On Demand
The Brian Lehrer Show
-
The Caucasian Chalk Circle: Russian-Chechen History, Part Two
When the Soviet Union dissolved in 1991, "captive nations" like Lithuania and Armenia obtained their long-sought independence. But many minorities remained within Russia, none more secession-minded than the Chechens. Chechnya fought two wars for independence in the 1990s, the second of which continues to drag on with no end in sight. Today, a catalog of missed opportunities. Also on the show, what religious leaders have to say about a holy war by the rivers of Babylon, what Ed Koch has to say about the transit workers, and Bloomberg on housing.
House of Pain
Commissioner Jerilyn Perine of Department of Housing Preservation and Development on the mayor's housing policy
Ghosts of Transit Strikes Past
Listeners' memories on past transit strikes and taxi and limo drivers show their solidarity with transit workers
"Don't Let These Bastards Bring the City to Its Knees"
Former New York mayor Ed Koch wants the transit workers to back down
The Caucasian Chalk Circle: Chechen-Russian History, Part II
Miriam Lanskoy, a doctoral candidate at Boston University and a researcher at the Institute for the Study of Conflict, Ideology and Policy, on the beginnings of the conflict between Russia and Chechnya.
Onward Christian Soldier
James Skillen, president for the Center for Public Justice www.cpjustice.org and Sister Mary Elizabeth Clark, a lobbyist with Network, a National Catholic Social Justice Lobby and Sister of St. Joseph disagree on whether the war on Iraq is justified according to Christian teaching.
- About the Brian Lehrer Show »
- Staff Bios »
- Contact Us »
- Tapes and Transcripts »
- Latest Episode »
- Show Archive »
Features & Series
Podcast
Stay up to date.
Subscribe to the Podcast
YOU PRODUCE The Brian Lehrer Show
Be a listener-producer with facts, questions and people you'd like to hear on the air.
More
The Brian Lehrer Show Scrapbook
Visit the scrapbook for daily photos and miscellany from The Brian Lehrer Show.
More
Shop at Amazon!
The Brian Lehrer Show picks
Start your Amazon shopping on WNYC.org and a portion of your total purchase goes to WNYC.
More
Your Fab Cab
The Brian Lehrer Show
Who is in your fantasy Obama cabinet? Pick anyone!
- Comments [174]
Word from Abroad
The Brian Lehrer Show
John Burns, London bureau chief for the New York Times, reflects on his work in China, Afghanistan, Yugoslavia, and Iraq.
- Comments [7]
Chief of Technology
The Brian Lehrer Show
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.
- Comments [21]
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
The Brian Lehrer Show
See video highlights from The Brian Lehrer Show plus Brian's weekly video picks.
- Radiolab: Choice (11/14/2008)
- The Brian Lehrer Show: The Hybrid Economy (11/18/2008)
- The Brian Lehrer Show: Agriculture Warrior (11/17/2008)
- The Brian Lehrer Show: Bubble Bubble Toil and Trouble (11/19/2008)
- Radiolab: Sperm (11/21/2008)
- The Leonard Lopate Show: Secrets of Success (11/19/2008)
- The Leonard Lopate Show: Sex Politics (11/17/2008)
