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The Brian Lehrer Show / April 05, 2004

The Brian Lehrer Show

Monday, April 05, 2004
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  • Keyspan Park on Coney Island

    Boys of Summer

    An era ended when the Dodgers left Brooklyn in 1957. It took 44 years for the sport to return to the borough, but today the Brooklyn Cyclones, who play at Keyspan Park on Coney Island, have proved that Kings County still knows how to hit a homer. Also, the art and science of making political ads, the latest on unrest in Iraq, Colombia’s ongoing nightmare, and your calls on the smoker’s life.

The Pluses and Minuses of Ads

Bill Hillsman CEO and Chief Creative Officer of North Woods Advertising, a marketing communications and political and public affairs consulting company based in Minneapolis, former consultant to Senator Paul Wellstone, and author, Run the Other Way: Fixing the Two-Party System, One Campaign at a Time (The Free Press, 2004)analyzes the mud that has been slung so far this political season

Live From Baghdad

Rod Nordeland Baghdad Bureau Chief, Newsweek Magazine on the situation in Iraq

Whirlwind Baseball

Ben Osborne Author, The Brooklyn Cyclones: Hardball Dreams and the New Coney Island NYU Press 2004 on his book and the Brooklyn Cyclones

Basket Case

Mario Murillo assistant professor at the School of Communication at Hofstra University and author, Colombia and the United States: War, Unrest, and Destabilization (Seven Stories Press, 2004)explains Colombia's continuing nightmare

Listener Call Ins

Apologies for our April Fools joke.

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30 Issues in 30 Days

The Brian Lehrer Show

Once again, 30 Issues in 30 Days is taking on the election season by going beyond the horse race and examining the real issues that are at stake for the people of New York and New Jersey in the Mayoral and Gubernatorial contest. See the schedule and help craft the segments at the 30 Issues Wiki!

Michael Moore on Brian's 20th Anniversary

The Brian Lehrer Show

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 Brian Lehrer Show.

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.

Digesting Politics

Brian, Bob, and Andrea

WNYC's political team of Brian Lehrer, Bob Hennelly, and Andrea Bernstein talk politics and more over lunch each week. Hear the latest episode and subscribe to the podcast here!

Video Picks

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