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Bonobos
Barry Gibbs spent 19 years in prison for a murder he did not commit. Leonard interviewed him in October, just one week after he was finally released. Next, Francine Prose looks at the life of the Italian baroque painter Caravaggio. And Princess Martha Louise of Norway describes her new children’s book. Plus, primotologist Frans de Waal explains what he’s learned about human nature from observing the behavior of apes.
Wrongfully Convicted
Barry Gibbs was released from prison last October after serving 19 years for a murder he didn’t commit. Leonard interviewd him, along with one of his lawyers--Vanessa Potkin of the Innocence Project--one week after he was released.
Music: Soundtrack from Cider House Rules (Sony Classical) Tracks ...
Music: Soundtrack from Cider House Rules (Sony Classical) Tracks ...
Caravaggio
Francine Prose looks at the life of Caravaggio—an Italian baroque painter who worked outside of the conventions and expectations of his times. Taking as his subjects ordinary people, he set himself apart as an innovative thinker and artist. Meanwhile, his personal life was full of mystery and strife. Ms. Prose ...
Why Kings and Queens Don't Wear Crowns
Princess Martha Louise of Norway tells us about her new children’s book: Why Kings and Queens Don’t Wear Crowns. The book is based on her grandfather’s childhood, and touches on the search for a new royal family after Norway broke its union with Sweden in 1905.
Music: The ...
Music: The ...
Our Inner Ape
Frans de Waal tells us what the behavior of chimpanzees and bonobos—our two closest ape relatives—can tell us about our own human nature in Our Inner Ape: A Leading Primotologist Explains Why We Are Who We Are.
Music: Oscar and Lucinda soundtrack (by Thomas Newman) # 4, 2, ...
Music: Oscar and Lucinda soundtrack (by Thomas Newman) # 4, 2, ...
New York Film Critics Circle Winners
On December 12th, the New York Film Critics Circle voted for its 2005 Awards. Hear some of the winners interviewed on the Leonard Lopate Show.
Best Picture
» "Brokeback Mountain"
Screenwriters Larry McMurtry and Diana Ossana tell Leonard ...
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