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To celebrate 20 years on air, the BL Show has invited 20-year olds from around New York to join us in the Greene Space. They share their thoughts on how the world has changed over the course of their lifetime, and what to expect from the next two decades.

A 20-year news quiz looks at some of the biggest stories that Brian has covered - or missed while on vacation - since 1989. Guest quizmasters include WNYC President Laura Walker; Chicago Tribune columnist Clarence Page; actress Rosie Perez; Wayne Barrett of the Village Voice; author Sarah Vowell; Brian's long-lost cousin Jim Lehrer; and more!

The President continues to weigh his options for Afghanistan when it comes to troop levels and basic strategy. Steve Clemons of the New America Foundation, who writes the popular blog The Washington Note, discusses the latest in mid-east policy.

New Jersey has been added to Pew's list of states in fiscal peril. Barb Rosewicz, spokesperson for Pew Center on the States and managing editor of stateline.org, summarizes the report and investigates its implications for the tri-state area.

Attorney General Eric Holder is testifying this morning about his decision to try self-professed 9/11 planner Khalid Sheikh Mohammed in a Manhattan civilian court. We play extended cuts, and Slate's senior editor Dahlia Lithwick offers analysis.

NASA announced that there is definitely water on the moon. Denton Ebel, associate at the American Museum of Natural History and curator of their meteorite collection, explains NASA's findings and what it means about the origins of the solar system.

Brooklyn City Councilman-elect (D-39) Brad Lander looks ahead to his term in office representing Carroll Gardens, Kensington, Park Slope and Windsor Terrace in the city council.

The website set up by the Obama Administration to track the stimulus dollars, recovery.gov, reported many jobs saved or created in congressional districts that don't exist. ABC News senior congressional correspondent, Jonathan Karl, discusses the error and what caused it.

Suzanne Riss, editor-in-chief of Working Mother Magazine, talks about the trend to award primary custody to stay-at-home dads, rather than working mothers.

In the aftermath of the mass political engagement of youth in America during President Obama's campaign, Kevin Powell, Brooklyn-based community activist has written a new book, Open Letters to America: Essays by Kevin Powell, on his thoughts about the movement going forward.

Between the Kindle and Wal-Mart vs. Amazon price wars, what’s a bookstore to do? Three local independent booksellers talk about their business and the first Independent Bookstore Week NYC: Marva Allen, managing partner of Hue-Man Bookstore in Harlem, and Christine Onorati, owner of WORD bookstore in Greenpoint , and Sarah McNally, owner of McNally Jackson bookstore on Prince Street. Where do you buy books? Comment below. Check out the guests' book recommendations in The Scrapbook.

The announced trial of Khalid Sheikh Mohammed in New York City, and the ongoing war in Afghanistan are part of the continued legacy of the September 11th attacks. Two members of the 9-11 Comission, former New Jersey Governor Thomas Kean and Richard Ben-Veniste, author of The Emperor's New Clothes: Exposing the Truth from Watergate to 9/11, give their take.

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The Guantanamo decision isn't the only big news out of Washington this week. With health care, Afghanistan, and bank reform on its plate, Congress has lots of business to take care of. Todd Zwillich, Washington correspondent for the Takeaway, discusses the upcoming week. He also explains how things will get done (or not done): reconciliation, fillibuster, cloture, and other congressional procedures that shape the way bills become laws.

Milton Allimadi, publisher of Black Star News, talks about some of the sources of conflict between New York's African immigrant and African American residents.

Merryl Tisch, chancellor of the New York Board of Regents, talks about New York's application for federal Race to the Top funds.

The special legislative session in Albany continues today. Ken Lovett, Daily News Albany bureau chief, and Michael Lavers, mid-atlantic editor for EDGE Publications, an online LGBT newspaper, talks about the expected vote on marriage equality in Albany this week. Then Ken Lovett stays on to talk other Albany news.

Attorney General Holder's decision to try terror suspects in federal courts marks a turning point in the approach to combating terrorism, and the future of the Guantanamo base. Karen Greenberg, executive director of NYU's Center on Law and Security and the author of The Least Worst Place: Guantanamo's First 100 Days, puts it in context.

New Yorkers are divided on the plan to try self-described 9/11 mastermind Khalid Shaikh Mohammed in lower Manhattan. Paul Browne of the NYPD describes the negotiations that went into the decision and how local authorities are preparing for the trial.

How do you feel about Khalid Shaikh Mohammed being tried in civilian court in New York? Comment below!