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The Leonard Lopate Show

Thursday, June 26, 2003
  • Flashbacks

    Rock and Roll Flashbacks

    Sportswriter and commentator Bert Sugar looks into the complicated world of horse racing. Plus Michael Lydon, first editor of Rollingstone, looks back on his career and the history of rock and roll, Flashbacks. Jeff Tamarkin goes behind the scenes of the rise of Jefferson Airplane, Got a Revolution!. And Kevin Mulvaney talks about the efforts to stop commercial whaling, The Whaling Season.

Bert Sugar

Sportswriter and commentator Bert Sugar looks into the complicated world of horse racing, Horse Sense: An Inside Look at the Sport of Kings.

Michael Lydon

First editor of Rolling Stone, Michael Lydon, looks back on his career and the history of rock and roll. His new book is Flashbacks: Eyewitness Accounts of the Rock Revolution, 1964-1974.

Jeff Tamarkin

Jeff Tamarkin goes behind the scenes of the rise of Jefferson Airplane, Got a Revolution!: The Turbulent Flight of Jefferson Airplane.

Kevin Mulvaney

Kevin Mulvaney on efforts to stop commercial whaling, The Whaling Season: An Inside Account of the Struggle To Stop Commercial Whaling.

FDA to Regulate Tobacco?

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Congress is getting ready to a vote on whether to make tobacco subject to FDA regulation. You can listen to a segment we did in May about the bill and what it would mean for the cigarette companies.

Video Pick: Elizabeth Edwards

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Elizabeth Edwards discusses how to best cope with lifes difficulties in her book Resilience: Reflections on the Burdens and Gifts of Facing Life's Adversities.

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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.

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Barack Obama, Circa 2004

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Listen to President-Elect 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.

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?