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The Leonard Lopate Show / November 28, 2003

The Leonard Lopate Show

Friday, November 28, 2003
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    Dr. Tatiana’s Sex Advice To All Creation

    It’s a Bug’s Life

    Dr. Sheri Fink tells the story of a group of medical personnel isolated in an embattled Bosnian town during the war. Author Ayelet Waldman shares her novel Daughter’s Keeper. And evolutionary biologist Olivia Judson describes the sex lives of creatures from the sagebrush cricket to the green spoon worm.

Dr. Sheri Fink

In her book War Hospital, Dr. Sheri Fink describes how medical personnel treated patients without running water, heat, electricity or even anesthesia in an isolated Bosnian town.

  • Music: Cobb Soundtrack composer Elliot Goldenthal

    • Ayelet Waldman

    Ayelet Waldman attacks the war on drugs in her recent novel Daughter’s Keeper.

    Olivia Judson

    Evolutionary biologist Olivia Judson’s book on bug sex is called Dr. Tatiana’s Sex Advice To All Creation.

    genome

    Science and Faith

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    Earlier this week, Pres. Obama announced that he plans to nominate geneticist Dr. Francis Collins to lead the National Institutes of Health. You can listen to Leonard’s 2006 conversation with Dr. Collins about how he reconciles his personal faith with his professional scientific knowledge.

    recipe

    FDA to Regulate Tobacco?

    The Leonard Lopate Show

    May 14, 2009
    Congress is getting ready to a vote on whether to make tobacco subject to FDA regulation. You can listen to a segment we did in May about the bill and what it would mean for the cigarette companies.

    Video Pick: Elizabeth Edwards

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    Elizabeth Edwards discusses how to best cope with lifes difficulties in her book Resilience: Reflections on the Burdens and Gifts of Facing Life's Adversities.

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    James Beard

    Our 3-ingredient Challenge wins a James Beard Award

    The Leonard Lopate Show

    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.

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    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?