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The Brian Lehrer Show / February 13, 2008

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Wednesday, February 13, 2008
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    Whale of a Tale

    Amy Sutherland made waves with her essay about applying wild animal training to her husband. She expands her ideas in her new book What Shamu Taught Me About Life, Love and Marriage. Also, envisioning America after Iraq and another installment in this week’s food series Something to Chew On – the pleasures and pitfalls of loving stinky cheese.

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    Also, take this Harvard ethics test and then tune in to the show on Thursday to find out more.

Potomac Primary Results

Washington Post reporter Michael Shear, discusses the results of the Virginia, Maryland and Washington DC primaries.

Scheuer on Negroponte and Post-9/11 Foreign Policy

Michael Scheuer, CIA veteran, senior fellow at the Jamestown Foundation and the author of Imperial Hubris and Marching Toward Hell: America and Islam After Iraq (Free Press, 2008) says we’ve taken a wrong turn in combating terrorism since 9/11 and reacts to selections from Brian's interview with Deputy Secretary of State John Negroponte at Japan Society on January 31st.

Marching Toward Hell: America and Islam After Iraq is available for purchase at Amazon.com.

The Whale is Back: Shamu the Book

Amy Sutherland, the author of What Shamu Taught Me About Life, Love and Marriage (Random House, 2008), discusses her new book on what animal training taught her about husband training.

What Shamu Taught Me About Life, Love and Marriage is available for purchase at Amazon.com.

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Reaction to Steroids in Sports Hearings

WNYC reporter Dan Blumberg reports on the testimonies of Roger Clemens and Brian McNamee.

Something to Chew On: Stinky Cheese

Jamie Forrest, writer of the cheese blog curdnerds and contributor to serious eats, discusses the social setbacks of loving stinky cheese.

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

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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.