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Tuesday, August 22, 2006
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    Rudolph Giuliani with George Bush (Conus Archive)

    America's Mayor

    Village Voice writer Wayne Barrett wrote a scathing biography of former Mayor Rudy Giuliani a few months before the 9/11 attacks. Giuliani became a hero after the attacks and has maintained that image ever since. But Barrett has just co-written a new book that questions his handling of the situation. In Grand Illusion: The Untold Story of Rudy Giuliani, Wayne Barrett and Dan Collins argue that Giuliani's leadership may have exacerbated the crisis. Plus, the Fringe Festival turns 10.

Tuesday Morning Politics

Jim Rutenberg, White House correspondent for The New York Times
-on the President's press conference on Monday and the Lamont/Lieberman race in Connecticut

Bloomberg in Balley Mote

Pierce O Reilly, reporter for RTE Radio
-on Bloomberg's trip to Ireland

Fringe on Top

Elena K. Holy, producing artistic director, New York International Fringe Festival
- talks about 10 years of the Fringe Festival
and
Juliette Avila, founder of Find Your Light, a playwriting/acting outreach program for teens living through New York City's shelter system and the director of "Understand to be Understood" in the Fringe Festival
and
Mariam Ajose, co-creator and actress in "Understand to be Understood"
and
Brian Parks, former Village Voice theater editor and playwright of "Americana Absurdum" which premiered at the first New York International Fringe Festival and is back for the 10th anniversary,

» Fringe NYC website
» more about Find Your Light and Understand to be Understood
» more about Americana Absurdum

America's Mayor

Dan Collins, senior producer at CBSNews.com and and co-author, Grand Illusion: The Untold Story of Rudy Giuliani and 9/11 (HarperCollins 2006)
and
Wayne Barrett, senior editor at the Village Voice, 2006 Jack Newfield Visiting Professor at the Hunter College graduate journalism program and author, Grand Illusion: The Untold Story of Rudy Giuliani and 9/11 (HarperCollins 2006)and Rudy: An Investigative Biography of Rudolph Giuliani (Basic Books, 2000)
- on Rudy Giuliani' handling of September 11th and whether or not he should run for President in 2008

The Future of Plastics

Barbara Kancelbaum, works in public relations as a freelancer and is a Park Slope mom
- on her work to stop her neighbors from buying bottled water
and
Laura Haight, senior environmental associate at NYPIRG, New York Public Interest Research Group
- on the Bigger, Better Bottle Bill passed by the New York State Assembly and why it is stalled in the New York State Senate

» NYPIRG's Environmental Efforts

30 issues in 30 days graphic

30 Issues in 30 Days

The Brian Lehrer Show

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

The Brian Lehrer Show

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

The Brian Lehrer Show

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.