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The Brian Lehrer Show

Tuesday, May 27, 2008
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    Ethical Eating, More Than Green

    How can you choose your foods to both sustain yourself and the planet as a whole? Today, we'll have two guests on to discuss ethical eating practices: Taras Grescoe and Makalé Faber-Cullen. Plus, the New Jersey primary; tracking behavior on the internet; and listeners call in about war memorials.

Gun Violence and New Jersey Politics

WNYC's Bob Hennelly updates some fast-moving local stories: a weekend spate of gun violence, and the crowded Senate and Congressional races in New Jersey.

C is for Internet Cookie

Behavioral targeting on the internet is nothing new. Companies have been monitoring your consumer behavior for almost as long as the internet has been around. But as technology changes, should the rules that safeguard consumer privacy change as well? Alissa Cooper of the Center for Democracy and Technology breaks down the issue.

Open Phones: The Act of Remembering

We follow up on our coverage of Memorial Day with a look at the places that memorialize the dead. How are you affected by the monuments and museums we build to remember? Call in or comment below.

Sounds Fishy

We've all heard about collapsing fisheries around the world -- can we help stop the trend with our diets? Taras Grescoe, author of Bottomfeeder: How to Eat Ethically In A World of Vanishing Seafood, talks about how to enjoy seafood responsibly.

Check, Please

Can eating more endangered foods help them survive? Makalé Faber-Cullen, director of programs at Slow Food USA and contributor to Renewing America's Food Traditions: Saving and Savoring the Continent's Most Endangered Foods, talks about the effort to preserve endangered foods by getting them on more dinner plates.

Your Fab Cab

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Who is in your fantasy Obama cabinet? Pick anyone!

Word from Abroad

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John Burns, London bureau chief for the New York Times, reflects on his work in China, Afghanistan, Yugoslavia, and Iraq.

Chief of Technology

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Andrew Rasiej, founder of Personal Democracy Forum, talks about the potential presidential cabinet position of Chief Technology Officer. Who's in your fantasy cabinet? Visit our Fab Cab page and let us know.

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.

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