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The Brian Lehrer Show

Monday, January 29, 2007
  • Food for Thought

    Mayor Bloomberg proposed to reform the juvenile justice system in his State of the City address. Today, thousands of non-violent juvenile delinquents from the city are being housed in detention facilities upstate. We’ll discuss what’s wrong with the system—and how to change it. Also, the latest from Washington on Monday Morning Politics, and writer Michael Pollan explains how science has ruined the way we eat.

Tancredo

Candidate Tancredo

Tom Tancredo , US Representative (R-CO), discusses politics and his run for the presidency in 2008

Monday Morning Politics

Jonathan Martin, staff writer for The Politico, talks about the political news of the week and presidential hopefuls on the road in New Hampshire

Food for Thought

Michael Pollan, writer for the New York Times Magazine and the author of The Omnivore's Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals (Penguin Press, 2006), explains how science has ruined the way we eat

Flunking Out

Mishi Faruqee, director of the Juvenile Justice Project with the Correctional Association of New York, Bob Hennelly, WNYC Reporter, and Juanita Crawford, member of the Youth Leadership Program, which is part of the Juvenile Justice Project at the Correctional Association of New York; spent two years in an upstate NY juvenile correctional facility, talk about the problems faced by juveniles in the justice system

Rally Forth

Leslie Cagan, co-chair of United for Peace and Justice, on yesterday's march on Washington calling for an end to the war in Iraq

Step One: The Brainstorm

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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.