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The Leonard Lopate Show

Wednesday, June 30, 2004
  • canada

    O Canada!

    Guest host Sarah Crichton fills in for Leonard today. In honor of Canada Day on July 1st and the Canadian general elections on June 28th, we’ll talk to Pamela Wallin, the Canadian Consul General to New York. Then Dr. Jonathan Edlow talks about the strange history of Lyme disease. We’ll hear from participants in the first Israeli hip hop concert in NY, and we’ll talk to author Mia Yun about her new novel Translations of Beauty.

Pamela Wallin

Pamela Wallin, Canadian Consul General to New York and an accomplished broadcaster and journalist, joins us one day after the Canadian general elections on June 28th, and one day before Canada Day on July 1st.

» Details on Canada Day Celebrations at Joe’s Pub

Music: Oscar Peterson: "In the Still of the Night"
Joni Mitchell: "Both Sides Now"
The Essential Leonard Cohen, Leonard Cohen: "First We Take Manhattan"
Glenn Gould: "Variation 2" from 1955 Goldberg Variations Recording

Dr. Jonathan Edlow

Dr. Jonathan Edlow uncovers the medical detective work behind the discovery of Lyme disease in Bull’s Eye: Unraveling the Medical Mystery of Lyme Disease.

» Read an excerpt of Bull’s Eye in the Reading Room
» More about the book

Music: Isan: "Betty’s Lament" Euphone: "Fallout"

Aaron Bisman, MC TN and Segol 59

Aaron Bisman, founder of JDub records and the event producer of The Unity Sessions, and Palestinian MC TN, aka Tamer from Dam, are participating in the first Israeli hip hop concert in NY. They are joined by Segol 59, rapper and one of the pioneers of Israeli hip-hop. ("Segol" is Hebrew for "purple.") His latest album, "Shnei Tzeidim Shel Segol 59," was released in October 2003 on NMC, Israel's largest record company.

» More about JDub Records and The Unity Sessions

Events: The Unity Sessions at Celebrate Brooklyn will take place at Prospect Park Bandshell on Thurs July 1. Address is Prospect Park West and 9th St.-FREE SHOW
Doors: 6:30pm Showtime: 7:30pm More info: celebratebrooklyn.org

Music: Segol 59: The Two Sides of Segol 59 - "Yom Yafeh" MC TN: DAM's Demo - "Mim Mim"

Mia Yun

Mia Yun discusses her new novel, Translations of Beauty, the story of two Korean-born twins growing up in Flushing, Queens.

» Read excerpts of Translations of Beauty in the Reading Room
» More about Mia Yun

Music: Soundtrack for At First Sight, music by Mark Isham: "Our Eyes Aren’t What Make Us See"

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.

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, 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 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

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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?