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The Brian Lehrer Show / March 31, 2004

The Brian Lehrer Show

Wednesday, March 31, 2004
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  • Lawrence Lessig
    Lawrence Lessig

    Get Off My Intellectual Property

    Stanford Law professor Lawrence Lessig has become comething of an intellectual-property superstar through his influential weblog. Today he joins Brian to explain his belief that large media corporations have stifled creativity by trying to turn the law to their favor.

    "We unplugged the set, told the children it was broken. And then because my husband was a sports enthusiast, we hooked it up again in a walk in closet....
    Eloise, a caller, on she survived without TV.

Gas Problems

Anne Kornblut Senior political correspondent for The Boston Globe on gas prices as a presidential campaign issue

Net Loss

Lawrence Lessig Professor of Law at Stanford University, Author, Free Culture: How Big Media Uses Technology and the Law to Lock Down Culture and Control Creativity (Penguin, 2004)says legislating against the Internet is hampering creativity

Time to Get Out of Dodge?

Alon Pinkas Israeli Consul General in New York explains Israel's decision to kill Sheikh Yassin and withdraw from Gaza

Listeners calls

on goals they wished they could achieve if their televisions were shut off.

30 days 30 issues

Step Three: The Wiki

The Brian Lehrer Show

This fall, The Brian Lehrer Show will air our presidential election series “30 Issues In 30 Days.” With your help, we can produce great election coverage!

WNYC's Brian Lehrer and Andrea Bernstein talk politics at lunch time.

Digesting Politics

A weekly podcast with Brian Lehrer and Andrea Bernstein

New Episode Posted 10/03
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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Slideluck Potshow

The Brian Lehrer Show

Check out our contribution to the recent Slideluck Potshow, an event where folks share their love of food and photos!

ICANN, You Can…

Web Exclusive

Paul Twomey, president and CEO of ICANN (Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers), on their recent decision to offer more top-level domain names.

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Mixed Up

The Brian Lehrer Show

We discuss the implications of our mixed-race future and how Barack Obama's candidacy has changed the discussion about mixed-race identity.

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