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The Brian Lehrer Show / January 08, 2007

The Brian Lehrer Show

Monday, January 08, 2007
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  • NEW YORK - NOVEMBER 28: The exterior of Club Kalua club where Sean Bell was shot and killed on his wedding day is seen November 28, 2006 in Jamaica, Queens, New York City. Sean Bell was killed and two friends wounded when New York City police fired 50 shots at them outside a strip club after Bell's bachelor party. (Photo by Stephen Chernin/Getty Images)
    The exterior of Club Kalua where Sean Bell had his bachelor party before being shot and killed a block away (Getty Images)

    Police Practices

    The NYPD has hired the RAND Corporation to look at the phenomenon of “contagious shooting”. in light of the death of Sean Bell. We’ll look at the phenomenon and how it may have contributed to his death. Also: Monday morning politics with NY Times guest columnist, Thomas Edsall.
    More coverage of the Sean Bell case from the Brian Lehrer Show

Monday Morning Politics

Tom Edsall, full-time professor at the Columbia School of Journalism following 25 years at The Washington Post; correspondent for The New Republic and The National Journal, recent guest op-ed columnist at the New York Times and author, Building Red America: The New Conservative Coalition and the Drive For Permanent Power (Basic Books, 2006)
- looks at the week's news as the clock is about to start on the first 100 hours of the 110th Congress

Mayoral Press Conference

We cut to Mayor Bloomberg talking about the possible natural gas leak in Manhattan

Contagious Behavior

Edward Mamet, president, ECJM Consultants Inc., and retired police officer
and
Bernard Rostker, Rand Senior Fellow
- talks about police practices and the problem of contagious shooting

More coverage of the Sean Bell case

In The Black

Keith Alexander, reporter for The Washington Post
and
Michael Woodard, president of Woodard and Associates, a Human Resource consulting firm based in Washington, D.C.
and
Antwayne Ford, President of Enlightenment, Inc., a technology consulting company based in Washington, D.C.
- on the experience of being a black entrepreneur, as depicted in the Washington Post series, "Being a Black Man".

Brute Market Force

Douglas Rushkoff documentarian, teacher, blogger and author, Get Back in the Box: Innovation from the Inside Out (Collins Business, 2005)
- question his gentrified Brooklyn living situation after getting mugged while taking out the trash

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30 Issues in 30 Days

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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

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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 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.