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The Leonard Lopate Show / September 15, 2003

The Leonard Lopate Show

Monday, September 15, 2003
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  • Fair and Balanced

    Fair and balanced? Political satirist Al Franken discusses his new book Lies and The Lying Liars Who Tell Them. TV legend Steven Bochco discusses his career, from Hill Street Blues to NYPD Blue, Death By Hollywood. Then, Aidan Hartley shares his novel, The Zanzibar Chest. And Geoffrey Wolff looks into the complicated life of writer John O’Hara, The Art Of Burning Bridges: A Life of John O'Hara.

Al Franken

Fair and balanced? Political satirist Al Franken discusses his new book Lies and The Lying Liars Who Tell Them. Read an excerpt of Al Franken's book in the Reading Room.

  • Events:Al Franken gives a talk and signs books on Friday, September 19 at 12:30 at the Borders in Wall Street (100 Broadway)
  • Music: "Jump Start and Jazz: Two Ballets by Wynton Marsalis," Tracks #1 and #2

    • Steven Bochco

    TV legend Steven Bochco discusses his career, from Hill Street Blues to NYPD Blue, Death By Hollywood.

    Music: Music from the motion picture "Heat," Tracks #1 and #2
    Theme from TV show "Hill Street Blues"

    Geoffrey Wolff

    Geoffrey Wolff looks into the complicated life of writer John O’Hara, The Art Of Burning Bridges: A Life of John O'Hara.

    Events: Geoffrey Wolff reads from his book on Tuesday, September 16 at 7PM at Barnes & Noble, 240 East 86th Street.

    Music: Music from the motion picture "Seabiscuit," Track #5

    Aidan Hartley

    Aidan Hartley shares his novel, The Zanzibar Chest.

    Music: Theme from "Lawrence of Arabia"

    Bill Richardson on Diplomacy

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    New Mexico governor Bill Richardson will be joining Obama’s cabinet as Commerce Secretary. You can hear him talk about his experience in foreign policy and diplomacy on the Lopate Show in April 2007.

    (<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/tedkerwin/">tedkerwin</a>/flickr)

    Plaxico Burress on the Lopate Show

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    NY Giants star Plaxico Burress is in the headlines this week for his self-inflicted gunshot wound. You can hear him on the Leonard Lopate Show in July 2008 talk about his life on and off the football field, and what it was like to win the 2007 Super Bowl.

    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.

    Barack Obama

    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?