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The Brian Lehrer Show

Wednesday, August 20, 2008
  • Fault Lines

    If you are unhappy with the state of American democracy, you may have no one to blame but yourself. Historian Andrew Bacevich argues that our own “empire of consumption” contains the seeds of its own destruction. Plus, on the brink of the Democratic National Convention, an update on the buzz around Barack Obama’s Vice Presidential choice.

Digesting Politics

A weekly podcast with Brian Lehrer and Andrea Bernstein

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.

Wikimania in Egypt

The Brian Lehrer Show

Jimmy Wales, founder of Wikipedia, and Mohamed "Mido" Ibrahim, organizer of Wikimania 2008 in Alexandria, Egypt, talk about the importance of creating Arabic content on Wikipedia. Plus, The New York Times' Noam Cohen explains how Egyptian youth are using Facebook.

Stress Photo Project and Slideluck Potshow Update

The Brian Lehrer Show

Alys Kenny, co-director and producer of the Slideluck Potshow, and Casey Kelbaugh, photographer and founder of the Slideluck Potshow, discuss the best pictures from out latest photo project on stress. Plus, they talk about their next event, which will be held this Saturday in McCarren Park.

ICANN, You Can…

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.

Critical Mass and the NYPD

The Brian Lehrer Show

In light of the recent YouTube video that captured an NYPD officer assaulting a Critical Mass bicyclist, New York Times reporter Jim Dwyer discusses the incident and the larger issues presented by Critical Mass bicycle rides.