Episode: 139 Taped: 03/04/2009 Running Time: 1:00

Radio host Brian Lehrer talks to newsmakers and community leaders about New York City issues and takes viewer phone calls live in the CUNY TV Studio.

This week: our new Recession FAQ checks the pulse of stores in these tough financial times with a Doctor of Retail.  Plus, the Rocky Mountain News has closed its doors after 150 years, and we examine how clean "Clean Coal" can ever be.  

Producer: CUNY-TV.

FEATURED/GUESTS:

Jon Landman
Deputy Managing Editor, New York Times

Brian Lehrer
Radio Host, WNYC, New York

David J. Louie
Chairman , Chinese of Commerce of New York

Mike Noe
Interactive Editor, Rocky Mountain News and RockyMountainNews.com

George Peridas
NRDC science fellow

Bob Phibbs
Retail Industry Consultant

Andrew Revkin
the New York Times dot earth blogger, New York Times

CUNY TV AIR DATES:

08/16/2009:11:00PM-12:00AM
08/15/2009:10:00AM-11:00AM
08/13/2009:02:00AM-03:00AM
08/12/2009:07:30PM-08:30PM
03/08/2009:11:00PM-12:00AM
03/07/2009:10:00AM-11:00AM
03/05/2009:02:00AM-03:00AM
03/04/2009:07:30PM-08:30PM