WNYC's Brian Lehrer Show

Albany: Law and Disorder (The Brian Lehrer Show: Thursday, 09 July 2009)

listenerservices@wnyc.org (WNYC, New York Public Radio) — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 15:24 GMT

With his attempt to appoint Richard Ravitch as Lieutenant Governor, Governor David Paterson has raised a host of legal and constitutional questions. Stewart Sterk, professor of law at Cardozo Law School, looks at what to expect if the case hits the courts.

The Cost of the Stalemate (The Brian Lehrer Show: Thursday, 09 July 2009)

listenerservices@wnyc.org (WNYC, New York Public Radio) — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 14:20 GMT

New York State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli assesses just how much the crisis in Albany is costing the city, and his proposal to withhold lawmakers paychecks until an agreement is reached.

Cyber Attack! (The Brian Lehrer Show: Thursday, 09 July 2009)

listenerservices@wnyc.org (WNYC, New York Public Radio) — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 15:20 GMT

U.S. and South Korean computers have been hit over the past few days by a barrage of cyber attacks, possibly from North Korea. Siobhan Gorman, intelligence and homeland security correspondent from The Wall Street Journal, explains the latest.

The Work Search: Consulting (The Brian Lehrer Show: Thursday, 09 July 2009)

listenerservices@wnyc.org (WNYC, New York Public Radio) — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 15:31 GMT

Nick Corcodilos, the man behind "Ask the Headhunter" and weekly guest for the month of July, discusses how to most successfully navigate the job market.

This week: the advantages and disadvantages of consulting work.

The Upside of High Gas Prices (The Brian Lehrer Show: Thursday, 09 July 2009)

listenerservices@wnyc.org (WNYC, New York Public Radio) — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 15:06 GMT

Christopher Steiner, senior staff reporter at Forbes Magazine and the author of $20 PER GALLON: How the Inevitable Rise in the Price of Gasoline Will Change Our Lives for the Better, talks about how higher gas prices will lead to sweeping changes -- many positive -- in America.

Everything You Know About Health Is Wrong (The Brian Lehrer Show: Thursday, 09 July 2009)

listenerservices@wnyc.org (WNYC, New York Public Radio) — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 15:06 GMT

Should you wait an hour after eating before swimming? Do you lose most of your body heat through your head? Will lifting something heavy give you a hernia? Dr. Aaron Carroll, associate professor of pediatrics and director of the Center for Health Policy and Professionalism at the Indiana University School of Medicine and co-author of Don't Swallow Your Gum! Myths, Half-Truths, and Outright Lies About Your Body and Health, takes on some persistent medical misconceptions.

President Obama: Grease Trucks Calling (The Brian Lehrer Show: Thursday, 09 July 2009)

listenerservices@wnyc.org (WNYC, New York Public Radio) — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 15:26 GMT

The President is visiting New Brunswick next week. He's visited burger joints, so why not the famed "Grease Trucks" near the Rutgers campus? Mike Kelly, columnist at The Record, previews the visit, and talks about what Obama should eat.

Help convince the President to visit the grease trucks! Contact the White House here, or post your favorite grease truck order below!

Identify That Lobbyist (The Brian Lehrer Show: Wednesday, 08 July 2009)

listenerservices@wnyc.org (WNYC, New York Public Radio) — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 16:49 GMT

NPR Congressional Correspondent Andrea Seabrook explains NPR's new crowdsourcing project -- indentifying the lobbyists attending healthcare reform hearings.

Prostate Test (The Brian Lehrer Show: Wednesday, 08 July 2009)

listenerservices@wnyc.org (WNYC, New York Public Radio) — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 16:26 GMT

David Leonhardt, writer of the "Economic Scene" column for the New York Times talks about how prostate cancer treatment will show the effectiveness of health care reform.

Albany and the Big Apple (The Brian Lehrer Show: Wednesday, 08 July 2009)

listenerservices@wnyc.org (WNYC, New York Public Radio) — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 15:02 GMT

City Council member and finance committee chair David Weprin, who is also running for New York City comptroller, discusses the impact that the Albany standoff is having on the city’s finances.

Free This Book (The Brian Lehrer Show: Wednesday, 08 July 2009)

listenerservices@wnyc.org (WNYC, New York Public Radio) — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 21:31 GMT

Chris Anderson, author of FREE: The Future of a Radical Price, talks about how the value of information and services is not always best tied to price.

