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This is a best-of Brian Lehrer Show, highlighting some recent favorite segments. New York Times columnist Nicholas Kristof discusses how women's rights are the defining human right... (episode)
On The Brian Lehrer Show we've been looking back at the 2000s, which some are calling one of the worst decades ever. But there's also plenty of silver linings, and BL Show producer Jo... (article)
New York is on track for the fewest murders on record. New York Times police bureau chief Al Baker and Eugene O'Donnell, professor at John Jay College of Criminal Justice, explain why... (episode)
from shellys on flickr While Ammon Shea and Mike Agnes join Brian to talk about picking the word of the year, see how many of these words-of-the-decade you can use in a (still intell... (article)
It’s time for an end-of-the-year news quiz! Listeners call in and put their knowledge of 2009’s events to the test with Slate’s Emily Bazelon and WNYC's own Soterios Johnson. Then, ... (episode)
Lawmakers are back home for the holidays, and will now be talking to their constituents about the landmark health care reform bill. Christopher Hayes of The Nation breaks down the lat... (episode)
Today's show is a rebroadcast of some favorite recent interviews. Journalist and activist Naomi Klein, discusses the ten year anniversary of No Logo: Taking Aim at the Brand Bulli... (episode)
Natural gas exploration is heating up in New York State. Steve Lawitts, acting commissioner of the New York City Department of Environmental Protection, discusses the city’s findings ... (episode)
The details of the health care bill continue to emerge, and the negotiations over reconciling the Senate and House bills has begun. Stephen Moore, Senior Economics writer for Wall Str... (episode)
Some of the BL Show's favorite songs about grandmothers, in honor of our segment on grandma's wisdom. Listen to Lyle Lovett's "Hello Grandma" on Rhapsody Bill Withers: Grandma's Han... (article)