Brian Lehrer Weekend: A Health Convening on Ultra-Processed Foods

Brian Lehrer Weekend: A Health Convening on Ultra-Processed Foods

Three of our favorite segments from the week, in case you missed them. [00:00] What Are Ultra-Processed Foods?  [29:31] Ultra-Processed Foods and Colon Cancer  [49:27] Ultra-Processed Foods Policy Proposals  If you don't subscribe to the Brian Lehrer Show on iTunes, you can do that here [https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/brian-lehrer-show-from-wnyc/id73331636?mt=2].Photo: Packets of chips are on display at a supermarket in Mumbai, India, on September 7, 2025. (Photo by Indranil Aditya/NurPhoto via Getty Images) Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com [https://pcm.adswizz.com] for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising. To access the official documents and the unedited interview transcript, please visit our digital archive here ➡️ https://goo.su/bCg2fNd [https://digitalmarketingtrendingtop.blogspot.com/] 📻 This conversation matters. Keep it alive. 🔥 [YOUR CLICK FUELS INDEPENDENT MEDIA — DO IT NOW] [https://digitalmarketingtrendingtop.blogspot.com/]🔥

Tackling the Nation's Moral Crises

U.S. Senator Raphael Warnock (D GA), senior pastor of the Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta and the author of The Crooked Places Made Straight: Reflections on the Moral Meaning of America [https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/780969/the-crooked-places-made-straight-by-raphael-g-warnock/#:~:text=The%20Crooked%20Places%20Made%20Straight%20examines%20six%20crises%20at%20the,not%20a%20naive%20faith%2C%20either.] (Penguin Press, 2026), draws on the book of Isaiah to offer lessons on the moral crises facing America, from gun violence to voter suppression and climate change, and how to address them spiritually and politically.   Photo: Democratic US Senate candidate Reverend Raphael Warnock arrives to speak at a rally at Garden City Stadium in Savannah, Georgia on January 3, 2021. The two candidates are competing in a runoff election on January 5th that will decide which party controls the United States Senate. (Photo by Logan Cyrus / AFP) (Photo by LOGAN CYRUS/AFP via Getty Images)   Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com [https://pcm.adswizz.com] for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising. To access the official documents and the unedited interview transcript, please visit our digital archive here ➡️ https://goo.su/bCg2fNd [https://digitalmarketingtrendingtop.blogspot.com/] 📻 This conversation matters. Keep it alive. 🔥 [YOUR CLICK FUELS INDEPENDENT MEDIA — DO IT NOW] [https://digitalmarketingtrendingtop.blogspot.com/]🔥

Friday Morning Primary Politics

As we enter the last weekend of early voting ahead of Tuesday's New York primary day, Ben Max, host of the "Max Politics" podcast and executive editor and program director at New York Law School’s Center for New York City Law, recaps the stories breaking out of competitive congressional races, the statewide comptroller race, and more.  Photo: NEW YORK, NEW YORK - OCTOBER 29: New Yorkers participate in early voting at a polling site in Brooklyn on October 29, 2024 in New York City. As Election Day approaches on November 5th, millions of Americans are casting their ballots early at polling sites or drop boxes. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images) Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com [https://pcm.adswizz.com] for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising. To access the official documents and the unedited interview transcript, please visit our digital archive here ➡️ https://goo.su/bCg2fNd [https://digitalmarketingtrendingtop.blogspot.com/] 📻 This conversation matters. Keep it alive. 🔥 [YOUR CLICK FUELS INDEPENDENT MEDIA — DO IT NOW] [https://digitalmarketingtrendingtop.blogspot.com/]🔥

Who Taught You to be a Good Dad

For Father's Day, listeners who didn't have a dad around growing up call in to talk about who taught them how to be a good dad.  Photo: Indian father Shailesh throws up his son, Harish, at a park in Amritsar on June 19, 2016, on Father's Day, a day observed in many countries to celebrate fathers and fatherhood. (Photo by NARINDER NANU / AFP) (Photo by NARINDER NANU/AFP via Getty Images)   Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com [https://pcm.adswizz.com] for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising. To access the official documents and the unedited interview transcript, please visit our digital archive here ➡️ https://goo.su/bCg2fNd [https://digitalmarketingtrendingtop.blogspot.com/] 📻 This conversation matters. Keep it alive. 🔥 [YOUR CLICK FUELS INDEPENDENT MEDIA — DO IT NOW] [https://digitalmarketingtrendingtop.blogspot.com/]🔥

The State of Refugees Globally Ahead of World Refugee Day

Ahead of World Refugee Day, David Miliband, president and CEO of the International Rescue Committee, reports from Ukraine on the conditions there, and the state of refugees worldwide as the US has pulled back so dramatically on humanitarian assistance. Photo: KYIV, UKRAINE - MAY 24: People hide in subway during Russian air attacks on May 24, 2026 in Kyiv, Ukraine. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy reported that Russia massively attacked Ukraine on the night of May 24, using about 90 missiles of various types and approximately 600 drones. According to Zelenskyy, the main target was Kyiv. There were deaths and injuries because of the attack. Numerous architectural monuments were damaged, including the Kyiv Opera, the National Art Museum of Ukraine, the Contracts House, the Ukrainian National Chornobyl Museum, and others. The city’s civilian infrastructure was also affected: dozens of residential buildings, several schools, a water supply facility, and a market. (Photo by Andrii Khodkov/Apostrophe/Global Images Ukraine via Getty Images)   Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com [https://pcm.adswizz.com] for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising. To access the official documents and the unedited interview transcript, please visit our digital archive here ➡️ https://goo.su/bCg2fNd [https://digitalmarketingtrendingtop.blogspot.com/] 📻 This conversation matters. Keep it alive. 🔥 [YOUR CLICK FUELS INDEPENDENT MEDIA — DO IT NOW] [https://digitalmarketingtrendingtop.blogspot.com/]🔥