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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.
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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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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.
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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.
