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The Leonard Lopate Show

Friday, January 09, 2004
  • Pefectly Legal
    Pefectly Legal

    Big Rig

    David Cay Johnston explains why America’s tax code is a mess. He claims that the richest people within the top 1% of the country have rigged the tax laws in their favor. Then a discussion with Arlen Schumer on the Silver Age of comic book art, from 1956 to 1970. And graphic designer Chip Kidd on Japanese comic artist Osamu Tezuka’s eight-volume work, Buddha.

David Cay Johnston

David Cay Johnston began writing about taxes for the New York Times in 1995, and he’s won two Pulitzer Prizes for his investigative reporting. His new book is Perfectly Legal: The Covert Campaign to Rig Our Tax System to Benefit the Super Rich - and Cheat Everybody Else.

  • Music: Bang on a Can All-Stars “Escalator”
    Euphone “Fallout”
  • Arlen Schumer

    Arlen Schumer’s new book is The Silver Age of Comic Book Art.

  • Music: Dick Tracy Soundtrack composer Danny Elfman
  • Events: Arlen schumer Will be reading and signing books at Barnes and Noble Chelsea on Thursday February 12th at 7pm.
    Appearance dates:
    collectorspress.com
  • Chip Kidd

    Chip Kidd has been called a “graphic design hero.” He’s here to discuss Osamu Tezuka’s Buddha.

  • Music: Japan The Spirit of Water
  • 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.

    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.

    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.