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The Brian Lehrer Show / April 05, 2005

The Brian Lehrer Show

Tuesday, April 05, 2005
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    Flat is the New Round

    With the end of the Cold War and the rapid advancement in software capabilities, national borders and long distances aren’t the impediments to globalization they once were. Pulitzer-prize winning New York Times columnist Thomas L. Friedman joins guest host Mario Murillo to talk about his new book, "The World Is Flat: A Brief History of the Twenty-First Century."

WTC Report

Monica Gabrielle Member of Family Steering Committee, co-chair of Skyscraper safety campaign, lost her husband Richard in the South Tower on the WTC
- on her reactions towards the new NIST report.

Natural Juice

Nick Palazzo Publisher of Stack Magazine, a source for high school athletes that emphasizes healthy means to acquire strength
- discusses his magazine, Stack and the importance of healthy training for student athletes.
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LaVonda Wagner assistant coach for the women's basketball team at Duke University and special contributor to Stack Magazine
- on training college athletes

Flat is the New Round

Thomas Friedman, Pulitzer-prize winnig New York Times columnist and author, The World is Flat: A Brief History of the Twenty-First Century (Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2005),
- says globalization is quickly changing the balance of power
» Thomas L. Friedman
» NYT Magazine article adapted from the book

Open Phones

listeners call in to discuss lifting the ban on cell phones in public schools

Governor Spitzer gets a briefing on the Second Avenue Subway at the groundbreaking ceremony from MTA Chairman Peter Kalikow and MTA Executive Director Elliot Sander

January Guest: Elliot Sander

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Elliot Sander, Executive Director of the MTA, is joining Brian Lehrer every Thursday for the month of January.

Got a question for Lee Sander? Ask it below!

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Coping with the Economy

Many New Yorkers have questions about the economy - I've been laid off, what now? How do I collect unemployment? Where should I look for a job? The Brian Lehrer Show helps New Yorkers find answers as they cope with the struggling economy.

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Lost City

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Steve Zeitlin executive director of City Lore and co-author of Hidden New York: A Guide to Places That Matter, and Brooks of Sheffield, the pseudonym of the author of the Lost City blog, offer a postmortem of the local establishments lost in 2008.

Judge Kaye Retires

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New York State Chief Judge Judith Kaye is retiring at the end of this year. She reflects on her 25 years on the bench and what it was like becoming the first female judge in the state’s highest court.

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2008 News Quiz

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It's been a busy year. From the campaign trail that led to Barack Obama's historic election, to a grueling recession - and everything in between - we've kept you posted. Were you listening?

Video Picks

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Check out some recent video clips of interviews with guests and Brian Lehrer's weekly Web video picks.