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The Brian Lehrer Show

Friday, December 08, 2006
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    The Beauty of Medicine

    You don’t have to be a plastic surgeon to give Botox injections. Now other physicians are getting into cosmetic medicine thanks to the higher salaries and lower malpractice rates. Find out how the beauty business is drawing so-called “non-core” doctors and why the “core” ones aren’t happy about it with guest host Errol Louis. Plus: why an NBA star is giving away free shoes and more on the Sean Bell shooting.

Loaded Questions

Sean Gardiner, Village Voice criminal justice reporter
- looks at the guns and the NYPD in the wake of the Queens police shooting

Sean Gardiner’s article Guns Gone Wild

Social Responsibility and Sneakers

William C. Rhoden, New York Times sportswriter and columnist and author, Forty Million Dollar Slaves: The Rise, Fall, and Redemption of the Black Athlete (Crown, 2006)
- talks about New York Knick Stephon Marbury's afffordable sneakers which he’s giving away to NYC high school varsity basketball players

The Beauty of Medicine

Dr. Ngozi Nwankpa-Keshinro, co-owner of a Dermacare Laser and Skincare clinic in Brooklyn Heights
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Natasha Singer, New York Times reporter
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Alex Kuczynski, New York Times writer and author, Beauty Junkies: Inside Our $15 billion Obsession with Cosmetic Surgery (Doubleday, 2006)
-why gynecologists and family practitioners are going into cosmetic medicine and how it affects our health

Holiday Horror Stories

Dahlia Lithwick, senior editor for Slate Magazine
- how holiday parties can land employers and employees in legal trouble and other party stories

Step One: The Brainstorm

The Brian Lehrer Show

This fall, The Brian Lehrer Show will air our presidential election series “30 Issues In 30 Days.” With your help, we can produce great election coverage!

Digesting Politics

A weekly podcast with Brian Lehrer and Andrea Bernstein

New Episode Posted 9/1
Eavesdrop on Andrea Bernstein and Brian Lehrer, two of the most political savvy minds around, as they eat lunch and break down the week’s political activities.

Slideluck Potshow

The Brian Lehrer Show

Check out our contribution to the recent Slideluck Potshow, an event where folks share their love of food and photos!

ICANN, You Can…

Web Exclusive

Paul Twomey, president and CEO of ICANN (Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers), on their recent decision to offer more top-level domain names.

Mixed Up

The Brian Lehrer Show

We discuss the implications of our mixed-race future and how Barack Obama's candidacy has changed the discussion about mixed-race identity.