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The Brian Lehrer Show / April 15, 2005

The Brian Lehrer Show

Friday, April 15, 2005
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  • The Mighty Pen

    "The Power of the Pen: Does Writing Change Anything?" is the title of a reading by world-renowned authors during the PEN World Voices festival that starts Saturday. Three of the readers, Salman Rushdie, Antonio Muñoz Molina and Ha Jin, explore that question and offer their views on the interplay of politics and literature.

Lesson Plan 1

Ninfa Segarra former president of the Board of Education, and former deputy mayor under Rudolph Giuliani
- on Mayor Bloomberg's education plan

Lesson Plan 2

Jill Levy President of the Council of Supervisors & Administrators
- discusses the mayoral race and what the candidates are saying about education
» Council of Supervisors and Administration

Lesson Plan 3

Randi Weingarten President of the United Federation of Teachers (UFT) and chair of the Municipal Labor Committee
- discusses the state of the Teachers Union and schools in New York City
» United Federation of Teachers

After a Fashion

Anne Applebaum, Editorial Columnist at The Washington Post and Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Gulag : A History (Doubleday 2003),
- on the current "fashion" in drug approvals at the FDA
» Anne Applebaum column

The Mighty Pen

Ha Jin, novelist and poet, PEN World Voices festival participant, professor of English at Boston University and National Book Award-winning author of War Trash (Pantheon, 2004),
and
Antonio Muñoz Molina, Spanish novelist and journalist, PEN World Voices festival participant, Director of the Instituto Cervantes in New York and author of the award-winning novel, Sepharad (Harcourt, 2003),
and
Salman Rushdie, President of PEN American Center, participant in the PEN World Voices festival, and award-winning author of the forthcoming Shalimar the Clown : A Novel (Random House, 2005),
- address the question "Does Writing Change Anything?"
» Ha Jin
» Antonio Muñoz Molina
» Salman Rushdie
» PEN World Voices festival

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30 Issues in 30 Days

The Brian Lehrer Show

Once again, 30 Issues in 30 Days is taking on the election season by going beyond the horse race and examining the real issues that are at stake for the people of New York and New Jersey in the Mayoral and Gubernatorial contest. See the schedule and help craft the segments at the 30 Issues Wiki!

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 Brian Lehrer Show.

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.

Digesting Politics

Brian, Bob, and Andrea

WNYC's political team of Brian Lehrer, Bob Hennelly, and Andrea Bernstein talk politics and more over lunch each week. Hear the latest episode and subscribe to the podcast here!

Video Picks

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