WNYC's Leonard Lopate Show
Leonard Lopate brings a diverse collection of great thinkers and talkers together for smart, unpredictable conversations. This daily program from WNYC, New York Public Radio is more like eavesdropping on a great dinner conversation than your usual talk radio show. Includes MP3 Podcast enclosure.
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What Obama Can Learn From FDR (The Leonard Lopate Show: Friday, 09 January 2009)
Just days before the Obama inauguration, we look back at the first one hundred days of FDRs presidency...which also came at a time of economic crisis. Adam Cohen is author of Nothing to Fear.
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The Real Deal About Masculinity (The Leonard Lopate Show: Friday, 09 January 2009)
Hear about a group of young NYC high school students who wrote the script for a new film about the issue of masculinity, sponsored by the non-profit group Scenarios USA. Leonard talks to director Clark Johnson and youth writer Tiauna Clark.
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Country Music Royalty (The Leonard Lopate Show: Friday, 09 January 2009)
Singer/songwriter Carlene Carter, daughter of June Carter and Carl Smith, talks about what its like to be a member of country musics First Family. Event: Carlene Carter will be performing Fri. Jan. 9 at 9:30 PM Joes Pub, 425 Lafayette More info here
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Please Explain: Credit (The Leonard Lopate Show: Friday, 09 January 2009)
Misuse of credit is one of the major causes of our current economic crisis. On Please Explain, find out how credit has evolved in recent years, and what role it can play in an economic recovery.
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The Business of Sex Trafficking (The Leonard Lopate Show: Thursday, 08 January 2009)
Every minute, a woman or child is trafficked for sexual exploitation throughout the world, including here in New York. Siddharth Kara, businessman and author of Sex Trafficking, has traveled the globe in order to understand the economics of sex trafficking and says that understanding the business …
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Wasted Food (The Leonard Lopate Show: Thursday, 08 January 2009)
You may be horrified to learn how much food you waste each week. Food waste blogger Jonathan Bloom or wastedfood.com gives tips on how to cut down on the waste.
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Photos from Film Sets (The Leonard Lopate Show: Thursday, 08 January 2009)
Celebrated photographer Mary Ellen Mark takes us behind the scenes of some of the most famous movie sets in history, from Apocalypse Now and Satyricon to Babel. Her new book of photographs is Seen Behind the Scene.
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Long-Term Love on the Brain (The Leonard Lopate Show: Thursday, 08 January 2009)
Passionate love doesnt have to decline over time. A new study has found that the brains of people in long-term, loving relationships show activity in the same regions that are activated when people first fall in love. Dr. Arthur Arons, co-author of the study, is a social psychologist at Stony Broo …
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Underreported: Amtrak Under the Obama Administration (The Leonard Lopate Show: Thursday, 08 January …
Barack Obama will arrive in DC for the inauguration by train, and Joe Biden is also known as Amtrak Joe thanks to his years of daily commutes to Washington via Amtrak. Is this a sign that the next four years will be more rail-friendly than in previous administrations? We look into what Amtrak can …
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Justice for Marty Tankleff (The Leonard Lopate Show: Wednesday, 07 January 2009)
Hear new details about the case of Marty Tankleff, who served 17 years in prison before his conviction for the murder of his parents was overturned. He was released a year ago. Richard Firstman and Jay Salpeter are co-authors of A Criminal Injustice; Salpeter was also the private eye who worked to g …
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The Invention of Air (The Leonard Lopate Show: Wednesday, 07 January 2009)
We look at the life of J.B. Priestley, the 18th century radical thinker who discovered oxygen and founded the Unitarian Church. Steven Johnsons new book about Priestley is The Invention of Air.
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Family Life in Iran (The Leonard Lopate Show: Wednesday, 07 January 2009)
Azar Nafisi, bestselling author of Reading Lolita in Tehran, talks about her new memoir about family life in Iran. Its called Things Ive Been Silent About.
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Sick Economy (The Leonard Lopate Show: Wednesday, 07 January 2009)
Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter David Cay Johnston talks about what we can learn from the current economic upheaval, and how he thinks our economy can be nursed back to health. Hes most recently the author of Free Lunch.
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A Year in the Mental Institution (The Leonard Lopate Show: Tuesday, 06 January 2009)
Norah Vincent talks about voluntarily committing herself to a mental institution, and year she then spent as a patient there. Her new memoir is Voluntary Madness.
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Sun in a Bottle (The Leonard Lopate Show: Tuesday, 06 January 2009)
Fifty years ago, scientists predicted that fusion would provide the world with an endless supply of energy. That hasnt turned out to be true. Charles Seife, author of Sun in a Bottle, talks about whether or not nuclear fusion will ever be a viable energy source.
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Urban Italian Cooking (The Leonard Lopate Show: Tuesday, 06 January 2009)
Chef Andrew Carmellini gives tips on cooking in small urban apartment kitchens. His new cookbook is Urban Italian.
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Guantanamo at a Crossroads (The Leonard Lopate Show: Tuesday, 06 January 2009)
Guantanamo is more than a prison and a naval base. Find out about the town of Guantanamo, the people who live there, and what its history reveals about U.S.-Cuban relations. Jana Lipman is the author of Guantanamo.
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Help for Veterans (The Leonard Lopate Show: Monday, 05 January 2009)
We look into whether the U.S. government is neglecting American soldiers returning from Iraq and Afghanistan. Aaron Glantz is author of The War Comes Home: Washingtons Battle Against Americas Veterans.
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American Buffalo (The Leonard Lopate Show: Monday, 05 January 2009)
Before the 19th century, buffalo roamed North America freely and numbered an estimated 40 million. Within a century, there were only a few hundred left. Steven Rinella looks into the long, complex relationship between humans and buffalo in his new book, American Buffalo: In Search of a Lost Icon.
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Historical Romance (The Leonard Lopate Show: Monday, 05 January 2009)
We discuss literary trends of the 18th century. Jane Kamensky and Jill Lepores new novel, Blindspot, is a sendup of historical romance set in 1764 in Boston.
WNYC's Leonard Lopate Show
