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The Brian Lehrer Show

Friday, October 10, 2008
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    The End of Oil?

    Is energy policy an environmental or a national security issue? Is there a difference? 30 Issues in 30 Days continues with a look at Barack Obama and John McCain’s alternative energy plans. Plus, the race for New Jersey’s 5th District.

New York Impact

Sam Chandan, chief economist and senior vice president for economic research for Reis, talks about how New Yorkers are feeling the impact of the fiscal crisis. Also in the discussion, Marisa Di Natale, senior economist covering New York at Moody’s Economy.com.

Going Global

Special: live coverage of President Bush's speech on the financial crisis.

Then, Carl Weinberg, chief economist for High Frequency Economics, react to the remarks and discusses the possible outcomes of today's G7 meeting and the implications for the global economy. Also in the conversation, Jeremy Stein, professor of economics at Harvard University

Shulman for Congress

Dennis Shulman, a blind rabbi, clinical psychologist and Democratic Party nominee for the United States Congress in New Jersey's Fifth Congressional District, discusses his campaign.

30 Issues (Wiki): Drill Baby Drill? Oil vs. Alternative Energy

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John Raymond Takacs and Greg Melville kick off the discussion with tales from their "on the street" visions of energy independence. John Takacs is the author of The Take-Us, a novel about the inventor of a self-powered car and Greg Melville's new non-fiction book is Greasy Rider: Two Dudes, One Fry-Oil-Powered Car, and a Cross-Country Search for a Greener Future (Algonquin Books, 2008).

Then
Antonia Juhasz, fellow with Oil Change International and the Institute for Policy Studies and the author of The Tyranny of Oil: The World's Most Powerful Industry--and What We Must Do to Stop It (William Morrow, 2008) and David Kreutzer, Ph.D., senior policy analyst in energy economics and climate change at the Heritage Foundation, debate how to achieve energy independence and review where the candidates stand.

Then
Klaus Lackner, director of the Lenfest Center for Sustainable Energy at the Earth Institute of Columbia University, looks at the role of nuclear power in achieving energy independence and freedom from carbon-based fuels.

Your Fab Cab

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Who is in your fantasy Obama cabinet? Pick anyone!

Word from Abroad

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John Burns, London bureau chief for the New York Times, reflects on his work in China, Afghanistan, Yugoslavia, and Iraq.

Chief of Technology

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Andrew Rasiej, founder of Personal Democracy Forum, talks about the potential presidential cabinet position of Chief Technology Officer. Who's in your fantasy cabinet? Visit our Fab Cab page and let us know.

Digesting Politics

A weekly podcast with Brian Lehrer and Andrea Bernstein

New Episode Posted November 13
Eavesdrop on Andrea Bernstein and Brian Lehrer, two of the most political savvy minds around, as they eat lunch and break down the week’s political activities.

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