The Brian Lehrer Show

Open Phones: Housing Slump? Or Opportunity?

Are you searching for bargains in the housing slump? Are you finding any? Where? Buyers, sellers, brokers, renters--give us a call or post a comment and let us know your experiences in the current real estate market.

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In Comptrol

Thomas DiNapoli, New York State Comptroller, talks about financing the MTA, controlling debt, and the "white elephant in the room"--the upcoming state budget.

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Open Source Living: Interactive Democracy

We continue our discussions with media thinker Douglas Rushkoff, our Thursday weekly guest for the month of March. Today we discuss the way that both the tools of interactive media and the ethos of open source living have affected the democratic process.

Part One of "Open Source Living"
Part Two of "Open Source Living"
Doug Rushkoff's Website

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Pushing Peace

Shlomo Ben-Ami, former Israeli foreign minister under Ehud Barak, argues that negotiating with Hamas is the only way to secure a cease-fire in Gaza.

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Crowdsourcing: Hillary Clinton’s Schedule

WNYC's political director Andrea Bernstein reviews what listeners found in the 11,000 pages of Hillary Clinton's schedules as First Lady that were released yesterday.

more about the project

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Sin 2.0

John Allen Jr., Vatican correspondent for the National Catholic Reporter and author of The Rise of Benedict XVI: The Inside Story of How the Pope Was Elected and Where He Will Take the Catholic Church, talks about the new seven social sins.

The new seven "social" sins

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