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The Brian Lehrer Show

Monday, January 21, 2008
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  • Martin Luther King on 16 March 1967 in New York a huge pacifist rally protesting US involvement in the Vietnam war (AFP/Getty Images)
    Martin Luther King on March 16, 1967 (AFP/Getty Images)

    Annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Tribute

    For Martin Luther King Day, it’s our annual one-minute readings about any ethnic group other than your own. Pay tribute to Dr. King with a selection of a poem, a novel, a history book, a memoir, a website, a magazine--anything at all – as long as it would take one minute to read it on the air. Plus, an in-depth look at Barack Obama’s record in the Senate and highlights from Embracing the Radical Martin Luther King, Jr.: Prophetic or Passé?.

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Are You the One? Obama's Senate Record

David Mendell, Chicago Tribune reporter and the author of Obama: From Promise to Power (Amistad, 2007), and Jonathan Allen, reporter for the Congressional Quarterly's CQPolitics.com, go through the specifics of Barrack Obama's record as a U.S. Senator.

Obama: From Promise to Power is available for purchase at Amazon.com.

Advice for Barack Obama

At yesterday's event, Embracing the Radical Martin Luther King, Jr.: Prophetic or Passé?, panelists Corey D.B. Walker, Ph.D., assistant professor of Africana Studies at Brown University, and Patricia J. Williams, J.D., James L. Dohr Professor of Law at Columbia University, responded to a question about what advice Dr. King would offer Barack Obama today.

Election Update

WNYC Political Director Andrea Bernstein on the results of the weekend caucus and primary.

Listener Tribute to Martin Luther King, Jr.

Listeners give their one-minute readings on any ethnic group other than their own in honor of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

Interspersed with highlights from
Embracing the Radical Martin Luther King, Jr.: Prophetic or Passé?
Hear selections from yesterday's live event at Brooklyn Museum co-hosted by April Yvonne Garrett, founder & president of Civic Frame, with panelists Eric Sean Gregory, Ph.D., assistant professor of religion at Princeton University and faculty fellow at the Edward J. Safra Foundation Center for Ethics at Harvard University; Tricia Rose, Ph.D., professor of Africana Studies at Brown University; Corey D.B. Walker, Ph.D., assistant professor of Africana Studies at Brown University; and Patricia J. Williams, J.D., James L. Dohr Professor of Law at Columbia University -- plus poets Danny Simmons and Liza Jessie Peterson with actor Thaddeus Daniels reading key King quotations.

30 days 30 issues

Step Three: The Wiki

The Brian Lehrer Show

This fall, The Brian Lehrer Show will air our presidential election series “30 Issues In 30 Days.” With your help, we can produce great election coverage!

WNYC's Brian Lehrer and Andrea Bernstein talk politics at lunch time.

Digesting Politics

A weekly podcast with Brian Lehrer and Andrea Bernstein

New Episode Posted 10/03
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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Slideluck Potshow

The Brian Lehrer Show

Check out our contribution to the recent Slideluck Potshow, an event where folks share their love of food and photos!

ICANN, You Can…

Web Exclusive

Paul Twomey, president and CEO of ICANN (Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers), on their recent decision to offer more top-level domain names.

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Mixed Up

The Brian Lehrer Show

We discuss the implications of our mixed-race future and how Barack Obama's candidacy has changed the discussion about mixed-race identity.

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