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The Leonard Lopate Show

Tuesday, June 03, 2003
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  • Ruth Reichl
    Ruth Reichl

    Good News For Diners

    Ruth Reichl, editor of Gourmet magazine joins Drew Nieporent, owner of Nobu and Montrachet, to explain how tough times for restaurants can actually be good news for diners. National Book Award winner Elaine Pagels discusses her latest book on the discovery of the secret Gospel of Thomas, Beyond Belief. Documentary filmmaker Sam Green joins former SDS leader/weatherman Mark Rudd to discuss the new film based on the young radicals bombing of the US capitol, The Weather Underground. Plus, Afghani-born Khaled Hosseini talks about his first novel, The Kite Runner.

Ruth Reichl and Drew Nieporent

Ruth Reichl, editor of Gourmet magazine, joins Drew Nieporent, owner of Nobu and Montrachet, to explain how tough times for restaurants can actually be good news for diners.

Music: Swingtime! by The Canadian Brass. Tracks #6 and #12.

Elaine Pagels

Elaine Pagels won the National Book Award for her groundbreaking work The Gnostic Gospels. She discusses her latest book on the discovery of the secret Gospel of Thomas, Beyond Belief.

Elaine Pagels gives a reading and Q&A at the Lenox Hill Bookstore (1018 Lexington @73rd) at 7pm tonight.

Music: "O vis aeternitatis," "Alma redemptoris mater" and "Nunc aperuit nobis" by Hildegard von Bingen

Sam Green and Mark Rudd

Documentary filmmaker Sam Green joins former SDS leader/weatherman Mark Rudd to discuss the new film based on the young radicals bombing of the US capitol, The Weather Underground.

Music: Thundercat Newman's "Hollywood Dream." Side 2, tracks 5 and 7.

Khaled Hosseini

Afghani-born Khaled Hosseini, with his first novel, The Kite Runner.

Khaled Kosseini will be interviewed by Leonard on June 4th at 7 pm at CUNY (365 Fifth Ave. between 34th and 35th). Admission is free.

Music: "Pakistani Music: The Rubab of Kashmir."Track #1.

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.

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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