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The Leonard Lopate Show / March 22, 2004

The Leonard Lopate Show

Monday, March 22, 2004
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  • Howling at the Moon
    Walter Yetnikoff, Howling at the Moon

    Music Man

    Walter Yetnikoff, the former president of CBS Records, calls himself a "Monstrous Music Mogul." He joins Leonard today to talk about his years of hard partying and working with the likes of Bob Dylan, Bruce Springsteen, and Barbra Streisand. Then David Leveaux and Joe Stein revisit Anatevka in their new production of "Fiddler on the Roof." They’re calling it a revisitation, or a rediscovery, rather than a revival. Novelist Chris Abani talks about coming of age in Nigeria in the late 1970s and early 1980s. And Helene Stapinski describes the difficulties of balancing a freelance writing career, her marriage, and playing in a rock band.

Walter Yetnikoff

Walter Yetnikoff presided over CBS during the 1970s and 80s, when it was one of the world’s most successful record labels. His new memoir is Howling at the Moon.

» Read more about the book

Music: Michael Jackson Thriller "Billie Jean” and "Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'"
Bruce Springsteen Born To Run "Born To Run" and "Thunder Road"

David Leveaux

David Leveaux is director of the new production of "Fiddler on the Roof," and Joe Stein wrote the libretto. It’s at the Minskoff Theatre at 200 W. 45th St.

Music: Fiddler on the Roof: Arthur Fiedler, Boston Pops "Fiddler on the Roof Overture"
Fiddler on the Roof: Original London Cast "Early Version of Sunrise, Sunset"

Chris Abani

Novelist Chris Abani talks about coming of age in Nigeria in the late 1970s and early 1980s. The protagonist in Chris Abani's novel, GraceLand, is Elvis Oke, a young Nigerian with a tendency to impersonate Elvis Presley.

» Read an excerpt of Abani's book in the Reading Room
» Visit Chris Abani's website

Events: As part of PEN Foreign Exchanges, Walter Mosley will be speaking with CHRIS ABANI. Salman Rushdie will be there, as well, and Alfre Woodard and Bill Irwin will give a reading of the work. March 22 at 7 pm at the French Institute on 59th Street

Music: Honeymoon in Vegas Soundtrack
Dwight Yoakam "Suspicious Minds"
Willie Nelson "Blue Hawaii"

Helene Stapinski

Helene Stapinski's new memoir about life in New York City in the 1990s is called Baby Plays Around: A Love Affair, with Music.

» Read more about the book

Music: Stephonic "Stop Me"

Bill Richardson on Diplomacy

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New Mexico governor Bill Richardson will be joining Obama’s cabinet as Commerce Secretary. You can hear him talk about his experience in foreign policy and diplomacy on the Lopate Show in April 2007.

(<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/tedkerwin/">tedkerwin</a>/flickr)

Plaxico Burress on the Lopate Show

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NY Giants star Plaxico Burress is in the headlines this week for his self-inflicted gunshot wound. You can hear him on the Leonard Lopate Show in July 2008 talk about his life on and off the football field, and what it was like to win the 2007 Super Bowl.

Tom Daschle on Fixing America’s Health Care System

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Former U.S. Sen. Tom Daschle has accepted President-Elect Barack Obama’s offer to be Secretary of Health and Human Services. You can hear Tom Daschle talk about his prescriptions for fixing American’s health care crisis on the Leonard Lopate Show in March 2008.

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?