The Leonard Lopate Show
Peanut Gallery
Friday, March 03, 2006
Many Americans at both ends of the political spectrum are concerned about the Bush administration's proposed port security deal. Former Senator Gary Hart suggests ways he thinks America can protect itself from terrorism. Plus, the life and work of early film star Anna May Wong; then the scientific adventures of two explorers. And this week's Please Explain is all about allergies. Why are peanuts harmless to some and fatal to others?
Is the Port Deal a Good Idea?
Former Senator Gary Hart explains how he thinks America can improve its international image and still protect itself from terrorism. Hart's new book is The Shield and the Cloak. He'll be speaking and signing books on Friday, March 3 at 7 pm at the Barnes and Noble on Broadway and 82nd Street.
Event:
Gary Hart will be speaking and signing books
Friday, March 3rd at 7pm
Barnes and Noble
Broadway and 82nd Street
Flapper Chic
Los Angeles-born Anna May Wong (1905-1961) embodied flapper chic while challenging traditional ideas of Chinese womanhood. She's the subject of a new retrospective at the Museum of the Moving Image from March 4 through April 16, with screenings of more than 20 movies. More information at »movingimage.us
Leonard talks to Shirley Jennifer Lim, author of the forthcoming Performing the Modern: Anna May Wong and Josephine Baker.
Exploring the Earth and Sea
Last night, Aquilina Lestenkof and Edith Widder received awards from WINGS WorldQuest, an organization whose aim is to inspire women to explore the world. Lestenkof received the Earth Award for her work saving seals in the Bering Sea; Widder won the Sea Award for discovering glowing deep sea fish.
Please Explain: Allergies
Today's Please Explain is nothing to sneeze at: we'll find out all about allergies. Some allergies are merely annoying, while others are fatal.
Leonard talks to Dr. Gillian Shepherd, a specialist in Allergy and Immunology. She is a Clinical Associate Professor of Medicine at Weill Medical College of Cornell University and is an Attending at New York Presbyterian Hospital as well as a Consultant in Clinical Immunology at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center. Also, Dr. David Resnick, an Associate Clinical Professor, Pediatrics, at Morgan Stanley Children's Hospital, New York-Presbyterian, New York City.
Links:
Web site for the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology
»www.aaaai.org
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health
»www3.niaid.nih.gov
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