WNYC's Brian Lehrer Show
Brian Lehrer and his guests take on the issues dominating conversation in New York and around the world. This daily program from WNYC, New York Public Radio cuts through the usual talk radio punditry and brings a smart, humane approach to the day's events. Includes MP3 Podcast enclosure.
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Communities Affected by Fort Hood (The Brian Lehrer Show: Friday, 06 November 2009)
Details continue to emerge about the shooting at Fort Hood. Two communities have been affected in particular: military families and Muslim-Americans. We try to find common ground. Tom Tarantino, legislative associate at the Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America (IAVA) and an Army Captain who retu …
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All-American Runner (The Brian Lehrer Show: Friday, 06 November 2009)
Mebrahtom Keflezighi was the first American in 27 years to win the New York City Marathon. Cameron Stracher, the publisher of the New York Law School Law Review and author of a forthcoming book about the American running boom in the 1970's and 1980's, discusses why he thinks American running was on …
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Yankees Win, the Japanese Way? (The Brian Lehrer Show: Friday, 06 November 2009)
The ticker tape parade for the Bronx Bombers is today, and the star of the show is World Series MVP Hideki Matsui, who exemplifies a particular brand of baseball that's different from the rest of his team. WNYC’s own baseball fanatic (and softball team co-captain) Rex Doane with Andrew Jenks, direc …
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Albany on Trial (The Brian Lehrer Show: Friday, 06 November 2009)
From the Albany Bureau at the New York Times, reporter Nicholas Confessore discusses what the Joe Bruno trial says about how business is conducted in Albany.
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New York City's Comptroller: John Liu (The Brian Lehrer Show: Friday, 06 November 2009)
The first Asian-American elected to city-wide office, John Liu, New York City comptroller-elect, explains what he plans to accomplish in the next four years.
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Timely Musical (The Brian Lehrer Show: Friday, 06 November 2009)
Three members of the improvisational musical comedy group The Made-Up Musical Tara Copeland, Michael Martin, and Frank Spitznagel, demonstrate the art of "improv musicals." Suggest a song title, pulled from the headlines, for the instant musical.
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Educating for a Cohesive Citizenry (The Brian Lehrer Show: Friday, 06 November 2009)
E.D. Hirsch, retired professor of education and humanities at the University of Virginia, advocates for core curricula and public schools in his new book, The Making of Americans: Democracy and Our Schools
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Online Odes: Thuuuuhhhhh.....Yankeeeesss Win! (The Brian Lehrer Show: Thursday, 05 November 2009)
The Bronx Bombers won their 27th world series last night, and it's time to celebrate with an Ode to the Yankees Acronym Contest. Post your acronym that spells out "Yanks," "Matsui," or some other Yankees-related word below!
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Education Reform in NY and NJ (The Brian Lehrer Show: Thursday, 05 November 2009)
President Obama gave a major education speech yesterday that may have implications for how New York runs its school system. Beth Fertig, WNYC education reporter and author of Why Can't You Teach Me 2 Read?, offers analysis and what changes NYC may adopt to get further federal funding. And meanwhile …
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Significant Objects (The Brian Lehrer Show: Thursday, 05 November 2009)
What gives an object meaning, or makes it worth anything at all. Rob Walker (who also writes the Consumed column for the Times) discusses the Significant Objects project, which picks random knick-knacks, recruits writers to write stories inspired by them, and sees what happens...
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Human Rights Awards (The Brian Lehrer Show: Thursday, 05 November 2009)
Human Rights Watch has honored two individuals with the 2009 Alison Des Forges Award for Extraordinary Activism. The honorees, Daniel Bekele, anti-poverty activist and human rights lawyer in Ethiopia, and Elena Milashina, Russian investigative journalist, discuss their work in the face of repression …
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Warming Worries Warner (The Brian Lehrer Show: Thursday, 05 November 2009)
In one month, world leaders will meet in Copenhagen to address climate change. Former Virginia Senator John Warner, co-sponsor in 2006 of the only climate change bill passed by a Senate committee, explains what measures must be taken. He also served as chairman of the Armed Services Committee, and d …
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Obama Education Speech Analysis (The Brian Lehrer Show: Thursday, 05 November 2009)
President Obama gave a major education speech yesterday that may have implications for how New York runs its school system. Beth Fertig, WNYC reporter and author of Why Can't You Teach Me 2 Read?, offers analysis and what changes NYC may adopt to get further federal funding.
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Bridging the Digital Gap (The Brian Lehrer Show: Thursday, 05 November 2009)
Ethan Zuckerman, co-founder of Global Voices and research fellow at the Berkman Center, joins us weekly in November to talk about the global impact of social media.
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Graydon Carter Does Proust (The Brian Lehrer Show: Thursday, 05 November 2009)
For decades, the back page of Vanity Fair has been devoted to the "Proust Quiz," the same series of questions answered by celebrities and politicians. Graydon Carter, editor of Vanity Fair discusses the highlights, which have been compiled in Vanity Fair's Proust Questionnaire: 101 Luminaries Ponder …
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Vote 2009: The Morning After (The Brian Lehrer Show: Wednesday, 04 November 2009)
Christine Todd Whitman, former New Jersey governor and president of The Whitman Strategy Group, an environmental consultancy firm, talks about what faces Chris Christie as the first Republican governor in eight years for the Garden State. Then Bob Hennelly, WNYC's senior political reporter, reviews …
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Bloomberg: Looking Back, Looking Ahead (The Brian Lehrer Show: Wednesday, 04 November 2009)
Joyce Purnick, long-time New York Times political writer and the author of Mike Bloomberg: Money, Power, Politics, talks about New York City races.
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Aging Fast with AIDS (The Brian Lehrer Show: Wednesday, 04 November 2009)
David France, contributing editor at New York Magazine, talks about his article in this week's magazine about accelerated aging among people living with AIDS.
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Future Politics (The Brian Lehrer Show: Wednesday, 04 November 2009)
Elizabeth Mendez Berry, journalist and author of "Obama Generation," in TheNation.com, and Leslie Feldman, professor of political science at Hofstra University, talk about the contributions of young Democrats and Republicans to their respective parties' futures.
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Bloomberg Looking Back and Forwards (The Brian Lehrer Show: Wednesday, 04 November 2009)
Joyce Purnick, long-time New York Times political writer and the author of Mike Bloomberg: Money, Power, Politics, talks about New York City races.
WNYC's Brian Lehrer Show
