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The Brian Lehrer Show

Wednesday, October 22, 2003
  • Schott In The Heart

    Ben Schott has compiled some of the most delightful, mostly useless trivia into a new book. In Schott’s Original Miscellany, you can review the ten events that make up the decathlon, decode international washing symbols, and learn famous last words (“either that wallpaper goes, or I do”-Oscar Wilde).

Rall's Well

Ted Rall Cartoonist and columnist for Universal Press Syndicate, featured in The Village Voice and author: To Afghanistan and Back (Comics Lit 2003) on his recent cartoons and his trip to Afghanistan

Righting Human Wrongs

Geraldine Finucane Irish human rights activist and widow of murdered activist Pat Finucane and honoree at the Lawyers' Committee for Human Rights annual dinner on carrying on her slain husband's work and Archbishop Pius Ncube Roman Catholic Archbishop of Bulawayo, Zimbabwe and honoree at the Lawyers' Committee for Human Rights annual dinner on his struggle for greater respect for human rights on the part of the Mugabe regime in Zimbabwe

Schott in the Dark

Ben Schott Author, Schott's Original Miscellany (Bloomsbury, 2003)quizzes listeners on the sophisticated brand of trivia found in his book

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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