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The Leonard Lopate Show

Monday, November 28, 2005
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  • The Boys of Baraka
    The Boys of Baraka

    Look to the Land

    The U.S. has a space program, but no land use program. Former Secretary of the Interior Bruce Babbitt thinks we need a clear national vision for land use. Plus: Abraham Lincoln's struggle with depression. Also, the latest from P.D. James, and then a new documentary called "The Boys of Baraka."

Clear Cut

Many of America's forests, coasts, and valleys have given way to strip malls and subdivisions. Bruce Babbitt says we need to think about the future of land use in US. He served as secretary of the interior from 1993 to 2001, and his new book is Cities in the Wilderness.

Music: Knuddelmaus, by Ulrich Schnauss; Fallout, by Euphone, and "Pole Tricks" by Japancakes

P.D. James

P.D. James's latest Adam Dalgliesh mystery is called The Lighthouse. It's set on Combe Island off the Cornish coast.

Events:
PD James will be speaking and signing books on
Monday, November 28th at 7pm
Barnes & Noble, Union Square
33 East 17th Street

Music: Sirens soundtrack by Rachel Portman (Milan) tracks 4 and 3

Boys of Baraka

"Boys of Baraka" focuses on a group of boys from the tough streets of inner city Baltimore who leave home to attend an experimental boarding school in rural Kenya. Leonard talks to one of those boys, Devon White, as well as filmmakers Heidi Ewing and Rachel Grady.

Music: Kronos Quartet's "Pieces of Africa" (Elektra Nonesuch) tracks 7 and 12

Abe

Abraham Lincoln was clinically depressed, according to Joshua Shenk, and his depression may have contributed to his greatness. Shenk is the author of a new book called Lincoln's Melancholy.

» Read an excerpt of Lincoln's Melancholy in the Reading Room

Events:
Joshua Wolf Shenk reading and booksigning
Tuesday, November 29 at 7:00 pm
LIVE from the NYPL
Former First Lady Rosalynn Carter and Joshua Wolf Shenk
New York Public Library
South Court Auditoriumy
42nd St & Fifth Ave
Tickets: $15 general admission; $10 library donors, seniors and students with identification Call SmartTix: 212.868.4444 or www.smarttix.com

Music: The Civil War soundtrack (Elektra Nonesuch) tracks 1, 5, and 6

Sarah Palin

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.

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.

The Story of Edgar Sawtelle

The Story of Edgar Sawtelle on the Leonard Lopate Show

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Oprah’s Book Club has just chosen David Wroblewski’s novel The Story of Edgar Sawtelle as its newest selection. Hear Wroblewki talk about his acclaimed novel on the Lopate Show in June 2008.

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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