Most emailed for the past month

1. American-Born Chinese Food (The Brian Lehrer Show: Wednesday, 16 April 2008)

In her new book, The Fortune Cookie Chronicles: Adventures in the World of Chinese Food, Jennifer 8 Lee explores the social history of Chinese food. Event: Jennifer 8 Lee will be at Asia Society tonight. More information here. Jennifer 8 L…

2. It Takes a Thief (The Brian Lehrer Show: Thursday, 24 April 2008)

Former con artist Frank Abagnale says that the best way to avoid identity theft is to cover your tracks-- or better yet, shred them. Today, he helps kick off ShredFest NYC, an event dedicated to kicking unwanted personal documents to the curb, co…

3. Life as an Insomniac (The Leonard Lopate Show: Tuesday, 15 April 2008)

Longtime insomniac Gayle Greene talks about her own struggles with sleeplessness, and why so many other Americans have sleeping disorders. Her new book is Insomniac. Weigh in: If you suffer from insomnia, what do you think causes it? What hel…

4. Relentless Pursuit (The Brian Lehrer Show: Thursday, 24 April 2008)

Each year, a new crop of college graduates signs up with Teach For America, dedicating their efforts to serving some of the nation's neediest schools. Within five years, however, more than half of them are no longer teaching. In her new book, Rele…

5. ESP-Disk is Back (The Leonard Lopate Show: Tuesday, 29 April 2008)

In the early 1960s, Bernard Stollman started the iconoclastic music label ESP-Disk. Over the next decade he put out records by Albert Ayler, Charles Manson, Sun Ra, Pharoah Sanders, Ornette Coleman, Timothy Leary, and The Fugs, to name just a few…

6. Illness and Music, Up Close (Soundcheck: Thursday, 24 April 2008)

"The Soloist" is a new book by Los Angeles Times columnist Steve Lopez that tells the story of Nathaniel Ayers, a musical prodigy who developed schizophrenia during his second year at Juilliard. Ayers becomes homeless on the streets of downtown L.A…

7. 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.

8. Natural Gas Could Transform Sullivan County

Last winter, some residents of Sullivan County in upstate New York were surprised to receive mailers from companies that wanted to drill for natural gas on their land. Soon, cafes and gas stations we....

9. How to Choose Wisely (The Leonard Lopate Show: Thursday, 17 April 2008)

Behavioral economist Richard Thaler explains why we often make poor choices when it comes to our health, wealth, and happiness, and how we can learn to make better choices. His new book is Nudge. Event: Richard Thaler will be speaking and sig…

10. 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…