“Sanford and Son” Killed Reading, Not The Internet!

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http://beta.wnyc.org/shows/bl/2010/jun/09/cognitive-surplus/
Clay Shirky, faculty member at the Interactive Telecommunications program at NYU and the author of Cognitive Surplus: Creativity and Generosity in a Connected Age, discusses how the internet is changing how we think and collaborate.
Duration : 0:5:53

Hide The Glassware: NY’s Legendary Soccer Bar Gets World Cupped

We visit Nevada Smiths to see how the Director of Football is preparing for the World Cut.
Duration : 0:2:17

Rush Limbaugh: Never Changes His Mind

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http://beta.wnyc.org/shows/bl/2010/may/28/rush-judgment/
Journalist and author Zev Chafets profiles the right-wing talk show phenomenon Rush Limbaugh in his new book, Rush Limbaugh: An Army of One (Sentinel, 2010)
Duration : 0:6:53

Dave Barrys Amazing Tales of Adulthood

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http://www.wnyc.org/shows/lopate/episodes/2010/05/04/segments/154376
Humorist Dave Barry talks about the mystifying territory of adulthood—from fatherhood, parenting, self-image, the battle of the sexes, celebrity, technology, certain unmentionable medical procedures, and more. His latest book is Ill Mature When Im Dead: Dave Barrys Amazing Tales of Adulthood.
Duration : 0:8:25

OK Go Live on Soundcheck

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http://www.wnyc.org/shows/soundcheck/episodes/2010/04/30/segments/154200
In 2006, OK Go made music and internet history with the video for their song “Here It Goes Again.” The clip, which featured the band performing a complex dance routine on a set of treadmills, received millions of views on YouTube and turned scores of new listeners on to their music. [...]

Gary Johnson Talks Pot and Border Politics with Brian Lehrer

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http://beta.wnyc.org/shows/bl/2010/apr/29/border-politics/
Gary Johnson, former governor of New Mexico (R), is proposing to legalize marijuana as a solution to the problems of border violence and high taxes. He is also considering a possible 2012 run for the presidency.
Duration : 0:8:54

Happy 5th birthday, Youtube!

A mash up of some of the Brian Lehrer show’s favorite videos (news or otherwise) from the first five years of Youtube’s existence.
Duration : 0:4:53

Admiral Gary Roughead on Nuclear Deterrent and Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell

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http://beta.wnyc.org/shows/bl/2010/apr/08/naval-operations/
Admiral Gary Roughead, Chief of U.S. Naval Operations, talks with Brian Lehrer.
Duration : 0:9:54

Brian Lehrer’s Web Video Picks: 4/7/10

Brian Lehrer’s video picks for the week of 4/7/10.
Be sure to tune in to Brian on CUNY TV each Wednesday at 7:30pm and on WNYC Radio every day at 10am!
Duration : 0:7:42

Brian Lehrer’s Web Video Picks: 3/31/10

Brian Lehrer’s video picks for the week of 3/31/10.
Be sure to tune in to Brian on CUNY TV each Wednesday at 7:30pm and on WNYC Radio every day at 10am!
Duration : 0:7:44