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The Leonard Lopate Show

Wednesday, March 10, 2004
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  • Spalding Gray
    Spalding Gray

    Remembering Spalding

    As a way of marking Spalding Gray's sad passing, the Lopate Show reairs an entire interview he did with Leonard on November 27th, 1990. Gray discusses his show, "Monster in a Box," the perils of writing a novel, and other digressions. Then Ruth O'Brien, editor of Voices from the Edge, on why the Americans with Disabilities Act is in jeopardy. Has the ADA really helped to improve the lives of disabled people? O'Brien is joined by contributor Achim Nowak, who's written about HIV and discrimination, and Arlene Mayerson, one of the nation's leading experts in disability rights law and directing attorney of the Disability Rights Education and Defense Fund (DREDF) . Then Jerome Charyn describes New York City in the Jazz Age. And ex-cop Laurie Lynn Drummond explains why she's chosen a career in writing over law enforcement.

Remembering Spalding Gray

As a way of marking Spalding Gray's sad passing, the Lopate Show reairs an entire interview he did with Leonard on November 27th, 1990. Gray discusses his show, "Monster in a Box," the perils of writing a novel, and other digressions.

Music: Brother’s Keeper Soundtrack #16 “Waltzing with You”

Ruth O'Brien, Achim Nowak, and Arlene Mayerson

Ruth O'Brien is editor of Voices from the Edge: Narratives About the Americans With Disabilities Act. Contributor Achim Nowak and lawyer and disability rights activist Arlene Mayerson are also here to explain their perspectives.

» Read more about the book

Music: Catch Me if You Can #11, “Deadheading” Outro for R. O’Brian: Catch Me if You Can #14, “Doctor, Lawyer, Lutheran”

Jerome Charyn

Jerome Charyn's new book is Gangsters and Gold Diggers: Old New York, the Jazz Age, and the Birth of Broadway.

» Read more about the author

Events: Jerome Charyn gives a talk on March 18th at the Municipal Arts Society – 51st and Madison – at noon

Music: Arden and Ohman, Keyboard Wizards of the Gershwin Era Vol 3 #1, “12th Street Rag” Outro for J. Charyn: same, #8, “Dizzy Fingers”

Laurie Lynn Drummond

Laurie Lynn Drummond's debut short story collection is Anything You Say Can and Will Be Used Against You: Stories. She draws upon her eight years in law enforcement for her stories. (They're about policewomen in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.)

» Read an excerpt of Drummond's book in the Reading Room
» Visit the author's website

Events: Laurie Lynn Drummond will be giving a reading and signing books on March 10th at 7 pm at the B&N in Chelsea

Music: Brother’s Keeper #9, “Fiddler’s Elbow”

Sarah Palin

Gov. Sarah Palin and Alaska Politics

The Leonard Lopate Show

August 08, 2008
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

The Leonard Lopate Show

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

The Leonard Lopate Show

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

The Leonard Lopate Show

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

The Leonard Lopate Show

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

The Leonard Lopate Show

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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  2. The Brian Lehrer Show: Live from the Republican National Convention: Day 2 (09/02/2008)
  3. The Brian Lehrer Show: Live from the Republican National Convention: Day 4 (09/04/2008)
  4. The Leonard Lopate Show: Young'Uns (09/03/2008)
  5. The Brian Lehrer Show: Live from the Republican National Convention: Day 3 (09/03/2008)
  6. The Brian Lehrer Show: Live from the Republican National Convention: Day 1 (09/01/2008)
  7. The Leonard Lopate Show: Big Storm (09/04/2008)