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Edward AlbeeAlbee and Beckett: Return of the Absurd
Playwright Edward Albee talks about juxtaposing his own work with Samuel Beckett’s in his current production, “Beckett/Albee.” Then New Yorker-by-birth Victor Grossman explains why he defected to East Germany in 1952. (Grossman notes that he’s the "only person in the world to attend Harvard and Karl Marx universities.") Laurence Gonzales tells how to survive in an emergency. And freelance travel and food writer Joel Denker on America’s ethnic cuisine.
Edward Albee, Marian Seldes and Brian Murray
Playwright Edward Albee and actors Marian Seldes and Brian
Murray talk about their recent production,
“Beckett/Albee.” It’s an open run at the Century
Center Theatre at 111 East 15th Street, and it features
work by both Albee and Samuel Beckett: Beckett’s ”Not
I”, ”A Piece of Monologue”, and Footfalls
and Albee’s ”Counting the Ways”.
Victor Grossman
In 1952, American Victor Grossman (born Stephen Wechsler)
swam across the Danube to what was then known as the Soviet
Zone, and eventually became a citizen of East Germany.
His book is Crossing the River: A Memoir of the American
Left, the Cold War, and Life in East Germany.
Laurence Gonzales
In Deep Survival: Who Lives, Who Dies, and Why,
Laurence Gonzales explains why, in a crisis, 90% of people
freeze or panic, and 10% of people stay calm, cool, and
usually survive.
Joel Denker
Joel Denker’s recent book, The World on a Plate: A Tour
through the History of America's Ethnic Cuisine, is
about the culinary history of immigrants and the effects of
their foods on American culture.
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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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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.
