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The Brian Lehrer Show

Thursday, June 24, 2004
  • Doing Without

    Catholicism isn’t the only faith with a tradition of abstinence. Buddhists, Jains, and Hindus all sometimes practice celibacy, although the Catholic church’s ban on sexual intercourse by priests and nuns is unique. A new HBO documentary explores the effect of celibacy on those faithful who practice it.

The New Look of Campaign Advertising

Peter Overby Money, Power & Influence Correspondent for National Public Radio on how campaign finance reform will effect advocacy in the media
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Viveca Novak Washington correspondent and Supreme Court correspondent for Time Magazine discusses today's decisions by the Supreme Court

Abstinence

Richard Sipe former benedictine monk who is now a psychologist
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Anthony Thomas director/producer/narrator/writer of "Celibacy", (airing on HBO's "America Undercover" series Monday 6/28

Right Gets Mighty

Adrian Wooldridge Washington Correspondent for the Economist and co-author (with John Mickelthwait) The Right Nation: Conservative Power in America (Penguin Press, 2004)explains the success of conservative politics in America

Supreme Decisions

Viveca Novak Washington correspondent and Supreme Court correspondent for Time Magazine provides analysis on today's decisions by the Supreme Court

Master Planner

Daniel Libeskind Architect on what's happening with his plans for the World Trade Center site

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.

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

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.