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The Brian Lehrer Show / April 27, 2007

The Brian Lehrer Show

Friday, April 27, 2007
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    Listening to the Placebo Effect

    Last night eight Democratic presidential hopefuls met onstage in the first debate of the 2008 campaign. We’ll play excerpts, get insider reaction, and take your calls. Also: a psychotherapist talks about the medicalization of depression and his experience in a clinical trial.

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Dems Debate

Donna Brazile, senior Democratic strategist and former campaign manager for Al Gore, Gerson Borrero, columnist at El Diario La Prensa, Hank Sheinkopf, New York-based political consultant, and Arianna Huffington, editor of HuffingtonPost.com, react to the first Democratic debate for the 2008 presidential election.

MSNBC video excerpts of the debate
Full transcript of the debate from the NYTimes.com

When Being Blue Leads to Seeing Green

Antidepressants are a global, multi-billion dollar a year industry. Psychotherapist Gary Greenberg learned this first-hand when he enrolled himself in a clinical trial--and was told that according to the admissions criteria he had major depression. He wrote about his experiences in the May Harper's Magazine.

Film Study

Sydney Meeks, president of the Tribeca Film Institute, Eva Duarte, Tribeca Film Fellow, age 19, attending City-As-School, and James Duarte, Tribeca Film Fellow, age 16, attending Theater Arts Production Company Middle/High School, talk about the Tribeca Film Fellows Program, which gives a group of New York City teenagers exposure to the film industry.

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30 Issues in 30 Days

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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

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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 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

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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.

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.