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The Brian Lehrer Show / March 15, 2004

The Brian Lehrer Show

Monday, March 15, 2004
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    Bread, Butter and Jam!

    The Oscars, the Emmys, the Grammys...the Jammys? The Jammy Awards celebrate bands who riff, skiff, and improvise in the tradition of the Grateful Dead. The climax of the ceremony involves a crowded multi-stage jam. Unlike most other award ceremonies, the focus is not on ball gowns and borrowed jewelry. Also, columnist John Podhoretz, the election in Spain, and the feud over Linux.

    "It’s kind of one of the growth industries in the IT world.... You could see a company pulling in 800 million in profits a year with 230 employees."
    —Michael Kanellos on intellectual property lawsuits

Podhoretz Country

John Podhoretz Columnist for the New York Post, consultant for NBC's The West Wing and author, Bush Country Shirley & Banister Public Affairs, 2004)on Monday morning politics, and his defense of George Bush in his book Bush Country

We Be Jammin'

Peter Shapiro Executive Director, Jammys on the Jammy Awards, which honors the best in improv and jamming in music
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Steve Bernstein Publisher and President , Relix Magazine and Relix LLC on the relationship between Relix Magazine and the Jammy Awards

Zapatero's Victory

Paul Isbell senior analyst for international economy and trade at Real Instituto Elcano, a leading Spanish think tank on the implications of Jose Luis Zapatero’s victory in yesterday’s Spanish election, how the bombing last week effected the outcome of the election and what this means to the coalition in Iraq and Christopher Dickey Paris bureau chief and Middle East editor for Newsweek on the Spanish election and its outcome

(un) Nix that

Michael Kanellos Editor of Enterprise Computing and Personal Technology department at news.com , part of the Cnet.com web portal on the feud of UNIX SCO suing companies using Linux

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.

fish lizzard

Happy 150th Birthday, Evolution!

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Richard Dawkins, biologist, professor of the Public Understanding of Science at Oxford University, and author of many books on science, most recently, The Greatest Show on Earth: The Evidence for Evolution, talks about Charles Darwin's On the Origin of Species, which was published on 24 November 1859.

What's Next for the Movement?

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In the aftermath of President Obama's campaign, Kevin Powell, Brooklyn-based community activist has written a new book, Open Letters to America: Essays by Kevin Powell, outlining his thoughts about political engagement, particularly among African-American youth.

No Logo

No Logo: One Decade Later

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Journalist and activist Naomi Klein discusses the ten-year anniversary of the release of her landmark book NO LOGO: Taking Aim at the Brand Bullies.

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.