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The Leonard Lopate Show / March 10, 2004

The Leonard Lopate Show

Wednesday, March 10, 2004
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  • Spalding Gray
    Spalding Gray

    Remembering Spalding

    As a way of marking Spalding Gray's sad passing, the Lopate Show reairs an entire interview he did with Leonard on November 27th, 1990. Gray discusses his show, "Monster in a Box," the perils of writing a novel, and other digressions. Then Ruth O'Brien, editor of Voices from the Edge, on why the Americans with Disabilities Act is in jeopardy. Has the ADA really helped to improve the lives of disabled people? O'Brien is joined by contributor Achim Nowak, who's written about HIV and discrimination, and Arlene Mayerson, one of the nation's leading experts in disability rights law and directing attorney of the Disability Rights Education and Defense Fund (DREDF) . Then Jerome Charyn describes New York City in the Jazz Age. And ex-cop Laurie Lynn Drummond explains why she's chosen a career in writing over law enforcement.

Remembering Spalding Gray

As a way of marking Spalding Gray's sad passing, the Lopate Show reairs an entire interview he did with Leonard on November 27th, 1990. Gray discusses his show, "Monster in a Box," the perils of writing a novel, and other digressions.

Music: Brother’s Keeper Soundtrack #16 “Waltzing with You”

Ruth O'Brien, Achim Nowak, and Arlene Mayerson

Ruth O'Brien is editor of Voices from the Edge: Narratives About the Americans With Disabilities Act. Contributor Achim Nowak and lawyer and disability rights activist Arlene Mayerson are also here to explain their perspectives.

» Read more about the book

Music: Catch Me if You Can #11, “Deadheading” Outro for R. O’Brian: Catch Me if You Can #14, “Doctor, Lawyer, Lutheran”

Jerome Charyn

Jerome Charyn's new book is Gangsters and Gold Diggers: Old New York, the Jazz Age, and the Birth of Broadway.

» Read more about the author

Events: Jerome Charyn gives a talk on March 18th at the Municipal Arts Society – 51st and Madison – at noon

Music: Arden and Ohman, Keyboard Wizards of the Gershwin Era Vol 3 #1, “12th Street Rag” Outro for J. Charyn: same, #8, “Dizzy Fingers”

Laurie Lynn Drummond

Laurie Lynn Drummond's debut short story collection is Anything You Say Can and Will Be Used Against You: Stories. She draws upon her eight years in law enforcement for her stories. (They're about policewomen in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.)

» Read an excerpt of Drummond's book in the Reading Room
» Visit the author's website

Events: Laurie Lynn Drummond will be giving a reading and signing books on March 10th at 7 pm at the B&N in Chelsea

Music: Brother’s Keeper #9, “Fiddler’s Elbow”

recipe

FDA to Regulate Tobacco?

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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

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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.

Leonard is on Facebook

Now Leonard is on Facebook! We’re posting photos, status updates, links to notable interviews, and lots more. Check it out.

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?