Kerry Nolan guest hosts for Leonard. On today’s show: Alex Kotlowitz and George Packer talk about the foreclosure crisis. Then, Suzie Gilbert relates her time rehabilitating injured birds of prey. And, actress Mary Stuart Masterson on her directorial debut “The Cake Eaters.” Plus, this weeks Please Explain is all about superstition.
State of Foreclosure
Home foreclosure rates nationwide surged 30% last month. But the next phase of the crisis is already starting in places Cleveland, where at least 10,000 foreclosed houses sit abandoned. Journalist Alex Kotlowitz wrote about this part of the crisis in his article "All Boarded Up" for the New York Times ...
"The Cake Eaters"
Actress Mary Stuart Masterson’s directorial debut "The Cake Eaters" is a romantic drama set in a small town where the intimate secrets and tensions of two families force them to come to terms with life, love, and death.
"The Cake Eaters" is playing March 13-19
Cinema Village
...
Rehabilitation
In college and the long succession of office jobs that followed Suzie Gilbert had a hard time finding her passion. Then she landed a job at an animal hospital in the Hudson Valley caring for injured birds and through that process, found herself. Her memoir is called Flyaway.
Please Explain: Superstition
Friday the 13th is a date that makes some people cringe. Where does superstition come from and why are people all over the world prone to superstitious beliefs? We’ll be joined by Dr. Edmund Kern, Associate Professor of History at Lawrence University and by Stuart Vyse, Professor of Psychology at ...
About The Leonard Lopate Show
Host Leonard Lopate lets you in on the best conversations with writers, actors, ex-presidents, dancers, scientists, comedians, historians, grammarians, curators, filmmakers, and do-it-yourself experts.
Hosted by Leonard Lopate
Sign up for the Book Club e-newsletter.
Features
- 25 Years of Lopate
- Backstory
- Guest Hosts
- Guest Picks
- Please Explain
- The Gurus of How-To
- The Leonard Lopate Show Book Club
- The Lodown
- The Story of New York in 10 Objects
- The Word Maven: Patricia T. O'Conner
- Tributes
- Underappreciated
- Underreported
- Web Extras
Show Archive
Show Archive
Leave a Comment
Register for your own account so you can vote on comments, save your favorites, and more. Learn more.
Please stay on topic, be civil, and be brief.
Email addresses are never displayed, but they are required to confirm your comments. Names are displayed with all comments. We reserve the right to edit any comments posted on this site. Please read the Comment Guidelines before posting. By leaving a comment, you agree to New York Public Radio's Privacy Policy and Terms Of Use.