The devastation of Hurricane Katrina is sparking debates about the relationships between hurricanes and global warming. We’ll ask a climatologist and an environmental historian about what impact climate change may be having on this year’s hurricane season. Then, Margaret Atwood tells us about a new compilation of her non-fiction works: Writing with Intent. Nest, we’ll talk to Loung Ung about her experiences growing up in America as a Cambodian refugee, while her sister was left behind. And we finish up the show with a selection from our Listen to This feature.
Stormy Weather
Is climate change making hurricanes more frequent, and more powerful? Did global warming make Hurricane Katrina so destructive? We’ll talk to Ted Steinberg of Case Western Reserve University and Kerry Emanuel of MIT. Ted Steinberg teaches social and environmental history. His books Down to Earth: Nature's Role in American History ...
Writing with Intent
Margaret Atwood traces the development of her writing voice with a new collection of her non-fiction pieces: Writing with Intent: Essays, Reviews, Personal Prose--1983-2005.
Music: Soundtrack to Iris, music by James Horner
Music: Soundtrack to Iris, music by James Horner
Lucky Child
In her best-selling book First They Killed My Father, Loung Ung told the story of how she survived life under the Khmer Rouge in Cambodia. In Lucky Child, she continues the story—describing the guilt she felt as a refugee in America while her sister was left behind.
Music: ...
Music: ...
Listen to This: Mark Morris
Listen to This is a new feature we air from time to time on the Leonard Lopate Show. Today, celebrated choreographer Mark Morris tells us about The Bad Plus, a trio that says they've spent the last few years "busting up any and all preconceived notions of what an acoustic ...
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