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The Brian Lehrer Show / March 28, 2006

The Brian Lehrer Show

Tuesday, March 28, 2006
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  • Five cardinals at "the Oven" in the Ramble in Central Park.
    Five cardinals at "the Oven" in the Ramble in Central Park. (Phoebe Epstein)

    Bird Brain

    Remember Pale Male, the red-tailed hawk who nearly lost his nest atop of a swanky Fifth Avenue apartment building? Hawks are just one of the scores of bird species that call Central Park home. The biggest patch of green for miles around, the park is considered one of the premier bird-watching sites on the East Coast. Also: Andy Card resigns, Karen Armstrong on world religions, and a proposal for a new Yankee Stadium.

Playing the Cards Right

John Podesta, President and CEO, Center for American Progress and former Chief of Staff for President Clinton
-on the resignation of White House Chief of Staff Andrew Card

» The Center for American Progress

Shuffling Cards


Ted Alden, Washington Bureau Chief for The Financial Times
-on the resignation on White House Chief of Staff Andrew Card

» "Bush announces resignation of chief of staff" by Ted Alden in the FT

Out of the Park

Adolfo Carrion, Jr., Bronx Borough President (D)
and
Geneva Causey, spokesperson for Save Our Parks, an advocacy group opposing the plan for the new Yankee Stadium
- on the pros and cons of the new Yankee Stadium

» Bronx Borough President Adolfo Carrion
» Save Our Parks

When the Buddha Met Ezekiel

Karen Armstrong, author, The Great Transformation (Knopf, 2006)
-on the foundation of the major world religious traditions

» The Great Transformation (Knopf)

Blackbird Fly

Bob Levy, author, Club George: The Diary of a Central Park Bird-Watcher (Thomas Dunne Books, 2006)
- on birding in New York and his "friend" George, a red-wing blackbird

» Club George (St. Martin's)

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.

Judge Sotomayor

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.