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The Leonard Lopate Show / November 17, 2003

The Leonard Lopate Show

Monday, November 17, 2003
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  • Trench warfare in World War I. The First World War and Its Consequences.
    Trench warfare in World War I

    Hazards

    Bethany McLean re-enacts the human drama of the Enron collapse. Then Robert K. Massie explains why historians often overlook the war at sea in favor of trench warfare when looking back at World War I. Australian writer Shirley Hazzard shares her first novel in two decades, The Great Fire. And Barry Meier looks into addiction to “hillbilly heroin,” the painkiller OxyContin. It’s reached nearly epidemic levels in Appalachia.

Bethany McLean

Fortune magazine writer Bethany McLean’s 2001 article questioning Enron’s finances was an early harbinger of the company’s collapse, but McLean admits that her article "barely scratched the surface" of Enron’s problems. She’s gone into much more detail in her new book, The Smartest Guys in the Room: The Amazing Rise and Scandalous Fall of Enron, co-written with Peter Elkind.

  • Music: "Talk Radio" soundtrack

    • Robert K. Massie

    Trench warfare is one of the predominant images of World War I, but in Castles of Steel: Britain, Germany, and the Winning of the Great War at Sea, Robert K. Massie explains why seapower was equally important in determining the war’s outcome. Massie’s previous books include Nicholas and Alexandra and Peter the Great.

  • Music: "Cobb" soundtrack

    • Shirley Hazzard

    Since the publication of her acclaimed 1981 novel, The Transit of Venus, little has been heard of Australian writer Shirley Hazzard – until now. Her new novel is The Great Fire, and it explores the aftermath of World War II.

  • Music: "Charlotte Gray" soundtrack

    • Barry Meier

    Barry Meier looks into how the drug company-sponsored pain management movement turned into an epidemic of addiction in his book Pain Killer: A Wonder Drug's Trail of Addiction and Death

  • Music: "Heat" soundtrack

    • 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

    The Leonard Lopate Show

    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.

    The Story of Edgar Sawtelle

    The Story of Edgar Sawtelle on the Leonard Lopate Show

    The Leonard Lopate Show

    Oprah’s Book Club has just chosen David Wroblewski’s novel The Story of Edgar Sawtelle as its newest selection. Hear Wroblewki talk about his acclaimed novel on the Lopate Show in June 2008.

    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: Business Without Borders (10/08/2008)
    2. The Brian Lehrer Show: What’s The Damage? (10/06/2008)
    3. The Brian Lehrer Show: Security Blanket (10/07/2008)
    4. The Leonard Lopate Show: The Price of Style (10/08/2008)
    5. The Leonard Lopate Show: Beyond Chicken Nuggets (10/07/2008)
    6. The Brian Lehrer Show: The End of Oil? (10/10/2008)
    7. The Leonard Lopate Show: North of the Border (10/09/2008)