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The Brian Lehrer Show

Wednesday, April 11, 2007
  • Friday morning on the downtown number 4 train
    Friday morning on the downtown number 4 train

    Does Not Commute

    New Yorkers have the highest average commute time than other Americans, but they also enjoy it more, according to an article in this week's New Yorker. Find out how traveling to work changes your life. Plus: Conservative author Christopher Buckley on his satirical novel about aging boomers and their kids. Also, we discuss New York's carbon rating, Bernie Kerik, the rent vs. buy debate and hear from playwright Edith I. Freni.

Carbon Rating

James F. Gennaro, New York City Council Member (D-24), chair of the Environmental Protection Committee, discusses New York's first carbon emissions inventory.

Skeletons In the Closet

Peter Baker, White House reporter for the Washington Post, talks about the investigation into Bernard Kerik and what the White House knew about him when he was nominated as Secretary for Homeland Security.

Baker's Washington Post article on Kerik and Giuliani

The Boom's Boom

Christopher Buckley, satirist, author of the novel, Boomsday (Warner Twelve, 2007), on the intergenerational warfare between aging boomers and their kids.

Boomsday is available for purchase at Amazon.com

Does Not Commute

Nick Paumgarten, staff writer for the New Yorker, looks at the what happens when we spend so much of our lives traveling back and forth to work.

Nick Paumgarten's New Yorker article on communting

Time to Rent?

David Leonhardt, Economix columnist for the New York Times, and Dan Jester, economist at Moody's Economy.com, look at an analysis suggesting it has been better to rent than to buy.

New York Times' interactive feature: "Is it Better to Buy or To Rent?"

B.O.B.: Queens

Playwright Edith I. Freni represents Queens in P.S.122's Best of the Boroughs (B.O.B.) Festival with "Momma" a dark comic take on American family life.

This week's other B.O.B. representatives on The Brian Lehrer Show:
Monday - Sara Valentine
Tuesday - Okwui Okpokwasili
Thursday - Nia Love
Friday - Kwikstep

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 show with a 20 year news quiz.

Season's Eatings

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December guests Tamara Reynolds and Zora O'Neill will be answering your holiday hosting questions each week. Segments so far: Holiday Traditions | Gifting Food | Hosting on a Budget

Also check out the live online chats with Tamara and Zora, where they answer all your hosting questions. Chat #1 | Chat #2

Climbing K2: Life and Death

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Ed Viesturs, the first American to climb all fourteen eight-thousand meter mountains, and one of only six to do so without oxygen, discusses his new book K2: Life & Death on the World’s Most Dangerous Mountain (Broadway, 2009).

SUNY Disposition

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State University of New York chancellor Nancy Zimpher, discusses the pressures the system faces and the role it plays in the current economic climate.

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.

Video Picks

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Check out some recent video clips of interviews with guests and Brian Lehrer's weekly Web video picks.