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They're Just Not That Into You

Hiram Monserrate, New York City Council Member (D-District 21), wants co-op boards to disclose their reasons for rejecting a candidate, then Jonathan Butler, who runs the blogs Brownstoner.com and BrooklynRecord.com, reacts to this proposal and looks at the impact of New York's continuing low vacancy rates.

Read the results of Brownstoner's survey about the co-op bill

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Jews and Jesus

The relationship of Jews to Jesus still looms large for both Jews and Christians. Joining us to discuss this complicated history is Jonathan Rosen, editorial director of NextBook, a organization that focuses on Jewish literature and culture, and Stephen Prothero, the chair of the religion department at Boston University and the author of several books, most recently Religious Literacy: What Every American Needs to Know--And Doesn't (HarperSanFrancisco, March 2007).

Nextbook's Jewish Encounter Series

Event: What's He Doing Here? Jesus in Jewish Culture is being held Sunday, April 29th at the Center for Jewish History.

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From the Brink

Celia Dugger, New York Times foreign correspondent, and Donald McNeil, New York Times science reporter, discuss their series "Diseases on the Brink", about diseases in the developing world for which they'll recieve a 2007 Overseas Press Club Award winner.

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Open Phones: The Dems Debate

Listeners tell us what they'll be looking for from the democratic presidential candidates as they engage in their first debate.

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