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The Brian Lehrer Show / February 01, 2008

The Brian Lehrer Show

Friday, February 01, 2008
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  • US Democratic presidential candidates, Illinois Senator Barack Obama and New York Senator Hillary Clinton greet supporters following the televised CNN/LA Times/Politico Democratic Presidential Candidates Debate 31 January 2008 at the Kodak Theatre in Los Angeles. AFP PHOTO/GABRIEL BOUYS (Photo credit should read GABRIEL BOUYS/AFP/Getty Images)
    Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama after the CNN Debate on January 31 2008 (Getty Images)

    Two's Company

    Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton went head-to-head in last night’s debate. New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut are among the 22 states holding their primaries and caucuses on Tuesday; we’ll get local analysis of the debate. Plus, National Book Award-winning writer William T. Vollmann rides the rails.

    Watch Brian's Online Video Picks and other WNYC videos.

Are You the One? Two Democrats Debate

Hear selections from last night's Obama-Clinton debate, and NPR's Adam Davidson compares their plans to combat foreclosures.

Read the Transcript of the Democratic Debate
Listen to the debate

Congestion Redux

Councilwoman Christine Quinn reacts to the state traffic commission's passing a slimmed down version of Mayor Bloomberg's congestion pricing proposal. Then, former deputy mayor and chair of the traffic commission Marc Shaw weighs in on the details of the plan.

Are You The One? New Jersey Republicans

Kathy Barret-Carter, editorial writer at the Newark Star Ledger, and WNYC's Bob Hennelley look at the Republican race in New Jersey. Plus: a call-in for undecided republicans.

Lightin' Out

William T. Vollmann, National Book Award-winning author of Riding Toward Everywhere(Ecco, January 22, 2008), talks about train-hopping and freedom in post-9/11 America.

Event
William T. Vollmann will be reading from Riding Toward Everywhere at the Chelsea Barnes & Noble on 2/12 at 7PM.

Help Wanted: A New Online Community

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Follow our five authors' stories about looking for work in this ongoing recession. Then share your tips, offer support, ask your own questions & add ideas for others.

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.

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.