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The Brian Lehrer Show / October 24, 2005

The Brian Lehrer Show

Monday, October 24, 2005
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  • Get Your Freak On

    Supply and demand. Rational choice. Cost-benefit analysis. They sometimes produce surprising results, say the authors of Freakonomics, a bestseller that fuses pop culture with economics, while turning conventional wisdom on its head.
    » Make a $100 pledge today and the book Freakonomics is our gift to you.

Washington on Edge

Jeffrey Goldberg, New Yorker staff writer,
-on Harriet Miers, Rove-Miller-Plamegate, and strife in the Republican party

» The New Yorker

Economics Freak

Stephen J. Dubner, writer for The New York Times and The New Yorker, and author, Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores The Hidden Side of Everything (William Morrow, 2005)
- on the quirky economic explanations for a range of current trends and issues.

» Freakonomics

30 Issues in 30 Days: Innovation

Chris Jones, vice president of research at the Regional Plan Association

and
Henry Olson, executive director of the Center for Civic Innovation and vice president of the Manhattan Institute - on the innovative ideas Bloomberg and Ferrer have to improve life in New York

» The Regional Plan Association
» The Manhattan Institute

What's the Story?

Dave Isay, public radio producer and founder of StoryCorps,
- on StoryCorps expanding reach as it turns 2

» StoryCorps

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 show with a 20 year news quiz.

Season's Eatings

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December guests Tamara Reynolds and Zora O'Neill will be answering your holiday hosting questions each week. Segments so far: Holiday Traditions | Gifting Food | Hosting on a Budget

Also check out the live online chats with Tamara and Zora, where they answer all your hosting questions. Chat #1 | Chat #2

(<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/mariachily/3330743790/">mariachily</a>/flickr)

Climbing K2: Life and Death

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Ed Viesturs, the first American to climb all fourteen eight-thousand meter mountains, and one of only six to do so without oxygen, discusses his new book K2: Life & Death on the World’s Most Dangerous Mountain (Broadway, 2009).

SUNY Disposition

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State University of New York chancellor Nancy Zimpher, discusses the pressures the system faces and the role it plays in the current economic climate.

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.

Video Picks

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