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The Leonard Lopate Show

Tuesday, December 03, 2002
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  • Muhammad Ali

    We Are The Champions

    Who can forget the 1975 Red Sox-Reds world series or the tumultous Frazier-Ali fight in 1971? Al Silverman, former editor of Sport Magazine, shares some of the most memorable and dramatic moments in sports history, It’s Not Over ‘Til It’s Over. Plus, astronomer Robert Kirshner discusses exploding stars, dark energy, and the accelerating cosmos and his new book, The Extravagant Universe. Tom Fontana, creator of HBO’s Oz joins actor Lee Tergesen to talk about his new theatre piece based on a work by Jack London, The Day Jack London Got Pinched. And Elmore Leonard shares his new book, a href="/books/8349">When The Women Come Out to Dance.

Al Silverman

Who can forget the 1975 Red Sox-Reds world series or the tumultous Frazier-Ali fight in 1971? Al Silverman, former editor of Sport Magazine, shares some of the most memorable and dramatic moments in sports history, It’s Not Over ‘Til It’s Over: The Stories behind the Most Magnificent Heart Stopping Sports Miracle of Our Time.

Music: Baseball soundtrack: "Clubhouse Stomp"-(John Colby) performed by The New York Hawks
"Hurrah for our National Game"-(Walter Neville) performed by Jacqueline Schwab

Robert Kirshner

Astronomer Robert Kirshner discusses exploding stars, dark energy, and the accelerating cosmos and his new book, The Extravagant Universe. Read an excerpt in the Reading Room.

Music: Bicentennial Man soundtrack composer James Horner tracks 1, 5

Tom Fontana

Tom Fontana, creator of HBO’s Oz joins actor Lee Tergesen to talk about his new theatre piece based on a work by Jack London, The Day Jack London Got Pinched.

Music: A Shock to the System soundtrack composer Gary Chang tracks 5, 8

Elmore Leonard

Elmore Leonard shares his new book, When The Women Come Out to Dance. Read an excerpt in the Reading Room.
www.elmoreleonard.com

Music: A Shock to the System Soundtrack composer Gary Chang track 1

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

The Leonard Lopate Show

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?

  1. The Brian Lehrer Show: Live from Denver (08/29/2008)
  2. The Brian Lehrer Show: Live from the Republican National Convention: Day 4 (09/04/2008)
  3. The Brian Lehrer Show: Live from the Republican National Convention: Day 2 (09/02/2008)
  4. The Leonard Lopate Show: Young'Uns (09/03/2008)
  5. The Brian Lehrer Show: Live from the Republican National Convention: Day 3 (09/03/2008)
  6. The Brian Lehrer Show: Live from the Republican National Convention: Day 1 (09/01/2008)
  7. The Leonard Lopate Show: Big Storm (09/04/2008)