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Bill Richardson, Between Worlds
New Mexico's Governor Bill Richardson has said that he thinks the US is ready to elect a Hispanic President. On today's show, we'll find out if he intends to be the first. Plus, mother and son duo Sandy Stewart and Bill Charlap share their new album of showtunes. Mary Gaitskill tells us about her shocking new novel. Then: New York City's tough housing market. Why are many New Yorkers willing to pay a lot to live in substandard conditions?
Between Worlds
Hispanic-Americans now constitute the country's largest minority group. On today's show, Leonard talks to New Mexico's Governor Bill Richardson. He's fast becoming one of the most important national figures in the Democratic Party. And in 2008, he could become the first Hispanic-American on a presidential ticket. He looks back on ...
Love Is Here to Stay
Singer Sandy Stewart and pianist Bill Charlap--a mother and son duo--have teamed up for a new album of showtunes. The late Broadway composer Morris “Moose” Charlap was Sandy's husband and Bill's father. They're here today with a live in-studio performance.
Events:
Sandy Stewart and Bill Charlap will ...
Events:
Sandy Stewart and Bill Charlap will ...
Veronica
Mary Gaitskill (author of Bad Behavior and Two Girls, Fat and Thin) tells us about her shocking new novel, Veronica, set in Paris and New York in the 1980s.
» Read an excerpt of Veronica in the Reading Room
Music: Music from Soundtrack ...
» Read an excerpt of Veronica in the Reading Room
Music: Music from Soundtrack ...
On the Rise
As we learned on yesterday's show, Greenpoint is an environmental disaster. Residents fear that living there is dangerous to their health. Yet rents there are rising and developers plan to build luxury apartments along its waterfront. What does that say about New York City's housing market? As cheaper, less desirable ...
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