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.
-
War Dances (The Leonard Lopate Show: Tuesday, 27 October 2009)
National Book Award-winner Sherman Alexie discusses his new book, War Dances, a collection of stories exploring the precarious balance between self-preservation and responsibility to family, art, and the world. Event: Sherman Alexie will be reading and signing books Tuesday, October 27, at 7:00 …
-
Glimmer (The Leonard Lopate Show: Tuesday, 27 October 2009)
Warren Berger, shares the principles of design that can improve the way we think, work, and live. His book Glimmer: How You Can Transform Your Life, and Maybe Even the World shows how we can all apply the skills designers use to solve problems and spur innovation.
-
The United States v. Cioffi & Tannin (The Leonard Lopate Show: Monday, 26 October 2009)
The trial of former Bear Sterns hedge fund managers Ralph Cioffi and Matthew Tannin is the first to come from the subprime mortgage crisis. It began earlier this month in federal court. William D. Cohan gives us an update on the trial and its implications for other possible prosecutions stemming fro …
-
U.S. Aid to Pakistan (The Leonard Lopate Show: Monday, 26 October 2009)
Last week, the United States tripled non-military aid to Pakistan. But some in Pakistan see the new aid package as a direct threat to their sovereignty. Blake Hounshell, managing editor of Foreign Policy, explains what drove the United States' decision and how the $7.5 billion will be spent over the …
-
Too Big to Fail (The Leonard Lopate Show: Monday, 26 October 2009)
New York Times reporter Andrew Ross Sorkin gives a behind-the-scenes, moment-by-moment account of how the greatest financial crisis since the Great Depression grew into a global economic crisis. His book Too Big to Fail: The Inside Story of How Wall Street and Washington Fought to Save the Financial …
-
The Thanhouser Company at 100 (The Leonard Lopate Show: Monday, 26 October 2009)
Ned Thanhouser, grandson of the founder of the Thanhouser Company, discusses the film company's 100th anniversary. The Thanhouser Company was an independent film studio that operated from 1909 to 1918 in New Rochelle, New York. It produced a variety of films in the decade before most of the industry …
-
The Year of the Flood (The Leonard Lopate Show: Monday, 26 October 2009)
Margaret Atwood talks about her latest novel, The Year of the Flood, which returns to the post-apocalyptic world of her previous book, Oryx and Crake. Event: Margaret Atwood will be speaking and signing books Tuesday, October 27, at 8:00 pm Symphony Space 2537 Broadway, at 95th Street
-
Bear Stearns on Trial (The Leonard Lopate Show: Monday, 26 October 2009)
William D. Cohan, author of House of Cards, talks about the trial of two former Bear Stearns hedge fund managers. The men are the first Wall Street executives to be criminally charged in a case connected to the subprime mortgage crisis. William Cohan was last on the show on September 18, assessing …
-
Door-to-Door Essay Contest Winners (The Leonard Lopate Show: Friday, 23 October 2009)
Novelist John Wray, author of Lowboy, set largely on the New York subway, stops by to talk about our Door-to-Door commuting essay contest. We’ll talk to the runners-up and winner, and discuss their experiences commuting in New York. John Wray was on the show in April to talk about Lowboy. You ca …
-
Please Explain: Sleep (The Leonard Lopate Show: Friday, 23 October 2009)
Sleeping is something all of us do every day, but exactly what happens to us when we sleep isn’t completely understood. On today’s edition of Please Explain, we’re looking into why we sleep, why we sometimes can’t sleep, and why many of us aren’t sleeping enough. Dr. Allan Pack, Chief of the Divisio …
-
Oleanna (The Leonard Lopate Show: Thursday, 22 October 2009)
Bill Pullman and Julia Stiles discuss their roles in a new production of David Mamet’s play "Oleanna." Bill Pullman plays a male college professor who is accused of sexual harassment by a female student, played by Julia Stiles. The show is being produced for the first time on Broadway. It’s playing …
-
Underreported: Gene Patenting (The Leonard Lopate Show: Thursday, 22 October 2009)
Twenty percent of the human genome has been patented by biotechnology companies, universities, and research institutions. The patenting of two genes associated with breast and ovarian cancer is also the subject of a lawsuit filed by the ACLU and the Public Patent Foundation against Myriad Genetics, …
-
SuperFreakonomics (The Leonard Lopate Show: Wednesday, 21 October 2009)
Steven D. Levitt and Stephen J. Dubner ask unexpected questions to challenge the way we think by looking at the hidden sides of things. Their new book SuperFreakonomics: Global Cooling, Patriotic Prostitutes, and Why Suicide Bombers Should Buy Life Insurance, is a follow-up to their first book, Frea …
-
When Everything Changed (The Leonard Lopate Show: Wednesday, 21 October 2009)
New York Times columnist Gail Collins talks about the progress women have made in the past 50 years. Her latest book, When Everything Changed: The Amazing Journey of Women from 1960 to the Present, covers the strides women have made and the minor setbacks they’ve experienced in the quest for equalit …
-
You Were Always Mom’s Favorite (The Leonard Lopate Show: Tuesday, 20 October 2009)
Deborah Tannen discusses the perplexing relationships between sisters. Her latest book, You Were Always Mom’s Favorite: Sisters in Conversation Throughout Their Lives, shares insights and anecdotes from interviews with over a hundred women, and looks at the closeness and competition that exists betw …
-
What the Dog Saw and Other Adventures (The Leonard Lopate Show: Tuesday, 20 October 2009)
Malcolm Gladwell discusses his latest book, What the Dog Saw and Other Adventures, which brings together the best of his writing from The New Yorker, investigations of often hidden extraordinary events, people, and ideas.
-
Julia Child (The Leonard Lopate Show: Monday, 19 October 2009)
We’re replaying an interview with Julia Child from November 25, 1993. She talks about cooking trends, the virtues of butter, and how she got her start in cooking.
-
The Pleasures of Cooking for One (The Leonard Lopate Show: Monday, 19 October 2009)
The legendary cookbook editor Judith Jones, who edited Julia Child’s Mastering the Art of French Cooking, among other great cookbooks, talks about how to make the most out of cooking for yourself. Her book The Pleasures of Cooking for One includes advice from great cooks and includes basic recipes, …
-
Appetite City (The Leonard Lopate Show: Friday, 16 October 2009)
William Grimes, former restaurant critic for the New York Times, discusses the history of New York’s dining culture. His book Appetite City: A Culinary History of New York, takes us from the days of simple chophouses to the Automat to the city’s huge array of multicultural offerings of today.
-
Please Explain: Regional Accents (The Leonard Lopate Show: Friday, 16 October 2009)
You can tell a lot about someone from the way they speak. On today’s edition of Please Explain we’ll look at the different accents found around the United States and find out where they come from and why they persist. Joining us are Natalie Schilling-Estes, Associate Professor of Linguistics at Geor …
WNYC's Leonard Lopate Show
