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Wednesday, May 17, 2006
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  • Rudy's Time

    While Rudy Giuliani was dubbed “America’s Mayor” after 9/11, the creators of a new documentary called Giuliani Time want to highlight his New York policies as he considers a run for the presidency. Plus: the latest on the NSA and telephone companies, FDNY counselors look at what has and has not worked in treating World Trade Center survivors and Ian Buruma and Irshad Manji on Somali-born, Dutch parliamentarian Ayaan Hirsi Ali's blend of liberal and conservative politics.

Bugging Out

Mark Hosenball, investigative journalist at Newsweek,
- on the latest in the NSA wiretapping story
and
Jeff Battcher, Vice President of Corporate Communications, BellSouth,
- says his company did not provide phone records to the NSA

» Bellsouth
» Hold the Phone

Loss Lessons

Paul Greene, associate professor and chair of the psychology department at Iona College, a firehouse clinician for the Counseling Services Unit of the FDNY
and
Dianne Kane, assistant director of the FDNY Counseling Services Unit, adjunct associate professor at Hunter College
co-authors, FDNY Crisis Counseling: Innovative Responses to 9/11 Firefighters, Families, and Communities (Wiley, 2006)
- on what was learned by crisis counselors in helpling with 9/11 responders

» Professor Greene's website
» FDNY Counseling Services Unit

Giuliani's Time

Kevin Keating, director of the film, Giuliani Time,
and
Clyde Haberman, metro columnist for The New York Times,
- talks about Keating's documentary and the Mayor, pre- and post- 9/11

» Giuliani Time

In Dutch with the Dutch

Ian Buruma, journalist and author, Murder in Amsterdam: The Death of Theo van Gogh and the Limits of Tolerance (Penguin USA, forthcoming) and Occidentalism: The West in the Eyes of Its Enemies (Penguin Press, 2004)
and
Irshad Manji, author, The Trouble with Islam Today (St. Martin's Press, paperback 2005)
- on Ayaan Hirsi Ali and the tolerance of intolerance

» Ian Buruma's website
» Irshad Manji's website

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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.