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The Brian Lehrer Show

Thursday, November 10, 2005
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  • February '68

    Six months after the Summer of Love, a young reporter named Lewis Lapham traveled to India to participate in a gathering that included celebrities like The Beatles and Mia Farrow, and Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, a proponent of transcendental meditation. In a new book, he shares the true story of the legendary confab.

Our Immigrants, Their Immigrants

Jonathan Laurence, professor of political science at Boston College and affiliated scholar with the Center on the U.S. and Europe at the Brookings Institution
- on the problems of intergration of immigrants in France
and
Joel Kotkin, Irvine Senior Fellow at the New America Foundation and author, The City: A Modern History (Modern Library 2005) and The New Geography, How the Digital Revolution is Reshaping the American Landscape (Random House, 2000)
- on why Muslim immigrants here in the US are integrated

» Boston College Professor Laurence's Bio
» Jonathan Laurence's Website
» http://www.joelkotkin.com/">Joel Kotkin's Website

We Built This City

Kate Ascher, executive vice president of the New York City Economic Development Corporation and author, The Works: Anatomy of a City (Penguin, 2005)
- on everything you wanted to know about the inner workings of a city

The Meddle East?

Robert Fisk, journalist and author, The Great War for Civilisation: The Conquest of the Middle East (Knopf, 2005)
- with a political history of the middle east

» Robert Fisk's website

February '68

Lewis Lapham, editor of Harper's Magazine and author, With the Beatles (Melville House, 2005),
-says it's good to harbor doubts

» With the Beatles (Melville House, 2005)

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30 Issues in 30 Days

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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.