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The Leonard Lopate Show

Tuesday, December 09, 2003
  • Rwanda's new flag

    Rwanda's Genocide Inciters

    Nearly 70 percent of Rwanda’s Tutsi population was killed over 100 days during the country’s civil war in 1994. Last week, in a landmark case, the international court found three Rwandan journalists guilty of instigating the genocide. New Yorker contributor Philip Gourevich is joined by Thierry Cruvellier, who worked in Rwanda with Journalists Without Borders, to discuss the story behind these convictions. Plus, Marilyn Johnson looks into the history of police violence in New York City, Street Justice. Peter Matthiessen discusses his voyages into Antarctica and his book End of the Earth. And Danny Gregory shares his graphic diary, Everyday Matters.

Philip Gourevich and Thierry Cruvellier

Nearly 70 percent of Rwanda’s Tutsi population was killed over 100 days during the country’s civil war in 1994. Last week, in a landmark case, the international court found three Rwandan journalists guilty of inciting the genocide. New Yorker contributor Philip Gourevich is joined by Thierry Cruvellier, who worked in Rwanda with Journalists Without Borders, to discuss the story behind these convictions.
Listen to an interview with lead prosecutor Stephen Rapp on On The Media.

  • Music: Philip Glass Solo Piano
    “Metamorphosis 1” “Metamorphosis 2” “Metamorphosis 4”
  • Marilyn Johnson

    Marilyn Johnson looks into the history of police violence in New York City. Her book is called Street Justice.

  • Music: Heat Soundtrack composer Elliot Goldenthal “Heat” performed by the Kronos Quartet
  • Peter Matthiessen

    Peter Matthiessen talks about his voyages into Antarctica and his book End of the Earth.

  • Music: Seapower Soundtrack composer Michael Whalen
  • Danny Gregory

    Danny Gregory shares his graphic diary, Everyday Matters.

  • Music: Benny and Joon Soundtrack composer Rachel Portman
  • 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.

    FDA to Regulate Tobacco?

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    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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    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.

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