The Democrats are making waves by opposing the war in Iraq. But do they have a coherent foreign policy aside from that war? Former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright answers the question and talks about her book, The Mighty and the Almighty: Reflections on America, God, and World Affairs. Also: Radio Rookie Rocky Tayeh explains why he opted for weight loss surgery; "burning" questions about garbage; and the downfall of American Idol?
Fighting Poverty with Money
Councilmember Bill DeBlasio (D-Brooklyn), Chairman of the General Welfare Committee, on the Mayor's initiative to pay poor people to get medical care and do well in school and Santiago Levy, senior fellow at The Brookings Institution and the former deputy finance minister of Mexico on a similar plan ...
Fallen Idol
Michael Slezak, senior writer for EW.com (Entertainment Weekly) who covers American Idol, talks about the sixth season and if Sanjaya Malakar will be the downfall of the show.
Might and Right
Madeleine Albright, former Secretary of State under President Bill Clinton and author of The Mighty and the Almighty: Reflections on America, God, and World Affairs, discusses foreign policy and its intersection with religion.
Saying Goodbye to Food
Samr "Rocky" Tayeh, WNYC Radio Rookie, talks about why he opted for "lap band" surgery to deal with his weight problem along with Kelly Brownell, director of the Rudd Center for Food Policy and Obesity at Yale University, who looks at the issues teenagers grapple with before and after the ...
People's Hall of Fame
Carrie Raiford, storyteller with the Pearls of Wisdom, talks about her induction into City Lore's People's Hall of Fame.
Listen to the other Hall of Fame inductees we’ve interviewed this week:
Pete Benfaremo, the Lemon Ice King of Corona
Renee ...
Listen to the other Hall of Fame inductees we’ve interviewed this week:
Pete Benfaremo, the Lemon Ice King of Corona
Renee ...
Amy Eddings
Morning Edition host Amy Eddings talked about her story on the debate over incinerating New York City's garbage to produce electricity ...
Rocky Tayeh
Radio Rookie Rocky Tayeh appeared on The Brian Lehrer Show on March 30, 2007. He talked about his decision to get ...