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Obama and Jackson

Ta-Nehisi Coates, journalist and author of The Beautiful Struggle, and John McWhorter, senior fellow at the Manhattan Institute, discuss Jesse Jackson's comments that Barack Obama talks down to black audiences.

Transcript of Obama's Father's Day remarks

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Street Shots: We Have a Winner

We wrap up the WNYC Street Shots Challenge with Joe Wigfall, amateur photographer and winner of the Street Shots Challenge. Also in studio is Luc Sante, author, historian, blogger, and guest judge, to discuss Joe's work and the challenge of street photography in general.

WNYC Street Shots
Joe's Street Shots Photos, Including "The Rubberband Man"

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Slideluck Potshow: Changes

It's photo month at The Brian Lehrer show, and this week's group challenge is a collaboration with the folks at Slideluck Potshow. Casey Kelbaugh, founder of the group, and Alys Kenny, co-director and producer, help kick things off. We're calling it "Change for the Better, Change for the Worse," and you can find instructions on how to participate at our flickr page below!

"Change for the Better, Change for the Worse" Instructions Here!

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Iraq Timetable

Recently, Iraq announced the country would not accept another agreement with the United States unless a timetable was proposed for the withdrawal of U.S. troops. Bobby Ghosh, world editor for Time Magazine talks about internal politics motivating this mandate. Also in conversation, David Mark, a senior editor at politico.com, talks about how Iraq's announcement is rippling throughout Washington politics.

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Not Without An Elephant

With bedazzled elephants and acrobat shows, Indian weddings in the U.S. are swelling into Bollywood-scale extravaganzas. Sonal Shah, event consultant at Save The Date Event Consultants, talks about new trends in Indian weddings. Plus, we take your calls about the most spectacular or outrageous weddings you've attended.

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