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The Leonard Lopate Show

Tuesday, October 21, 2003

James Trager

James Trager has compiled an exhaustive chronicle of New York City history from the explorer Giovanni Da Verrazano in 1524 to the closing of Ratner’s Deli on the Lower East Side in 2002. It’s called The New York Chronology: The Ultimate Compendium of Events, People, and Anecdotes from the Dutch to the Present.
Read an excerpt of Trager's book in the Reading Room.

  • Music
    Sweet Sixteenths: A Ragtime Concert
    “Peace and Plenty Rag”
    “Slippery Elm Rag”
    “Sweet Sixteenths”
    “The Charleston Rag”
  • Katie Holmes

    Katie Holmes discusses her role in the film “Pieces of April.” She stars as April Burns, the black sheep of her family who’s left suburbia to live in the Lower East Side.

  • Music
    City of Angels Soundtrack composer Gabriel Yared

  • Mark Ruffalo

    Mark Ruffalo, known for his breakthrough role in the film You Can Count On Me, explains why his latest part opposite Meg Ryan in the film In The Cut is a major departure for both actors. Ruffalo recently starred in My Life Without Me. Listen to co-star Sarah Polley talk to Leonard about the film.

    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.

    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, 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?