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President Obama vows to “finish the job” in Afghanistan. USA Today’s Susan Page previews his speech on the war there and looks at other news from Washington. Plus, newly elected Repu... (episode)
Special Rebroadcast of the 20th Anniversary Show The Brian Lehrer Show is celebrating two decades on the air. On the 20th anniversary, live from WNYC’s Jerome L. Greene Performance S... (episode)
It’s all about food and sports on a special Thanksgiving Day Brian Lehrer Show. Food writer Michael Pollan on what kids need to know about food, a conversation about the cult of the b... (episode)
The day after Thanksgiving might be a national day of shopping for some, but Dave Isay of StoryCorps wants it to be a national day of listening. He offers advice for recording the ac... (episode)
A court decision in favor of tenants at Stuyvesant Town/ Peter Cooper Village could have major implications for other landlords who get government benefits. Housing Preservation and D... (episode)
Joshua Gordon, policy director at The Concord Coalition, and Bob Kuttner, co-founder of The American Prospect, discuss the ballooning national debt and its impact on stimulus efforts.
Flickr photo by Presta Starting somewhere around Thanksgiving, here in the U.S. we enter a season of reflection and celebration. We get together with friends or family and allow ourse... (article)
People get passionate about their handheld devices. WNYC staffers Jim Colgan, a producer for The Takeaway, and Mark Phillips, a producer with On the Media, debate the virtues of their... (episode)
When the United States Preventive Services Task Force issued new recommendations that most women should not start getting mammograms to screen for breast cancer until age 50, protests... (episode)
It was ten years ago that No Logo, Naomi Klein’s landmark book on consumer culture, was first released. She discusses what’s changed over the past decade, and what concerns her the mo... (episode)
California isn’t the only state on the brink of financial collapse. The Pew Center on the States has added New Jersey to their list of states in peril. Barb Rosewicz, spokesperson for... (episode)