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Monday, February 18, 2008
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    Here, There and Everywhere

    In September Senator John McCain sat down for a long conversation with Brian on everything from net neutrality to New York mayors. For your Presidents' Day listening pleasure, tune in to hear the highlights. Also: Some immigrants in America face a decision: should I go home to find a spouse? It’s a decision fraught with questions of class, money, equality-- even fraud. Two views on marrying here or there. And: we open up the National Archives and take a look at some letters to the White House.

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McCain's Pains (rebroadcast)

John McCain, U.S. Senator (R-AZ), presidential candidate, and author of Hard Call: Great Decisions and the Extraordinary People Who Made Them (12 Books, 2008), explains why he'd be a good president for New York.

I Heart Huckabee

Mike Huckabee, former governor of Arkansas, author, From Hope to Higher Ground: 12 Stops to Restoring America’s Greatness (Center Street, 2007)
, sat down with Brian last year to discuss his take on national issues and his own presidential aspirations. Hear the highlights.

From Hope to Higher Ground is available for purchase at Amazon.com

Signed, Sealed, Delivered

Dwight Young, author of Dear Mr. President: Letters to the Oval Office from the Files of the National Archives, discusses the letters that people have sent to the White House over the years.

Love and Marriage

Alex Kabba, editor-in-chief of African Abroad, and Angela Ogbolu, publisher of Kitu Kizuri, a magazine for African women living in the United States, debate the pros and cons of going back home to find a spouse.

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

(<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.

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.