The Leonard Lopate Show: Music and Movement

The Leonard Lopate Show

Music and Movement

Friday, October 02, 2009

Itzhak Perlman (Akira Kinoshita)

Itzhak Perlman and his wife Toby Perlman discuss an upcoming performance of chamber music at the Metropolitan Museum. Journalist Amy Bach examines the widespread problems and failures that plague our criminal justice system. Then, we celebrate the 50th anniversary of "The Twilight Zone." Plus, our latest Please Explain is all about animal migration.

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Guests:

Amy Bach, Itzhak Perlman and Toby Perlman

Itzhak and Toby Perlman

Itzhak Perlman and his wife Toby Perlman discuss his upcoming performance of chamber music at the Metropolitan Museum of Art with members of the Perlman Music Program, founded and guided by Toby. Itzhak Perlman has been associated with the Metropolitan Museum Concerts series for over four decades.

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Ordinary Injustice

Lawyer and journalist Amy Bach talks about the failures and systematic problems of the American criminal justice system. In her book Ordinary Injustice: How America Holds Court, she argues that because the people affected tend to be poor or minorities, they are often overlooked, and because problems are so ...

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Fifty Years of "The Twilight Zone"

October 2nd marks the 50th anniversary of the TV premiere of Rod Serling's "The Twilight Zone." Arlen Schumer, illustrator, author, and Twilight Zone scholar, and George Clayton Johnson, the science writer who co-wrote the novel Logan’s Run and screenwriter for "The Twilight Zone," discuss what made the series so special ...

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Please Explain: Animal Migration

The days are growing shorter and colder, and birds, butterflies, and other animals are starting to head to warmer climates for the winter. These journeys are often thousand of miles—monarch butterflies can fly as far as 3,000 miles to winter in Mexico. On today’s Please Explain, we’ll find ...

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