Lerer, New, Public, Radio, Media, York

4.61.5K Ratings

🗓️ 14 November 2023

⏱️ 19 minutes

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Summary

Listeners call in to share their suggestions for where they like to bring their out-of-town guests - an especially pertinent question as the holiday season is just about upon us.

Transcript

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0:00.0

Now we're going to open the phones in crowdsource the perennial.

0:08.6

Where to take guests from out of town question?

0:11.9

One of my coworkers asked for advice on the company

0:14.8

Slack channel yesterday and we realized this is a dilemma faced by folks all

0:19.2

over the area as visitors travel to see you, yes, but also the cultural touchstones of the season.

0:26.0

So what are the must-sees for people coming to the area this time of year?

0:32.2

Bonus points, if it's's free but not required. You can call us a

0:36.0

212 433 WNYC that's 212 433.

0:42.0

9692 and if you can't get through on the phone you can't text that number or tweet us at Brian Lair.

0:49.0

I will admit that I for one am taking my daughter to see the Radio City Music Spectacular next week.

0:55.7

We are getting into the season early.

0:58.3

What tops your list of must-sees for out-of-towners?

1:02.3

For entertainment, a colleague thinks anything at Jazz and Lincoln Center

1:06.0

is a great venue for folks seeking a little glamour with their music or you know that

1:11.2

knockout view of Columbus Circle in Central Park from the

1:14.7

Apple Room. Do you take folks to a favorite nutcracker ballet or do you have a

1:19.2

preferred Christmas tree, the one at Rockefeller Center or the one at the med or maybe the one at the museum of

1:24.5

natural history that's my favorite call or text us at 212

1:29.9

433 WNYC that's 212 433 962 and maybe we should stipulate that most

1:39.3

newcomers to the city are going to want to see things like the Statue of Liberty and the

1:43.7

Empire State Building. Those are both wonderful things to visit. So maybe you can do a

1:49.2

gray line tour and where else would you take them.

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