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House Rules

The Brian Lehrer Show

July 6, 2009
Henry Waxman, U.S. Representative (D-CA 30th) since 1975, chairs the House Energy and Commerce Committee. The co-author of The Waxman Report: How Congress Really Works, Rep.Waxman offers a behind-the-scenes look at the legislative process. Then, Liz Benjamin of The Daily News has the latest on Albany and Tom Robbins, columnist for the Village Voice, analyzes who is benefiting from the Albany coup. Plus, Hakeem Jeffries, New York State Assemblyman (D-57) representing central Brooklyn talks about Project Reclaim, a proposal to transform new vacant residential developments into affordable housing.

wildcards

Wildcards

Mad About Music

July 5, 2009
The non-classical music selections of "Mad About Music" guests: President Jimmy Carter, Katharine Graham, Lorin Maazel, Felix Rohatyn, William Buckley, West German Chancellor Helmut Schmidt, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Peter Jennings, Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak, Richard Meier, Valery Gergiev, Alec Baldwin and Tom Brokaw.

McCain Palin

What Went Wrong

The Leonard Lopate Show

July 6, 2009
We look into what went wrong with the McCain-Palin ticket with Vanity Fair writer Todd Purdum. And Michael and Elizabeth Norman describe World War II's Bataan Death March. Plus, three writers talk about the records and music that has influenced them most.

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Running: The Remix

Soundcheck

July 6, 2009
Summer is the high point of the year for runners. It's also the peak season for marathon training. Today, a look at playlists and podcasts designed to help runners keep pace with training programs.

Mayoral Control Victim of Albany Deadlock

by Amy Eddings

July 1, 2009
WIth everything still up in the air it's looking increasingly unlikely that Albany will be able to renew the 2002 law giving Mayor Bloomberg control of the city schools. WNYC's education reporter Beth Fertig reports.

Michael Jackson Memorial

WNYC Culture

Thousands of New Yorkers flocked to the Apollo Theater on Tuesday to pay their respects for Michael Jackson.

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