What Happened Over the Last 25 Years? Help Us Brainstorm
This is the 25th year of the Brian Lehrer Show, and all this fall we'll be marking it with a year-by-year look at some of the defining stories from 1989 through 2014. Right now, we're at the...
View Article#TBT Brian and Ira Glass, 1997
It's 'Throwback Thursday' and we're marking the 25th anniversary of the show this fall with a dip into the Brian Lehrer Show archives every week. This week, we go back to 1997, when Brian welcomed This...
View Article#TBT Brian and Gail Collins, 1995
It's 'Throwback Thursday' and we're marking the 25th anniversary of the show this fall with a dip into the Brian Lehrer Show archives every week. This week, we go back to 1995. Before New York Times...
View Article#TBT Brian and Billie Jean King
It's 'Throwback Thursday' and we're marking the 25th anniversary of the show this fall with a dip into the Brian Lehrer Show archives every week. This week, we highlight part of Brian's conversation...
View Article#TBT Brian and Douglas Rushkoff, 1996
It's 'Throwback Thursday' and we're marking the 25th anniversary of the show this fall with a dip into the Brian Lehrer Show archives every week. This week, we highlight part of Brian's conversation...
View Article#TBT Brian and John Oliver, 2007
It's 'Throwback Thursday' and we're marking the 25th anniversary of the show this fall with a dip into the Brian Lehrer Show archives every week. This week, we go back to 2007 when John Oliver, now...
View ArticleHi. Could You Call Us?
This is the 25th year of the Brian Lehrer Show, and starting this month we’ll be marking it with a year-by-year look at some of the defining stories from 1989 through 2014. Right now, we need your help...
View Article25 Years in 25 Days (1989): Don't Have a Cow
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.Also today: Frances...
View Article25 Years in 25 Days (1989): "The End of History"
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.Also today: Kurt...
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25 Years in 25 Days (1990): NYC's Murder Rate Peaks
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.In 1990, NYC's...
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25 Years in 25 Days (1991): The First Website
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.Also today: Hear...
View Article25 Years in 25 Days (1991): A Report from the Crown Heights Riots
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.Also today: Douglas...
View Article25 Years in 25 Days (1992): The Fight Against HIV/AIDS
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.In 1992, AIDS became...
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25 Years in 25 Days (1993): Two Visions for Safety and Prosperity
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.Mayor Rudy Giuliani...
View ArticleHow the Slackers Did Work
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.Generation X brought...
View Article1994 in Music: An Abundance of Riches
1994 was a banner year for music, from indie rock to hip hop. Daphne Brooks, professor of African American Studies, Theater Studies and American Studies at Yale University, talks about how the music of...
View Article25 Years in 25 Days (1994): A Family Meeting on Generation X
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.Kurt Cobain...
View Article25 Years in 25 Days (1995): OJ, Race, and Media
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.From January to...
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25 Years in 25 Days (1996): The Rise of the Taliban and the Seeds of Terror
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.This frame grab from...
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25 Years in 25 Days: Ellen Comes Out, How Gay Rights After Changed
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.Portia De Rossi,...
View Article25 Years in 25 Days (1998): Clinton's Impeachment and the Roots of DC's...
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.New York Times...
View Article25 Years in 25 Days (1999): The Repeal of Glass-Steagall
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.Robert Reich,...
View Article25 Years in 25 Days (2000): Bush v. Gore
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.Also today: the...
View Article25 Years in 25 Days (2000): The Rise of Brooklyn
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.Also today:...
View Article25 Years in 25 Days (2001): What Didn't Change After 9/11
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.As we continue going...
View Article25 Years in 25 Days (2002): Catholic Church Sex Abuse Scandal
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.In 2002, a...
View Article25 Years in 25 Days (2003): The Blackout; Memories and Infrastructure Legacy
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.On August 13, 2003,...
View ArticleFamily Meeting 2004: Foodies' Paradise
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...
View ArticleFamily Meeting 2004: The RNC in NYC
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...
View ArticleFamily Meeting 2004: The U.S. in Iraq
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...
View ArticleFamily Meeting 2004: The Birth of Social Media
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...
View Article25 Years in 25 Days (2005): Transit Strike
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...
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25 Years in 25 Days (2006): Skyrocketing Art Sales
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.Three of the...
View Article25 Years in 25 Days (2006): The End of an Era: CBGBs Closes
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.In 2006, CBGBs...
View Article25 Years in 25 Days (2007): The Giant Pool of Money Overflows
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.Also today: Mad...
View Article25 Years in 25 Days (2007): Blackwater and US Reliance on Military Contractors
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.Also today: Planet...
View Article25 Years in 25 Days (2007): A New Golden Age of TV
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.Also today: Planet...
View Article25 Years in 25 Days (2008): Yes We Can
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. Also today: Louis...
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25 Years in 25 Days (2008): A Big Year for China
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.Also today, Donna...
View Article25 Years in 25 Days (2009): NYC's Parks and Pathways Re-Imagined
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.Also today: a look...
View Article25 Years in 25 Days (2009): The Houses Taxpayers Built
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.Also today: the...
View Article25 Years in 25 Days (2010): SB 1070 and Hispanics in the U.S.
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.Also today: a look...
View Article25 Years in 25 Days (2010): The Rise of the Tea Party
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.Also today: the...
View Article25 Years in 25 Days (2011): Meet The 99%
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.On September 17,...
View Article25 Years in 25 Days (2012): City to Disabled: We'll Do Better Next Time
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.Sandy left many New...
View Article25 Years in 25 Days: Then and Now
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.We conclude our 25th...
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How Generations Differ: Boomers, X, Millennials
We look at some of the data about how different generations have shaped their values and take calls from people to find common ground. Paul Taylor, senior fellow at the Pew Research Center and author...
View ArticleWhat Is A Generation Anyway?
Paul Taylor, senior fellow at the Pew Research Center and author of The Next America: Boomers, Millennials, and the Looming Generational Showdown, explains how generations are formed -- why they end in...
View ArticleFamily Meeting 2004: A Particularly Corrupt Year in New Jersey
Even for New Jersey, 2004 was a particularly corrupt year. Mike Kelly, columnist at The Bergen Record of New Jersey, and author of Bus on Jaffa Road: A Story of Middle East Terrorism and the Search for...
View ArticleVideo: Highlights from the Brian Lehrer Show 25th Anniversary Show
Below, video from CUNY of the big 25th anniversary celebration at the New York Society for Ethical Culture featuring David Remnick, Gail Collins, Tavis Smiley -- and a news quiz with Mo Rocca. Listen...
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