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The Brian Lehrer Show / December 29, 2004

The Brian Lehrer Show

Wednesday, December 29, 2004
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    Fo Shizzle!

    Muckraker Robert MacNeil has been bumming the backroads of the Home of the Brave, sampling the soup-to-nuts of American speech. It's a bling bling country, and it contains a bucketful of people bustin’ rhymes.

Trouble in the Sky

Alexandra Marks, correspondent with the Christian Science Monitor, on the airline industry's turbulent financial situation
» The Christian Science Monitor
and
Vaughn Cordle Chief Analyst for Airline Forecasts discusses structural problems facing airline industry
» Airline Forcasts

Listening In

Sarah Kramer, Associate Director of StoryCorps, with more stories from StoryCorps
and
Michael Garofalo, StoryCorps facilitator
» StoryCorps Homepage

Fo Shizzle!

Robert MacNeil, former PBS Newshour anchor and co-author, Do You Speak American? (Nan A. Talese/Doubleday, 2005), says America is still teeming with wonderful dialects, accents, and regionalisms
» Do You Speak American?

Digging through The Reject Pile

Jon Friedman Creator, Producer & Curator of The Rejection Show on his show based on rejected comedy material
» Tremendous Rabbit
and
Matt Diffee New Yorker Cartoonist, Co-producer, hosts rejected cartoon segment of The Rejection Show
» Tremendous Rabbit

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.

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

(<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/mariachily/3330743790/">mariachily</a>/flickr)

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.

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.