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The Brian Lehrer Show / April 20, 2006

The Brian Lehrer Show

Thursday, April 20, 2006
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    Desperate For Housewives

    It may be hard for working women to focus on their families, but New Yorker writer Caitlin Flanagan says they should channel their “inner house wife.” Flanagan talks to guest host Sree Sreenavasan about her new book “To Hell With All That”. Also: the White House staff reshuffle continues. Who will take over Scott McLellan’s job as White House press secretary?

They All Rolled Over And One Fell Out

Clarence Page, columnist for the Chicago Tribune
and
Scott Johnson, an attorney and senior vice president of TCF National Bank in Minneapolis, fellow at the conservative Claremont Institute, and co-writer of the blog Powerline.com
and
Sidney Blumenthal, former senior advisor to President Clinton, columnist for the Guardian and Salon.com, Senior Fellow at the NYU Center for Law and Security and author, The Clinton Wars (Farrar, Straus & Giroux, 2003)

- how the White House is learning a new dance called the Staff Shuffle

» Powerline
» The Clinton Wars (Farrar, Straus & Giroux, 2003)

You Got Compuserved

Dan Carnevale, the technology correspondent for The Chronicle of Higher Education
- on laptops in the classroom

» The Chronicle of Higher Education website

It's All Ova Now, Baby Blue

Caitlin Flanagan, staff writer for The New Yorker, contributing editor of The Atlantic Monthly and author, To Hell with All That : Loving and Loathing Our Inner Housewife (Little, Brown 2006)
- on the state of motherhood and the politics of parenting

» Caitlin Flanagan's bio (The Atlantic Monthly)

Open Phones: In a Jamb

-listeners' calls on the looming doorman strike.

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30 Issues in 30 Days

The Brian Lehrer Show

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

The Brian Lehrer Show

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.