Regulate Google? (The Brian Lehrer Show: Wednesday, 08 July 2009)

listenerservices@wnyc.org (WNYC, New York Public Radio) — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 16:15 GMT

Jeff Jarvis, writer of the blog Buzzmachine.com, professor at the Graduate School of Journalism at the City University of New York and author of What Would Google Do?, and Siva Vaidhyanathan, associate professor of media studies and law at the University of Virginia and the man behind The Googlization of Everything, discuss whether Google is getting too big, and should be regulated as a public utility.

Going Hungry (The Brian Lehrer Show: Wednesday, 08 July 2009)

listenerservices@wnyc.org (WNYC, New York Public Radio) — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 15:21 GMT

Sasha Abramsky, journalist, senior fellow at Demos and author of Breadline USA: The Hidden Scandal of American Hunger and How to Fix It, says one in five Americans experiences "food insecurity." He talks about hunger in America--and how to fix it.

Got Art? (The Brian Lehrer Show: Wednesday, 08 July 2009)

listenerservices@wnyc.org (WNYC, New York Public Radio) — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 16:24 GMT

Doug Israel, director of research and policy at The Center for Arts Education, talks about the availability of arts education in New York City public schools.

Brawlbany: Senator Sampson (The Brian Lehrer Show: Tuesday, 07 July 2009)

listenerservices@wnyc.org (WNYC, New York Public Radio) — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 13:10 GMT

New York State senator and recently appointed Democratic Caucus leader John Sampson (D-Brooklyn) discusses the dysfunction in Albany--and what the caucus hopes to accomplish on key issues.

Open Phones: Klein's Appointment (The Brian Lehrer Show: Tuesday, 07 July 2009)

listenerservices@wnyc.org (WNYC, New York Public Radio) — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 15:01 GMT

In its eight minutes of being in session, the Board of Education voted to reappoint Joel Klein the city's schools chancellor.

Would you have made the same decision? Was the Board's decision fair? Comment below!

Russian Arms Deal (The Brian Lehrer Show: Tuesday, 07 July 2009)

listenerservices@wnyc.org (WNYC, New York Public Radio) — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 15:41 GMT

Clifford Levy, Moscow bureau chief for the New York Times, and Jacqueline Shire, senior analyst at the Institute for Science and International Security, talk about the about President Obama's trip to Moscow, and the proposal to cut U.S. and Russian nuclear arsenals.

Rewriting The Financial Rules: Jim Himes (The Brian Lehrer Show: Tuesday, 07 July 2009)

listenerservices@wnyc.org (WNYC, New York Public Radio) — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 15:53 GMT

Congressman Jim Himes (D-CT) discusses how Washington wants to remake the banking industry.

Restructuring Wall Street. What do you think needs to happen to prevent the next banking collapse? Post your new banking rules below!

Mexican Mid-Terms (The Brian Lehrer Show: Tuesday, 07 July 2009)

listenerservices@wnyc.org (WNYC, New York Public Radio) — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 15:40 GMT

Diego Graglia, editor of the Feet in Two Worlds blog, and David Shirk, director of the Trans-Border Institute and asst. professor of political science at the University of San Diego, discuss Sunday's mid-term elections in Mexico and the resurgence of PRI.

Boys Will Be Boys (The Brian Lehrer Show: Tuesday, 07 July 2009)

listenerservices@wnyc.org (WNYC, New York Public Radio) — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 15:40 GMT

Malina Saval, journalist and author of The Secret Lives of Boys: Inside the Raw Emotional World of Male Teens, talks about the "boys crisis," male cliques, and how parents can get their sons to open up.

House Rules (The Brian Lehrer Show: Monday, 06 July 2009)

listenerservices@wnyc.org (WNYC, New York Public Radio) — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 15:08 GMT

California congressman Henry Waxman, author of The Waxman Report: How Congress Really Works, offers a behind-the-scenes look at the legislative process.

Honduras Update (The Brian Lehrer Show: Monday, 06 July 2009)

listenerservices@wnyc.org (WNYC, New York Public Radio) — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 15:08 GMT

Sara Miller Llana, Latin America bureau chief for the Christian Science Monitor, discusses the latest in the military takeover of the Honduran government.

Question Of The Day: Are You Part of the New Unemployment Figures? (The Brian Lehrer Show: Monday, 06 July 2009)

listenerservices@wnyc.org (WNYC, New York Public Radio) — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 15:08 GMT

The new unemployment numbers show a loss of 467,000 jobs in the last month. Are you part of that number? If so, how are you coping? What's your next step? Comment below!

