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The Leonard Lopate Show

Wednesday, October 22, 2003
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  • Fortress of Solitude

    Jonathan Lethem talks about Dean Street in Brooklyn (before the neighborhood became known as Boerum Hill). Lethem’s latest novel is Fortress of Solitude. And Mariane Pearl, widow of slain Wall Street Journal reporter Daniel Pearl, shares her memoir A Mighty Heart, written with Sarah Crichton.

Jonathan Lethem

Jonathan Lethem discusses his latest novel, Fortress of Solitude. It’s about a friendship between a white kid (Dylan) and a black kid (Mingus) in Brooklyn. Dylan and Mingus live on Dean Street in a neighborhood on the cusp of change.

  • Bob Dylan “Like A Rolling Stone” and Charles Mingus

    • Mariane Pearl

    In her memoir A Mighty Heart (co-written with Sarah Crichton), Mariane Pearl describes the wrenching month between her husband Daniel Pearl’s kidnapping and news of his death in Karachi, Pakistan in 2002. Mariane was very pregnant when her husband died, and she’s since given birth to a healthy son.

  • Meet Joe Black Soundtrack composer Thomas Newman

    • 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?

    1. The Brian Lehrer Show: Live from the Democratic National Convention (08/25/2008)
    2. The Brian Lehrer Show: Live from the Democratic National Convention: Day 4 (08/28/2008)
    3. The Brian Lehrer Show: Live from Denver (08/29/2008)
    4. The Brian Lehrer Show: Live from the Democratic National Convention: Day 3 (08/27/2008)
    5. The Brian Lehrer Show: Live from the Democratic National Convention: Day 2 (08/26/2008)
    6. The Brian Lehrer Show: Business Connections (08/22/2008)
    7. The Leonard Lopate Show: 1-2-3 (08/26/2008)