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The Future of the Web
You produced it. In the first Wiki installment of 30 Issues in Thirty Days, guests weigh in on net-neutrality and the future of the internet. Plus, President Carter’s national security adviser, Zbigniew Brzezinski, on the future of American foreign policy; and saying goodbye to Shea Stadium.
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Bailout Update
Paul Krugman, columnist for the New York Times, and professor of economics and international affairs at Princeton, gives us his take on the latest bail out news.
Debating Foreign Policy
Zbigniew Brzezinski, former National Security Advisor under Carter and currently a professor at the Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies, talks about his book America and the World: Conversations on the Future of American Foreign Policy, which he co-wrote with Brent Scowcroft, a foreign policy advisor to Republican presidents.
Debating Politics
WNYC's political director, Andrea Bernstein previews tonight's presidential nominee debate and introduces us to some voters who haven't made up their minds yet.
Open Phones: Saying Good-Bye to Shea Stadium
Listener memories of Shea Stadium as the final home game approaches. What's your top Shea memory? Comment below!
30 Issues: Internet and Broadcast Regulation
Today's segment is the first ever group-produced segment in our 30 Issues in 30 Days series! Check out the collaborative wiki page for this discussion here.
City Council member, Gale Brewer (D- District 6, Upper West Side), previews her city council hearing on white spaces. Then, Rob Atkinson, founder and president of the Information Technology and Innovation Foundation, discusses the two presidential candidates' views on high tech issues. Then, Frank Pasquale, professor of law at Seton Hall and Daniel Ballon, Policy Fellow in Technology at the Pacific Research Institute, take a look at the question of net neutrality. Then, Philip Napoli, associate professor of Communications at Fordham University, reviews the history of broadcast deregulation.- About the Brian Lehrer Show »
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