Neal Conan is out this week, but the show will be in good hands. This week, our host will be Alison Stewart, a familiar voice to those who listened to The Bryant Park Project on NPR. (I remember her from the "Choose or Lose" campaign on MTV.) Thanks for hanging with us this week, Alison. We're happy to have you. Okay, folks. Here's what's happening on today's show:

By now you've heard General Motors is in really bad financial shape, and this week Congress will consider whether or not to pass a bill to bail them out. Enter the debate. Should the government bail them out, or should they let GM file for bankruptcy? What do you think? What's the best option? Bankruptcy or bailout? Call in, send us an email or comment on our blog. We'll have our weekly opinion page at the end of our first hour. Stay tuned.

In 2002, a box of ancient bones was discovered that archaeologists said could prove the existence of Jesus... and his brother James! Several months after the discovery came ANOTHER discovery... it was all a fake. Journalist Nina Burley will tell us the story (literally) in our second hour. Burley is the author of Unholy Business: A True tale of Faith, Greed, and Forgery in the Holy Land. How important are religious artifacts are to your faith? At the end of the hour, The New Yorker editor-in-chief David Remnick will talk about race, the "Joshua generation" and President-elect Barack Obama's campaign.

categories: Coming Up

11:27 - November 17, 2008

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