It’s the inaugural Brian Lehrer Show broadcast from WNYC’s Jerome L. Greene Performance Space. Nobel Prize winning economist and New York Times columnist, Paul Krugman, discusses the state of the economy. Plus, the Satire Slam! finales with commentary from comedians Mo Rocca and Faith Sailie; Mexican American life in New York City; and the Cityscapes project looks into the future.
Economic Blues
Paul Krugman, Nobel Prize-winning economist, New York Times op-ed columnist, blogger, and the author of The Return of Depression Economics and the Crisis of 2008, discusses the state of the economy.
Cityscapes: What's Next
Over the past month the Cityscapes series has explored how we got to this architectural moment. So: what's next? Paul Goldberger, architecture critic for the New Yorker and Liz Diller, principal at the firm Diller Scofidio + Renfro, talk about the future of architecture in New ...
Democracy's Living Room: The Mexican American Experience
Our panel of nine guests will discuss the Mexican American experience in NYC as well as current issues affecting the Mexican American community. Guests include: Maria Hinojosa, senior correspondent for NOW on PBS and managing editor of NPR’s Latino USA; Daniel Jaquez, freelance theater director and the ...
Satire Slam! Finals
The ultimate winner will be decided from the four remaining contestants in our Satire Slam! Finale. Judges Mo Rocca, comedian, and Faith Salie, actress/comedian and former host of Fair Game for PRI, provide commentary on the contestants' work.
Finalists: Quinn Raymond, Gerry Segal, Erin Slattery, and Charles Esser
The Recession and Changes to our Space
Your Uncommon Economic Indicators is entering its fourth month and we now have twenty-seven photographers in our Flickr Group. Many of our contributors have included images with ...
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