Tribeca: Profile of a New York City Neighborhood Listen

Forums: Has your life returned to normal now that four months have passed since the attacks?

As the rest of the world returns to some sense of normalcy, the neighborhood formerly in the shadows of the World Trade Center, Tribeca, continues to face enormous obstacles. Twenty-four hours a day, loud work crews continue to clear the debris from the World Trade Center. Troubling questions about the air quality in the region have many residents worried. Restaurants that used to be packed at lunchtime with World Trade Center workers now sit empty.

This hour, we profile the continuing challenges facing Tribeca, "the triangle below Canal Street" -- where life has decidedly not returned to normal.

Guests:

Tim McIntyre

Omid Djalili

Ahmed Ahmed

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Comedy: A Question of Timing Listen

The week of the terrorist attacks, "The Late Show With David Letterman" went off the air. It returned in a subdued form the following week. Somehow, the world didn't seem funny anymore. Fast forward to late December, and "The Late Show" featured the Top Ten Osama bin Laden Complaints (#1 being "What the hell do I have to do to get on 'Oprah'?").

They say comedy is all about timing. Since September 11th, stand up comics have had to walk a fine line between getting the public to laugh again and understanding when a joke about a particular person, place or event can be told without being overly offensive. This hour, three of the world's top stand-up comedians discuss the challenges in their field since 9/11.

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