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The Brian Lehrer Show

Friday, July 01, 2005
  • Brooklyn DA, Charles J. Hynes
    Brooklyn DA, Charles J. Hynes

    Howard Beach Revisited

    Brooklyn D.A. Charles Hynes came to prominence as the special prosecutor in the 1986 racially motivated attack of three black men by a gang of white youths. He’ll discuss the latest hate crime in Howard Beach and how the first one changed the city. Plus, the best and worst of summer movies.

Howard Beach Revisited

Charles Hynes, Brooklyn District Attorney, special prosecutor of the 1986 Howard Beach racial attack
- offers his insight into the recent bias crime in Howard Beach, Queens
» Brooklyn District Attorney's Office

Childs Play

Paul Goldberger, dean of Parson's School of Design and architecture critic for the New Yorker
- on David Child's redesign of the Freedom Tower (and how it differs from Daniel Libeskind's master plan)
» New Freedom Tower Design

Special NPR Coverage

of Sandra Day O'Connor's resignation from the Supreme Court

Hunger Not!

John Coonrod, Vice President of the Hunger Project,
-says there are proven methods of fighting hunger
» Jennifer The Hunger Project

Special NPR Coverage

of President Bush speaking in the Rose Garden about the resignation of Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor

War of the Blockbusters

Owen Gleiberman, Film Critic at Entertainment Weekly,
-gives the lowdown on summer movies
» Entertainment Weekly
and then is joined by
Sharon Waxman, Hollywood correspondent for The New York Times and author, Rebels on the Backlot: Maverick Directors And How They Conquered The Hollywood Studio System (HarperCollins, 2005),
-on when stars' personal lives are more interesting than their movies
» "You've Read the Gossip; Still Want to See the Movie?" (The New York Times)
» "Rebels on the Backlot"

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.