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The Brian Lehrer Show

Friday, March 30, 2007
  • Madeleine Albright

    Beyond Iraq

    The Democrats are making waves by opposing the war in Iraq. But do they have a coherent foreign policy aside from that war? Former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright answers the question and talks about her book, The Mighty and the Almighty: Reflections on America, God, and World Affairs. Also: Radio Rookie Rocky Tayeh explains why he opted for weight loss surgery; "burning" questions about garbage; and the downfall of American Idol?

Fighting Poverty with Money

Councilmember Bill DeBlasio (D-Brooklyn), Chairman of the General Welfare Committee, on the Mayor's initiative to pay poor people to get medical care and do well in school and Santiago Levy, senior fellow at The Brookings Institution and the former deputy finance minister of Mexico on a similar plan that was used in his country.

Burning Questions

Amy Eddings, WNYC's All Things Considered host, on the debate over incinerating New York City's garbage to produce electricity.

Fallen Idol

Michael Slezak, senior writer for EW.com (Entertainment Weekly) who covers American Idol, talks about the sixth season and if Sanjaya Malakar will be the downfall of the show.

Might and Right

Madeleine Albright, former Secretary of State under President Bill Clinton and author of The Mighty and the Almighty: Reflections on America, God, and World Affairs, discusses foreign policy and its intersection with religion.

Samr “Rocky” Tayeh

Saying Goodbye to Food

Samr "Rocky" Tayeh, WNYC Radio Rookie, talks about why he opted for "lap band" surgery to deal with his weight problem along with Kelly Brownell, director of the Rudd Center for Food Policy and Obesity at Yale University, who looks at the issues teenagers grapple with before and after the surgery.

Listen to Rocky's feature

People's Hall of Fame

Carrie Raiford, storyteller with the Pearls of Wisdom, talks about her induction into City Lore's People's Hall of Fame.

Listen to the other Hall of Fame inductees we’ve interviewed this week:
Pete Benfaremo, the Lemon Ice King of Corona
Renee “Juice” Flowers
Pete Sokolow
Nobuko “Cobi” Narita

Step One: The Brainstorm

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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

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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

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