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The Brian Lehrer Show

Friday, October 07, 2005
  • Revisiting New York History

    The history of slavery in the south is well-known, but not many people know the story of New York’s role. A new exhibition at the New York Historical Society looks at 200 years of the city before emancipation. Also: the outcome of the mayoral debate at the Apollo Theater.

Highlights from the Apollo

- a review of the mayoral debate at the Apollo

30 Issues: Translation Services

Andrew Friedman , co-director of Make the Road by Walking
- on the City's translation services

» Make the Road By Walking

Slaves of New York

Leslie Harris, professor of history at Emory Univeristy and co-editor, Slavery in New York (New Press 2005)
- on the history of slavery in New York and the exhibition at the New York Historical Society.

» The New-York Historical Society

Making Sense of an Alert

Tim Connors, director of the Center for Policing Terror at the Manhattan Institute
and
Angie Marek, US News & World Report writer focusing on Homeland Security
and
Bob Hennelly, WNYC reporter covering City Hall and security issues
- on the latest subway threats

» Tim Connors (The Manhattan Institute)
» US News & World Report

Nobel Thoughts

William Dobson, managing editor of Foreign Policy magazine
- discusses the 2005 Nobel Peace Prize Winner, Mohamed ElBaradei and the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)

» Foreign Policy Magazine
» The Nobel Foundation
» The International Atomic Energy Agency

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.

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.

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.

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