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The Brian Lehrer Show / December 10, 2007

The Brian Lehrer Show

Monday, December 10, 2007
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  • Rudolph Giuliani

    Rudy Meets the Press

    As a follow up to Rudy Giuliani’s interview over the weekend, we will compare what Candidate Giuliani says now to what Mayor Giuliani said in the past. Also: Washington Post media critic Howard Kurtz on the big three television networks and what’s left of their news programming. Pete Donahue, New York Daily News transit reporter, on the new MTA fare plan. And: are you ready for a New York parking revolution?

Rudy Meets the Press

Gail Collins, New York Times columnist and Fred Siegel, professor at Cooper Union and author of The Prince of the City: New York, Giuliani and the Genius of American Life (Encounter Books, 2005), look at Rudy Giuliani’s presidential campaign.

Park Like a Rock Star

Donald Shoup, Los Angeles' renowned parking reformer and UCLA professor of urban planning, takes to the streets of New York to tame traffic. His solution? Higher rates for on-street parking.

Professor Shoup's website
His New York Times editorial about parking in NYC

Reality Check

Howard Kurtz, Washington Post media critic and author of Reality Show: Inside the Last Great Television News War (Free Press 2007), talks politics and reviews the last big battle of the era of network televison news.

Available for purchase at Amazon.com

Fare Game

Pete Donahue, New York Daily News transit reporter, talks about the MTA's new fare plan. And want to participate in today's MTA's "webinar"? We show you how.

MTA's Public Engagement Webinar Information
Higher monthly prices, reducing bonuses in new fare hike package (Pete Donahue)

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.