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The Leonard Lopate Show

Monday, April 07, 2003
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    War and Film

    Throughout the war in Iraq The Bush administration has insisted that regime change and establishing free elections are among its major goals in the conflict. Noah Feldman, an Islamic scholar, considers how a transition to a democracy would affect Iraq as well as the ramifications it would have on the Middle East. Then, film critic Richard Shickel discusses growing up during World War II. He explains how the movies he saw during that period influenced the way he sees films now. Then, Paul Theroux describes his travels across Africa, Dark Star Safari and Joyce Maynard with her novel The Usual Rules.

Noah Feldman

Throughout the war in Iraq The Bush administration has insisted that regime change and establishing free elections are among its major goals in the conflict. Noah Feldman, an Islamic scholar, considers how a transition to a democracy would affect Iraq, as well as the ramifications it would have on the Middle East.

Music: Japancakes "Pole Tricks"
Bang on a Can Allstars "Escalator"

Richard Shickel

Film critic Richard Shickel discusses growing up during World War II. He explains how the movies he saw during that period influenced the way he sees films now, Good Morning Mr Zip Zip: Movies, Memory and WWII.

Music: Where Eagles Dare Soundtrack composer Ron Goodwill
The Great Escape Soundtrack composer Elmer Bernstein

Paul Theroux

Paul Theroux shares his latest travel book across Africa, Dark Star Safari: Overland From Cairo to Cape Town. Read an excerpt of Theroux's book in the Reading Room.

paul theroux will be reading and signing books at:
Barnes and Noble Union Square
7pm on April 7th

Music: Kronos Quartet- Pieces of Africa

Joyce Maynard

Joyce Maynard talks about her novel The Usual Rules. Read an excerpt of Maynard's book in the Reading Room.

Joyce Maynard will be reading and signing books on Monday, 4/7, at 7:00pm at the Half King (505 w 23rd). Phone: 212-462-4300

Music: Dirty Three "Horse"

Sarah Palin

Gov. Sarah Palin and Alaska Politics

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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

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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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