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The Leonard Lopate Show / May 26, 2004

The Leonard Lopate Show

Wednesday, May 26, 2004
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  • "The day After Tomorrow" (20th Century Fox )
    "The day After Tomorrow" (20th Century Fox )

    Hoodwinked?

    Iraqi ties to Al-Qaeda? Weapons of mass destruction? Imminent threat from Iraq? When members of the Bush administration made its case for war in Iraq, national security analyst John Prados thinks that they withheld some key information from the American public. He’s here to share intelligence reports and briefings from the CIA and the Pentagon. Then writer/director/producer Roland Emmerich talks about "The Day After Tomorrow," his new big-budget movie about global warming. It’s generating a lot of controversy. Also, burn units are no place for the squeamish – but Barbara Ravage shares some details about treatments for burn victims. Plus a look at the life of Antonin Careme, a man who might have been the very first celebrity chef.

John Prados

John Prados is an analyst with the National Security Archive, and has spent two decades observing the CIA. He’s the author of Hoodwinked: The Documents That Reveal How Bush Sold Us a War.

» More about the book
» Visit the National Security Archive’s website

Music: Kodo "Wax Off"
Euphone "Fallout"

Roland Emmerich

Roland Emmerich's "The Day After Tomorrow" takes a look at what might happen if the greenhouse effect and global warming continue at current levels. Dennis Quaid and Jake Gyllenhaal co-star.

» Visit the film’s official website

Barbara Ravage

Barbara Ravage spent time at the nationally acclaimed burn unit of Boston’s Massachusetts General Hospital. Her new book is Burn Unit: Saving Lives After the Flames.

» Read more about the book
» Visit the Massachusetts General Hospital burn unit’s website

Music: Heat Soundtrack composer Eliot Goldenthal

Ian Kelly

Antonin Careme (1783–1833) was Europe’s most famous chef by the time he was in his late 20s. He cooked for royals and nobles and even baked Napoleon’s wedding cake. Ian Kelly has written a new biography of the man – it’s called Cooking for Kings: The Life of Antonin Careme, the First Celebrity Chef.

» Read more about the book and author

Music: Paisellp Quartetti Per Archi Vol 1. "Quartetto n. 5 in Mi bmolle Maggiore"

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

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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.

The Story of Edgar Sawtelle

The Story of Edgar Sawtelle on the Leonard Lopate Show

The Leonard Lopate Show

Oprah’s Book Club has just chosen David Wroblewski’s novel The Story of Edgar Sawtelle as its newest selection. Hear Wroblewki talk about his acclaimed novel on the Lopate Show in June 2008.

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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