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The Leonard Lopate Show / January 14, 2004

The Leonard Lopate Show

Wednesday, January 14, 2004
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    Ferdinand Magellan

    Over the Edge of the World

    The gurus of how-to, Alvin and Larry Ubell, answer listeners’ home-repair questions. Then Laurence Bergreen describes Ferdinand Magellan’s 16th c. circumnavigation of the globe. Magellan never made it back; he was killed in the Philippines, and a skeleton crew made it back to Spain three years later. Brian Cudahy talks about the New York City subway system. And photographer Allan Tannenbaum on life in New York in the 1970s.

Alvin and Larry Ubell

Building inspectors Alvin and Larry Ubell take listeners’ calls on the air. Call 212-267-WNYC (212-267-9692) with your home-repair questions.

Visit the Ubell’s website

Laurence Bergreen

Laurence Bergreen writes that Ferdinand Magellan’s 16th circumnavigation of the globe “was a dream as old as the imagination: a voyage to the ends of the earth...Mariners feared they could literally sail over the edge of the world." Bergreen’s recent book is Over the Edge of the World.

Music: Master and Commander soundtrack by Iva Davies, Christopher Gordon, and Richard Tognetti

Brian Cudahy

New York City’s subway system has been officially open since October 27, 1904. Brian Cudahy’s new book is A Century of Subways: Celebrating 100 Years of New York's Underground Railways.

Music: Take the A Train by Bob Wills, and Subway Song by Nicola Paone

Allan Tannenbaum

Allan Tannenbaum discusses his book of photographs. New York in the 70s is a collection of photographs documenting an exciting era in New York City – the 1970s. The city was bursting with creative activity and things were happening all over. The Arab Oil Embargo was affecting the economy, and the Vietnam War was eroding respect for government.

Click here to see some images.

Music: from soundtrack of Summer of Sam, Dancing Queen by Abba for Serkis

recipe

FDA to Regulate Tobacco?

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James Beard

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.

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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.

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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?