Author: Jim Lehrer
Publisher: PBS
Running Time: 8 Min.
Offered: Weekly
|
|
|
|
| |
|
|
| |
|
|
| |
|
Stories of the Week: NewsHour with Jim Lehrer - PBS Podcast
|
|
|
 |
|
|
|
|
Highlights from the NewsHour with Jim Lehrer offers the most interesting interviews, reports and discussions from the past week. Updated each Friday.
About Podcasting:
For those of you new to podcasting, Click Here to read our "Introduction to Podcasting" Article.
 Write a Review of Stories of the Week: NewsHour with Jim Lehrer - PBS Podcast
| Podcast Feed URL: |
Podcast Website:
http://www.pbs.org/newshour/
Shields, Brooks on Gingrich's 'Skeletons,' Bill Clinton's 'Second Act,' Tax Cuts
Author: PBS NewsHour
Fri, Dec 02, 2011
Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks discuss the week's top political news, including the likelihood of Newt Gingrich being elected president, Bill Clinton's post-presidential work, lawmakers' struggles over the payroll tax cut extension and Rep. Barney Frank's legacy.
 Download File - 0.0 MB
 Listen To This Podcast (Streaming Audio)
Bill Clinton on Obama: 'I Think He'll Be Re-elected'
Author: PBS NewsHour
Fri, Dec 02, 2011
In an interview with Judy Woodruff Friday, former President Bill Clinton discussed his new book, "Back to Work: Why We Need Smart Government for a Strong Economy," his new collaboration with President Obama to promote energy efficiency and create jobs, his 2012 predictions and his relationship with GOP candidate Newt Gingrich.
Download File - 0.0 MB
Listen To This Podcast (Streaming Audio)
For 'Soldiers' in Mexico's Drug War, 'More Murders Than They Can Count'
Author: PBS NewsHour
Thu, Dec 01, 2011
The death toll continues to mount in Mexico's drug war. Hari Sreenivasan and Ioan Grillo of GlobalPost discuss his new book "El Narco: Inside Mexico's Criminal Insurgency," an account of his more than 10 years investigating the country's criminal cartels.
Download File - 0.0 MB
Listen To This Podcast (Streaming Audio)
The Role of Rising Food Prices in Egypt's Revolution
Author: PBS NewsHour
Wed, Nov 30, 2011
Egypt's rising food prices are helping fuel the revolution that led to this week's parliamentary elections. In collaboration with The Center for Investigative Reporting, Homelands Productions and Marketplace, Sandy Tolan reports as part of a new series called "Food for 9 Billion."
Download File - 0.0 MB
Listen To This Podcast (Streaming Audio)
Shields and Brooks on GOP Race After Perry Flub, 'Occupy' Movement
Author: PBS NewsHour
Fri, Nov 11, 2011
Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks discuss the week's top political news, including Texas Gov. Rick Perry's lapse at the latest GOP debate, Herman Cain's attempt to move past sexual harassment claims and the "Occupy" movement.
Download File - 0.0 MB
Listen To This Podcast (Streaming Audio)
Safecast Draws on Power of the Crowd to Map Japan's Radiation
Author: PBS NewsHour
Thu, Nov 10, 2011
Eight months after a tsunami caused a nuclear accident in Japan, ordinary people are using new technology and the power of crowdsourcing to find radiation hotspots. NewsHour science correspondent Miles O'Brien reports from Japan.
Download File - 0.0 MB
Listen To This Podcast (Streaming Audio)
'Shock' Continues Over Penn State Scandal, Paterno's Scarred Legacy
Author: PBS NewsHour
Thu, Nov 10, 2011
Thursday was the first day of the post-Joe Paterno era at Penn State, after a whirlwind of events that stemmed from sexual abuse charges against a former football coach. Jeffrey Brown discusses the continuing fallout.
Download File - 0.0 MB
Listen To This Podcast (Streaming Audio)
Indiana Crafts Dropout Remedy Through Choice of Schools
Author: PBS NewsHour
Wed, Nov 09, 2011
Special correspondent John Tulenko reports from Indiana, where a voucher program allows families to choose religious schools, charter schools and public schools in neighboring districts for their children as part of an effort to provide more options when graduation rates are low.
Download File - 0.0 MB
Listen To This Podcast (Streaming Audio)
49 Million Americans in Poverty, Census Calculates
Author: PBS NewsHour
Mon, Nov 07, 2011
The Census Bureau released a new unofficial count of poverty in America on Monday, showing about 16 percent of the population live at or below the poverty line. Ray Suarez discusses the new numbers with The Brookings Institution's Ron Haskins and the Institute for Women's Policy Research's Heidi Harrmann.
