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The Brian Lehrer Show / February 27, 2006

The Brian Lehrer Show

Monday, February 27, 2006
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  • Dealing Dogs

    Kennel Hell

    At Martin’s Creek Kennel in Arkansas, dogs were kept in tiny cages, beaten, and starved before being sold for research. Then an amateur filmmaker named Pete went undercover to work there, recording the kennel’s cruel practices for a new HBO documentary, "Dealing Dogs". Also, Monday morning politics with TNR's Peter Beinart, a new study shows Americans have more leisure time and a call-in for tenured professors.

Safe Harbor?

Peter Beinart, editor of the New Republic
- on port security and the Supreme Court's upcoming cases

» Peter Beinart archive in The New Rebublic

A Howlin' Shame

Sarah Teale, filmmaker, "Dealing Dogs"
and
Tom Simon, filmmaker "Dealing Dogs"
- on their new HBO documentary investigating the mistreatment of dogs at a kennel that sells to researchers
» Dealing Dogs

Time Off

Erik Hurst, associate professor of Economics and the John Huizinga Faculty Fellow at the University of Chicago Graduate School and co-author of the study, "Measuring Trends in Leisure: The Allocation of TIme over Five Decades" (Federal Reserve Bank of Boston working paper)
- found Americans have more leisure time today
» Erik Hurst bio
and
Ellen Galinsky, President and co-founder of Families and Work Institute,
- says Americans feel more overworked than ever
» “Measuring Trends in Leisure: The Allocation of Time over Five Decades” from the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston (opens a PDF)
» List of Federal Reserve Bank of Boston Working Papers
» "Overwork in America: When the Way We Work Becomes Too Much" executive summary (opens a PDF)
» Ellen Galinsky bio

Open Phones

Listeners call in to talk about the resignation of Harvard president Lawrence Summers

30 days 30 issues

Step Three: The Wiki

The Brian Lehrer Show

This fall, The Brian Lehrer Show will air our presidential election series “30 Issues In 30 Days.” With your help, we can produce great election coverage!

WNYC's Brian Lehrer and Andrea Bernstein talk politics at lunch time.

Digesting Politics

A weekly podcast with Brian Lehrer and Andrea Bernstein

New Episode Posted 10/03
Eavesdrop on Andrea Bernstein and Brian Lehrer, two of the most political savvy minds around, as they eat lunch and break down the week’s political activities.

(<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/obsessivephotography/499593648/" target="_blank">obsessivephotography</a>/flickr)

Slideluck Potshow

The Brian Lehrer Show

Check out our contribution to the recent Slideluck Potshow, an event where folks share their love of food and photos!

ICANN, You Can…

Web Exclusive

Paul Twomey, president and CEO of ICANN (Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers), on their recent decision to offer more top-level domain names.

multiracial mixed race

Mixed Up

The Brian Lehrer Show

We discuss the implications of our mixed-race future and how Barack Obama's candidacy has changed the discussion about mixed-race identity.

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