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. Recent topics and guests have included an interview with Queens City Councilman Tony Avella about abolishing horse-drawn carriages around Central Park; a talk with New York Times reporter Sewell Chan about webinars; a discussion with Christian Science Monitor correspondent Alenxandra Marks about the cap on flights out of JFK Airport; a chat with New Yorker writer Malcolm Gladwell and University of Virginia psychology professor Eric Turkheimer about the idea that race and IQ might be correlated.
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54 Episodes of this Podcast:
No Logo: One Decade Later (The Brian Lehrer Show: Thursday, 19 November 2009)
Published: 2009-11-19 15:34:00Journalist and activist Naomi Klein discusses the ten-year anniversary of the release of her landmark book NO LOGO: Taking Aim at the Brand Bullies.
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Stealing Time (The Brian Lehrer Show: Thursday, 19 November 2009)
Published: 2009-11-19 11:31:00Don't have time to listen to the entire show? Listen to this and you might gain it. Sue Shellenbarger, "Work & Family" columnist and senior writer for The Wall Street Journal, offers tips on managing time, deadlines and life.
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Katrina Liability Ruling (The Brian Lehrer Show: Thursday, 19 November 2009)
Published: 2009-11-19 10:59:00A federal judge has ruled that the Army Corps of Engineers is liable for much of the damage caused by Hurricane Katrina. H.J. Bosworth Jr., is the director of research at levees.org, the non-profit group founded to hold the corps responsible.
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Bridging the Digital Gap: Internet Freedom in China (The Brian Lehrer Show: Thursday, 19 November 2009)
Published: 2009-11-19 10:18:00Ethan 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. This week's topic: Censorship and blogging in China. Homework for next week: Africa Knows
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Goldman Shares a Little. Small Businesses Benefit (The Brian Lehrer Show: Thursday, 19 November 2009)
Published: 2009-11-19 09:17:00Goldman Sachs is sharing the wealth - some of it - through its 10,000 Small Businesses Initiative, which aims to offer business know-how and support to Main Street. Melissa Berman, President and CEO of Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors discusses whether it will repair the firm’s battered image. Then Gail Mellow, president of LaGuardia Community College explains how the Small Business Development Center will leverage its donation to help small businesses in NYC.
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Flu Shots Hit the Streets (The Brian Lehrer Show: Wednesday, 18 November 2009)
Published: 2009-11-19 08:49:00The city is pushing people to visit clinics and get the H1N1 vaccine. WNYC's Fred Mogul, who has been reporting on this story extensively, discusses the city's plan, and why the shots are widely available in some areas but scarce in others. Dr. Sara Kenamore is a partner at Westchester Pediatrics in Hartsdale - she discusses how she's giving the flu shot and what her patients need to know.
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Healthcare's Latest (The Brian Lehrer Show: Thursday, 19 November 2009)
Published: 2009-11-19 00:00:00Details of the senate health care bill are coming to light. Washington Post Congressional Reporter Shailagh Murray parses what's in the legislation and what's not.
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Water On The Moon (The Brian Lehrer Show: Wednesday, 18 November 2009)
Published: 2009-11-18 11:42:00NASA announced that there is definitely water on the moon. Denton Ebel, associate at the American Museum of Natural History and curator of their meteorite collection, explains NASA's findings and what it means about the origins of the solar system.
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Eric Holder Testimony and Analysis (The Brian Lehrer Show: Wednesday, 18 November 2009)
Published: 2009-11-18 11:06:00Attorney General Eric Holder is testifying this morning about his decision to try self-professed 9/11 planner Khalid Sheikh Mohammed in a Manhattan civilian court. We play extended cuts, and Slate's senior editor Dahlia Lithwick offers analysis.
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New Jersey in Fiscal Peril (The Brian Lehrer Show: Wednesday, 18 November 2009)
Published: 2009-11-18 10:46:00New Jersey has been added to Pew's list of states in fiscal peril. Barb Rosewicz, spokesperson for Pew Center on the States and managing editor of stateline.org, summarizes the report and investigates its implications for the tri-state area.
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