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The Leonard Lopate Show / April 23, 2003

The Leonard Lopate Show

Wednesday, April 23, 2003
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    Paper, Plastic and Controversy

    A look at the rise and fall of a major New York City recycling plant. Lis Harris, author of Tilting at Mill explains why an idealistic effort intended to benefit the environment and a New York neighborhood became such a failure. Mary Roach examines what happens to our bodies after we die in her book Stiff. Plus, AJ Albany shares her memoir of life with her father, the great jazz pianist Joe Albany. And Siddhartha Deb discusses his debut novel, The Point of Return.

Lis Harris

Today on the Leonard Lopate Show, the rise and fall of a major New York City recycling plant. Lis Harris explains why an idealistic effort intended to benefit the environment and a New York neighborhood became such a failure, Tilting at Mills: Green Dreams, Dirty Dealings, and the Corporate Squeeze. Read an excerpt of Harris' book in the Reading Room.

Lis Harris will be reading at KGB on May 13th at 7pm.

Mary Roach

Mary Roach examines what happens to our bodies after we die in her book Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers.

Mary Roach will be reading and signing books onm April 23rd at 7:30 at the Greenwich Village Barnes and Noble (6th avenue and 8th street).

AJ Albany

AJ Albany shares her memoir of life with her father, the great jazz pianist Joe Albany, Low Down: Jazz, Junk and Other Fairy Tales from Childhood.

A.J. Albany will be reading at Barnes & Noble Astor Place on Wednesday April 23rd at 7:30PM.

Siddhartha Deb

Siddhartha Deb discusses his debut novel, The Point of Return. Read an excerpt of Deb's book in the Reading Room.

Siddhartha Deb will be reading at The Corner Bookstore, 1313 Madison Ave on Wednesday April 23 at 7pm.

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.

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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