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The Brian Lehrer Show / January 29, 2003

The Brian Lehrer Show

Wednesday, January 29, 2003
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    Altered States

    Born in Greece and educated at Oxford, Syndicated columnist Arianna Huffington has been a commentator on American life for many years. She is now leading the charge against Sport Utility Vehicles from her home in SUV central: Los Angeles. In a trawler in the Pacific Ocean, another group of environmental renegades is hoping to alter the planet's climate by dumping iron ore in the sea. Could this really work. Also on the show, the state of the State of the Union.

Shaysed and Confused

Christopher Shays, Congressman (R-CT 4), on the State of the Union address

Capitol Hill Billy

Bill Pascrell, Jr., Congressman (D-NJ 8), , on the President’s plans for the nation and a Democratic alternative

Open Phones

Listeners calls on the President's State of the Union speech

Iron Maiden

Russ George, director and founder of Planktos Foundation www.planktos.com and John Cullen Professor of Oceanography at Dalhousie University in Halifax, Canada on a new idea to combat global warming: fertilizing the oceans with iron ore

The Oracle of the Center Right

Arianna Huffington, syndicated columnist www.ariannaonline.com, on her book Pigs at the Trough: How Corporate Greed and Political Corruption Are Undermining America (Crown, 2003)

30 days 30 issues

Step Three: The Wiki

The Brian Lehrer Show

This fall, The Brian Lehrer Show will air our presidential election series “30 Issues In 30 Days.” With your help, we can produce great election coverage!

WNYC's Brian Lehrer and Andrea Bernstein talk politics at lunch time.

Digesting Politics

A weekly podcast with Brian Lehrer and Andrea Bernstein

New Episode Posted 10/03
Eavesdrop on Andrea Bernstein and Brian Lehrer, two of the most political savvy minds around, as they eat lunch and break down the week’s political activities.

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Slideluck Potshow

The Brian Lehrer Show

Check out our contribution to the recent Slideluck Potshow, an event where folks share their love of food and photos!

ICANN, You Can…

Web Exclusive

Paul Twomey, president and CEO of ICANN (Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers), on their recent decision to offer more top-level domain names.

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Mixed Up

The Brian Lehrer Show

We discuss the implications of our mixed-race future and how Barack Obama's candidacy has changed the discussion about mixed-race identity.

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