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The Leonard Lopate Show

Wednesday, May 14, 2003
  • The New Empire?

    Alvin and Larry Ubell, the "Gurus of How-To," take listeners’ calls on home repair. Carol Muske-Dukes with her collection of poetry, Sparrow. Ross Terrill discusses the future of the Chinese empire, on The New Chinese Empire: And What It Means For The United States. Plus acclaimed actor B.D. Wong on the adventures of early parenthood Following Foo: The Electronic Adventures of the Chestnut Man…A True Story of Intensive Caring.

Alvin and Larry Ubell

Alvin and Larry Ubell, the "Gurus of How-To," take listeners’ calls on home repair.
www.ubell.com

Carol Muske-Dukes

Carol Muske-Dukes with her collection of poetry, Sparrow.
Carol Muske-Dukes will be reading at:
Hunter College
Thursday May 15
7:30 pm
In the faculty lounge of the west building

Ross Terrill

Ross Terrill discusses the future of the Chinese empire, on The New Chinese Empire: And What It Means For The United States.

B.D. Wong

B.D. Wong on the adventures of early parenthood Following Foo: The Electronic Adventures of the Chestnut man...A True Story of Intensive Caring.

BD Wong will be reading:
Friday May 16th
7 pm
Barnes and Noble-Chelsea
675 6th Ave


He will be interviewed by Wendy Wasserstein
May 27th 7pm
92nd St. Y
for tickets:
www.92y.org

Tom Daschle on Fixing America’s Health Care System

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Former U.S. Sen. Tom Daschle has accepted President-Elect Barack Obama’s offer to be Secretary of Health and Human Services. You can hear Tom Daschle talk about his prescriptions for fixing American’s health care crisis on the Leonard Lopate Show in March 2008.

Big Plans for America

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Democratic Congressman Rahm Emanuel from Illinois has agreed to be Chief of Staff under President-Elect Barack Obama. You can hear him on the Lopate Show in 2006 discussing his thoughts on what the Democratic party needed to do in order to succeed.

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.

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.

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?