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The Brian Lehrer Show

Thursday, October 11, 2007
  • Still from Brian De Palma's new film "Redacted"
    Still from Brian De Palma's new film "Redacted"

    Screening the War

    This fall, a new wave of Hollywood movies takes on issues in the War on Terror. Director Brian De Palma talks about his new film “Redacted” and we’ll review some of the others with film critics Owen Gleiberman and Dana Stevens. Plus, the results of our crowd-sourcing project, “Are You Being Gouged?”.

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Still from Brian De Palma's new film "Redacted"

Casualties of War

Director Brian De Palma talks about his new film Redacted, as well how the mainstream media is reporting on the Iraq War, and whether or not he considers himself a political filmmaker.

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Film Studies

Film critics Dana Stevens of Slate and Entertainment Weekly’s Owen Gleiberman join us for the month of October to talk about films. This week: the fall crop of films about the War on Terror.

Are You Being Gouged? The Results

Brian Lehrer Show associate producer Jim Colgan, breaks down the results. Then we talk to New York Times economics writer David Leonhardt about the economics of price disparities, and then to NYU journalism professor Jay Rosen about what it means for journalism.

View the results:

Beer Lettuce Milk


UPDATE: Here is the number for the state department that investigates claims about grocery stores charging excess prices for milk: 1-800-554-4501

Your Fab Cab

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Who is in your fantasy Obama cabinet? Pick anyone!

Word from Abroad

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John Burns, London bureau chief for the New York Times, reflects on his work in China, Afghanistan, Yugoslavia, and Iraq.

Chief of Technology

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Andrew Rasiej, founder of Personal Democracy Forum, talks about the potential presidential cabinet position of Chief Technology Officer. Who's in your fantasy cabinet? Visit our Fab Cab page and let us know.

Digesting Politics

A weekly podcast with Brian Lehrer and Andrea Bernstein

New Episode Posted November 13
Eavesdrop on Andrea Bernstein and Brian Lehrer, two of the most political savvy minds around, as they eat lunch and break down the week’s political activities.

Video Picks

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