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The Leonard Lopate Show / October 17, 2005

The Leonard Lopate Show

Monday, October 17, 2005
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  • North Country
    North Country

    Mining the Depths

    Charlize Theron and director Niki Caro tell us about their new movie, “North Country.” Then, French film legend Isabelle Huppert tells us about her retrospective at MoMA, and we’ll hear about a Medieval musical battle over chanting styles. Finally, we’ll look at how diplomacy is impacting relief efforts for earthquake survivors in the disputed territory of Kashmir.

North Country

Academy Award winner Charlize Theron is the star of “North Country,” the latest film from director Niki Caro (“Whale Rider”). The film follows the struggles of a single mom who fights for fair working conditions in Northern Minnesota’s iron mines.

» “North Country” film website

Chant Wars

Benjamin Bagby of the Sequentia vocal ensemble tells us about a new CD of Medieval chants. Many of the recordings are the first known performances of these pieces since the Middle Ages. The album, Chant Wars, reveals the musical battle waged over ninth century chanting styles.

» More on Chant Wars

Music: The Chant Wars #13, 1, 13, 2

Isabelle Hupert

The Promised Life

Isabelle Huppert is the subject of a 26-film retrospective at MoMA and a photography exhibit at P.S.1., and she’s making her New York stage debut at the Brooklyn Academy of Music in 4:48 Psychose. She’ll tell us about these projects, as well as her latest movie: “Gabrielle.”

» Isabelle Huppert at the Museum of Modern Art
» Woman of Many Faces: Isabelle Huppert at P.S.1.
» 4:48 Psychose at the Brooklyn Academy of Music

Music: Music from Irish #2, 1

Relief Efforts

Hundreds of thousands of people are contending with the devastating earthquake in Central Asia. Many of the survivors are still without food, water, medicine, or shelter. Ambassador S. Azmat Hassan, senior faculty associate at Seton Hall University’s Whitehead School of Diplomacy and International Relations, tells us how diplomacy is impacting relief efforts, as Pakistan and India work to aid victims in the disputed territory of Kashmir.

Music: Knuddlemaus – Ulrich Schnauss Pole Tricks - Japancakes

Tom Daschle on Fixing America’s Health Care System

The Leonard Lopate Show

Former U.S. Sen. Tom Daschle has accepted President-Elect Barack Obama’s offer to be Secretary of Health and Human Services. You can hear Tom Daschle talk about his prescriptions for fixing American’s health care crisis on the Leonard Lopate Show in March 2008.

Rahm Emanuel

Big Plans for America

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Democratic Congressman Rahm Emanuel from Illinois has agreed to be Chief of Staff under President-Elect Barack Obama. You can hear him on the Lopate Show in 2006 discussing his thoughts on what the Democratic party needed to do in order to succeed.

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.

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.

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?