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Tuesday, May 23, 2006
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  • Jonathan Ames, MC at Moth
    Jonathan Ames, MC at Moth

    Healthy Debate

    Storytelling is not just for fiction writers. The Moth, a New York-based arts club is holding a storytelling event centered on the art of news reporting, hosted by Jonathan Ames. CBS correspondent Randall Pinkston spins some of his media yarns. Plus: a roundup of news from the Middle East, a second look at a study that showed Britons were healthier than Americans and listeners calls on whether the US should have dealings with Hamas.

Stuck in the Middle

Rami Khouri, editor-at-large, the Daily Star, Beirut's English language daily
- on the infighting between Hamas and Fatah, the Israeli PM's US visit, and other events in the Middle East

» The Daily Star

News Stories

Randall Pinkston, New York-based CBS News correspondent
- on storytelling and reporting
and
Jonathan Ames, performance artist and MC of the MOTH event, author I Love You More Than You Know (Grove Press, 2006)
- on the art of storytelling

» Randall Pinkston's Bio
» Jonathan Ame's Website
» The Moth

Healthy Debate

Gina Kolata, science and medical reporter for the New York Times and author, Ultimate Fitness: The Quest for Truth about Exercise and Health (Farrar Straus Giroux, 2003)
- on the health differences between the British and Americans

» Gina Kolata's article

A Stateless State

Robert I. Rotberg, Director of the Belfer Center's Program on Intrastate Conflict and Conflict Resolution at Harvard University's Kennedy School of Government and editor, Battling Terrorism in the Horn of Africa (Brookings Institution Press and the World Peace Foundation, 2005 )
- on reports of US intervention in the worsening conflict in Somalia

» Robert Rotberg's bio at Kennedy School of Government

Open Phones

listeners tell us whether the U.S. should have deal directly with the Hamas government in the Palestinian Territories

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.

fish lizzard

Happy 150th Birthday, Evolution!

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Richard Dawkins, biologist, professor of the Public Understanding of Science at Oxford University, and author of many books on science, most recently, The Greatest Show on Earth: The Evidence for Evolution, talks about Charles Darwin's On the Origin of Species, which was published on 24 November 1859.

What's Next for the Movement?

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In the aftermath of President Obama's campaign, Kevin Powell, Brooklyn-based community activist has written a new book, Open Letters to America: Essays by Kevin Powell, outlining his thoughts about political engagement, particularly among African-American youth.

No Logo

No Logo: One Decade Later

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Journalist and activist Naomi Klein discusses the ten-year anniversary of the release of her landmark book NO LOGO: Taking Aim at the Brand Bullies.

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.