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The Brian Lehrer Show

Friday, July 04, 2008
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  • The Aspen Ideas Festival
    The Aspen Ideas Festival

    Past and Future

    We continue our coverage from the 2008 Aspen Ideas Festival with a special Fourth of July panel. What can our next president learn from previous ones - most notably maverick and war hero Theodore Roosevelt? Author and Supreme Court clerk Joshua Hawley, Stanford University historian David Kennedy, Congresswoman Jane Harman, (D-CA), and former Clinton chief of staff and president and CEO of the Center for American Progress John Podesta weigh in.

    See photos from the Aspen Ideas Festival on our Flickr page

    The Brian Lehrer Show at the Aspen Ideas Festival is a joint production of WNYC and the Aspen Institute.

Teddy, Barack and John: Advice for the Next President

John Podesta, President Clinton's former chief of staff and president and CEO of the Center for American Progress, David Kennedy, professor of history at Stanford University and Pulitzer prize-winning author, Congresswoman Jane Harman (D-California), and Joshua Hawley, judicial clerk to Supreme Court Chief Justice John G. Roberts, Jr. and the author of Theodore Roosevelt: Preacher of Righteousness, discuss what our next president can learn from previous ones.

On the Ground

Dr. Helene Gayle, president and CEO of the international aid organization CARE, talks about the situation in Zimbabwe, the politics of aid, and the changing role of aid organizations in the 21st century.

Green Collar Jobs

Majora Carter, founder and executive director of Sustainable South Bronx, and Van Jones, founder and president of Green For All, talk about environmental justice, their activist heroes, and building an inclusive--and green--economy.

Alice Waters

Vote With Your Fork

Chef, Slow Food pioneer and Chez Panisse owner Alice Waters talks about her mission to change the way Americans eat - and live.

10 Questions That Count

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Every 10 years the country "counts heads" and uses those numbers to determine everything from election districts to funding levels. But the story of our neighborhoods, cities, and states is much deeper than what's in the numbers. Visit the 10 Questions That Count website to find out more about our ongoing 2010 Census project and how you can participate.

Help Wanted: A New Online Community

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Follow our five authors' stories about looking for work in this ongoing recession. Then share your tips, offer support, ask your own questions & add ideas for others.

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.

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.