The Leonard Lopate Show
Fleshing Out the Details
Thursday, February 16, 2006
On today’s Underreported feature, we’ll learn about the controversy surrounding US slaughterhouses that ship horse meat to Europe and Japan for human consumption. Then, Maile Meloy shares her latest novel. And we’ll preview a new movie that imagines an America where the South won the Civil War. Plus, we’ll look back on the cultural and political significance of the 1936 and 1938 boxing matches between Joe Louis and Max Schmeling.
Friend or Food?
Why do we think of some animals as companions, and others as a good source of protein? On today’s edition of Underreported, we’ll look into the controversy surrounding horse slaughter in the US. In 2005, some 85,000 horses were killed and sent overseas for human consumption. Kris Axtman of the Christian Science Monitor and Leslie Irvine, a professor of sociology at the University of Colorado, join us for a look at this issue.
A Family Daughter
Maile Meloy, the author of Liars and Saints, returns with her latest novel, A Family Daughter.
The Confederate States of America
What would America be like today if the South had won the Civil War? Writer and director Kevin Willmott imagines the possibilities with a satirical, documentary-style film: “CSA: Confederate States of America.”
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