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The Brian Lehrer Show / May 22, 2003

The Brian Lehrer Show

Thursday, May 22, 2003
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    Lebanese singer Elissa

    The Feminist Formula

    The Muslim women shown in American media usually wear the traditional burqa or headscarf. But this belies the growing freedom of expression Arab women have found in the pop music scene. Also on the show: the intellectual father of the neocons and Christie Whitman's abrupt departure from the EPA.

Writing Off Into The Sunset

Knight Kiplinger, editor-in-chief of Kiplinger's Personal Finance magazine and David Francis, senior economics correspondent at the Christian Science Monitor, on Bush's tax cut.

Whit's End

Steve Cochran, director of strategic communications at Environmental Defense, on Christine Whitman's rough ride as EPA administrator.

Desert Island Discs

Chuck Freund, senior editor at Reason Magazine, on the social waves created by Arab pop music.

The House of Strauss

Jeet Heer, graduate student at York University in history and frequent contributor to the Boston Globe on American culture, explains the influence of the intellectual icon, Leo Strauss.

Open Phones

Listeners talk about why they support politicians whose views they disagree with.

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Your Fab Cab

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Who is in your fantasy Obama cabinet? Pick anyone!

Word from Abroad

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John Burns, London bureau chief for the New York Times, reflects on his work in China, Afghanistan, Yugoslavia, and Iraq.

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Chief of Technology

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Andrew Rasiej, founder of Personal Democracy Forum, talks about the potential presidential cabinet position of Chief Technology Officer. Who's in your fantasy cabinet? Visit our Fab Cab page and let us know.

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 November 13
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.

Video Picks

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See video highlights from The Brian Lehrer Show plus Brian's weekly video picks.

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  2. The Brian Lehrer Show: The Hybrid Economy (11/18/2008)
  3. The Brian Lehrer Show: Agriculture Warrior (11/17/2008)
  4. The Brian Lehrer Show: Bubble Bubble Toil and Trouble (11/19/2008)
  5. Radiolab: Sperm (11/21/2008)
  6. The Leonard Lopate Show: Secrets of Success (11/19/2008)
  7. The Leonard Lopate Show: Sex Politics (11/17/2008)