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The Leonard Lopate Show / November 14, 2003

The Leonard Lopate Show

Friday, November 14, 2003
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  • Peter Weir
    Peter Weir

    Where They Lay

    Australian director Peter Weir talks about “Master and Commander,” his new feature based on Patrick O’Brien’s seafarer novels. Then Earl Swift describes the search for an army helicopter crew that went down in Laos in 1971. And comedian/actor Jonathan Katz on living with multiple sclerosis. He was the star shrink of the Emmy-winning Comedy Central animated series, “Dr. Katz, Professional Therapist.”

Peter Weir

Peter Weir’s latest film is “Master and Commander,” based on Patrick O’Brien’s writings and starring Russell Crowe. Weir’s past work includes “The Truman Show” and “Dead Poets’ Society”; he was also an instigator of the Australian New Wave of the 1970s with movies like “The Cars That Ate Paris,” “Picnic at Hanging Rock,” and “The Last Wave.”

  • Music: Soundtrack from "Sea Power" tracks 4-5

    • Earl Swift

    In Where They Lay, Earl Swift talks about the work of the Central Identification Laboratory in identifying MIA soldiers from the Vietnam War.

  • Music: Soundtrack to "JFK", Elektra, track 1"Prologue" & track 3 "Drummers' Salute"

    • Jonathan Katz

    Multiple sclerosis isn’t usually a laughing matter, but comedian/actor/musician/writer Jonathan Katz says that now that he’s got MS, he has a whole new hour of comedy material. He’s also started work on a new book, A Balancing Act: Living with MS.

  • Music: Terrance Blanchard, Sony Classical, Track 3 "The Subterraneans", Track 7 "Degas' Racing World"

    • 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.

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    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?