WNYC's Brian Lehrer Show

Ravitch Report (The Brian Lehrer Show: Thursday, 04 December 2008)

listenerservices@wnyc.org (WNYC, New York Public Radio) — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 15:01 GMT

Brooklyn borough president Marty Markowitz, Nassau County Executive Thomas Suozzi and Tri-State Transportation Campaign executive director Kate Slevin will react to the Ravitch Commission proposals on the MTA.

Finance Guidance (The Brian Lehrer Show: Thursday, 04 December 2008)

listenerservices@wnyc.org (WNYC, New York Public Radio) — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 14:38 GMT

The weekly December guest, Ramit Sethi, founder of iwillteachyoutoberich.com, a blog on personal finance and entrepreneurship, gives tips on how to approach your finances in this down economy.

Deficit Dove (The Brian Lehrer Show: Thursday, 04 December 2008)

listenerservices@wnyc.org (WNYC, New York Public Radio) — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 15:01 GMT

Matt Miller, columnist for Fortune, senior fellow at the Center for American Progress, host of KCRW’s Left, Right & Center and the author of the forthcoming The Tyranny of Dead Ideas: Letting Go of the Old Ways of Thinking to Unleash a New Prosperity (Times Books, 2009) discusses his latest column "How to Love Trillion Dollar Deficits".

Goodwill to All (The Brian Lehrer Show: Thursday, 04 December 2008)

listenerservices@wnyc.org (WNYC, New York Public Radio) — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 16:08 GMT

Khaled Hosseini, U.S. envoy for the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) and author of A Thousand Splendid Suns and The Kite Runner, talks about his second novel and his work with the UNHCR in Afghanistan.

Ravitch Commission News Conference (The Brian Lehrer Show: Thursday, 04 December 2008)

listenerservices@wnyc.org (WNYC, New York Public Radio) — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 16:10 GMT

WNYC reporter Matthew Schuerman discusses the plan for East River tolls and company payroll taxes to keep MTA viable.

Question of the Day:Are you a Brooklyn resident? Would you be willing to pay east river tolls to help the MTA budget crunch? Comment below!

Up and Dow (The Brian Lehrer Show: Wednesday, 03 December 2008)

listenerservices@wnyc.org (WNYC, New York Public Radio) — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 13:41 GMT
Adam Sternbergh, New York magazine's editor-at-large, warns against compulsive watching of the Dow Jones average.

Uncommon Economic Indicators (The Brian Lehrer Show: Wednesday, 03 December 2008)

listenerservices@wnyc.org (WNYC, New York Public Radio) — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 13:55 GMT
Abe Brown, spokesperson for J&R Electronics; Patty Lenartz, co-owner of Slope Cellars, a wine store in Brooklyn; Manjit Singh, manager and owner of the Jackson Diner in Queens; Leatrice Eiseman, Executive Director of the Pantone Color Institute and author of Color: Messages and Meanings; and Judith Velosky-Martell, co-owner of The Flying Squirrel, a second hand children's clothing and gear store in Williamsburg, discuss how the economy is affecting their small businesses.
Question of the Day: What are your uncommon economic indicators? The little things that indicate a slowing economy? Report on them below!

Fare Fight (The Brian Lehrer Show: Wednesday, 03 December 2008)

listenerservices@wnyc.org (WNYC, New York Public Radio) — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 15:18 GMT
William Henderson, executive director of the New York City Transit Riders Council, a state-mandated advocacy group for New York City subway and bus riders, talks about the problem bus drivers face when dealing with fare-beaters.

Bombay Update (The Brian Lehrer Show: Wednesday, 03 December 2008)

listenerservices@wnyc.org (WNYC, New York Public Radio) — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 15:18 GMT
Somini Sengupta, The New York Times' New Delhi bureau chief, updates the latest from Bombay and the geopolitical ripple effects of last week's attacks.

