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The Brian Lehrer Show

Brian Lehrer Weekend: Arab-Americans; Joseph Stiglitz; #PlasticsChallenge

The Brian Lehrer Show

WNYC

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4.61.5K Ratings

🗓️ 27 April 2024

⏱️ 88 minutes

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Summary

Three of our favorite segments from the week, in case you missed them. Your Arab-American Immigration Stories (First) | Reframing 'Free' Beyond Markets (Starts at 26:36) | A #PlasticsChallenge Wrap Up (Starts at 1:02:30) If you don't subscribe to the Brian Lehrer Show on iTunes, you can do that here.

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0:00.0

Hi, Brian Lairer here.

0:01.3

Up next, Brian Lairor Weekend,

0:03.0

three of our favorite segments from the week,

0:05.0

packaged together for you to listen to on the weekend.

0:07.6

So enjoy, and I'll see you back on the radio Monday at 10 a.m.

0:11.3

on WNYC on WNYC.

0:37.0

Good morning again, everyone.

0:38.6

It's Arab American Heritage Month Part 3 on this show up first.

0:44.0

Last week, as some of you heard, we invited listeners of Arab descent to call in and share your immigration stories.

0:50.4

Here in year four, after President Biden declared April Arab American Heritage Month in the

0:57.4

United States in 2021. And we had so many great stories we didn't have time to hear. So we're coming

1:02.7

back to it again today for a part two. So listeners, call in with your Arab American Family's

1:09.8

immigration story to America. 212-433 WNYC.

1:16.0

And, of course, this could be yourself, but it could be your parent's story, it could be your

1:20.1

grandparents' story, or earlier ancestors from anywhere in the Arab world.

1:25.6

Tell us your family immigration story to America at 212-433, WNYC,

1:32.3

212, 433-9-6-9-2. Our phones are open for you. And we're going to add one more part to our question

1:40.5

to you for today, which is, are the events in the Middle East particularly difficult

1:45.5

for you right now in the context of being Arab American? We try to hear all voices here. We listened

1:51.8

with our guest Noah Feldman this week to how difficult a time it is for many American Jews on

1:56.4

this Passover week. Now, Arab Americans in this Arab American Heritage Month segment, maybe you have

2:02.5

Palestinian roots, has the war brought you closer to those roots in some way, or people from any

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