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The Leonard Lopate Show

Tuesday, August 03, 2004
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  • Feeling the Aftershocks

    Environmental attorney Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. charges the Bush administration with undermining 30 years worth of environmental protection laws in Crimes Against Nature. Next, Tony Perrottet uncovers the true story of the original Olympic Games in The Naked Olympics. Then Alan F. Segal discusses the meanings of different notions of the afterlife to ancient civilizations in his new book Life After Death. And we’ll talk to Bob Berger, who directed and helped to create Charlie Victor Romeo--a play based on black box transcripts from real-life airline emergencies.

Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.

Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. discusses his book Crimes Against Nature: How George W. Bush and His Corporate Pals Are Plundering the Country and Hijacking Our Democracy.

» Read an excerpt of Crimes Against Nature in the Reading Room
» More about the book
» Visit our Guest Picks page to find out about the books, films, and music that move Kennedy

Music: Soundtrack to He Got Game, The Music of Aaron Copland: "’Interlude’ from Music for the Theater" / "Billy the Kid"

Tony Perrottet

Tony Perrottet shares his book The Naked Olympics: The True Story of the Ancient Games.

» More on the book

Events: Tony Perrottet will be signing books:
Monday August 16th
7:00 pm
Half King
505 West 23rd St. (between 10th and 11th)

Alan F. Segal

Alan F. Segal on Life After Death: A History of the Afterlife in Western Religion.

» More on the book
» Visit our Guest Picks page to find out about the books, films, and music that move Segal

Music: Soundtrack to Agnes of God, Music by Georges Delerue: "Agnes of God: Symphonic Suite Part I and II"
"Hell" by Squirrel Nut Zippers
"No Tears in Heaven," by Buck Owens

Bob Berger

Bob Berger on the live theatrical documentary Charlie Victor Romeo.

» More on the play

Music: Soundtrack to Stargate, music by David Arnold: "Mastadge Drag" / "The Other Side"

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

The Leonard Lopate Show

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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