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The Brian Lehrer Show

Monday, February 25, 2008
  • Brooklyn DA Charles Hynes
    Brooklyn DA Charles Hynes

    Charges, Counter-Charges and Dropped Charges

    Brooklyn DA Charles Hynes returns. Last spring he defended the highly criticized arrests of kids who were on their way to a wake in Bushwick, although now many of the charges have been dropped. Also: the New York Philharmonic says its decision to perform in Pyongyang is a gesture of peace. We want Korean-Americans to call-in --- and give their opinion; plus the latest on the presidential campaigns and the PATH Train at 100.

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Tangled Up in Public Financing

Matthew Mosk, Washington Post national political reporter, talks about John McCain and public financing and reviews the election news of the weekend.

New York Philharmonic Across the Axis of Evil

Korean American listeners and Charles Armstrong, associate professor of history and director of the Center for Korean Research at Columbia's School of International and Public Affairs (SIPA), weigh in on the Philharmonic's trip to North Korea. John Schaefer, host of WNYC's Soundcheck, calls in from Pyongyang, the North Korean capital, where he is traveling with the New York Philharmonic.

Charges, Counter-Charges and Dropped Charges

Brooklyn District Attorney Charles Hynes returns, accompanied by Deanna Rodriguez, chief of the Brooklyn Gang Bureau, to respond to Bob Herbert's column about the teenagers arrested in Bushwick on May 21st, 2007, talk about gang activity in Brooklyn, and explain their COMAlert program for prisoner re-entry.

Leaving... On a PATH Train

Today is the 100th anniversary of the PATH Train. Richard Kelly was the president and general manger of PATH and the director of interstate commerce for the Port Authority until 1995. He talks about its history and fields phone calls comparing the PATH to the New York City subways.

Step One: The Brainstorm

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Digesting Politics

A weekly podcast with Brian Lehrer and Andrea Bernstein

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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.

Slideluck Potshow

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

ICANN, You Can…

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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.

Mixed Up

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