Worker's Take (The Brian Lehrer Show: Wednesday, 03 December 2008)

listenerservices@wnyc.org (WNYC, New York Public Radio) — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 15:18 GMT
Jonathan Tasini, executive director of the Labor Research Association, reacts to the Obama cabinet picks.

One-Minute Movie Reviews (The Brian Lehrer Show: Wednesday, 03 December 2008)

listenerservices@wnyc.org (WNYC, New York Public Radio) — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 16:02 GMT
The holiday movie season is in full swing, and we want to hear your one-minute movie reviews. What movies should people see, and what should they avoid? Comment below in 130 words or less or give us call!

The Dark Side of Black Friday (The Brian Lehrer Show: Tuesday, 02 December 2008)

listenerservices@wnyc.org (WNYC, New York Public Radio) — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 15:13 GMT
Benjamin Barber, distinguished senior fellow at the New York think tank Demos and author of Consumed: How Markets Corrupt Children, Infantilize Adults, and Swallow Citizens Whole (Norton, 2007) discusses hyper-consumerism and the need to return to basic civic values.

Suite Deal (The Brian Lehrer Show: Tuesday, 02 December 2008)

listenerservices@wnyc.org (WNYC, New York Public Radio) — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 15:41 GMT
WNYC reporter Matthew Schuerman updates the story of Bloomberg aides demanding free luxury suites and other perks at the new Yankee Stadium.

Baby Blues (The Brian Lehrer Show: Tuesday, 02 December 2008)

listenerservices@wnyc.org (WNYC, New York Public Radio) — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 14:56 GMT
Alex Kuczynski, New York Times style writer and the author of Beauty Junkies: Inside Our $15 Billion Obsession with Cosmetic Surgery (Doubleday, 2006), talks about her recent NYT Magazine article "Her Body, My Baby" and her experience having a child through a surrogate.

Junior Senator (The Brian Lehrer Show: Tuesday, 02 December 2008)

listenerservices@wnyc.org (WNYC, New York Public Radio) — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 15:07 GMT
Glenn Thrush, senior Congressional correspondent for Politico.com, talks about potential replacements for Hillary Clinton in the Senate, once she's confirmed as Secretary of State.
Question of the Day: Who would you like to see replace Hillary Clinton in the Senate?

Creative Capital (The Brian Lehrer Show: Tuesday, 02 December 2008)

listenerservices@wnyc.org (WNYC, New York Public Radio) — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 19:41 GMT
Michael Kinsley, columnist for Time Magazine, discusses his new book Creative Capitalism: A Conversation with Bill Gates, Warren Buffett, and Other Economic Leaders (Simon & Schuster, 2008).

Reading is Fundamental (The Brian Lehrer Show: Tuesday, 02 December 2008)

listenerservices@wnyc.org (WNYC, New York Public Radio) — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 15:12 GMT
Erin Bauer, English and literacy educator, advisor, and senior advisor for graduation at the High School for Global Citizenship in Brooklyn and Dolores Perin, associate professor of Psychology and Education at Columbia University's Teachers College, talk about the issues raised in yesterday’s Radio Rookies piece.

American Indian (The Brian Lehrer Show: Monday, 01 December 2008)

listenerservices@wnyc.org (WNYC, New York Public Radio) — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 15:15 GMT
The attacks in Mumbai have directly affected south Asian communities here in New York. Uma Mysorekar, president of the Hindu Temple Society of North America and Zeenat Rahman, coordinator of public affairs at Interfaith Youth Core discuss the reaction here at home. Then, Chabad-Lubavitch Rabbi David Eliezrie on how the Chabad community is rallying together.
Do you have relatives in Mumbai? What are you hearing?

Live Coverage: Clinton as Secretary of State (The Brian Lehrer Show: Monday, 01 December 2008)

listenerservices@wnyc.org (WNYC, New York Public Radio) — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 14:30 GMT
Barack Obama announces his foreign policy team today, including Hillary Clinton as Secretary of State.
Question of the Day: What does foreign policy change mean to you?

