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The Leonard Lopate Show

Tuesday, November 26, 2002
  • Mark Bittman

    Cooking up a Storm

    New York Times food writer and Chef Mark Bittman takes a simple approach to our culinary quandaries. He shares his recipes and holiday cooking tips, The Minimalist Cooks At Home. Eric Ripert, chef and part owner of New York's Le Bernadin, searches for his culinary roots, A Return to Cooking. And John D. Freyer explains why he sold all of his personal belongings on ebay, All My Life For Sale.

Chef Mark Bittman

New York Times food writer and Chef Mark Bittman takes a simple approach to our culinary quandaries. He shares his recipes and holiday cooking tips, The Minimalist Cooks At Home: Recipes That Give You More Flavor from Fewer Ingredients in Less Time. Read an excerpt in the Reading Room and follow Mark Bittman’s Minimalist Thanksgiving Tips this holiday.

Music:: The Canadian Brass Swingtime tracks 2, 12

Open Phones

Listeners call in on topics of the day.

Eric Ripert

Eric Ripert, chef and part owner of New York's Le Bernadin, searches for his culinary roots, A Return to Cooking: The Chef, the Cook and the Artist. Read an excerpt in the Reading Room.

Music:: The Little Thief Soundtrack composer Alain Jomy tracks 6, 7

Eric Ripert will be reading from A Return to Cooking at the Makor Center 35 West 67th Street at 7:30.

John D. Freyer

John D. Freyer explains why he sold all of his personal belongings on ebay, All My Life For Sale.

Music:: Raymond Scott The Chesterfield Arrangements 1937-38 The Metropole Orchestra featuring the Beau Hunks Saxette track 7

Gov. Sarah Palin and Alaska Politics

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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.

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, 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 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

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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?