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Sara Tavares Live (Soundcheck: Thursday, 12 November 2009)

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 15:01 GMT

Sara Tavares was born and raised in Lisbon to Cape Verdian parents. The young singer-songwriter juggles languages, global influences and styles to make music that places her as a potential successor to the diva of Cape Verde, Cesaria Evora. She joins us to play live songs from her new album, Xinti.

Andre Agassi (The Leonard Lopate Show: Wednesday, 11 November 2009)

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 05:00 GMT

Tennis great Andre Agassi discusses his life on and off the court. During his 20-year career, he won eight Grand Slam singles championships and is the only man to win a career "Golden Slam"—all four Grand Slam singles titles plus the Olympic gold medal. His new memoir, Open, gives a personal account of the challenges, trials, and rewards of his life in tennis.

Event: Andre Agassi will be signing books
Thursday, November 12, at 12:30 pm
Barnes & Noble
555 Fifth Avenue at 46th Street

The Tyranny of E-mail (The Leonard Lopate Show: Thursday, 12 November 2009)

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 15:36 GMT

The average corporate worker receives upwards of two hundred e-mails per day. It’s predicted that by 2011, there will be 3.2 billion e-mail users. John Freeman, one of America's preeminent literary critics and editor of Granta, talks about the nature of correspondence through the ages and looks at the constant flurry of messages that’s currently pursuing us. In The Tyranny of E-mail, he advocates for more personal, nuanced, and sociable communication.

From Running a Museum to Running from E-Mail (The Leonard Lopate Show: Thursday, 12 November 2009)

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 05:00 GMT

Philippe de Montebello, now the Director Emeritus of the Metropolitan Museum of Art after heading it for 31 years, talks about his time at the museum. Granta editor John Freeman explains The Tyranny of E-mail. Also, Michelle Huneven discusses her latest novel, Blame. Plus, our latest Underreported segments.

Non-Profits Look at Harlem Children’s Zone and Ask: Only in New York?

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 22:52 GMT

One way that President Obama wants to reduce child poverty is by creating 20 so-called Promise Neighborhoods. These neighborhoods would each offer a network of tightly coordinated health care and edu....

Condo Glut (The Brian Lehrer Show: Thursday, 12 November 2009)

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 16:40 GMT

The Right to the City coalition has just completed a citywide condo vacancy survey. They found 601 buildings in 9 community districts that had empty units or appeared to be stalled mid-construction. Jose Lopez from Make the Road NY and David Dodge from RTTC talk about the survey findings and how they plan to try to transform vacant units into affordable housing.

The Museum of Innocence (The Leonard Lopate Show: Wednesday, 11 November 2009)

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 05:00 GMT

Orhan Pamuk talks about his latest novel, The Museum of Innocence, his first since he won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 2006. It tells the story of a man who collects objects that hold memories of a lost love, and is a sweeping tale of Turkey’s conflicted identity—tradition versus Western modernism, the clash of class and culture.

Event: Orhan Pamuk will be speaking and signing books
Wednesday, November 18, at 7:00 pm
Barnes & Noble, Union Square
33 East 17th Street

Parasites (Radiolab: Friday, 25 September 2009)

Fri, 25 Sep 2009 05:00 GMT

What's gotten into you? In this hour we explore nature's moochers - the good, the bad, and the hideous. We have stories of lethargic farmers, zombie cockroaches, and even mind-controlled humans (kinda, maybe). Could parasites be the shadowy hands that pull the strings of life?

Education Minutes (The Brian Lehrer Show: Thursday, 12 November 2009)

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 15:32 GMT

Racing to the Top
Gotham Schools.org editor Elizabeth Green talks about New York's chances of qualifying for federal Race to the Top funds, now that the guidelines are out.

Two Million Minutes
In the 2007 documentary, 2 Million Minutes, venture-capitalist-turned-filmmaker Bob Compton critically compares American secondary education to its Chinese and Indian counterparts. The film's newly-released sequel, The 21st Century Solution, explains how American students could better spend their 2 million minutes in high school.

Your Career Advice for Lou Dobbs (The Brian Lehrer Show: Thursday, 12 November 2009)

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 16:09 GMT

Last night, long-time CNN anchor Lou Dobbs announced he was leaving the cable news channel, stating that "some leaders in media, politics and business have been urging me to go beyond the role here at CNN and to engage in constructive problem solving as well as to contribute positively to the great understanding of the issues of our day." Brian Stelter of the New York Times discusses what this means for the media landscape.

What's your advice for Lou Dobb's next step? Where should he go next? What kind of problems should he tackle? Comment below!

Alcoholism Addiction Cure? (The Brian Lehrer Show: Tuesday, 29 September 2009)

Tue, 29 Sep 2009 15:04 GMT

Olivier Ameison, cardiologist and visiting professor of medicine at State University of New York Downstate Medical Center and the author of The End of My Addiction, discusses how he cured his alcoholism with the muscle relaxant baclofen.

Open Up (The Leonard Lopate Show: Wednesday, 11 November 2009)

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 15:21 GMT

Our November 11 show is live from the Jerome L. Greene space! Andre Agassi talks about his life on and off the tennis court. Nobel Prize-winning author Orhan Pamuk discusses his latest novel. Then, Susie Essman describes working on "Curb Your Enthusiasm." And we get a look inside the UK’s intelligence agency, the MI5.

