On today's show:
The Senate primary race to replace Sen. Bob Menendez, between Rep. Andy Kim and the governor's wife Tammy Murphy, is in full swing. Nancy Solomon, WNYC reporter and editor, host of the “Ask Governor Murphy” monthly call-in show, reports on what's happening in the campaign ahead of the June primary, and the string of surprising wins Kim has collected over Murphy in county Democratic committee elections.
Susan Lerner, executive director of Common Cause New York, talks about the latest on New York's redistricting process and why she's calling for changes before the next census.
Tik Root, senior staff writer at Grist, a nonprofit media organization covering climate, justice and solutions, reports on how ski resorts, battling a lack of snow due to global warming, are making snow using greener technologies.
Steve Coll, an editor at The Economist in London, dean emeritus of the Columbia Journalism School, former president of New America, and the author of Ghost Wars and his new book, The Achilles Trap: Saddam Hussein, the C.I.A. and the Origins of America’s Invasion of Iraq (Penguin, 2024), traces the relationship between Iraq's leader and the U.S. and how misunderstandings and miscommunications led to war over non-existent weapons of mass destruction, and the implications for today's Mideast policies.
Flaco, the escaped Central Park Zoo owl who fascinated so many New Yorkers, has sadly died, but the city is home to so many other interesting birds. Listeners call in to shout out some of the other impressive birds they’ve spotted recently.