Download File - 0.0 MB
Listen To This Podcast (Streaming Audio)
Stalling Economy Forces Pennsylvania Schools to Put Dreams on Hold
Author: PBS NewsHour
Tue, Oct 11, 2011
The weak economy is contributing to -- and magnifying the problems -- of some school districts around the United States. John Merrow, the NewsHour's special correspondent for education, reports on the problems one Pennsylvania district is facing.
Download File - 0.0 MB
Listen To This Podcast (Streaming Audio)
Does U.S. Drone Use Set a New Precedent for War?
Author: PBS NewsHour
Mon, Oct 10, 2011
The U.S. has dramatically increased its use of unmanned aerial vehicles to go after targets in Afghanistan, Somalia, Libya and especially Pakistan. Jeffrey Brown discusses the use of drones with former Air Force lawyer retired Maj. Gen. Charles Dunlap and David Cortright of the Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies.
Download File - 0.0 MB
Listen To This Podcast (Streaming Audio)
Romney: Voters Must Replace Obama to 'Keep America Strong and Get Back to Work'
Author: PBS NewsHour
Fri, Oct 07, 2011
After outlining his foreign policy proposals Friday in South Carolina, Republican presidential front-runner Mitt Romney sat down with Judy Woodruff to discuss his vision for a new "American century," how he would handle relations with Israel, President Obama's jobs bill and his opponents economic plans.
Download File - 0.0 MB
Listen To This Podcast (Streaming Audio)
W, V, U or L: How Is the Economic Recovery Shaping Up, Literally?
Author: PBS NewsHour
Fri, Oct 07, 2011
The latest unemployment figures out Friday reinforce the notion that the U.S. economy remains weak when compared to recoveries of the past. As part of his reporting on Making Sen$e of financial news, Paul Solman visits with economist Simon Johnson for a checkup on what shape the economic recovery is taking.
Download File - 0.0 MB
Listen To This Podcast (Streaming Audio)
The Old Man and the Boat: Hemingway's Quest for Peace
Author: PBS NewsHour
Thu, Oct 06, 2011
Paul Hendrickson, the author of "Hemingway's Boat, Everything He Loved in Life, and Lost, 1934-1961," is the latest biographer to delve into Ernest Hemingway, and he does so by narrowing his narrative focus on the famous writer's 38-foot motorized fishing vessel, Pilar.
Download File - 0.0 MB
Listen To This Podcast (Streaming Audio)
After Draftless Decade of War, Gap Seen Between Military, Civilians
Author: PBS NewsHour
Thu, Oct 06, 2011
After a decade of America at war, a new Pew poll documents the gap between those who have gone to the battlefield and those who haven't. Margret Warner reports.
Download File - 0.0 MB
Listen To This Podcast (Streaming Audio)
Shields and Brooks on Romney vs. Perry, Disaster Aid Deadlock in Congress
Author: PBS NewsHour
Fri, Sep 23, 2011
Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks weigh in on the week's top political news, including the latest debate among GOP 2012 hopefuls and the House showdown over disaster aid funding.
Download File - 0.0 MB
Listen To This Podcast (Streaming Audio)
Galveston Aims to Build a Healthier City After Ike's Wave of Destruction
Author: PBS NewsHour
Thu, Sep 22, 2011
Three years after Hurricane Ike hit in 2008, Galveston is still rebuilding. But this time area residents want to make the city a healthier place to live. Betty Ann Bowser reports.
Download File - 0.0 MB
Listen To This Podcast (Streaming Audio)
Markets Plunge Despite Latest Fed Efforts to Prop Up Economy
Author: PBS NewsHour
Thu, Sep 22, 2011
Markets plunged around the world on Thursday amid mounting fears of a global economic recession. Jeffrey Brown discusses what caused the sell-off and the Federal Reserve's latest efforts to prop up the economy with The Economist's Greg Ip and RDQ Economics' John Ryding.
Download File - 0.0 MB
Listen To This Podcast (Streaming Audio)
U.S. Standing in Mideast May Pivot on Palestinian Statehood Bid
Author: PBS NewsHour
Wed, Sep 21, 2011
Zbigniew Brzezinski, a counselor at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, and Richard Haass, president of the Council on Foreign Relations, join Jeffrey Brown to discuss the state of diplomacy in the Middle East as Palestinians push for statehood.
Download File - 0.0 MB
Listen To This Podcast (Streaming Audio)
Staff Sgt. Discharged by Don't Ask, Don't Tell: 'I Should Be Flying Planes Now'
Author: PBS NewsHour
Tue, Sep 20, 2011
The Pentagon officially ended its "don't ask, don't tell" policy on Tuesday. Judy Woodruff discusses the change with two gay service members: former Air Force Staff Sgt. David Hall, who hopes to re-enlist after being kicked out because of the policy, and Lt. Cmdr. Zac Matthews, an active-duty U.S. Coast Guard helicopter pilot.
