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The Brian Lehrer Show

Wednesday, April 19, 2006
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  • Keep on Rocking in the Friedman World

    With Ford shuttering its plants, and GM sending its workers into early retirement, the US auto industry is ailing badly. New York Times columnist Tom Friedman says that’s not necessarily a bad thing. Plus: Irish reporter Carole Coleman, who angered President Bush with her probing questions, on putting the press back into pressure, Joel Klein and Noreen Conell on wooing teachers with homes, and 69 New Yorkers get caught in a Houdini moment over the East River.

Room and Board of Education

Joel Klein, chancellor of the NYC Department of Education,
and
Noreen Conell, executive director of the Educational Priorities Panel,
-discuss the Board of Education's plan to subsidize housing for teachers in challenging schools

» Department of Education website
»Education Priorities Panel

When Press Comes to Shove

Carole Coleman, former Washington correspondent for RTE, the national broadcaster of Ireland, and author of Alleluia America!: An Irish Journalist in Bush Country (Liffey Press, 2006)
- what happens when a member of the foreign press pushes George W. Bush's buttons

»Website for "Alleluia America! An Irish Journalist in Bush Country"

»White House transcript of Carole Coleman's interview

Keep on Rocking in the Friedman World

Thomas Friedman, New York Times columnist and author of The World is Flat: A Brief History of the Twenty-first Century (Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2005)
- how America can keep the fat of the land in a flat world getting flatter.

»Thomas Friedman's website

Long Day's Journey into the City

Sam "Gridlock Sam" Schwartz, New York Daily News traffic columnist,
- on commuters' long distance relationship with Manhattan

» Sam Schwartz's Daily News column

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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.