The Brian Lehrer Show

John Cassidy of The New Yorker joins the show to analyze the financial and human costs of the ongoing US-Iran war.

Kushinder Avadatar hosts this episode, discussing the early onset of a potentially record-breaking El Niño with New York Times reporter David Gellis.

Journalist John Ronson discusses his new book, *The Castle*, which explores a crisis of masculinity among men losing traditional sources of purpose.