New Diplomat Corps Job One: India and Pakistan (The Brian Lehrer Show: Monday, 01 December 2008)

listenerservices@wnyc.org (WNYC, New York Public Radio) — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 16:13 GMT
Lane Greene, international correspondent for The Economist and Mira Kamdar, associate fellow at The Asia Society and the author of Planet India: The Turbulent Rise of the Largest Democracy and the Future of Our World , discuss President-elect Obama's national security team and the last week's terrorist attacks in Mumbai.

On Fatherhood (The Brian Lehrer Show: Monday, 01 December 2008)

listenerservices@wnyc.org (WNYC, New York Public Radio) — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 15:49 GMT
Adam Gopnik, New Yorker staff writer, and Ta-Nehisi Coates, contributing editor to The Atlantic and author of The Beautiful Struggle: A Father, Two Sons, and an Unlikely Road to Manhood, talk about fatherhood in the age of Obama.

Bubble Bubble Toil and Trouble (The Brian Lehrer Show: Friday, 28 November 2008)

listenerservices@wnyc.org (WNYC, New York Public Radio) — Fri, 28 Nov 2008 05:00 GMT
Unemployment during the Great Depression was 25 percent. So, just how does the current economic crisis stack up against history's other bubble-bursting periods? Niall Ferguson, Laurence A. Tisch Professor of History at Harvard University and the author of The Ascent of Money: A Financial History of the World, places the current financial crisis in historical context.

Buy, Buy Baby (The Brian Lehrer Show: Friday, 28 November 2008)

listenerservices@wnyc.org (WNYC, New York Public Radio) — Fri, 28 Nov 2008 05:00 GMT
If you're a parent, you're probably no stranger to getting suckered by your kids. But according to Pamela Paul, author of Parenting, Inc. How We Are Sold on $800 Strollers, Fetal Education, Baby Sign Language, Sleeping Coaches, Toddler Couture and Diaper Wipe Warmers -- and What It Means for Our Children, the billion-dollar baby industry also has your number. She joins us to talk about the commercialization of childhood and parenting.

Copyright Wars (The Brian Lehrer Show: Friday, 28 November 2008)

listenerservices@wnyc.org (WNYC, New York Public Radio) — Fri, 28 Nov 2008 05:00 GMT
Is the war on digital piracy killing creativity? Lawrence Lessig, Stanford Law Professor and author of Remix: Making Art and Commerce Thrive in the Hybrid Economy, argues that copyright laws are criminalizing artists and youth and are strangling creativity. He also discusses his effort to use the net roots community to change Congress.

A Twittering Headache for Motrin (The Brian Lehrer Show: Friday, 28 November 2008)

listenerservices@wnyc.org (WNYC, New York Public Radio) — Fri, 28 Nov 2008 05:00 GMT
Over the course of an afternoon, Motrin's latest ad campaign was undone by tech-savvy mothers using twitter who were offended by the ad's tone. Virginia Heffernan, The Medium columnist for The New York Times Magazine, explains how new technology is changing the way consumers and companies interact.

What's That Word? (The Brian Lehrer Show: Friday, 28 November 2008)

listenerservices@wnyc.org (WNYC, New York Public Radio) — Fri, 28 Nov 2008 05:00 GMT
Thwart, Pickle, Fluffy: words that sound just right fascinate Joseph Bottum, contributing editor for The Weekly Standard and editor at First Things. He shares his favorites of such words, which he christens these agenbites, (pronounced again bites), and listeners weigh in with their own.

Fab Cab Follow Up: Michael Pollan (The Brian Lehrer Show: Thursday, 27 November 2008)

listenerservices@wnyc.org (WNYC, New York Public Radio) — Thu, 27 Nov 2008 05:00 GMT
Food writer Michael Pollan got numerous mentions for Agriculture Secretary in The Brian Lehrer Show Fab-Cab nomination process. He says government agricultural policy promotes a diet that makes us fat and sick, and discusses what food policy he'd like to see under the Obama administration.

