This fall, the Brian Lehrer Show is marking 25 years of Brian at WNYC with a year-by-year look at stories that mattered from 1989 to 2014. Find the full schedule and lots more here.

For 2004, we're devoting the entire show to the pivotal year. Find all the segments here.

In 2004, the Republican National Convention came to New York City, coalescing debates over the war in Iraq, the election, protests, and civil liberties on Midtown Manhattan. We remember that summer and it's legacy with The New York Times reporter, Jim Dwyer, who covered the protests and host of daily political podcast The Majority Report, Sam Seder, who was a host on "Air America" in 2004.