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<p><span>Love them? Hate them? Don't understand how they do back flips on a moving train? Amid a crackdown on subway dancers, we talk to one who says he isn't going anywhere.</span></p> (article)
Ten or fifteen years ago, Salman Rushdie made a prediction about the kinds of social debates we'd be having "ten or fifteen years from now." (article)
Sen. Cory Booker is teaming up with Sen. Rand Paul on the REDEEM Act, a criminal justice reform bill. Booker explains the details of the legislation. Plus: Russell Simmons on Keep the... (episode)
Arrests of performers on the subway have more than quadrupled this year - here's how the arrests of dancers is in keeping with NYPD Commissioner Bill Bratton's "Broken Windows" vision...
Kenneth Turan told Brian Lehrer what makes his favorite films great, from the silent era to recent features. Then, we compiled your nominations for best film ever -- along with links ...
New York City's new Sick Leave Law starts today. We'll hear what it means for you. Plus: It’s a big week for major economic indicators; a law that’s meant to protect patients may actu... (episode)
<p>One epidemiologist says it's quite likely that <em>someone</em> with Ebola will arrive in the U.S., but he says the panic level should only be "at a 1 or a 2." Here's what you need to know.</p>
Former U.S. Transportation Secretary and now co-chair of the MTA’s Reinvention Commission Ray LaHood talks about the agency’s plan to deal with more riders, climate change and other v... (episode)
After it has come to light that the boys were kidnapped by a splinter group not formally affiliated with Hamas, one reporter explains how the evolving story is affecting the off-and-o...
<p>Sitting all day is really, really bad for you. Really bad. James A Levine, inventor of the treadmill desk, talks about the ways you can start to break the sitting habit. To start with: stand up every hour, on the hour.</p>
<p><span>Why is plastic surgery skyrocketing among Asian-Americans, Hispanics and African-Americans? The answer has a lot to do with ethnic identity.</span></p>
There's a new subprime boom, based on auto loans given to people with poor credit, by the millions. One of the authors of a New York Times report on this issue explains. Plus: The la... (episode)
<p>The modern bathroom design is inefficient and unsafe. Here's why we should all be showering like the Japanese.</p>
<p><span>Three of our favorite segments from the week, in case you missed them: Comcast and the Future of Internet for All, NYC's Immigration Commish, and Why the Modern Bathroom Stinks.</span></p> (article)
Today's Brian Lehrer Show has no guests, just phone calls from listeners on a variety of topics. It's a good day to try a new version of our comments page - an open chat room where yo... (article)
How would you spend the MTA's budget? What's your best relationship advice? What did your parents let you do that would be totally crazy today? These are just some of the questions yo... (episode)
<p><span>Callers get to ask a question about their relationships — but only if they answer another listener's question first.</span></p>
That time George Carlin said he looked Jesus-like in his arrest photo. (article)