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1. Meet Johnny Bunko (The Brian Lehrer Show: Tuesday, 06 May 2008)


Daniel Pink, the author of The Adventures of Johnny Bunko: The Last Career Guide You'll Ever Need, imparts--via manga--what he says are the six career secrets no one ever bothered to tell you.

2. Private Apples, Public Teachers (The Brian Lehrer Show: Monday, 05 May 2008)


Should middle-class parents feel a civic duty to send their kids to public schools? Sandra Tsing Loh, columnist and host of "Loh Down On Science," joins us to discuss her Atlantic Monthly article about wrestling with the issue vis-a-vis her own…

3. A Gut Feeling About China (The Brian Lehrer Show: Thursday, 08 May 2008)


Fuchsia Dunlop, Chinese-trained cook, food writer, and author of Shark's Fin and Sichuan Pepper: A Sweet-Sour Memoir of Eating in China, explains what she calls "the texture frontier" and talks about how Chinese cuisine is changing from chi bao …

4. Bill Clinton in Exile (The Leonard Lopate Show: Thursday, 08 May 2008)


Find out what Bill Clinton has been up to since he left the White House. Carol Felsenthal ’s new book, Clinton in Exile: A President Out of the White House, is based on more than 150 interviews with the former president's friends, associates, and…

6. Looking Down on LASIK (The Brian Lehrer Show: Friday, 02 May 2008)


LASIK eye surgery is losing popularity, and dissatisfied patients are becoming increasingly vocal about botched procedures. The FDA recently held hearings last week to research the problems behind LASIK. Barnaby Feder from The New York Times tell…

7. Bill Moyers on Democracy (The Leonard Lopate Show: Tuesday, 06 May 2008)


TV journalist Bill Moyers assesses the health of democracy in America today. His new book is Moyers on Democracy. If you can't see the video click here var so = new SWFObject("http://www.youtube.com/v/0OU6bfmfQIo", "mymovie", "390", …

8. Open Phones: Food Shortage in New York City? (The Brian Lehrer Show: Monday, 05 May 2008)


The New York Times reports that supermarkets are disappearing in New York City neighborhoods. Has your neighborhood lost a supermarket? What has taken its place?

9. A Year with Nicolas Sarkozy (The Leonard Lopate Show: Monday, 05 May 2008)


Yasmina Reza is France’s most celebrated playwright. In 2006, she followed around Nicolas Sarkozy for a year as he campaigned for the French presidency; she writes about the experience in her new book, Dawn Dusk or Night: A Year with Nicolas Sar…

10. Unraveling Traveling: Are We There Yet? (The Brian Lehrer Show: Thursday, 08 May 2008)


Wendy Perrin, consumer news editor at Condé Nast Traveler, joins us every Thursday this May as part of our month-long series on travel. Today's topic: travel with children. Wendy is accompanied today by writer and former flight attendant Holli…

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