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The Brian Lehrer Show

Friday, November 16, 2007
  • U.S. Army Soldiers from Delta Company prepare for a foot patrol in Khalis, Iraq, Feb. 21, 2007.
    U.S. Army Soldiers from Delta Company prepare for a foot patrol in Khalis, Iraq, Feb. 21, 2007. (Master Sgt. Andy Dunaway)

    Decades of Deployment?

    The Army's Vice Chief of Staff says that the American military is planning to be fighting for the next twenty to thirty years. We examine what two decades of sustained military conflict might do to the structure and recruitment of our current all-volunteer military. Also, the latest pulse of the Democratic campaign, anti-pornography laws that restrict reporters and how to talk knowledgeably about books you’ve never even read.

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Dems Debate Again

Andrew Sullivan, Atlantic Magazine columnist, and author of The Conservative Soul: How We Lost It, How to Get It Back (HarperCollins, 2006), and Andrea Bernstein, WNYC political director, run down the most recent in the slew of democratic debates.

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Faking It

Pierre Bayard, author of How to Talk about Books You Haven't Read (Bloomsbury USA, 2007) on why we don't need to know about the books we talk about.

How to Talk about Books You Haven't Read is available for purchase at Amazon.com.

Following up: "Persistent Conflict"

Colonel Sam Gardiner, a retired Air Force colonel who has taught strategy and military operations at the National War College, joins us to follow up on some things we heard from the vice chief of staff Richard Cody on the Veterans Day program.

Open Phones

Listeners react to Michelle Obama's wake-up call for African Americans.

Following Up: When Reporting Breaks the Law

Debbie Nathan, freelance reporter and the author of Pornography: A Groundwork Guide (Groundwood Books, 2007), argues that reporters are prevented from adequately covering the issues around pornography because of overly restrictive laws.

Debbie Nathan's website

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.

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