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The Leonard Lopate Show

Monday, August 11, 2003
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  • The New Face of Baseball

    Sports and Politics

    Join special guest host Jeffrey Toobin. Journalist Katherine Boo has been awarded a Pulitzer Prize and MacArthur Fellowship for her work covering America’s disadvantaged citizens. She looks into welfare under the Bush administration. Then, John Barrett shares an inside account of FDR, That Man: An Insider's Portrait of Franklin D. Roosevelt. Plus, Carlo Rotella on the art and skill in the world of boxing, Cut Time: An Education at the Fights. And Tim Wendel examines the history of Latinos in baseball, The New Face of Baseball.

Katherine Boo

Journalist Katherine Boo has been awarded a Pulitzer Prize and MacArthur Fellowship for her work covering America’s disadvantaged citizens. She looks into welfare under the Bush administration.

Music: Erin Brockovich Soundtrack composer Thomas Newman

John Barrett

John Barrett with an inside account of FDR, That Man: An Insider's Portrait of Franklin D. Roosevelt.

Music: Cobb Soundtrack composer Elliot Goldenthal

Carlo Rotella

Carlo Rotella on the art and skill in the world of boxing, Cut Time: An Education at the Fights.

Music: Marcus Miller "Power" and "Cousin John"

Tim Wendel

Tim Wendel examines the history of Latinos in baseball, The New Face of Baseball.

Music: Field of Dreams Soundtrack composer James Horner

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.

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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