Ayaan Hirsi Ali talks about why the Muslim Brotherhood should be rejected. Plus: New Yorker writer and Pulitzer Prize winner Lawrence Wright discusses his new piece on Scientology; Jo...
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Workers' Strike Bolsters Egypt's ProtestersLabor strikes across Egypt on Wednesday added momentum to the protests calling for the resignation of President Hosni Mubarak; an interview with a long time friend of Egyptian Vice President Omar Suleiman; a coming-out party, of sorts, for the 2012 GOP presidential hopefuls at this year's CPAC; defining sacred space in the age of Twitter; the Pentagon has a night at the theatre with "The Great Game: Afghanistan"; books for a revolution; Oklahoma's plan to keep women out of prison; and, a look at President Obama's family tree, going back a millennium.
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Out of MoneyUpdates on breaking news in Egypt, as the situation unfolds. As time allows: Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission chairman Phil Angelides talks about the ongoing aftershocks from the...Go to program: The Brian Lehrer Show -
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Monarchs and MastersThe turmoil in Egypt is being compared with another public uprising against an unpopular U.S.-backed leader in the region—Abbas Milani looks at the life and rule of the Shah of Iran and how he shaped the modern Middle East. Then, Granta editor John Freeman and two writers from Spain discuss the current state of fiction writing in Spanish around the world. Also, learn about an unusual friendship between George Bernard Shaw and the 1920s world heavyweight boxing champion Gene Tunney. Plus, Backstory looks at the Egyptian Vice President's relationship with the CIA.
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Tell Me More focuses on the way we live, intersect and collide in a culturally diverse world. Capturing the headlines, issues and pleasures relevant to multicultural life in America, the daily one-hour series is hosted by award-winning journalist Michel Martin. Tell Me More marks Martin's first role in hosting a daily program. She views it as an opportunity to focus on the stories, experiences, ideas and people important in contemporary life but often not heard.
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Marco Werman hosts an engaging daily portrait of what’s happening around the world, from PRX, the BBC and WGBH in Boston.
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A wrap-up of the day’s news, with features and interviews about the latest developments in New York City and around the world, from NPR and the WNYC newsroom.
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05:00 PMEgypt: Mubarak Refuses to Leave, Crowds Respond
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