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The Brian Lehrer Show / August 29, 2008

The Brian Lehrer Show

Friday, August 29, 2008
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    Ross Douthet, senior editor at The Atlantic Magazine, and Collin Levy, Wall Street Journal senior editorial page writer, discuss Barack Obama’s speech last night and preview next week’s Republican National Convention. Plus: Micro-expression expert, Paul Ekman, explains how to tell if a politician is lying.

    See WNYC's Flickr page for more images from the convention.

    What are Brian and the rest of the WNYC team doing and thinking at the convention? Check out Brian's Twitter feed.

DNC Coverage: Hour 1

Markos Moulitsas Zuniga, Daily Kos blogger and author of Taking On the System: Rules for Radical Change in a Digital Era, and Susan Page, Washington bureau chief for USA Today, wrap up the week's events.

Then
Brooke Gladstone, host of WNYC's On The Media, discusses the media coverage during the convention.

Then
Musician Steve Earle gives his impressions of the convention from a singer/songwriter's perspective. Catch Steve Earle next month performing at Judson Memorial Church in New York, September 22nd through 26th.

The official Steve Earle website

Then
WNYC's Bob Hennelly and Andrea Bernstein react to Barack Obama's speech last night.

DNC Coverage: Hour 2

Ross Douthet, senior editor and columnist for The Atlantic Monthly, and Collin Levy, Wall Street Journal senior editorial page writer, react to Obama's speech and preview the Republican National Convention.

Ross Douthat’s Blog

Then
Dr. Paul Ekman, director of the Paul Ekman Group, explains how to interpret micro-expressions to better understand emotions and distinguish truth from lies.

Then
Humorist and blogger Mo Rocca talks about his experiences at the Democratic National Convention and shares his thoughts about Barack Obama's speech.

Then
Patrick Forgey, state government reporter for the Juneau Empire, on the announcement that Alaska Governor Sarah Palin is Senator McCain's choice for vice president.

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.

Just Launched! The Uncommon Economic Indicators Video Contest. All the details here!

Ray Young, General Motors Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

The Rocky Road Ahead

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Ray Young, the chief financial officer of General Motors, talks about GM’s bankruptcy.

Then, Damon Lester, president of the National Association of Minority Automobile Dealers, and Greg Williams, former owner of the recently closed Huntington Chevrolet in Huntington Station, NY., discusses the effect GM’s bankruptcy has had on dealerships and their employees.

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Tweet If You Use Twitter

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Farhad Manjoo, Slate's technology columnist and the author of True Enough: Learning To Live in a Post-Fact Society talks about what Twitter means and how different groups use it.

What's your take on Twitter? How do you use it? Comment below!

(<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/alexerde/80417539/">alexerde</a>/flickr)

Don't Say That, Literally

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John Flansburgh of the band They Might Be Giants discusses the running list the band keeps of "things we can no longer say." (a few examples: "my bad" "don't go there" "one hundred and ten percent" and "voted off the island")

What would be on your list of banned words or phrases? Comment below!

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From Denmark with Love

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Jesper Grunwald, senior managing editor with the Danish Broadcasting Corporation, talks about the Danish economy, biking to work, and why the Danes are allegedly the happiest people in the world.

Judge Sotomayor

Squatting, Then and Now

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As former squats in the East Village make the transition to coops, making homes from abandoned housing is again an issue. Andrew Reicher executive director of Urban Homesteading Assistance Board, Frank Morales an Episcopal priest involved in East Village/Lower East Side squatting and homelessness activism since the late '70s, and Rob Robinson, a leader of the Housing Campaign of Picture the Homeless, discuss the return of squatting.

Video Picks

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Check out some recent video clips of interviews with guests and Brian Lehrer's weekly Web video picks.