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The Brian Lehrer Show / October 19, 2006

The Brian Lehrer Show

Thursday, October 19, 2006
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    Count Me In!

    We continue our election year series 30 Issues in 30 Days with Issue 19: Will My Vote Count? -- two views on access to, suppression of, casting and counting ballots. Plus, The Subway Chronicles.

30 Issues in 30 Days: Does Your Vote Count

Michael Waldman , executive director of the Brennan Center for Justice at NYU School of Law and former speechwriter for President Bill Clinton
and
Dr. Tony Minor, pastor for Community of Faith in Cleveland Ohio
and
Robert Pollock, Wall Street Journal Editorial Board member
-discuss whether voter suppression is a problem in the United States

Underneath It All

Jacquelin Cangro, founder of thesubwaychronicles.com and editor of the book of essays, The Subway Chronicles: Scenes from Life in New York (Penguin/Plume, 2006)
and
Amy Holman, poet and author of An Insider's Guide to Creative Writing Programs (Perigee, 2006) and the poetry collection, Wait For Me, I'm Gone (Dream Horse Press) and contributor to The Subway Chronicles: Scenes from Life in New York (Penguin/Plume, 2006)
and
Daniels Parseliti, writer and contributor to The Subway Chronicles: Scenes from Life in New York (Penguin/Plume, 2006)
-share their stories and take calls from listeners with their one-minute tales from New York's subways

The Subway Chronicles is available for purchase at Amazon.com

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.