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The Brian Lehrer Show

Thursday, March 22, 2007
  • No Impact Man

    Leave No Trace

    Colin Beavan of Manhattan is trying to leave no net impact on the environment. For one full year, Beavan and his family are trying to live environmentally neutral lives. Which means things like no television, no takeout, no laundry detergent…and no elevators. He explains his experiment on our next program—when he catches his breath after walking up 25 flights to the WNYC studios. Also: is race less of a factor for the so-called "Millennial Generation?"

The Year of Living Eco-Carefully

Colin Beavan talks about why he's trying to leave no net impact on the environment for one year. No plastic, no dishwasher, no air conditioning, no mercy. Can one New York family hang in there for 52 weeks?

Visit Colin's blog

Primary Colors

Bob Hardt, political director for NY1, and Rachel Leon, executive director of Common Cause New York, talk about New York's primary moving up a month, and a web video critical of Hillary Clinton being linked to the Obama campaign.

If you can't see the video click here

Color Blind?

Writer Justin Britt-Gibson says that race isn't a big deal for the post-Gen X generation, and he wrote about it here. We'll talk with him about interracial dating--and intergenerational perceptions of race.

Edwards Announcement

Ben Smith, writer for Politico.com, predicts that John Edwards will suspend his presidential campaign.

UPDATE: Edwards Will Continue Presidential Run (AP)

Harlem Renaissance

The Abyssinian Development Corporation (ADC) is celebrating the groundbreaking for the Harlem Renaissance Ballroom complex on Friday. Sheena Wright, president and CEO of the ADC, explains why they fought landmark status for the historic Renaissance Ballroom and Casino. Michael Henry Adams, Harlem historian and the author of Harlem: Lost and Found (Monacelli Press, 2001) argues that Harlem deserves more landmarked buildings.

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.

Cast your vote for our video contest semi-finalists.

The Rocky Road Ahead

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Ray Young, the chief financial officer of General Motors, talks about GM’s bankruptcy.

Then, Damon Lester, president of the National Association of Minority Automobile Dealers, and Greg Williams, former owner of the recently closed Huntington Chevrolet in Huntington Station, NY., discusses the effect GM’s bankruptcy has had on dealerships and their employees.

Tweet If You Use Twitter

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Farhad Manjoo, Slate's technology columnist and the author of True Enough: Learning To Live in a Post-Fact Society talks about what Twitter means and how different groups use it.

What's your take on Twitter? How do you use it? Comment below!

Don't Say That, Literally

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John Flansburgh of the band They Might Be Giants discusses the running list the band keeps of "things we can no longer say." (a few examples: "my bad" "don't go there" "one hundred and ten percent" and "voted off the island")

What would be on your list of banned words or phrases? Comment below!

From Denmark with Love

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Jesper Grunwald, senior managing editor with the Danish Broadcasting Corporation, talks about the Danish economy, biking to work, and why the Danes are allegedly the happiest people in the world.

Squatting, Then and Now

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As former squats in the East Village make the transition to coops, making homes from abandoned housing is again an issue. Andrew Reicher executive director of Urban Homesteading Assistance Board, Frank Morales an Episcopal priest involved in East Village/Lower East Side squatting and homelessness activism since the late '70s, and Rob Robinson, a leader of the Housing Campaign of Picture the Homeless, discuss the return of squatting.

Video Picks

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