The Leonard Lopate Show: Social Skills

The Leonard Lopate Show

Social Skills

Tuesday, January 22, 2008

President and Mrs. Bush depart White House for holidays (Brendan Smialowski/Getty Images)

We look into President George W. Bush's family, friends, and advisors have shaped his presidency and America's fate. Also, superstar soprano Deborah Voigt. The life of "hipster visionary neo-prophet" Doc Humes. Plus: how Islamic rule shaped Europe.

Check out the latest in our Political Projections election film series! On Feb. 5th, we'll talk about how Hollywood has poked fun at politics over the years. You can watch the selected movies (either at home, or at our special Feb. 4th film screening) and join in on the conversation. Find out more here.

Guests:

Deborah Voigt

The Bush Tragedy

Slate editor-in-chief Jacob Weisberg examines the family, friends, and advisors who have contributed to the troubled presidency of George W. Bush – from his parents to Karl Rove and Condoleezza Rice. His new book is The Bush Tragedy.

Event: Jacob Weisberg will be speaking and signing books
Tuesday, ...

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Superstar Soprano Deborah Voigt

Superstar soprano Deborah Voigt tells us what she’s been up to. She opens Lincoln Center’s annual series of "American Songbook" concerts on Wednesday, January 23. She’ll also be singing "Isolde" at the Met in March.

Event: "American Songbook" opens with Deborah Voigt
Wednesday, January 23 at 7:30 pm and ...

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"Doc" Humes: Hipster Visionary Neo-Prophet

Timothy Leary called the late H.L. "Doc" Humes "a national treasure – America’s greatest living paranoid." Paul Auster called him "a hipster visionary neo-prophet." In the 1950s and early '60s, "Doc" co-founded The Paris Review, wrote two acclaimed novels, and was a gregarious fixture of the cultural scene in Paris, ...

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Babies' Social Skills

Babies as young as 6 months old can tell the difference between helpful and hurtful playmates, according to researchers at Yale University’s Infant Cognition Center. Yale psychologist Kiley Hamlin explains more about babies’ surprisingly advanced social judging skills.

Weigh in: What kinds of social skills have you observed in babies?

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How Islamic Culture Shaped Europe

At the beginning of the eighth century, the Arabs brought a revolution in power, religion, and culture to Dark Ages Europe. Pulitzer Prize-winning historian David Levering Lewis looks into how Islamic rule shaped Europe in his new book, God's Crucible: Islam and the Making of Europe, 570-1215.

Event: David ...

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