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Next month, we'll be doing a program on generic drugs, and we want your input. Most generic drugs seem to work just like their name brand counterparts, but with a ...

Check out this great video from the WNYC News Blog. Oates Ritthichai went out and spoke with New Yorkers both about the toll the recession is taking, but also the ways in which they are maintaining normalcy in their day-to-day expenses.

This is something we see in the YUEI posts: ...

We recently received a call to our Uncommon Economic Indicators hotline (that's 1-800-543-2543 if you haven't already added it to your cell phone's speed dial) about a listener's shampoo bottle. Take a listen:

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One of the underlying goals of the Brian Lehrer Show's Uncommon Economic Indicators project is not just to gather interesting stories, ...

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One of the underlying goals of our Uncommon Economic Indicators project is not just to gather interesting stories, but to try and notice patterns, connect listeners, and possibly ...

New York, NY —

Bloggers, Facebookers and Twitterers are assessing the state of the New York blogosphere.

Some say their balance sheets are are suffering. But panelist Nicholas Carlson of www.businessinsider.com points to the web site Mashable.com as an example of how new media can prosper. He says ...

Today on the Brian Lehrer Show, we'll be speaking with Michael Newman from Slate about an interesting project they just wrapped up: using an online collaborative writing tool, they had readers create their dream Obama inauguration speech. You can read the final results here. And here's a 'word cloud' ...

Just a quick post from the Brian Lehrer Show camp on how our preparations for Inauguration day are coming along. We're working tirelessly, as part of WNYC's entire station effort, to bring you a great day (and really, four days) of coverage around the Obama Inauguration.

It all starts decidedly low-tech...

On the one hand, this Tuesday stands as the end bracket to our exhaustive (and exhausting!) election coverage. So we're taking this opportunity to look back, at least around the office, at where we've been: from early buzz about an all-NY contest; our 7pm-3am Super Tuesday coverage; visits to both Denver and St. Paul for the conventions; and culminating in an election night where much of NYC (but not all) was literally dancing in the streets. Of course, Tuesday also marks the beginning of a new journalistic endeavor - a new administration with new personalities, story lines, and interesting conversations to have.

New York, NY —

It's not easy to shock New Yorkers, especially subway riders. But the group Improv Everywhere has been trying for the past seven years, with its "No Pants" Subway ride. Saturday afternoon, more than 15-hundred people participated. In small groups, stop after stop, they trickled onto ...

New York, NY —

Last night, for one trip and one trip only to Yankee Stadium, New York City Transit gave some lucky fans a chance to ride on fully restored 1920s subway cars - replete with ceiling fans and woven seats just like the ones running way back ...