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The Brian Lehrer Show / January 02, 2008

The Brian Lehrer Show

Wednesday, January 02, 2008
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  • Poster of Cuban President Fidel Castro (Adalberto Roque/AFP/Getty Images)
    Poster of Cuban President Fidel Castro (Adalberto Roque/AFP/Getty Images)

    Castro In His Own Words

    The Nation magazine is serializing Fidel Castro’s as-told-to autobiography starting this week. Peter Kornbluh, director of the Cuba Documentation Project at the National Security Archives, talks about the controversial Cuban leader’s life. Also, a profile of Democratic presidential candidate and Connecticut senator Chris Dodd.

Are You the One? Latest Iowa Numbers

Kathie Obradovich, political editor for the Des Moines Register, discusses the latest in Iowa polling numbers.

How can we help you decide on a candidate before the NY, NJ and CT primaries on February 5th? What do you still want to know about the Democrats or Republicans you’re considering?

Are You the One? Chris Dodd and Joe Biden

Av Harris, political correspondent for WNPR, Connecticut Public Radio, and Jay Newton-Small, Washington correspondent for Time.com, discuss the political careers of Senators Chris Dodd and Joe Biden.

Are You The One? Open Phones

Listeners talk about what they want to hear from the candidates.

Castro In His Own Words

Peter Kornbluh, director of the Cuba Documentation Project at the National Security Archives is serializing chapters from the book in The Nation beginning this week, talks about the publication of Castro's autobiography.

Fidel Castro: My Life: A Spoken Autobiography, is available for purchase at Amazon.com

No One's Perfect

Monica Ramirez Basco, Psychology Faculty at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas and Gordon Flett, Canada Research Chair in Personality & Health at the University of York -- discuss the difficulties of perfectionism on the human psyche and offer suggestions on how to manage our perfectionist tendencies.

30 issues in 30 days graphic

30 Issues in 30 Days

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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.