You're Getting Warmer (The Brian Lehrer Show: Thursday, 27 November 2008)

listenerservices@wnyc.org (WNYC, New York Public Radio) — Thu, 27 Nov 2008 05:00 GMT
Gretchen Reynolds, contributing writer for The New York Times Sunday Sports magazine "Play," and writer of their Phys. Ed column, discusses why when it comes to stretching, you're probably doing it wrong, and the benefits of "Dynamic Stretching."

This I Believe (The Brian Lehrer Show: Thursday, 27 November 2008)

listenerservices@wnyc.org (WNYC, New York Public Radio) — Thu, 27 Nov 2008 05:00 GMT
Jay Allison, host and curator of This I Believe, joins us with new collected credos. Plus, listener credos read live on the air.
Check out the new book, This I Believe II: More Personal Philosophies of Remarkable Men and Women.

Dominican-American Gothic (The Brian Lehrer Show: Thursday, 27 November 2008)

listenerservices@wnyc.org (WNYC, New York Public Radio) — Thu, 27 Nov 2008 05:00 GMT
Pulitzer prize-winning writer Junot Diaz, author of The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao, talks about science fiction, parenting, and images of masculinity in Dominican culture.

New York Boast (The Brian Lehrer Show: Thursday, 27 November 2008)

listenerservices@wnyc.org (WNYC, New York Public Radio) — Thu, 27 Nov 2008 05:00 GMT
Chris Shaw, vice president of digital media for the New York Post, talks about Post headlines from over the years called Headless Body in Topless Bar: The Best Headlines from America's Favorite Newspaper.

Home Movies (The Brian Lehrer Show: Thursday, 27 November 2008)

listenerservices@wnyc.org (WNYC, New York Public Radio) — Thu, 27 Nov 2008 05:00 GMT
When novelist and film critic David Gilmour saw his son, Jesse Gilmour, begin to struggle in the classroom, he implemented an unusual strategy: he let his son drop out of school if Jesse would watch three movies a week with him. He talks about how he home-schooled his son—and strengthened their relationship—in his new memoir, The Film Club.

Hunger Pains (The Brian Lehrer Show: Wednesday, 26 November 2008)

listenerservices@wnyc.org (WNYC, New York Public Radio) — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 15:12 GMT
Joel Berg, executive director of the New York City Coalition Against Hunger and author of All You Can Eat: How Hungry is America? (Seven Stories Press, 2008), discusses the annual hunger survey for NYC.

Deflation Nation (The Brian Lehrer Show: Wednesday, 26 November 2008)

listenerservices@wnyc.org (WNYC, New York Public Radio) — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 15:14 GMT
Peter Coy, economic editor at Business Week, talks about rising concerns over deflation in the US.

Milking It (The Brian Lehrer Show: Wednesday, 26 November 2008)

listenerservices@wnyc.org (WNYC, New York Public Radio) — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 15:14 GMT
David Meyer, professor appointee of cinema studies at The New School and film editor for The Brooklyn Rail, discusses whether movies like the biopic Milk can, or should, help push forward political agendas.

Beyond Bush and Bin Laden (The Brian Lehrer Show: Wednesday, 26 November 2008)

listenerservices@wnyc.org (WNYC, New York Public Radio) — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 15:14 GMT
Gilles Kepel, professor and chair of Middle East studies at the Institute of Political Studies in Paris and the author of Beyond Terror and Martyrdom: The Future of the Middle East (Belknap Press, 2008), calls for the West and the Middle East to go beyond their current views of each other and to join in one "integrated civilization".

Home for the Holidays and Beyond? (The Brian Lehrer Show: Wednesday, 26 November 2008)

listenerservices@wnyc.org (WNYC, New York Public Radio) — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 15:14 GMT
Ewa Kern-Jedrychowska, reporter for Feet in 2 Worlds and for the Polish Daily News, talks about immigrants returning to Poland because of the economic downturn.

