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The Brian Lehrer Show / April 23, 2009

The Brian Lehrer Show

Thursday, April 23, 2009
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    Mental Edge

    A new documentary takes you inside the cutthroat competition to get in to New York's top nursery schools. New Jersey has released the budget for its (regular) school system. The story of a cover-up around Bank of America's troubles. And how college students and others are turning to "neuroenhancers" to get that mental edge. Plus, why are there no Asian superheroes?

    Event Tonight! Cityscapes Newtown Creek Nature Walk

BofA-Not-Okay

Liz Rappaport of the Wall St. Journal on new information that is emerging about how the US government put pressure on Bank of America to stay silent about their troubled plans.

NJ Budget Vote

WNYC's Bob Hennelly and Frank Belluscio, communications director of the New Jersey School Boards Association, talk about the voting results of the New Jersey school budget proposals.

Writing Themselves In

Jeff Yang, "Asian Pop" columnist for the San Francisco Chronicle and one of the editors of Secret Identities: The Asian American Superhero Anthology (New Press, 2009), Asian Americans are well represented among the writers, artists and readers of contemporary comics, now they have a place among the superheroes.

Download a PDF preview of Yang's book

Better, Faster, Stronger, Smarter

New Yorker writer Margaret Talbot explores the world of neuro-enhancing drugs.

New Yorker: Brain Gain

Seles is More

Tennis legend Monica Seles discusses life on and off the court, and her new book Getting a Grip: On My Body, My Mind, My Self.

Pee Wee Competition

Marc H. Simon,, co-director of the documentary Nursery University and Tony Pratofiorito, one of the fathers featured in the film, talk about how competitive it's become to get into New York City pre-schools.

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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.

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.

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.