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The Brian Lehrer Show / January 28, 2008

The Brian Lehrer Show

Monday, January 28, 2008
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Kennedy's Clout

El Diario Political reporter Evelyn Hernandez talks about Ted Kennedy endorsing Barrack Obama, and what that might mean to Latino voters nationwide.

Are You The One? Health Insurance for All

Health care has become a dominant issue as we roll toward super Tuesday. Larry Levitt, a Vice President of the Kaiser Family Foundation, a health care think tank, joins us to talk about the different plans put forward by the democrats.

Losing Sleep

In the wake of Heath Ledger's death, some people are wondering just how safe prescription sleeping drugs are. Dr. Vatsal Thakkar, clinical professor of psychiatry at New York University, fields your phone calls.

Are You The One? Convincing Undecided Voters

Undecided Democratic Listeners call in to tell us why they haven't made up their mind, and then they face off against staunch supporters of each candidate who call in to try and convince.

Le Grand Bank Fraud

Daniel Gross, a business columnist at Slate and Newsweek magazine, breaks down the Societe Generale bank scandle. At a loss of $7.1 Billion, its the single biggest fraud ever precipitated by a single trader.

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.

Just Launched! The Uncommon Economic Indicators Video Contest. All the details here!

Ray Young, General Motors Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

The Rocky Road Ahead

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Ray Young, the chief financial officer of General Motors, talks about GM’s bankruptcy.

Then, Damon Lester, president of the National Association of Minority Automobile Dealers, and Greg Williams, former owner of the recently closed Huntington Chevrolet in Huntington Station, NY., discusses the effect GM’s bankruptcy has had on dealerships and their employees.

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Tweet If You Use Twitter

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Farhad Manjoo, Slate's technology columnist and the author of True Enough: Learning To Live in a Post-Fact Society talks about what Twitter means and how different groups use it.

What's your take on Twitter? How do you use it? Comment below!

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Don't Say That, Literally

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John Flansburgh of the band They Might Be Giants discusses the running list the band keeps of "things we can no longer say." (a few examples: "my bad" "don't go there" "one hundred and ten percent" and "voted off the island")

What would be on your list of banned words or phrases? Comment below!

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From Denmark with Love

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Jesper Grunwald, senior managing editor with the Danish Broadcasting Corporation, talks about the Danish economy, biking to work, and why the Danes are allegedly the happiest people in the world.

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Squatting, Then and Now

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As former squats in the East Village make the transition to coops, making homes from abandoned housing is again an issue. Andrew Reicher executive director of Urban Homesteading Assistance Board, Frank Morales an Episcopal priest involved in East Village/Lower East Side squatting and homelessness activism since the late '70s, and Rob Robinson, a leader of the Housing Campaign of Picture the Homeless, discuss the return of squatting.

Video Picks

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Check out some recent video clips of interviews with guests and Brian Lehrer's weekly Web video picks.