The Brian Lehrer Show

A Good Man is Easy to Train

Friday, July 28, 2006

“What Shamu Taught Me about a Happy Marriage” is the New York Times most emailed story of the summer. Author Amy Sutherland learned a few behavior modification tricks while writing a book on training wild animals that she successfully tried out on her husband. Also, recent developments at the World Trade Center site, Ned Lamont on his race against Joe Lieberman in the Connecticut Democratic primary and listeners call in with suggestions for our next Flickr project.

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No Love for Lieberman

Ned Lamont, candidate for the Democratic nomination for Connecticut's U.S. Senate seat
- why he's trying to unseat Joseph Lieberman

» Ned Lamont's website

Trading Spaces

Matthew Schuerman, commerical real estate and economic development reporter for the New York Observer
- is following developments at Ground Zero

» The New York Observer

Church and State

Jerome O'Connor , Irish-American advocate for St. Brigid's church
and
Edwin Torres, senior usher for St. Brigid's church in the East Village
- describe last-ditch efforts to stop the demolition of St. Brigid's church in the East Village

A Good Man Is Easy To Train

Amy Sutherland, author of "What Shamu Taught Me About a Happy Marriage" in The New York Times 6/25/06 and author, Kicked, Bitten and Scratched: Life and Lessons at the Premier School for Exotic Animal Trainers (Viking, 2006),
-explains how learning to train camels and killer whales can help you get your spouse to behave

» "What Shamu Taught Me About a Happy Marriage" by Amy Sutherland in The New York Times