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The Brian Lehrer Show / April 24, 2006

The Brian Lehrer Show

Monday, April 24, 2006
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  • Former NFL football player Esera Tuaolo (Evan Agostini/Getty Images)
    Former NFL football player Esera Tuaolo (Evan Agostini/Getty Images)

    Offside

    While he still was an Atlanta Falcon, defensive tackle Esera Tuaolo kept his gay relationship a secret. But after leaving the NFL, he went public, introducing the world to his partner and two adopted kids, and netting some major advertising endorsements. Also: the most famous foreign policy guru you've never heard of, Monday morning politics, and your calls.

Monday Morning Politics

Ted Alden, Washington bureau chief for the Financial Times
- discusses the news out of Washington D.C.
and
Sharon Hom executive director of the organization Human Rights in China (HRIC)
- on President Hu Jintao's visit to the US and his discussions with President Bush and business leaders

» Human Rights in China

Offside

Esera Tuaolo, former Atlanta Falcon defensive tackle and author, Alone in the Trenches: My Life As a Gay Man in the NFL (Sourcebooks, 2006)
- on being gay in the NFL

» Alone in the Trenches: My Life As a Gay Man in the NFL (Sourcebooks)

The Most Famous Foreign Policy Guru You've Never Heard Of

Molly Worthen, author, The Man on Whom Nothing Was Lost: The Grand Strategy of Charles Hill (Houghton Mifflin, 2006)
-on her book about an influential professor at Yale

» The Man on Whom Nothing Was Lost (Houghton Mifflin)

Open Phones

-Are you a pragmatic progressive woman?

» Abortion debate shuns prevention by Harry Reid and Hillary Rodham Clinton in the Albany Times Union

30 issues in 30 days graphic

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.