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Autism
Parents complain that New York State provides inadequate educational opportunities for autistic children. We speak to educators in the field. And a conversation with the producer of "Refrigerator Mothers," a documentary film about the generation of women accused of "frigid" parenting and blamed for their children's autism.
Lois Bond and Chris McDonough
Parents complain that New York State provides inadequate educational opportunities for autistic children. We speak to Lois Bond, of the Children's Home Intervention Program (CHIP) and Chris McDonough, Director of Education at the Hawthorne Country Day School about educating children with autism. Get an overview from the Cure Autism Now Foundation.
J.J. Hanley
A generation of mothers in were blamed for their children's autism, accused of "frigid" mothering and a failure to bond. Filmmaker J.J. Hanley discusses her new documentary, "Refrigerator Mothers", and is joined by Mary Flanagan, a mother who shares her story in the film.
Alex Bellos
Journalist Alex Bellos could be called prescient-or obsessive. He's written a 400 page tome on the world's most popular sport, soccer, and the world's best team, Brazil. He discusses his travels through Brazil and his new book, Futebol: Soccer, The Brazilian Way. See FIFA's official site for Brazil.
Patrick Swayze
Patrick Swayze discusses his new movie, Green Dragon, a poignant tale of Vietnamese refugees sent to a marine base.
Annabel Davis-Goff
Annabel Davis-Goff shares her new novel, This Cold Country, set in Ireland during World War II.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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