Question of the Day: What Is There to be Thankful For? (The Brian Lehrer Show: Wednesday, 26 November 2008)

listenerservices@wnyc.org (WNYC, New York Public Radio) — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 15:14 GMT
Are you facing lay-offs and foreclosures or other financial hard times? Call in or comment below about what you are thankful for, despite it all. Comment Below!

Question of the Day: What Would You Do With 8 Trillion? (The Brian Lehrer Show: Tuesday, 25 November 2008)

listenerservices@wnyc.org (WNYC, New York Public Radio) — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 15:37 GMT
Let's say you ended up with a $8 trillion package from Washington. What would you do first?
Comment below!

Obama's New New Deal (The Brian Lehrer Show: Tuesday, 25 November 2008)

listenerservices@wnyc.org (WNYC, New York Public Radio) — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 16:15 GMT
Obama will enter the White House at a moment of economic crisis worse than anything the nation has seen since the Great Depression. How will his new deal compare with FDR's? Jonathan Alter, senior editor and columnist for Newsweek magazine and author of The Defining Moment: FDR's Hundred Days and the Triumph of Hope, and Amity Shlaes, senior fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations and the author of The Forgotten Man: A New History of the Great Depression, weigh in.

TARP Adjustment (The Brian Lehrer Show: Tuesday, 25 November 2008)

listenerservices@wnyc.org (WNYC, New York Public Radio) — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 16:06 GMT
Simon Johnson, Ronald A. Kurtz Professor of Entrepreneurship at the Sloan School of Management at MIT, talks about the latest adjustment to TARP aimed at boosting consumer credit.

Open Phones: Frugal Travel (The Brian Lehrer Show: Tuesday, 25 November 2008)

listenerservices@wnyc.org (WNYC, New York Public Radio) — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 15:23 GMT
Are there any holiday travel deals are out there in these tough economic times? What's your secret for finding the best trip?
Comment below!

Predatory Assistance (The Brian Lehrer Show: Tuesday, 25 November 2008)

listenerservices@wnyc.org (WNYC, New York Public Radio) — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 16:26 GMT
Anya Kamenentz, staff writer for Fast Company, author of Generation Debt and the Generation Debt column at Yahoo Finance talks about the pitfalls of using a for-profit load-modification company.

The Bailout Money Trail (The Brian Lehrer Show: Tuesday, 25 November 2008)

listenerservices@wnyc.org (WNYC, New York Public Radio) — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 15:32 GMT
Matthew Winkler, editor in chief for Bloomberg News, discusses the FOIA request that Bloomberg News filed to the Treasury in order to find out where the bailout money is going.

Are You Lonely? (The Brian Lehrer Show: Tuesday, 25 November 2008)

listenerservices@wnyc.org (WNYC, New York Public Radio) — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 16:06 GMT
Jennifer Senior, contributing editor for New York Magazine, talks about how New Yorkers tend to live alone but don’t seem to be lonely. And John Cacioppo, director of the Center for Cognitive and Social Neuroscience at the University of Chicago and co-author of Loneliness: Human Nature and the Need for Social Connection, talks about how urban alienation is a myth.

Question Of The Day: Should We Bail Out Citigroup? (The Brian Lehrer Show: Monday, 24 November 2008)

listenerservices@wnyc.org (WNYC, New York Public Radio) — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 14:52 GMT
Citigroup stocks are up this morning after the US government agreed to rescue Citigroup. What do you think? Good move?
Comment Below!

The State of the Street (The Brian Lehrer Show: Monday, 24 November 2008)

listenerservices@wnyc.org (WNYC, New York Public Radio) — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 14:52 GMT
New York State Comptroller Tom DiNapoli discusses the release of this year's "Wall Street Report."

Toughest Job in Washington? (The Brian Lehrer Show: Monday, 24 November 2008)

listenerservices@wnyc.org (WNYC, New York Public Radio) — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 14:52 GMT
Washington Post financial reporter Neil Irwin talks about Obama's pick of Timothy Geithner as Treasury secretary.