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The Brian Lehrer Show / December 12, 2003

The Brian Lehrer Show

Friday, December 12, 2003
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  • Hyder Akbar travelled to Afghanistan when his father moved back to work for President Hamid Karzai.
    Hyder Akbar travelled to Afghanistan when his father moved back to work for President Hamid Karzai.

    This Afghan Life

    Hyder Akbar had been a regular teenager until this summer when he traveled to his father’s native Afghanistan and became embedded with US troops. He’s been keeping an audio diary of his experiences for “This American Life.”

Gehry Extraordinary

Bruce Ratner , president and chief executive officer of Forest City Ratner Companies
Speaks on his desire to acquire the New Jersey Nets, and build a stadium in Brooklyn.

Brawl in Brooklyn

Letitia James,City Council Member, Brooklyn 35
on the proposed stadium on Atlantic and Flatbush

Jumping through Hoops

Matthew Futterman ,Reporter, Sports Business, Star Ledger
on the possible move of the New Jersey Nets to Brooklyn from a New Jersey perspective

The BL and End All

Allan Pepper, co-owner and co-founder of the Bottom Line Speaks on the possible demise of the Bottom Line nightclub

Wheelin & Dealin

Ted Alden ,Washington Correspondent for the Financial Times
on Halliburton contracts in Iraq and the Wolfowitz memoranda on barring non allied countries from rebuilding Iraq.

Kabul Stones

Hyder Akbar, Teenage Afghan-American, subject of "Come Back to Afghanistan" broadcast on This American Life
on his experience in Afghanistan and being an unofficial embed with US forces in the country
and
Carlotta Gall, Afghanistan Correspondent for the New York Times details the current situation in Afghanistan

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 show with a 20 year news quiz.

Season's Eatings

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December guests Tamara Reynolds and Zora O'Neill will be answering your holiday hosting questions each week. Segments so far: Holiday Traditions | Gifting Food | Hosting on a Budget

Also check out the live online chats with Tamara and Zora, where they answer all your hosting questions. Chat #1 | Chat #2

(<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/mariachily/3330743790/">mariachily</a>/flickr)

Climbing K2: Life and Death

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Ed Viesturs, the first American to climb all fourteen eight-thousand meter mountains, and one of only six to do so without oxygen, discusses his new book K2: Life & Death on the World’s Most Dangerous Mountain (Broadway, 2009).

SUNY Disposition

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State University of New York chancellor Nancy Zimpher, discusses the pressures the system faces and the role it plays in the current economic climate.

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.

Video Picks

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