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The Leonard Lopate Show

Wednesday, January 18, 2006
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    Sketch from Woody Guthrie Artworks (Knopf)

    Weathering the Storm

    Guest host Philip Gourevitch talks to Ambassador Paul Bremer about his 14 months in charge of Iraq. Then, Woody Guthrie’s daughter Nora will be here with a look at the first-ever collection of her father’s artwork. And Andrew Delbanco shares his new biography of Herman Melville.

My Year in Iraq

Ambassador L. Paul Bremer III was put in charge of supervising Iraq’s transition to democracy. He’s here today to talk about the challenges he faced, and to respond to critics who blame him for much of what went wrong in Iraq…from the strengthening insurgency to the increase in casualties. His new memoir is My Year in Iraq.

Music: “Raining Oil,” “Battery Run” and “Full Chemical Gear” from the Jarhead Soundtrack, composed by Thomas Newman; a Universal Classics release

Bound for Glory

Woody Guthrie was one of the best-known and most prolific American songwriters. And while nearly everyone has heard his songs (especially “This Land is Your Land”), not many people are familiar with his art. His daughter Nora Guthrie joins us today with a new collection of over 300 works by her father. The new collection is titled Woody Guthrie Artworks.

» Examples of Woody Guthrie's art

Events: Nora Guthrie will be giving a lecture and slideshow on Woody Guthrie’s artwork
Thursday, February 2nd at 7pm
Makor
35 West 67th St.

Music: This Land is Your Land,” and “Do Re Mi,” by Woody Guthrie; archival recording of Woody Guthrie at WNYC (Dec. 12, 1940) and Arlo Guthrie singing Woody’s “Deportees”

Melville: His World and Work

Herman Melville wrote one of the most important American novels of all time: Moby-Dick. But he wasn't recognized as a towering literary figure until 40 years after his death. Andrew Delbanco, the Julian Clarence Levi Professor in the Humanities at Columbia University, studies Melville's life and works in a new biography.

» Read an excerpt of Melville: His World and Work in the Reading Room

Music: “Passage to Paradise,” “Crossroads for the World” and “Sea and Sky” from Sea Power: A Global Journey, an original score composed by Michael Whalen

Sarah Palin

Gov. Sarah Palin and Alaska Politics

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Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin is Sen. John McCain’s VP running mate. To find out more about Gov. Palin and Alaska politics, check out our States of the Union: Alaska segment from Aug. 8, 2008.

Joe Biden

Sen. Joe Biden on the Lopate Show

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Sen. Obama has chosen Sen. Joe Biden of Delaware to be his running mate. To find out more about his personal and political life, listen to Leonard’s Aug. 2007 interview with Sen. Biden. At the time, the Senator from Delaware was still a contender for the Democratic presidential nomination.

Barack Obama

Barack Obama, Circa 2004

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As the Democratic Convention is underway in Denver, listen to Barack Obama on the Leonard Lopate Show in November 2004. He had recently won a seat in the U.S. Senate, and only a few months before, his rousing speech during the 2004 Democratic National Convention catapulted him into the national spotlight.

John McCain

John McCain in 2000

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Sen. John McCain spoke with Leonard in September 2000 about his memoir, Faith of My Fathers. He discussed his family's naval background, his time in POW camps, as well as his own presidential ambitions for the 2000 election.

States of the Union

States of the Union

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Why is New York a blue state, Wyoming a red, and Ohio a shade of purple? Looking ahead to Election Day 2008, Leonard talks to journalists, scholars, and activists from each of the 50 states to find out what motivates voters from Maine to California.

Guest Picks

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Find out surprising facts about some recent guests on the Leonard Lopate Show. Check out our Guest Picks section! Did you know that football star Herschel Walker loves Judge Judy, Laurie Anderson is a big fan of agility training for dogs, and Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi likes Johnny Depp?

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