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The Brian Lehrer Show

Friday, March 04, 2005
  • Food

    Keep Off the Gras

    Not only do they know 100 ways to tie a scarf, but despite living in close proximity to tartes, fromages, and pâtés de foie gras, they don’t need to diet to stay svelte. In her new book, Cliquot Inc. CEO Mireille Guiliano explains why French Women Don't Get Fat.

Intel Matters

Bob Graham, former Senator (D-FL), former presidential candidate and author, Intelligence Matters: Intelligence Matters: The CIA, the FBI, Saudi Arabia and the Failure of America's War on Terro (Random House, 2004)
-on uncertainty over the role of the CIA and the new National Intelligence Director and his book about the intelligence failures of the Bush administration

Keep Off the Gras

Mireille Guiliano, CEO of Cliquot Inc and author, French Women Don't Get Fat: The Secret of Eating For Pleasure (Knopf, 2004), offers advice on staying slim without "dieting"
» Mireille Guiliano

Open Phones

Listeners react to the accidental voicemail left by a Bronx political operative and share their own stories

Ring My Bell

Sasha Frere-Jones, Staff Writer for the New Yorker Magazine, discusses what cellphone ring tones say about your personality
» More on Sasha Frere-Jones

New York: 51

Joseph Addabbo Jr. New York City Councilmember (D)District 32, on life in district 32
» Joseph Addabbo Jr.

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.

Cast your vote for our video contest semi-finalists.

The Rocky Road Ahead

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Ray Young, the chief financial officer of General Motors, talks about GM’s bankruptcy.

Then, Damon Lester, president of the National Association of Minority Automobile Dealers, and Greg Williams, former owner of the recently closed Huntington Chevrolet in Huntington Station, NY., discusses the effect GM’s bankruptcy has had on dealerships and their employees.

Tweet If You Use Twitter

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Farhad Manjoo, Slate's technology columnist and the author of True Enough: Learning To Live in a Post-Fact Society talks about what Twitter means and how different groups use it.

What's your take on Twitter? How do you use it? Comment below!

Don't Say That, Literally

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John Flansburgh of the band They Might Be Giants discusses the running list the band keeps of "things we can no longer say." (a few examples: "my bad" "don't go there" "one hundred and ten percent" and "voted off the island")

What would be on your list of banned words or phrases? Comment below!

From Denmark with Love

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Jesper Grunwald, senior managing editor with the Danish Broadcasting Corporation, talks about the Danish economy, biking to work, and why the Danes are allegedly the happiest people in the world.

Squatting, Then and Now

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As former squats in the East Village make the transition to coops, making homes from abandoned housing is again an issue. Andrew Reicher executive director of Urban Homesteading Assistance Board, Frank Morales an Episcopal priest involved in East Village/Lower East Side squatting and homelessness activism since the late '70s, and Rob Robinson, a leader of the Housing Campaign of Picture the Homeless, discuss the return of squatting.

Video Picks

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