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Going, Going, Gone (The Brian Lehrer Show: Friday, 10 July 2009)

Fri, 10 Jul 2009 17:19 GMT

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New York City Public Advocate is one of this year’s hottest election races. Current Public Advocate Betsy Gotbaum talks about why she thinks the city needs a watchdog—and what she thinks is behind the 40% budget cut to her office. And: Congressman Jim Oberstar, chair of the House Committee on Transportation on what he wants out of the stimulus bill.

Public Advocate's Advocate (The Brian Lehrer Show: Friday, 10 July 2009)

Fri, 10 Jul 2009 15:42 GMT

New York City Public Advocate Betsy Gotbaum talks about the city's decision to cut that office's budget by 40 percent.

Please Explain: Plastic Surgery (The Leonard Lopate Show: Friday, 10 July 2009)

Fri, 10 Jul 2009 15:25 GMT

On today's Please Explain, we’ll look at plastic surgery, from liposuction to Botox to rhinoplasty, and what happens when someone goes under the knife to improve his or her appearance. We'll be joined by Dr. Robert Grant, Chief of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery at New York Presbyterian Hospital and by Dr. Reza Jarrahy Assistant Professor in the Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery at UCLA.

NYS Senate Holds First Regular Session in 31 Days, Passes City’s Sales Tax Increase

Fri, 10 Jul 2009 14:44 GMT

New York State Senators worked into the night at their first regular session marking and end to their 31-day stalemate. They passed so-called non-controversial bills including the city's half-percent....

Choir of Christ's College, Cambridge (Soundcheck: Friday, 10 July 2009)

Fri, 10 Jul 2009 05:00 GMT

The Choir of Christ's College, Cambridge, takes the famous English choral tradition and extends it with a new work by American composer Toby Twining. They perform live in our studio.

Looking Back and Thinking Forward (The Leonard Lopate Show: Friday, 10 July 2009)

Fri, 10 Jul 2009 05:00 GMT

Hazel Dukes, President of the New York chapter of the NAACP, celebrates the organization’s centennial. The director and one of the subjects of a new documentary about "The Goldbergs," a pioneering radio & TV sitcom, which ran from 1929 until 1955. Then Kathleen Horan on relationship obituaries. And Please Explain is all about plastic surgery.

Infidelity: Bad for Politics, Great for Music (Soundcheck: Friday, 10 July 2009)

Fri, 10 Jul 2009 05:00 GMT

South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford is the latest politician to wind up in trouble over an extra-marital affair. But cheating has also inspired some of the greatest lyrics ever. Today: the sound of high infidelity in pop, opera, soul, and more. Later: The Choir of Christ's College, Cambridge performs live in our studio.