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Philip Yam looks into Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease, a variant of Mad Cow disease that has been afflicting humans, and the prospects for stopping its spread, The Pathological Protein: Mad Cow, Chronic Wasting, and Other Deadly Prion Diseases. Ronnie Cox Cuttysark’s Single Malt Whiskey Expert looks into the history and science of scotch manufacturing. Then Donald Bain joins stewardesses Margaret Rose and Cindy Kuhns to talk about some of the hilarious adventures of flight attendents, Coffee, Tea or Me.
Philip Yam
Philip Yam looks into Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease, a variant of Mad Cow disease that has been afflicting humans, and the prospects for stopping its spread, The Pathological Protein: Mad Cow, Chronic Wasting, and Other Deadly Prion Diseases.
Ronnie Cox
Ronnie Cox Cuttysark’s Single Malt Whiskey Expert looks into the history and science of scotch manufacturing.
Donald Bain
Donald Bain joins stewardesses Margaret Rose and Cindy Kuhns to talk about some of the hilarious adventures of flight attendents, Coffee, Tea or Me.
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National Book Award Winners
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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.
Video Pick: David Chang on Momofuku
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- Arthur Schwartz on The Southern Italian Table
- David Plouffe on The Audacity to Win: The Inside Story and Lessons of Barack Obama’s Historic Victory
- Ken Auletta on Googled: The End of the World as We Know It
- Paul Shaffer on We’ll Be Here for the Rest of Our Lives: A Swingin' Show-Biz Saga
- George Steel on the New York City Opera’s new season
- Gail Collins on When Everything Changed: The Amazing Journey of Women from 1960 to the Present
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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.
