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Shocking Cinema
Alvin and Larry Ubell take listeners calls about home repair. Plus, a conversation with Adrian Lyne, director of Unfaithful and Fatal Attraction. Sam Fuller has been hailed as a celluloid god for his groundbreaking films, Pick Up On South Street and Shock Corridor. Sam Fuller’s widow, Christa Fuller joins longtime friend Jerry Rudes to discuss his legendary career. And Rick Derby discusses his documentary based on the experiences of Coach Jerry Richardson, and the Lady Chieftains, a women's high school basketball team from the small, impoverished Navajo community of Shiprock, New Mexico, Rocks With Wings.
Alvin and Larry Ubell
Alvin and Larry Ubell, the Gurus of How-To, take listeners calls about home repair.
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Adrian Lyne
A conversation with Adrian Lyne, director of Unfaithful and Fatal Attraction.
Music: Diabolique soundtrack composer Randy Edelman
Christa Fuller and Jerry Rudes
Sam Fuller has been hailed as a celluloid god for his groundbreaking films, Pick Up On South Street and Shock Corridor. Sam Fuller’s widow, Christa Fuller joins longtime friend Jerry Rudes to discuss his legendary career, A Third Face: My Tale of Writing, Fighting and Filmmaking.
Music: cut from Shock Corridor
Blood and Wine soundtrack composer Mical Lorenc
Rick Derby
Rick Derby discusses his documentary based on the experiences of Coach Jerry Richardson and the Lady Chieftains, a women's high school basketball team from the small, impoverished Navajo community of Shiprock, New Mexico, Rocks With Wings.
Music: Dances with Wolves soundtrack composer John Barry
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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.
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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.
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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.
