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Happy Birthday, Evolution! (The Brian Lehrer Show: Tuesday, 24 November 2009)

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 05:00 GMT

Richard Dawkins, biologist, "professor of the Public Understanding of Science" at Oxford University author of many books on science, most recently, The Greatest Show on Earth: The Evidence for Evolution, talks about Charles Darwin's On the Origin of Species, which was published on 24 November 1859.

The Road (The Leonard Lopate Show: Tuesday, 24 November 2009)

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 05:00 GMT

Actor Viggo Mortensen talks about his career and his role in the film "The Road," based on Cormac McCarthy’s novel about a father and son struggling for survival in a desperate, post-apocalyptic America. "The Road" opens nationwide Wednesday, November 25.

The Jazz Loft Project: More Tapes (Soundcheck: Tuesday, 24 November 2009)

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 05:00 GMT

Thousands of hours of tape recorded in a Manhattan loft in the late 1950s and early '60s were recently discovered. They became The Jazz Loft Project -- and a 10-part WNYC radio series produced in association with the Center for Documentary Studies at Duke University. In today’s episode, "More Tapes," Sara Fishko takes a close listen to some of the music and conversation captured by photographer W. Eugene Smith's tape recorders, starting in 1957.

This series is produced in conjunction with Sam Stephenson’s book, The Jazz Loft Project, coming out today. For more information on the project, click here.

Evolving Developments (The Brian Lehrer Show: Tuesday, 24 November 2009)

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 05:00 GMT

A court decision in favor of tenants at Stuyvesant Town/ Peter Cooper Village could have major implications for other landlords who get government benefits. Housing Preservation and Development Commissioner Rafael Cestero talks about the city’s housing policy and weighs in on halted development. Plus, today is the 150th anniversary of the publication of On the Origin of Species.

Risk and the Road (The Leonard Lopate Show: Tuesday, 24 November 2009)

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 05:00 GMT

We’ll look into Wall Street’s love affair with risk, how that helped lead to the economic crisis, and what can be done to keep the same thing from happening again. Then, director Richard Linklater talks about his latest film, “Me and Orson Welles.” Also, Viggo Mortensen discusses the challenges of starring in the film adaptation of Cormac McCarthy’s “The Road.” Plus, we look into why many young people are abandoning the small towns they grew up in for big cities, and how that’s effecting rural America.

Soundcheck Smackdown: Full-Album Concerts (Soundcheck: Tuesday, 24 November 2009)

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 05:00 GMT

Full-album concerts were a novelty in the concert industry just a decade ago. Now, major touring acts like Bruce Springsteen, Van Morrison and Steely Dan are taking the stage to perform their most beloved albums, from start to finish. Today: we debate album concerts in a Soundcheck Smackdown. And: another installment of WNYC's Jazz Loft Project radio series.

NRA Fights Back Against Bloomberg's Gun Control Coalition

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 11:57 GMT

Mayor Michael Bloomberg is a known gun control advocate, and has built a national platform to stem the flow of illegal guns into cities and towns. The group he co-founded in 2006, Mayors Against Ille....