wnyc.org / 93.9fm / am 820


The Brian Lehrer Show

Friday, April 08, 2005
  • Black and Red

    The movie, "Diary of a Mad Black Woman" got drubbed by the critics, who then got drubbed by the fans of the film in turn. Guest host Marty Goldensohn will speak with a Boston film critic on the backlash over the hit movie's bad reviews. Also: Bernard Henri-Levy, a modern-day Tocqueville and William Grimes offers his "taxonomy" of memoirs.

Latin Mass

Tim Padgett, Miami bureau chief for Time Magazine,
» Time Magazine
and
Thomas Quigley, Policy Advisor for Latin American and Caribbean Affairs for the US Conference of Catholic Bishops,
- on the Catholic Church in Latin America and the possibility of a Pope from the region
» US Council of Catholic Bishops

Black and Red

Wesley Morris, Film Critic for the Boston Globe,
- on his negative review of Diary of a Mad Black Woman and the backlash he received for it

Enough About You

William Grimes, Book critic for the New York Times and author, most recently of Eating Your Words: 2000 Words to Tease Your Taste Buds, (Oxford University Press, 2004),
- describes his taxonomy of memoirs
» New York Times

A Different Shade of Red White & Blue

Bernard-Henri Levy, writer, philosopher, author, War, Evil and the End of History (Melville House, 2004)
- with an outsiders view of American society 200 years after Alexis de Tocqueville's famous journey
» Excerpt of the article in the Atlantic Monthly

Step One: The Brainstorm

The Brian Lehrer Show

This fall, The Brian Lehrer Show will air our presidential election series “30 Issues In 30 Days.” With your help, we can produce great election coverage!

Digesting Politics

A weekly podcast with Brian Lehrer and Andrea Bernstein

New Episode Posted 9/1
Eavesdrop on Andrea Bernstein and Brian Lehrer, two of the most political savvy minds around, as they eat lunch and break down the week’s political activities.

Slideluck Potshow

The Brian Lehrer Show

Check out our contribution to the recent Slideluck Potshow, an event where folks share their love of food and photos!

ICANN, You Can…

Web Exclusive

Paul Twomey, president and CEO of ICANN (Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers), on their recent decision to offer more top-level domain names.

Mixed Up

The Brian Lehrer Show

We discuss the implications of our mixed-race future and how Barack Obama's candidacy has changed the discussion about mixed-race identity.