Download File - 0.0 MB
Listen To This Podcast (Streaming Audio)
Cowboys vs. Gray Wolves: Predator Once Again Prey
Author: PBS NewsHour
Mon, Sep 19, 2011
For the first time in years, hunting season for the once-endangered gray wolf is underway in Idaho and Montana to reduce the predator's population. Cattle ranchers say the hunts are necessary to protect their herds, but environmentalists disagree. Science correspondent Miles O'Brien reports.
Download File - 0.0 MB
Listen To This Podcast (Streaming Audio)
Brooks and Marcus on Prospects for Obama's Jobs Plan, Solyndra Saga
Author: PBS NewsHour
Fri, Sep 16, 2011
New York Times columnist David Brooks and Washington Post columnist Ruth Marcus review top political news, including former Vice President Cheney's new memoir, the special election in New York, the GOP response to the president's jobs plan and more.
Download File - 0.0 MB
Listen To This Podcast (Streaming Audio)
Egypt's Young Revolutionaries See Fight for the 'Soul' of a Nation
Author: PBS NewsHour
Thu, Sep 15, 2011
Seven months after the ouster of President Hosni Mubarack, a new Egyptian government is taking shape and young political activists are trying to find their way in an uncertain future. Margaret Warner reports from Cairo.
Download File - 0.0 MB
Listen To This Podcast (Streaming Audio)
Dem Senator Suggests Obama Jobs Plan Won't Pass in Full
Author: PBS NewsHour
Thu, Sep 15, 2011
House Speaker John Boehner offered his first major response to President Obama's new American Jobs Act in a speech Thursday. Jeffrey Brown discusses the politics of job creation with Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyo., and Sen. Ben Cardin, D-Md.
Download File - 0.0 MB
Listen To This Podcast (Streaming Audio)
Failed Solar-Panel Company's Federal Loan Backing Sparks Congressional Probe
Author: PBS NewsHour
Wed, Sep 14, 2011
Did the Obama administration inappropriately push along financial help for a now-bankrupt solar-panel company? Ray Suarez speaks with The Washington Post's Carol Leonnig about the details of the administration's public embrace of Solyndra, which is now the focus of a congressional probe.
Download File - 0.0 MB
Listen To This Podcast (Streaming Audio)
'Tension City' Reflects on Jim Lehrer's Decades Moderating Presidential Debates
Author: PBS NewsHour
Tue, Sep 13, 2011
In his new book, "Tension City: Inside the Presidential Debates, from Kennedy-Nixon to Obama-McCain," NewsHour Executive Editor Jim Lehrer looks back at more than 40 years of televised political debates in America. Jeffrey Brown and Lehrer discuss his unique front-row seat to history as a 10-time presidential debate moderator.
Download File - 0.0 MB
Listen To This Podcast (Streaming Audio)
Amid Major Job Cuts, Is Bank of America 'Too Big to Manage'?
Author: PBS NewsHour
Mon, Sep 12, 2011
Bank of America, the nation's largest lender, announced plans to shrink the company by 30,000 people over the next two years. Judy Woodruff discusses Banks of America's troubles and the growing concerns over interconnected global financial problems with banking expert Bert Ely and Simon Johnson, former IMF chief economist.
Download File - 0.0 MB
Listen To This Podcast (Streaming Audio)
Poet Billy Collins Reflects on 9/11 Victims in 'The Names'
Author: PBS NewsHour
Sun, Sep 11, 2011
Billy Collins was the U.S. poet laureate at the time of the 9/11 attacks. A year later, he wrote "The Names" in honor of the victims. He read the poem before a special joint session of Congress held in New York City in 2002, and reads it again now.
Download File - 0.0 MB
Listen To This Podcast (Streaming Audio)
Shields and Brooks on GOP's Zeitgeist, Whether Obama Gets Credit for Libya
Author: PBS NewsHour
Fri, Aug 26, 2011
Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks weigh in on the week's top political news, including Texas Gov. Rick Perry's leapfrog over Mitt Romney in the national polls and whether President Obama deserves -- or is getting -- credit for helping topple Moammar Gadhafi's regime.
Download File - 0.0 MB
Listen To This Podcast (Streaming Audio)
In 'Old People Driving,' Handing Over the Keys Means the End of the Road
Author: PBS NewsHour
Thu, Aug 25, 2011
In "Old People Driving," filmmaker Shaleece Haas examines how aging Americans can balance safety and independence as the ranks of drivers 85 and older surpasses 3 million. This excerpt is part of The Economist Film Project series of independently produced films aired in partnership between The Economist and the NewsHour.
Download File - 0.0 MB
Listen To This Podcast (Streaming Audio)
- Published:
2002
- LearnOutLoud.com Product ID:
S018892
Social Sciences
Current Events
|