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The Brian Lehrer Show / November 22, 2006

The Brian Lehrer Show

Wednesday, November 22, 2006
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  • Road Rage

    Road Rage

    For the biggest travel weekend of the year: adventures in road rage. Have you heard about the electronic signs you can mount on the back of your car and flash choice phrases to the driver behind you? We’ll discuss the psychology of venting. Also, family therapist Esther Perel on her book “Mating in Captivity”; listeners call-in with their likely turkey day conversations.

Road Rage

Leon James, Professor of Psychology at the University of Hawaii and co-author of Road Rage and Aggressive Driving: Steering Clear of Highway Warfare (Prometheus Books, 2000)
and
Mark Buckman, co-founder, platewire.com
-on how to stay calm behind the wheel during the holiday season

Road Rage and Agressive Driving available for purchase at Amazon.com

Fat of the Land

Mike Jacobson, Executive Director of the Center for Science in the Public Interest and author, Six Arguments for a Greener Diet
and
Louis Nunez, President, Latino Restaurant Association
-on the proposed changes in the city's plan to ban trans fat in restaurants

Six Arguments for a Greener Diet available for purchase at Amazon.com

Mating In Captivity

Esther Perel, marriage and family therapist and author, Mating In Captivity (Harper Collins 2006)
-talks about sustaining a relationship within a marriage

Mating In Captivity available for purchase at Amazon.com

Talking Turkey

-Our listeners call-in and discuss their likely Thanksgiving Day conversations

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.