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The Brian Lehrer Show / December 29, 2008

The Brian Lehrer Show

Monday, December 29, 2008
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    The Annual News Quiz

    It's been a busy year, rife with high highs and low lows. From the arduously-traveled campaign trail that led to Barack Obama's historic election, to a grueling recession - and everything in between - we've kept you posted. Now, we'll find out: were you listening?

2008 News Quiz: Presidential Issues

For the first round of our annual quiz show, Richard Wolfe joins us from Newsweek. Richard is the magazine's senior White House correspondent, and will grill listeners on their knowledge of this year's campaign trail - and the cast of characters that traveled it.

2008 News Quiz: Economy

Round two: America's economy. It was making headlines from the very start of 2008, with stock market plunges in January and February - then considered leftovers from the subprime mortgage crisis - that wound up being symptoms of a recession. Now, Peter Coy, the economic editor at BusinessWeek, checks your facts on the year's events.

2008 News Quiz: Odds and Ends

We've touched on a couple of hot-button topics; now, Grammy-winning musician and actor Steve Earle helps tie up the loose ends with a batch of miscellaneous quiz questions.

2008 News Quiz: Local News

NY1 anchor Dominic Carter joins us for the final round of our quiz show to dole out questions that hit close to home. Meanwhile, we'll discuss the year in local milestones - for better or for worse.

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 show with a 20 year news quiz.

Season's Eatings

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December guests Tamara Reynolds and Zora O'Neill will be answering your holiday hosting questions each week. Segments so far: Holiday Traditions | Gifting Food | Hosting on a Budget

Also check out the live online chats with Tamara and Zora, where they answer all your hosting questions. Chat #1 | Chat #2

(<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/mariachily/3330743790/">mariachily</a>/flickr)

Climbing K2: Life and Death

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Ed Viesturs, the first American to climb all fourteen eight-thousand meter mountains, and one of only six to do so without oxygen, discusses his new book K2: Life & Death on the World’s Most Dangerous Mountain (Broadway, 2009).

SUNY Disposition

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State University of New York chancellor Nancy Zimpher, discusses the pressures the system faces and the role it plays in the current economic climate.

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.

Help us map abandoned lots, stalled construction and unsold condos.

Video Picks

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