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The Brian Lehrer Show / April 13, 2006

The Brian Lehrer Show

Thursday, April 13, 2006
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    It's Hard Out There For A Pump

    As gas prices continue to rise, drivers are hit hard at the pump while the profits of oil companies are soaring. Are the oil industry’s billions fair on consumers? Also: when to tuck your tail and give up on the New York dream, how NYC principals are being put to the test and your phone calls on what Easter, Passover and Maulid mean to you.

Oil Be Damned

Tyson Slocum, research director with Public Citizen's energy program
and
Myron Ebell, director of energy policy at the Competitive Enterprise Institute, a market-oriented think tank
- debate the rising price of oil and who ultimately pays

» Tyson Slocum's testimony before the Senate on gas prices
» Myron Ebell's bio at CEI

Knowing When to Quit Is Half of Winning

Rachel Hutton
and
Christina Amini, co-editors of Before the Mortgage: Real Stories of Brazen Loves, Broken Leases and the Perplexing Pursuit of Adulthood (Simon and Schuster, 2006)
and
Rachel Jacobson, director of Film Streams in Omaha, Nebraska and former WNYC employee
- on knowing when to wake-up and drop out of the great New York dream

»"Before the Mortgage" website

Grading the Graders

Jill Levy, President of the Council of School Supervisors and Administrators, New York City's union for principals
- on the Department of Education's plan to grade principals as well as students

» Council of School Supervisors and Administrators

Open Phones

-listeners' calls on what the rebirth of Christ, the birth of Mohammed and the flight from the Paraoh means for them.

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.