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The Brian Lehrer Show

Wednesday, March 08, 2006
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    When Big Is Bad

    Law professor, Glenn Reynolds decided to brew his own beer when he was unhappy with the major companies’ offerings. He applied that sense of individualism to journalism and started his own blog, Instapundit. Now he’s one of the most well-known "citizen journalists." He says this David versus Goliath model is having a lasting impact on society. Plus: the inventor of the flash mobs reveals his identity and the results of a pointless social experiment; new legislation to require employers to provide health insurance in New York; South Dakota tests the new balance on the Supreme Court by outlawing abortions; and should steroids and other "enhancements" for athletes be allowed?

Ensuring Insurance

Richard Gottfried, Assemblyman (D- District 64), and Health Committee chair,
- on the proposed "Fair Share for Health Care" legislation requiring employers to provide insurance for workers
» Dick Gottried's website
» WFP brochure about "Fair Share for Health Care"

Stare (In)decisis

Emily Bazelon, senior editor of Slate,
- on the South Dakota lawsuit banning abortion to test the Supreme Court's support for the Roe v. Wade decision
» Slate.com

Mob Mentality

Bill Wasik, senior editor for Harper's Magazine
-comes out as the inventor of the Flash Mob and assesses it as a social experiment

» Bill Wasik at Harpers Magazine

When Big Is Bad

Glenn Reynolds, writes the blog, Instapundit and is a law professor at the University of Tennessee and author of the forthcoming book, An Army of Davids : How Markets and Technology Empower Ordinary People to Beat Big Media, Big Government, and Other Goliaths (Nelson Current March 7, 2006)
- how individuals can bring about change in a world of a behemoths

» Instapundit

Open Phones

Listeners call in with their views on legalizing steroids in sports
» Boston Globe op-ed in favor of bio-tech enhancements for athletes

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.

Just Launched! The Uncommon Economic Indicators Video Contest. All the details here!

Ray Young, General Motors Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

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.

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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!

(<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/alexerde/80417539/">alexerde</a>/flickr)

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!

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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.

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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.