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The Leonard Lopate Show

Tuesday, October 07, 2003
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    Ultimate Punishment

    Today on The Leonard Lopate Show, special guest host and CNN legal analyst, Jeffrey Toobin. He will be joined by another lawyer, Scott Turow to discuss the political and legal intricacies of the death penalty. Then Journalists Dick Lehr and Mitchell Zuckoff talk about the horrific 2001 murder of two Dartmouth professors. Then Nina Burleigh on the mysterious benefactor who endowed the Smithsonian. And Joan Jacobs Brumberg on a 19th century boy murderer – she reminds us that the problem of kids who kill is a long-standing one.

Scott Turow

Scott Turow has spent a good part of his legal career prosecuting killers; he joins us to discuss the morality of the death penalty. His latest work of non-fiction is Ultimate Punishment. Read more on Scott Turow here. Read an excerpt of Turow's book in the Reading Room.

Dick Lehr and Mitchell Zuckoff

Journalists Dick Lehr and Mitchell Zuckoff on their book, Judgment Ridge. They look into the psychology of the teens arrested for the murder of two Dartmouth professors in 2001.

Nina Burleigh

Nina Burleigh on James Smithson, the man behind the Smithsonian Institution. In her recent book, The Stranger and the Statesman, she explores the life of a man who left half a million dollars for the establishment of an American institution, even though he’d never even set foot in the U.S.

  • Events: Nina Burleigh is giving a reading at Housing Works Used Book Cafe (126 Crosby St. in SoHo) at 7 pm on Tuesday 10/7.
  • Joan Jacobs Brumberg

    Joan Jacobs Brumberg on Kansas Charley, a study of a 19th century murderer named Charles Miller. He was executed in 1892 while still a teenager.

  • Events: Joan Jacobs Brumberg will be giving a reading and signing her books at the Cornell Club (6 E. 44th St.) at 6 pm on Wednesday 10/8.
  • National Book Award Winners

    The Leonard Lopate Show

    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.

    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.

    Our 3-ingredient Challenge wins a James Beard Award

    The Leonard Lopate Show

    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.