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The Brian Lehrer Show / January 27, 2006

The Brian Lehrer Show

Friday, January 27, 2006
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  • The Great Fire Wall of China

    Google garnered praise among net enthusiasts for its “Don’t Be Evil” motto even as it became a multi-billion-dollar public company. That’s one reason why its plan to restrict sites in China has caused such a furor in the US. But Google isn’t the only American internet company complying with Chinese censorship demands. Plus: What the Mayor outlined in his State of the City address and why writers and actors are protesting product placement.

Google Under Fire

David Vise financial reporter and author, The Google Story (Delacorte Press, 2005),
- on Google's problems at home and in China
and
Mila Rosenthal Business and Human Rights Program Director at Amnesty International
- says US companies are part of the problem in terms of international human rights
» Amnesty International

Paid to Place

Jeff Greenfield product placement consultant, executive Vice President of 1st Approach,
- supports product placement in films and television shows
» Jeff Greenfield's website
and
Patric M. Verrone president of the Writers Guild of America, West,
- talks about protesting product placement in TV and film scripts

State of the City

Ester Fuchs Director of the Center for Urban Research and Policy, Professor of Political Science and Public Policy at Barnard College and former advisor to Mayor Bloomberg,
- on Bloomberg's state of the city address: guns, poverty, development
and
Yvette Clarke NY City Council Member and chair of the contracts committee
and
Steve Malanga contributing editor at the Manhattan Institute's City Journal and senior fellow at the Manhattan Institute,
- on the issues in Bloomberg's State of the City
» Ester Fuchs
» Yvette Clark, District 40
» Steven Malanga

Open Phones

Listeners call in on the subject of women "marrying down" so they can focus on their careers

10 Questions That Count

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Every 10 years the country "counts heads" and uses those numbers to determine everything from election districts to funding levels. But the story of our neighborhoods, cities, and states is much deeper than what's in the numbers. Visit the 10 Questions That Count website to find out more about our ongoing 2010 Census project and how you can participate.

Help Wanted: A New Online Community

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Follow our five authors' stories about looking for work in this ongoing recession. Then share your tips, offer support, ask your own questions & add ideas for others.

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.

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.