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Up and Up
Can high prices at the pump be a good thing? Christopher Steiner, senior staff reporter at Forbes Magazine, finds the silver lining in his new book $20 PER GALLON: How the Inevitable Rise in the Price of Gasoline Will Change Our Lives for the Better. Plus, advice for consultants; and myth-busting ideas about health.
Check out the BL-Show Cup-of-Joe map, highlighting listener's favorite coffee shops!
Albany: Law and Disorder
With his attempt to appoint Richard Ravitch as Lieutenant Governor, Governor David Paterson has raised a host of legal and constitutional questions. Stewart Sterk, professor of law at Cardozo Law School, looks at what to expect if the case hits the courts.
The Cost of the Stalemate
New York State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli assesses just how much the crisis in Albany is costing the city, and his proposal to withhold lawmakers paychecks until an agreement is reached.
Cyber Attack!
U.S. and South Korean computers have been hit over the past few days by a barrage of cyber attacks, possibly from North Korea. Siobhan Gorman, intelligence and homeland security correspondent from The Wall Street Journal, explains the latest.
The Work Search: Consulting
Nick Corcodilos, the man behind "Ask the Headhunter" and weekly guest for the month of July, discusses how to most successfully navigate the job market.
This week: the advantages and disadvantages of consulting work.The Upside of High Gas Prices
Christopher Steiner, senior staff reporter at Forbes Magazine and the author of $20 PER GALLON: How the Inevitable Rise in the Price of Gasoline Will Change Our Lives for the Better, talks about how higher gas prices will lead to sweeping changes -- many positive -- in America.
Everything You Know About Health Is Wrong
Should you wait an hour after eating before swimming? Do you lose most of your body heat through your head? Will lifting something heavy give you a hernia? Dr. Aaron Carroll, associate professor of pediatrics and director of the Center for Health Policy and Professionalism at the Indiana University School of Medicine and co-author of Don't Swallow Your Gum! Myths, Half-Truths, and Outright Lies About Your Body and Health, takes on some persistent medical misconceptions.
President Obama: Grease Trucks Calling
The President is visiting New Brunswick next week. He's visited burger joints, so why not the famed "Grease Trucks" near the Rutgers campus? Mike Kelly, columnist at The Record, previews the visit, and talks about what Obama should eat.
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The Rocky Road Ahead
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Ray Young, the chief financial officer of General Motors, talks about GM’s bankruptcy.
Then, Damon Lester, president of the National Association of Minority Automobile Dealers, and Greg Williams, former owner of the recently closed Huntington Chevrolet in Huntington Station, NY., discusses the effect GM’s bankruptcy has had on dealerships and their employees.- Comments [41]
Tweet If You Use Twitter
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Farhad Manjoo, Slate's technology columnist and the author of True Enough: Learning To Live in a Post-Fact Society talks about what Twitter means and how different groups use it.
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Don't Say That, Literally
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John Flansburgh of the band They Might Be Giants discusses the running list the band keeps of "things we can no longer say." (a few examples: "my bad" "don't go there" "one hundred and ten percent" and "voted off the island")
What would be on your list of banned words or phrases? Comment below!- Comments [172]
From Denmark with Love
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Jesper Grunwald, senior managing editor with the Danish Broadcasting Corporation, talks about the Danish economy, biking to work, and why the Danes are allegedly the happiest people in the world.
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Squatting, Then and Now
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As former squats in the East Village make the transition to coops, making homes from abandoned housing is again an issue. Andrew Reicher executive director of Urban Homesteading Assistance Board, Frank Morales an Episcopal priest involved in East Village/Lower East Side squatting and homelessness activism since the late '70s, and Rob Robinson, a leader of the Housing Campaign of Picture the Homeless, discuss the return of squatting.
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