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The Brian Lehrer Show / May 02, 2006

The Brian Lehrer Show

Tuesday, May 02, 2006
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  • Darfurian women wait for food supplies in Abu Shouk which lies just outside the capital of North Darfur
    Darfurian women wait for food supplies in Abu Shouk which lies just outside the capital of North Darfur (SALAH OMAR/AFP/Getty Images)

    Darfur Deadline

    As the deadline runs out for a peace treaty in Darfur, world leaders are scrambling for a way to end the genocide. New York Times columnist Nicholas Kristof and Harvard professor Samantha Power look at what can be done in the region. Plus: paleontologist Niles Eldridge, the president of Medgar Evers College and listeners call in about political humor.

Ever Again

Nicholas Kristof, columnist for The New York Times
and
Samantha Power, lecturer in Public Policy, founding executive director of the Carr Center for Human Rights Policy at Harvard University and author, Problem From Hell: America and the Age of Genocide (Harper Collins, 2003)
- on the standstill in the Darfur peace negotitations

» Samantha Power's bio at Kennedy School of Government

Open Phones: Colbert's Comedy

listeners weigh in on Stephen Colbert's performance at the White House Correspondent's Dinner

» Watch the video

Children of the Evolution

Niles Eldridge, paleontologist, curator of the Darwin Exhibition at the American Museum of Natural History
- draws political implications from the exhibition on evolution

» Niles Eldridge bio at the American Museum of Natural History

» more on the Darwin Exhibition

The Men's Room

Edison O. Jackson, president of Medgar Evers College, CUNY
- a conversation about efforts to enroll and retain more black men in college

» Medgar Evers College

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.