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Athwart. Scalp. Scab. Buckle. Drab. Words that just feel right when they roll of the tongue. What are your favorite words to say? And, Lawrence Lessig on the state of copyright law. P... (episode)
The Brian Lehrer Show listener-favorite for Agriculture Secretary Michael Pollan discusses the future of food policy under an Obama administration. Junot Diaz explores masculinity and... (episode)
As families around the region get ready to gather for thanksgiving dinner, many New Yorkers still go hungry. Joel Berg, executive director of the New York City Coalition Against Hunge... (episode)
Barack Obama inherits an economic crisis worse than anything the nation has seen since the Great Depression. How will his new deal compare with FDR's? Plus, Jennifer Senior writes tha... (episode)
As the Obama cabinet gets firmed up, New York Times columnist Thomas Friedman compares this transition with the last one. Plus, New York State Comptroller Tom DiNapoli gives the grim ... (episode)
The current fiscal crisis has everybody looking back to the 1970’s. Julia Vitullo-Martin, senior fellow at the Manhattan Institute, discusses what the comparison means and if we shoul... (episode)
Colleges and universities are suffering as the credit crunch depletes student loans and the falling stock market shrinks endowments. What does this mean for life on campus? Plus, the ... (episode)
Unemployment during the Great Depression was 25%. So, just how does the current economic crisis stack up against history's other bubble-bursting periods? Plus, Cornel West on how to t... (episode)
Is the war on digital piracy killing creativity? Lawrence Lessig, Stanford University Law professor and author of Remix: Making Art and Commerce Thrive in the Hybrid Economy, explains... (episode)
Writer Michael Pollan says government agricultural policy promotes a diet that makes us fat and sick. What can the Obama Agriculture Secretary do about it? Plus, Kerry Kennedy, daught... (episode)