The Replacements

The Brian Lehrer Show | Jun 30, 2010

For weeks, focus has been on the World Cup – but penalty shots and vuvuzelas aren’t the only things making front-page news in Africa lately. Black Star News publisher Milton Allimadi talks about the election results in Guinea and other news from Africa. Plus, the New York Times’ Scott Shane talks about the alleged Russian espionage ring; and Ben Fried from Streetsblog New York on the private buses and vans that are replacing recently retired public transit in NYC.

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