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The Brian Lehrer Show / May 29, 2006

The Brian Lehrer Show

Monday, May 29, 2006
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  • Arlington National Cemetary

    You Must Remember This

    For Memorial Day, Deborah Tainsh talks about her memoir Heart of a Hawk: One Family’s Sacrifice and Journey Toward Healing. She writes about her step-son, Patrick, a soldier killed in action in Iraq and about his family’s struggles to face the loss. And a different kind of memorial, as the widow of Spalding Gray is joined by actors James Urbaniak and Hazelle Goodman to preview the upcoming performance of his works at P.S. 122, called Leftover Stories to Tell. Plus, Monday Morning Politics with Mark Halperin of ABC News.

Monday Morning Politics

Mark Halperin, political director for ABC News and editor of the political newsletter, The Note
- on the latest out of Washington

» The Note

Shades of Gray

Kathleen Russo, creator and co-director of Leftover Stories To Tell
and
Hazelle Goodman, actor whose credits include Woody Allen's film Deconstructing Harry and her solo show Hazelle Live!
and
James Urbaniak, actor whose credits include Will Eno's one-man play, Thom Pain (based on nothing) and the film American Splendor as Robert Crumb
-on the new theatrical work created from Spalding Gray's published and unpublished writings

» more about the play
» Hazelle Goodman
» James Urbaniak
» Hazelle is currently performing her solo show "Hazelle Live!" at The Bowery Poetry Club from June 9th to Aug 18th

In Memoriam

Deborah Tainsh, stepmother of a soldier who died in Iraq and author Heart of a Hawk: One Family’s Sacrifice and Journey Toward Healing (Elva Resa Publishing, 2006)
- on the life of her stepson Patrick and how she and the family are coping since his death

Open Phones

in defense of Barry Bonds

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.