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The Brian Lehrer Show / December 19, 2003

The Brian Lehrer Show

Friday, December 19, 2003
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  • Bayley On Speaking Terms

    Human progress depends on the lessons learned by stupid mistakes. Stephen Bayley, author of A Dictionary of Idiocy explains how this is necessary for human progress. Also, the Freedom Tower, Sharon considers a unilateral move, balkan exile communities, and France and secularism.

Freedom Tower

Andrea Bernstein WNYC Reporter
with details on the "freedom tower", live from Federal Hall and Martin Filler Architecture critic for the New Republic
on the unveiling of the World Trade Center freedom tower and Ric Bell Executive Director of the American Institute of Architecture New York Chapter
details the new plans of the World Trade Center Freedom Tower

On the Road

David Shipler Former New York Times Jerusalem bureau chief and Author of the Pulitzer Prize-winning book,Arab and Jew: Wounded Spirits in a Promised Land (Penguin, 2002)
on Israeli Prime Minister Sharon's speech on the road map

Bayley On Speaking Terms

Stephen Bayley Author,A Dictionary of Idiocy (Gibson Square Books, 2003, UK release only)
shares his expertise on idiocy

Kosovo Calling

Paul Hockenos political analyst and author, Homeland Calling: Exile Patriotism And The Balkan Wars (Cornell University Press, 2003) explains how exile Balkan communities influence Balkan politics. Also discusses the Milosevic trial

France's Stance

Peter Ford Chief European correspondent for the Christian Science Monitor, based in Paris
states that the ban on headscarves in France shows problems with their integration policies

Help Wanted: A New Online Community

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Follow our five authors' stories about looking for work in this ongoing recession. Then share your tips, offer support, ask your own questions & add ideas for others.

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.

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.