We’ll take listeners’ calls and talk about our mass transit past and our mass transit future and Lee Sander, Governor Spitzer’s new appointee to head the MTA. Also, find out about “Under the Radar” theater, before it gets big. Plus, listener's choice for the Democratic presidential candidate, and what do Ahmadinejad and Chavez really have in common?
Train of Thought
Lee Sander, CEO and Executive Director of the MTA
- discusses the future of mass transit in New York City.
- discusses the future of mass transit in New York City.
See It First
Mark Russell, independent producer/curator working in New York City, producer of the Public Theater's Under the Radar festival
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Tarell McCraney, playwright, and Yale graduate student
- on the festival offering a sampling of up-and-coming theater artists from around the world
The festival runs from ...
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Tarell McCraney, playwright, and Yale graduate student
- on the festival offering a sampling of up-and-coming theater artists from around the world
The festival runs from ...
The Enemy Of My Enemy Is My Friend
Francisco Rodriguez, assistant professor of economics and Latin American studies at Wesleyan University and former chief economist of the Venezuelan National Assembly
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Larry Birns, founder and director of the Council on Hemispheric Affairs (COHA)
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Margarita Lopez-Maya, professor of history at ...
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Larry Birns, founder and director of the Council on Hemispheric Affairs (COHA)
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Margarita Lopez-Maya, professor of history at ...
Edwards, Obama, or Hillary?
Open Phones
- listeners cast their Brian Lehrer vote for the Democratic candidate for president
- listeners cast their Brian Lehrer vote for the Democratic candidate for president
Tarell McCraney
Tarell McCraney, playwright and Yale graduate student, talks about his contributions to the Public Theater's "Under the Radar" Festival. January 17, 2007.
Mark Russell
Mark Russell, producer of the Public Theater's "Under the Radar" festival, discusses the festival which highlights contemporary theater from around the world. January ...
Lee Sander
Lee Sander, CEO and Executive Director of the MTA, weighs in on the future of mass transit in New York City. January 17, ...
Required Reading: January 17, 2007
Iraqi Death Toll Exceeded 34,000 in 2006, U.N. Says (NY Times)
Oil Lease Chief Knew of Error, Report Asserts (New York Times)
Senators Try Again to Fund and Reform Amtrak (Washington Post)
Letter to the Editor: An Apology to Detainees' Attorneys (Washington Post)



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