Brawlbany: Any Progress? (The Brian Lehrer Show: Monday, 06 July 2009)

listenerservices@wnyc.org (WNYC, New York Public Radio) — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 14:51 GMT

Another Monday, another week of Albany chaos to look forward to. WNYC reporter Beth Fertig talks about the city's educational limbo; Liz Benjamin, columnist with the New York Daily News, and Tom Robbins, columnist for the Village Voice, talk about the latest news in the Albany standoff--and who may actually benefit from the dysfunction.

Taking Back Housing (The Brian Lehrer Show: Monday, 06 July 2009)

listenerservices@wnyc.org (WNYC, New York Public Radio) — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 21:56 GMT

Brooklyn Assemblyman Hakeem Jeffries talks about Project Reclaim, his proposal to transform new vacant residential developments into affordable housing.

Jobless (The Brian Lehrer Show: Monday, 06 July 2009)

listenerservices@wnyc.org (WNYC, New York Public Radio) — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 14:57 GMT

David Wessel, economics editor of The Wall Street Journal, a regular commentator on NPR’s Morning Edition, and author of the forthcoming book In FED We Trust: Ben Bernanke's War on the Great Panic, talks about if we should be surprised by the new unemployment figures and if he expects the jobless rates to continue to climb in the coming months.

Land of P(aw)lenty (The Brian Lehrer Show: Friday, 03 July 2009)

listenerservices@wnyc.org (WNYC, New York Public Radio) — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 14:19 GMT

The final day of coverage from the Aspen Ideas Festival begins with a conversation with Minnesota governor Tim Pawlenty (R), who talks about Al Franken's election to the senate and dysfunctional state governments.

Being Human in a Digital World (The Brian Lehrer Show: Friday, 03 July 2009)

listenerservices@wnyc.org (WNYC, New York Public Radio) — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 20:28 GMT

Patricia Kuhl, co-director of the Institute for Learning and Brain Sciences and the NSF Science of Learning Center at the University of Washington, John Palfrey, faculty co-director of the Berkman Center for Internet & Society, and video game designer Will Wright, creator of Spore and SimCity, discuss what it means to be human in a digital world.

Transitional Justice with Paul van Zyl (The Brian Lehrer Show: Friday, 03 July 2009)

listenerservices@wnyc.org (WNYC, New York Public Radio) — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 15:29 GMT

Paul van Zyl, co-founder and the executive vice-president of the International Center for Transitional Justice and former executive secretary of South Africa's Truth and Reconciliation Commission, discusses how countries move on from collective injustice, why he believes the U.S. needs a post-9/11 truth and reconciliation commission, and the crisis in Honduras.

The Man Who Saved New York (The Brian Lehrer Show: Friday, 03 July 2009)

listenerservices@wnyc.org (WNYC, New York Public Radio) — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 14:13 GMT

Financier Felix Rohatyn helped New York avoid bankruptcy in the 1970's - so what does he make of the city's current financial crisis?

Tod Machover: Guitar Hero (The Brian Lehrer Show: Friday, 03 July 2009)

listenerservices@wnyc.org (WNYC, New York Public Radio) — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 14:13 GMT

Composer/inventor/educator Tod Machover is the head of the MIT Media Lab's Hyperinstruments/Opera of the Future group, which created the video game Guitar Hero.

Ideas on the Future of the Economy (The Brian Lehrer Show: Thursday, 02 July 2009)

listenerservices@wnyc.org (WNYC, New York Public Radio) — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 13:50 GMT

David Wessel, Wall Street Journal economics editor, Raghuram Rajan, former IMF chief economist, Roger Ferguson, president and CEO of TIAA-CREF, and Gerard Kleisterlee, president and CEO of Royal Philips Electronics, participate in a panel discussion about the state of our economy--and whether they think the U.S. will lag or lead in the global recovery.

Education Nation (The Brian Lehrer Show: Thursday, 02 July 2009)

listenerservices@wnyc.org (WNYC, New York Public Radio) — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 13:48 GMT

Arne Duncan, U.S. Secretary of Education, talks about the future of No Child Left Behind, the importance of science education, and how to ensure great teaching for the next generation.

Security and Freedom (The Brian Lehrer Show: Thursday, 02 July 2009)

listenerservices@wnyc.org (WNYC, New York Public Radio) — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 13:40 GMT

Viet Dinh, assistant U.S. Attorney General under George W. Bush and a key architect of the USA Patriot Act, discusses the state of national security.

End-Of-Life Costs (The Brian Lehrer Show: Wednesday, 01 July 2009)