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The Brian Lehrer Show

Tuesday, June 10, 2008
  • Two (Or More) Sides To Every Story

    The recent death of a three-year-old Brooklyn boy raises questions about responsibility. Who should have intervened: the city - or the neighbors? Also: it seems like every elected official is running for a different office. Do term limits create political musical chairs? And: attorney-author Steven Lubet on his latest book The Importance of Being Honest

It's Still So Hot That...

We received over 150 comments on our segment yesterday about the weather, so we'll continue to get your thoughts until the heat wave breaks.

Complete this sentence: "It's so hot that..."

Tasers: The Safer Alternative?

Are tasers a better option than firearms for the NYPD? Bernard Rostker , senior fellow at the RAND corporation says, "yes." He recently co-authored a study in the wake of the Sean Bell case on the NYPD's use of force, including the phenomenon of "reflexive shooting."

Read the study

Kyle Smith: Where Was the Village?

Andrew White, director of the Center for New York City Affairs at Milano The New School for Management and Urban Policy, which publishes Child Welfare Watch and Susan Jacobs, executive director of the Center for Family Representation, a non- profit law and policy organization that works on child and family welfare, say this is not another Nixzmary Brown-type case in which ACS failed to protect a vulnerable child. It's more complicated than that.

Worn Out in the Workplace

Tight economic times might increase the feeling of burnout at your job. In fact, you may be burnt out, and not even know it. Christina Maslach, professor of psychology at the University of California, Berkeley breaks down the psychology of burnout.

Political Musical Chairs

Dick Dadey, executive director of the Citizens Union, a watchdog for the public interest and an advocate for good government, talks about NY elected officials and their musical chairs as well as the term limit debate.

The Truth, the Whole Truth, Etc.

Steven Lubet, professor of law at Northwestern University and the author of The Importance of Being Honest: How Lying, Secrecy, and Hypocrisy Collide with Truth in Law (New York University Press, 2007), explores the relationship between truth and the law.

Open Phones: Undecided?

Listeners who haven't decided between John McCain and Barack Obama share their quandary.

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.