The Leonard Lopate Show
Body and Technology
Wednesday, July 09, 2003
Fix-it gurus Ubell and Son take listeners’ calls on home repair. How have objects like chairs and glasses affected humankind? Edward Tenner looks into the connection between technology and humanity, Our Own Devices. Then, Gourmet Magazine columnist and NPR commentator Jane Stern explains why becoming a volunteer EMT helped her overcome her hypochondria, Ambulance Girl. Editor Terry McCoy explores Cuba and discusses the collection of photographs and essays on the island, Cuba on the Verge.
Al & Larry Ubell
Fix-it gurus Ubell and Son take listeners’ calls on home repair.
Visit ubell.com.
Edward Tenner
How have objects like chairs and glasses affected humankind? Edward Tenner looks into the connection between technology and humanity, Our Own Devices: The Past and Future of Body Technology. Read an excerpt of Tenner's book in the Reading Room.
Music: Alloy Orchestra Lonesome: New Music For The Silent Film
Jane Stern
Gourmet Magazine columnist and National Public Radio commentator Jane Stern explains why becoming a volunteer EMT helped her overcome her hypochondria, Ambulance Girl: How I Saved Myself by Becoming an EMT. Read an excerpt of Stern's book in the Reading Room.
Jane Stern will be reading and signing books at:
Barnes and Noble
Upper West Side (82nd/Broadway)
Wednesday July 9 at 7:30
Music: Mumford Soundtrack composer James Newton Howard
Terry McCoy
Editor Terry McCoy explores Cuba and discusses the collection of photographs and essays on the island, Cuba on the Verge: An Island in Transition.
More info on Cuba on the Verge
Music: Yale Strom & Klazzj Wandering Jew: Klezmer, Sephardic and Gypsy Inspired Compositions
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