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The Brian Lehrer Show

Wednesday, March 16, 2005
  • Ambassador Nabil Fahmy (University of Delaware)

    Talk Like an Egyptian

    In the last month some encouraging signs of legitimate democracy have developed in the Middle East. Nabil Fahmy, Egyptian Ambassador to the United States, discusses the upcoming multi party elections in his own country, elections in Saudi Arabia and the popular movements in Lebanon.

The Purple Rose of Cairo

Nabil Fahmy, Egyptian Ambassador to the United States,
-on the Middle East response to US calls for Democracy
» Egyptian Embassy

Analyze This

Linda Feldmann White House Correspondent for the Christian Science Monitor gives analysis on President Bush's Press Co
» Christian Science Monitor

Bubble Bubble Toil and Trouble

James Grant editor of Grants Interest Rate Observer John Adams:Party of One (Farrar, Straus and Giroux ( 2005)
-discusses interest rates and credit bubbles
» Grant's Interest Rate Observer

New York 51

David Yassky New York City Council District 33, Greenpoint, Williamsburg, Brooklyn Heights, DUMBO, and Park Slope
-on life and politics in his district
» David Yassky

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.

Just Launched! The Uncommon Economic Indicators Video Contest. All the details here!

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.