New Yorkers Speak Out at Gas Drilling Hearing

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 13:18 GMT

Nearly a thousand New Yorkers turned out last night for the chance to comment on the record on natural gas and drinking water. State regulators have offered a plan to allow gas drilling near the city....

Border Crossing (The Brian Lehrer Show: Thursday, 12 November 2009)

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 14:28 GMT

Even with the worldwide web at their fingertips, most people stay within their online comfort zones. All this month, Ethan Zuckerman, co-founder of Global Voices Online, explores the way digital media can connect people to a wider range of voices. Today’s topic: the Arabic-English website Meedan.net and other sites that cross language barriers. Plus, 2 Million Minutes: A Documentary Film On Global Education. And, your advice for a retiring Lou Dobbs.

From Running a Museum to Running from E-Mail (The Leonard Lopate Show: Thursday, 12 November 2009)

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 05:00 GMT

Despite Probe, Law Firm Picked for ARC Tunnel Project

Thu, 23 Jul 2009 14:43 GMT

The State of New Jersey has picked a leading Democratic law firm to do work for the new midtown rail tunnel, even though the firm was at the center of a failed development project in the Meadowlands,....

Joshua Bell with Tiempo Libre and Frankie Moreno (Soundcheck: Tuesday, 10 November 2009)

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 05:00 GMT

Violinist Joshua Bell has appeared in the world’s leading concert halls, on the Oscar-winning score to the film The Red Violin, and even in a Washington, D.C. metro station, at the urging of a Washington Post columnist. But his latest recording, At Home With Friends, was inspired by his long-time practice of holding intimate "musical soirées" at his New York residence. Today, Bell joins us in the Greene Space to perform with two collaborators from the album: the hot young Latin band Tiempo Libre and singer-pianist Frankie Moreno.

Changing the Tune (The Leonard Lopate Show: Tuesday, 10 November 2009)

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 15:45 GMT

Ralph Stanley, known for his version of the song "Man of Constant Sorrow," talks about his life in music and the signature sound he helped create. Then, cultural critic David Lehman looks into the Jewish origins of much of the American songbook—from jazz standards to show-tunes to iconic love songs. Also, Kamila Shamsie talks about Burnt Shadows, her new novel. Plus, Sir Harold Evans on his life in journalism and how he developed his unique reportorial voice.

Come see Andre Agassi on the Leonard Lopate Show live in the Greene Space on November 11! Get tickets here!

Student Veterans (The Brian Lehrer Show: Wednesday, 11 November 2009)

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 16:11 GMT

On Veteran's Day, three Columbia University students discuss what it's like going back to school after returning home from war. Daniel Flatley served with the Marines in Al Anbar province and is now studying English, with support from the Yellow Ribbon Program. Rory Minnis is an Iraq War veteran and expects to graduate in 2010 with a degree in Middle East Studies. And Army veteran John McClelland, who was deployed to both Afghanistan and Iraq, hopes to continue on to law school after graduation and become a Judge Advocate General in the Army.

The Search for Soul (Soundcheck: Thursday, 12 November 2009)

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 16:55 GMT

The Search for Soul: Beatlemania was rekindled briefly this year with a set of Fab Four remasters. But in recent years, obscure soul-music reissues have sparked a different obsession. Today: we look at the quest for “outsider soul” at labels like Numero Group, Wax Poetics and Soul Jazz. Guests include Ben Greenman of The New Yorker and Syl Johnson, the singer-producer behind ‘60s songs like the much-sampled “Different Strokes” and “Is It Because I'm Black?”

Man of Constant Sorrow (The Leonard Lopate Show: Tuesday, 10 November 2009)

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 15:58 GMT

Ralph Stanley looks back on his long career as the patriarch of old-time mountain music. In Man of Constant Sorrow, he tells the story of how music now popular around the world was created by two brothers from a dying southern mountain culture.

War Movie (The Brian Lehrer Show: Wednesday, 11 November 2009)

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 16:14 GMT

The Hurt Locker centers on a bomb disposal unit in Iraq. Kathryn Bigelow, the film’s director, and screenwriter Mark Boal talk about making a movie about a contemporary war and what making the film taught them about today’s soldiers.

A Fine Romance (The Leonard Lopate Show: Tuesday, 10 November 2009)

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 15:46 GMT

Poet, editor, and cultural critic David Lehman looks at the origins of the American songbook—jazz standards, iconic love songs, and famous movie sound tracks. In his book A Fine Romance: Jewish Songwriters, American Songs, explores the fact that the majority of this music was written exclusively by Jews.

Event: David Lehman will be speaking and he’ll be joined by pianist Jonathan Breit and vocalists Thomas Dolan, Hannah Oberman-Breindel, and Megan Stern
Tuesday, November 10th, at 8:15 pm
The 92nd Street Y
1395 Lexington Avenue, at 92nd Street
Tickets $27. More information and tickets here. Or call 212-415-5500.

WNYC - The Brian Lehrer Show

Fri, 13 Nov 2009 00:55 GMT

Educating for a Cohesive Citizenry (The Brian Lehrer Show: Monday, 09 November 2009)

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 05:00 GMT

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.