On today’s show, guest host Rose Arce and Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Héctor Tobar explore the ways in which Spanish-speaking Americans are transforming the United States. Also on the show: Scottish comedian Billy Connolly. Plus, a new novel about the ambitions of an 18th century Brooklyn woman who runs a gin distillery. And to start it all off, a look at a recent poll that found Americans have the lowest opinion of the media in the world.
Opinions on the News
Reuters consumer services editor Dean Wright describes the results of a recent ten-country opinion poll for the BBC, Reuters, and The Media Center. Over 10,000 adults were questioned in March and April in the UK, USA, Brazil, Egypt, Germany, India, Indonesia, Nigeria, Russia, and South Korea. According to the poll, ...
Bravemouth: Billy Connolly
Scottish comedian Billy Connolly shares his signature brand of humor, and tells us about some of his other interests…from music to welding.
Gin and Spirit
Emily Barton’s new novel, Brookland, imagines the life of an 18th century Brooklyn woman who ran a gin distillery and dreamed of building a bridge to Manhattan.
Heaven for Stanley
Stanley Kunitz has died at the age of 100. He was twice the poet laureate of the United States. In spring 2005, his friend and fellow poet Mark Doty came on the Lopate Show to read a poem he wrote about Stanley Kunitz. We re-air it today in his honor. ...
Translation Nation
Hispanics make up the largest and fastest-growing minority group in the United States. In Translation Nation, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Héctor Tobar examines how Spanish-speaking Americans are forging new identities for themselves, and transforming the country.
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