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The Leonard Lopate Show

Tuesday, September 21, 2004
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  • North Korea

    Clouded Vision

    Joel Wit, senior fellow with the Center for Strategic and International Studies, and Daniel Poneman, senior fellow with the Forum for International Policy, join us with an update on the North Korean nuclear situation. Then, journalist and author Larry Tye looks back at the historical and cultural significance of the railroads for black workers in the early 20th century. His new book is titled Rising from the Rails: Pullman Porters and the Making of the Black Middle Class. And Trevor Corson delves into the mysteries of our favorite crustaceans in The Secret Life of Lobsters.

Joel Wit and Daniel Poneman

Joel Wit, senior fellow with the Center for Strategic and International Studies, and Daniel Poneman, senior fellow with the Forum for International Policy, on North Korea’s nuclear technology. Wit and Poneman are co-authors (along with Robert Gallucci) of Going Critical: The First North Korean Nuclear Crisis, published by the Brookings Institution Press.

» More on the Center for Strategic and International Studies
» More on the Forum for International Policy
» More about Wit and Poneman's book, Going Critical

Music: "Wax Off" by Kodo
"Fallout" by Euphone

John Starks

Basketball legend John Starks on his memoir: My Life.

» More on the book

Open Phones

Listeners call in and share their thoughts on the intricacies of nonproliferation and nuclear policy in the post-Cold War era.

Larry Tye

Journalist Larry Tye on the history of black Pullman porters in Rising from the Rails.

» Read an excerpt of Tye's book in the Reading Room
» More on the book

Events: Larry Tye will be speaking on:
Wednesday, September 22nd at 6:30 pm
New York Public Library
455 5th Avenue

Music: Different Trains, Steve Reich and the Kronos Quartet: "America—before the War" / "Fast"

Trevor Corson

Trevor Corson on The Secret Life of Lobsters.

» More on the book

Events: Trevor Corson will be speaking
Tuesday September 21 at 7PM
American Museum of Natural History

Music: Soundtrack to Sea Power, music by Michael
Whalen: "Crossroads of the World"

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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