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The Brian Lehrer Show / December 17, 2002

The Brian Lehrer Show

Tuesday, December 17, 2002
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  • Smells Like Teen Spirit, Again!

    With all the chaos at the SEC, it's enough to make one nostalgic for calmer times at the watchdog agency. Arthur Levitt, the longest-serving SEC chairman, has long felt that Wall Street does not do enough to inform investors and often purposely deceives them. We'll also travel out west to explore the return of ealy '90s Seattle-style grunge and hear more about what one group of social workers is descriing as "post-traumatic slavery disorder."

What Trent Meant

Carol M. Swain, professor of law and political science at Vanderbilt University and author of The New White Nationalism in America: Its Challenge To Integration (Cambridge University Press, 2002) says the Senator Lott scandal is just the beginning of a conversation America needs to have on race

Bitter Harvest

Alvin Poussaint, professor of psychiatry at Harvard Medical School and the Judge Baker Children's Center and author of Lay My Burden Down: Suicide and the Mental Health Crisis Among African-Americans (Beacon Press, 2001) and Larry Higginbottom, founder of the Osiris Group www.osirisgroup.org and a social worker, on post-traumatic slavery disorder or syndrome.

Smells Like Grunge

Jonathan Ponemon, founder and CEO of Subpop, www.subpop.com an indie rock label often credited with launching grunge music and Brian Turnick, senior analyst for specialty retailing at JP Morgan, on the return of grunge culture

Levitt Or Leave It!

Arthur Levitt, former Securities and Exchange Commissioner from 1993-2001, on his book, Take On The Street: What Wall Street and Corporate America Don't Want You To Know, What You Can Do to Fight Back (Pantheon, 2002)

Open Phones: Money!

Listeners comment on what they plan to do with money they're pulling off the stock market

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30 Issues in 30 Days

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Once again, 30 Issues in 30 Days is taking on the election season by going beyond the horse race and examining the real issues that are at stake for the people of New York and New Jersey in the Mayoral and Gubernatorial contest. See the schedule and help craft the segments at the 30 Issues Wiki!

Michael Moore on Brian's 20th Anniversary

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Live from the Greene Space: Michael Moore talks about his new documentary, Capitalism: A Love Story and Brian celebrates the 20 year anniversary of The Brian Lehrer Show.

A person dressed as a bear to represent a bear market performs outside the New York Stock Exchange on October 6, 200 in New York. Wall Street tumbled after the opening bell as fallout from the credit crisis triggered concerns about the economy and the Dow fell below 10,000 for the first time in four years.

Uncommon Indicators

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The Brian Lehrer Show wants to hear how the economy is affecting the little things in your daily life. Share your stories and photos of the downturn.

Help us map abandoned lots, stalled construction and unsold condos.

Digesting Politics

Brian, Bob, and Andrea

WNYC's political team of Brian Lehrer, Bob Hennelly, and Andrea Bernstein talk politics and more over lunch each week. Hear the latest episode and subscribe to the podcast here!

Video Picks

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Check out some recent video clips of interviews with guests and Brian Lehrer's weekly Web video picks.