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The Brian Lehrer Show / August 21, 2007

The Brian Lehrer Show

Tuesday, August 21, 2007
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    Adoption: A Different Approach

    Guest host Errol Louis looks at why some birth mothers are staying close to their children long after the adoption process. Also, the latest in our series on the New York City public housing developments, your calls on what The Bronx’s new slogan should be, an update on "Troopergate", and two City Councilmen tell us about their plans to clean up the city.

Day One, Everything Changes. Day Two, Business as Usual?

Michael Goodwin, Daily News columnist, Pulitzer Prize winner and the News' Executive Editor and Editorial Page Editor and Wayne Barrett, senior editor at the Village Voice, and author, Grand Illusion: The Untold Story of Rudy Giuliani and 9/11 (HarperCollins 2006) with Dan Collins, follow up on "troopergate."

Taking Out The Trash Violators

Two bills in the city council this week take on trash in the city. First, Council Member Simcha Felder, (D-Brooklyn) describes his plan to ban the distribution of flyers and menus throughout NYC. Then, Council Member Michael McMahon, (D-Staten Island), wants to crack down on people who break a rarely enforced law by dumping residential and business trash in public cans.

A New Approach to Adoption

"Open adoption" is where birth parents stay in regular contact with the adoptive parents. Dawn Smith-Pliner, the founder and director of Friends in Adoption, looks at how this changes things for the child, and music critic Ann Powers talks about her experience.

Friends in Adoption

Public Housing: Tenants Voices

We continue our summer series on New York's public housing developments with a residents' roundtable. Reginald Bowman, Brooklyn East District chair and acting Citywide chair of the Residents Executive Board and resident of Seth Low Houses, and Corinne Haynes, resident of Queensbridge Houses and a member of the East River Development Alliance team, and Agnes Rivera, resident of Wagner Houses in Manhattan and member and leader at Community Voices Heard, a low-income activist organization, offer the tenants' views of public housing issues.

Open Phones: Selling The Bronx

What should the Bronx's slogan be? We take your calls.

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30 Issues in 30 Days

The Brian Lehrer Show

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.