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The Brian Lehrer Show

Thursday, September 04, 2008
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    Live from the Republican National Convention: Day 4

    Coverage continues from the Republican National Convention in Minneapolis-St. Paul. Get the latest news from the floor. Plus: NPR's Juan Williams talks about last night’s big speeches from Rudolph Giuliani and Sarah Palin.

    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.

RNC Coverage: Hour 1

Glenn Reynolds, law professor at the University of Tennessee and founder of Instapundit, John Stanton, staff writer for Roll Call, and Pilar Marrero, reporter and columnist for the La Opinión and a reporter with Feet in Two Worlds, analyze last night's speeches and preview Senator McCain's speech tonight.

Then
WNYC Meet the Delegates Series: James Brady from Shaker Heights, OH.


Then
Congresswoman Shelley Moore Capito talks about speech "zingers" at the Republican National Convention.

RNC Coverage: Hour 2

Peter Coy, economics editor for Business Week magazine, Aswini Anburajan, a reporter with Feet in Two Worlds, a project of the Center for New York City Affairs at the New School, and Jason Riley, member of the Wall Street Journal's editorial board and author of Let Them In: The Case for Open Borders , analyze the speeches, and talk about the Republican's economic and energy plans.

Then
Convention time means party time. Nancy Watzman heads up the Party Time project of the Sunlight Foundation. She dishes the details about the premiere Republican fetes.

Then
WNYC Meet the Delegates Series: Ben Horsley from Bountiful, UT


Then
Steven Waldman, Editor-in-chief and President of Beliefnet and Charles Dunn, Dean of Robertson School of Government at Regents University, discuss religion and the Republican party.

30 Issues in 30 Days

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Once again, 30 Issues in 30 Days is taking on the election season by going beyond the horse race and examining the real issues that are at stake for the people of New York and New Jersey in the Mayoral and Gubernatorial contest. See the schedule and help craft the segments at the 30 Issues Wiki!

Michael Moore on Brian's 20th Anniversary

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Live from the Greene Space: Michael Moore talks about his new documentary, Capitalism: A Love Story and Brian celebrates the 20 year anniversary of The Brian Lehrer Show.

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.

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Digesting Politics

Brian, Bob, and Andrea

WNYC's political team of Brian Lehrer, Bob Hennelly, and Andrea Bernstein talk politics and more over lunch each week. Hear the latest episode and subscribe to the podcast here!

Video Picks

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