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The Brian Lehrer Show / June 25, 2004

The Brian Lehrer Show

Friday, June 25, 2004
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  • President George Bush and Crown Prince Abdullah of Saudi Arabia, photo courtesy whitehouse.gov
    President George Bush and Crown Prince Abdullah of Saudi Arabia

    Culture Storm: Life and Politics in the Election Year

    In the year of "The Passion of the Christ" and "Fahrenheit 911", where do Americans stand politically? Is it true that we’re so polarized—and is that really a bad thing? Former Quayle speechwriter Lisa Schiffren, liberal columnist Joe Conason, and others dissect the political-cultural climate at this live taping at the Brooklyn Museum.

Culture Storm

Sarah Crichton former editor at Newsweek and co-author with Mariane Pearl, Daniel Pearl’s widow A Mighty Heart (Scribner, 2004)
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Kelefa Sanneh Pop critic for The New York Times and contributing editor at Transition, an international review of race and culture
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Lisa Schiffren conservative commentator and Republican speechwriter, who penned the famed “Murphy Brown” speech on family values for Dan Quayle
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10:06:00-11:58:59 John McWhorter Linguistics expert, Senior Fellow at the Manhattan Institute, and author of Doing Our Own Thing: The Degradation of Language and Music and Why We Should, Like, Care (Gotham Books, 2003)
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Joe Conason Columnist for New York Observer and Salon.com and author, Big Lies: The Right Wing Propaganda Machine and How it Distorts the Truth (St. Martin's Press, 2004) debate the impact of culture on politics in an election year (taped live at the Brooklyn Museum of Art)

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.