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Chaka Ngwenya, (left) and Peter Godwin appearing on the Brian Lehrer Show on June 24, 2008. Both guests joined us to discuss the recent political turmoil that has engulfed Zimbabwe. Mr. Ngwenya is the director of SARFM Radio in New York. Mr. Godwin is the author of When a Crocodile Eats […]
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The U.S. Department of Education is investigating whether a top-scoring Asian American student was denied admission to Princeton because of his race. San Francisco Chronicle columnist Jeff Yang weighed in on the issue on Brian Lehrer Show, 6/23/08
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Judith Amaro, a parent leader in District 6, joined us to discuss the City’s school admission policy change and how it has affected diversity in gifted and talented programs on the Brian Lehrer Show, 6/23/08
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Citymeals-on-Wheels, an organization dedicated to delivering food to New York’s homebound elderly, is getting hit hard by the increased cost of food and gas. Actress and Citymeals advocate Kathleen Turner, explained on the Brian Lehrer Show, 6/18/08
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A thousand-dollar dye job and a pair of Manolo Blahniks is more than just the stuff Sex in the City is made of. For some teens, those pricey frills are serious prom essentials. Columnist for the New York Sun Lenore Skenazy talked about this monster of a phenomenon on the Brian […]
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DJ Spooky (aka Paul D. Miller) appeared on the Brian Lehrer Show on June 17, 2008. He discussed the history of sampling and the mix of sound with digital media. DJ Spooky is the author of Sound Unbound: Sampling Digital Music and Culture.
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Jason Riley, member of the Wall Street Journal editorial board and author of LET THEM IN: The Case for Open Borders, argued for an open-door immigration policy on the Brian Lehrer Show, 6/11/08
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Charles Komanoff, co-founder of the Carbon Tax Center, argued for a carbon tax system over a cap and trade system on the Brian Lehrer Show, 6/11/08
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Dick Dadey, the executive director of the Citizens Union, a watchdog for the public interest and an advocate for good government appearing on the Brian Lehrer Show on June 10, 2008. Mr. Dadey explained the pros and cons of term limits and called “for an honest public discussion on the issue.”
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Kevin Rose, founder of the website Digg and star of the Diggnation online show, discussed the way in which sites such as his have changed the way we get our news online - Brian Lehrer Show, 6/04/08