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2. Class Teaches Respect for Women to Batterers
In New York City, police respond to more than 200,000 domestic violence calls a year. The majority of the perpetrators are by far men. Only a small fraction end up getting convicted for abusing their....
3. Natural Gas Drilling: Is New York Ready?
The Marcellus Shale is what industry people call an unconventional play. It’s loaded with natural gas, from Eastern Ohio to the Catskill Mountains. But the gas is very hard to extract. It’s packe....
4. Hot Horticulture (The Leonard Lopate Show: Friday, 08 August 2008)
New York’s gardeners often have to get creative with limited space, making the best of fire escapes, roofs, and tiny spaces that get little sun or wind. Horticulturist Gerard Lordahl of the CENYC’s Open Space Greening Program answers your que…
5. Where are today's Cultural Dissidents? (Soundcheck: Wednesday, 03 September 2008)
In the past month, Russian conductor Valery Gergiev endorsed Moscow's military actions in Georgia. Meanwhile, China's top musicians performed at the Beijing Olympics. On today's show: what happens when musicians support authoritarian governments -- a…
7. No Time to Think (The Brian Lehrer Show: Tuesday, 12 August 2008)
Do you eat al desko? Did you know that it's killing your creativity? Free time to just think is invaluable. David Levy, professor at the Information School at the University of Washington, and Tony Buzan, inventor of Mind Maps, explain how to c…
8. Refugee Summer School
New York City school’s are back in session. Adapting to a new school is always a challenge, but it can be especially hard for the sons and daughters of refugees and asylum seekers -- people who wer....
9. Mens' Work (The Brian Lehrer Show: Thursday, 14 August 2008)
Ted Bunch runs the Domestic Violence Accountability Program in Brooklyn. He wants to start a men's movement to end domestic violence and reframe the problem as a "men's issue." He and WNYC's Cindy Rodriguez, who sat in on one of the classes, joi…