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The Brian Lehrer Show / May 08, 2007

The Brian Lehrer Show

Tuesday, May 08, 2007
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  • Richard Codey, president of the New Jersey State Senate
    Richard Codey, president of the New Jersey State Senate.

    Faith No More

    The title of journalist Christopher Hitchens’ new book speaks for itself: God Is Not Great: How Religion Poisons Everything. We’ll also hear from New Jersey senate president Richard Codey, who’s just completed his second tour of duty as acting governor. And the authors of “How Sassy Changed My Life” on what they call the greatest teen magazine of all time. Plus: An audio get well card for Jon Corzine and a call-in on a milestone in the Northern Ireland peace process.

Pinch Hitter

Richard Codey, President of the New Jersey State Senate , talks about politics in New Jersey and his second term as acting governor.

Open Phones: Get Well Corzine, and...

New Jersey listeners send Governor Corzine an audio get well card and some words of advise.

Teen Queens

Kara Jesella and Marisa Meltzer, authors of How Sassy Changed My Life: A Love Letter to the Greatest Teen Magazine of All Time (Faber and Faber, Inc., 2007), on the inside story of Sassy Magazine.

How Sassy Changed My Life is available for purchase at Amazon.com

EVENT: 5/8 at 7pm Kara and Marisa will be at Bluestocking Bookstore on Allen Street.

Losing his Religion

Christopher Hitchens author of the new book, God Is Not Great: How Religion Poisons Everything , how he stopped believing in God at the age of 9.

God Is Not Great is available for purchase at Amazon.com

Open Phones: Milestone in Northern Ireland

Calls on the power sharing in Northern Ireland.

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

(<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/mariachily/3330743790/">mariachily</a>/flickr)

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.

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.

Video Picks

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