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The Brian Lehrer Show / February 02, 2007

The Brian Lehrer Show

Friday, February 02, 2007
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    Winds of Change

    A new report by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change says it’s “very likely” that humans are responsible for global warming. We’ll take a look at what they know, and what they don’t know, about the changing atmosphere and its implications. All facts, no rhetoric. Also: the odds of war with Iran before the Bush administration leaves office, co-existing with difficult people in the workplace, and the future of Starrett City.

"Very" Warm

Andrew Revkin, New York Times environment reporter and author, The North Pole Was Here: Puzzles and Perils at the Top of the World (Kingfisher, 2006), and Venkatachalam Ramaswamy, atmospheric scientist at Princeton's Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Lab, and one of the coordinating authors of the IPCC report, explain the reports findings that global warming is "very likely" to be caused by human activity.

Andrew Revkin weblinks:
Andrew Revkin's latest in the New York Times
his blog on climate
the NYT reader forum

IPCC report (opens a PDF)

Jerk Work

Rick Brinkman , naturopathic physician and author Dealing with People You Can't Stand (McGraw Hill), counsels people on how to deal with difficult people in the workplace and in life.

Passage Through Persia

Craig UngerAli Ansari, professor of Middle Eastern Studies at St. Andrews University and Craig Unger, Vanity Fair correspondent discuss the Bush Administration policy towards Iran

Starrett City on the Block

Bertha LewisBertha Lewis, executive director of the New York Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now (ACORN), voices her concern over the sale of a middle class apartment complex in Brooklyn.

30 issues in 30 days graphic

30 Issues in 30 Days

The Brian Lehrer Show

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

The Brian Lehrer Show

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

The Brian Lehrer Show

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.