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Know Your Rights, Subway Platform Performers!
Wednesday, October 22, 2014
25 Years in 25 Days (2006): The End of an Era: CBGBs Closes
Wednesday, October 22, 2014
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.
Ira Glass & Co. Release 'Serial' Once a Week for Good Reason
Wednesday, October 22, 2014
All the Other Geniuses
Wednesday, October 22, 2014
25 Years in 25 Days (2006): Skyrocketing Art Sales
Wednesday, October 22, 2014
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.
Who Goes the Extra Mile to Sweeten Your Commute?
Tuesday, October 21, 2014
25 Years in 25 Days (2005): Transit Strike
Tuesday, October 21, 2014
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.
TWU Local 100 went out on strike right before Christmas in 2005.
Cornel West on Icons of African American History
Tuesday, October 21, 2014
A week after his arrest during protests in Ferguson,
Speed Dating for Mom Friends
Tuesday, October 21, 2014
Lots of women complain it's hard to meet like-minded mom friends, so
→ Event: Speed Dating for Mom Friends at the Bell House in Brooklyn | Wednesday, October 22 | tickets and info here
Cuomo's No-$-Limit Support
Tuesday, October 21, 2014
Labor; Loopholes and Legacies
Tuesday, October 21, 2014
Subways and buses shut down for a few days just before Christmas in 2005 when workers went on strike. 25 years in 25 days continues as New York Times reporter Steven Greenhouse discusses how labor unions have fared since. Plus: campaign finance loopholes may be helping Governor Cuomo’s campaign; speed dating for mom friends; and Princeton professor Cornel West reexamines the legacies of leading black activists.
Facebook's Not What it Used to Be
Monday, October 20, 2014
Responding to Atrocity After Iraq
Monday, October 20, 2014
Family Meeting 2004: The RNC in NYC
Monday, October 20, 2014
Family Meeting 2004: A Particularly Corrupt Year in New Jersey
Monday, October 20, 2014
Even for New Jersey, 2004 was a particularly corrupt year.
2004-2013: A Foodies' Paradise
Monday, October 20, 2014
25 Years in 25 Days (2004): Iraq; Social Media; Corruption in NJ; and Foodies
Monday, October 20, 2014
We're convening a family meeting on 2004: It was a big year for restaurants in New York City - Shake Shack, Momofuku Noodle Bar, The Spotted Pig and Per Se all opened. Shake Shack’s owner Danny Meyer and Dan Barber, the chef and co-owner of Blue Hill at Stone Barns, talk about the rise of foodies. Plus: NYC hosted the Republican National Convention; Facebook debuted and a decade of social media was born; and a look at a particularly corrupt year for New Jersey politics.
Brian Lehrer Weekend
Friday, October 17, 2014
Three of our favorite segments from the week, in case you missed them.
Robert Reich on Glass-Steagall (First) | We're Making Robocalls (Starts at 21:00) | David Sedaris on Selected Shorts (Starts at 39:00)
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