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The Brian Lehrer Show

Monday, September 11, 2006
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    September 11: Five Years Later

    For our September 11 program, we’ll try to be a place where listeners can connect with their fellow New Yorkers and fellow Americans. We’ll take lots of calls and emails with listeners' thoughts on this fifth anniversary, and we’ll have visitors, including Reverend James Forbes of Riverside Church and David Isay from StoryCorps. Also: a preview of Tuesday's New York State primary.

Five Years Later

Dr. James Forbes, senior minister of Riverside Church on the Upper West Side
- offers spiritual insight on the anniversary of the attacks
and
Suketu Mehta, a writer and journalist based in New York and author of the 2005 Pulitzer Prize for non-fiction finalist, Maximum City: Bombay Lost and Found (Knopf, 2004)
- talks about how New Yorkers have changed and what we have learned since 2001

» Riverside Church
» Suketu Mehta's website

Primary Preparations

Errol Cockfield , Albany Bureau Chief for Newsday
- talks about what to look for on Primary Day

9/11 Stories

Dave Isay, public radio producer, founder of Storycorps,
-plays tape from 9/11 survivors and family members

» StoryCorps

What Have We Learned: Listener Responses

Listeners call in to to say what they have learned since September 11th.

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

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.

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.