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The Brian Lehrer Show

Wednesday, March 23, 2005
  • Fear and Loathing

    With terrorism and fanaticism on the rise around the world, can one help but be afraid? Former political prisoner and exile Wole Soyinka, winner of the Nobel Prize for literature from Nigeria, discusses fear in the 21st Century in his new book Climate of Fear: The Quest for Dignity in a Dehumanized World.

Spoil for Food

Claudio Gatti,,
- on an investigative report that Kojo Annan, the son of the UN secretary General, received $300,000 from a firm involved in Iraq's oil-for-food program
» Financial Times story (registration required)

United Nations Redux

Shashi Tharoor, Under-Secretary General for Communications and Public Information at the United Nations and author, Bookless in Baghdad : Reflections on Literature, Writing, and Writers (Arcade Publishing, July 2005)
- discusses "In Larger Freedom," Secretary General Kofi Annan's report, suggesting reform the United Nations
» "In Larger Freedom" report
» More on Shashi Tharoor

Open Phones

West Side listeners call in to weigh in on the stadium/housing debate

Fear and Loathing

Wole Soyinka, First black African to receive the Nobel Prize in Literature, former political prisoner and exile, author of, Climate of Fear: The Quest for Dignity in a Dehumanized World (Random House Trade Paperbacks, 2005),
- on the conflict between freedom and power as it is played out in the 21st century global theater
» Climate of Fear

NY 51: The Bronx

Annabel Palma, New York City Councilmember (D-18th District in the Bronx)
- on life and politics in her district (Parkchester, Southview, Castle Hill, Classon Point, Harding Park)
» Councilmember Palma's website
» New York 51 Main page

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