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The Brian Lehrer Show

Wednesday, October 11, 2006
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  • YouTube and You

    All eyes on YouTube! In less than two years of existence the internet video site has changed the way millions use television and the web. It’s now in the midst of a political speech/censorship debate and was just bought by Google for $1.65 Billion. Also, new higher estimates of the Iraqi civilian death toll; Hip Hop culture meets 7th Avenue Fashion in a new exhibit at the Museum of the City of New York; live coverage of President Bush's press conference and Lucky Issue 13 in our election series, “30 Issues in 30 Days” – Global Warming, Beyond Kyoto.

Death Toll

Larry Korb, Senior Fellow at the Center for American Progress, former Assistant Secretary of Defense in the Reagan Administration and retired naval reserve captain
and
Sarah Leah Whitson, executive director of Human Rights Watch Africa and Middle East division
- on the study that reveals the Iraqi death toll is much higher than the Bush administration has admitted

You on YouTube

Steve Safran, managing editor of Lostremote.com, a blog about the TV business and president of the Safran Group a media consulting firm
and
John Battelle, columnist for Business 2.0 Magazine, co-founder of Wired Magazine, author, The Search: How Google and Its Rivals Rewrote the Rules of Business and Transformed Our Culture (Portfolio, 2005)
- on the rise of the Google era and it's purchase of YouTube

Phashion Show

Michael Henry Adams, Harlem historian, guest co-curator of the exhibit Black Style Now at the Museum of the City of New York, and co-author with photographer Paul Rocheleau, Harlem: Lost and Found (Monacelli Press, 2001)
and
Sarah Henry, chief curator at the Museum of the City of New York discuss the exhibit Black Style Now

Live Coverage

President Bush's Press Conference

30 Issues: Global Warming, Beyond Kyoto

Juliet Eilperin, Washington Post national environmental reporter and author, Fight Club Politics: How Partisanship is Poisoning the U.S. House of Representatives (Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc, 2006)
- looks at federal, state and local government responses to global warming and how partisan politics figure in

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

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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.

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.