Beware the Cookie Monster

The Brian Lehrer Show | Mar 31, 2010
DVDs of the original Sesame Street are labeled “for adults only.” On our next program, New York Times media columnist Virginia Heffernan explains why 1970’s-era Sesame Street episodes are now seen as inappropriate for many of today’s preschoolers. Also, why New Jersey Govenor Corzine wants toll hikes; and what tourists are doing now that the Broadway shows have closed. We look at why reading rates for students are so low, and Columbia professors discuss choosing the new Post-War literature canon for their students. Finally, a call-in: do strikes work?

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