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The Brian Lehrer Show

Friday, November 07, 2003
  • Brian Lehrer trades the subway for London's underground

    A Cuppa Tea and Thou

    Live in London, Brian finds out what makes the British…British. Peter Ackroyd author of, Albion: The Origins of the English Imagination explains the appeal of Marmite, warm beer, and Becks and Posh.

A Week Argument

Jeremy O'Grady Editor-in-Chief of The Week (UK edition) the news in the US versus the UK and Bill Falk Editor-in-Chief of The Week (US edition)

Subject Matter

Frances Stead Sellers A former Washington Post Outlook deputy editor, now on leave as an Alicia Patterson Foundation fellow researching the evolving nature of national identity on "Britishness" as a political concept

English Major

Peter Ackroyd novelist, critic and author of "London: A Biography" and Albion: The Origins of the English Imagination (Doubleday 2003) on what distinguishes the "English" imagination

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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