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The Leonard Lopate Show

Thursday, November 28, 2002
  • Alice Munro
    Alice Munro

    Structure and Meaning

    Urban scholar Thomas Bender searches for structure and meaning in our constantly changing metropolis, The Unfinished City New York and the Metropolitan Idea. Canadian writer Alice Munro (picture right) talks about her prolific career and her 10th collection of short stories, Hateship, Friendship, Courtship, Loveship, Marriage. Plus, Mark Bowden, author of Black Hawk Down on the incredible life of one lucky man and his new book, Finders Keepers: The Story of a Man Who Found $1 Million. A conversation with wine expert Jean Jadot about his family legacy, the Maison Louis Jadot.

Thomas Bender

Urban scholar, Thomas Bender searches for structure and meaning in our constantly changing metropolis, The Unfinished City New York and the Metropolitan Idea.

Alice Munro

Canadian writer Alice Munro talks about her prolific career and her 10th collection of short stories, Hateship, Friendship, Courtship, Loveship, Marriage. Read an excerpt in the Reading Room.

Mark Bowden

Mark Bowden, author of Black Hawk Down on the incredible life of one lucky man and his new book, Finders Keepers: The Story of a Man Who Found $1 Million.

Jean Jadot

A conversation with wine expert Jean Jadot about his family legacy, the Maison Louis Jadot.

National Book Award Winners

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A number of this year’s National Book Award winners have appeared on The Leonard Lopate Show. Click here to see the list!

Tributes: Jeanne-Claude

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Jeanne-Claude created environmental works of art with her husband and fellow-conspirator/collaborator Christo. Together, they wrapped the Reichstag in Berlin, the Pont-Neuf in Paris, and created The Gates, with billowy orange drapes, in Central Park. Jeanne-Claude just died at the age of 74. You can hear Leonard Lopate’s last interview with them both, from July 19, 1999.

Please Explain: Eco-Labels

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Your broccoli, shampoo, and air conditioner might bear labels declaring them to be organic, cruelty-free, or energy efficient, but what do those labels mean and are they true? Dr. Urvashi Rangan, Project Director for Consumer Reports' GreenerChoices.org and Consumers Union’s Senior Scientist for Policy Initiatives, and Dara O'Rourke, founder and CEO of GoodGuide.com, took a look at what eco-labels indicate, how standards are set, and what they mean for consumers and manufacturers around the world.

Our 3-ingredient Challenge wins a James Beard Award

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On May 3, the Lopate Show won its third James Beard Award for our 3-ingredient challenge. In August, we asked our listeners to call in and name 3 ingredients and then challenged New York chef and 3-ingredient expert Rozanne Gold to whip up a recipe! You can listen to the 3-ingredient challenge and get some inspiration for simple, delicious, and unexpected dishes.