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The Leonard Lopate Show / April 05, 2004

The Leonard Lopate Show

Monday, April 05, 2004
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    Smart Alliance

    J. Gary Taylor and Patricia Scharlin talk about Chiquita Brands International’s efforts to work with local worker and environmental groups for a cooperative approach to business. Robert Whiting looks into the recent phenomenon of Japanese ballplayers making it big in America and their impact on the game. Then, a conversation with Fess Parker, widely known for his role in Davy Crockett. And Isaias orozco-lang shares his photographs from the Dominican Republic, "Glimpses of La Yaguita."

J. Gary Taylor and Patricia Scharlin

J. Gary Taylor and Patricia Scharlin on Chiquita Brands International’s efforts to work with local worker and environmental groups for a cooperative approach to business. Their book is Smart Alliance: How a Global Corporation and Environmental Activists Transformed a Tarnished Brand.

Music: La Combinacion Perfecta Latin Jazz Track 6: Mambo Beat by Tito Puente
Track 3: The Peanut Vendor (El Manisero) by Stan Kenton and his orchestra

Robert Whiting

Ichiro Suzuki, right fielder for the Seattle Mariners, is considered by many to be one of the greatest baseball players ever to come out of Japan, and the number of great Japanese players just keeps growing. Robert Whiting looks into the recent phenomenon of Japanese ballplayers making it big in America and their impact on the game.

Events: Robert Whiting speaks at the Japan Society (33 East 47th Street) on Wednesday, April 7 at 6:30PM – tickets, $10 (212-832-1155 for more info)

Music: Soundtrack from Field of Dreams, composed and conducted by James Horner Track 12: The Place Where Dreams Come True
Track 2: Deciding To Build a Field

Fess Parker

A conversation with Fess Parker, widely known for his role in Davy Crockett.

Music: Soundtrack from My Rifle, My Pony and Me Track 10: Davy Crockett

Isaias Orozco-Lang

Isaias orozco-lang shares his photographs from the Dominican Republic and his book Glimpses of La Yaguita.

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Music: Oxfam Latin Dance Track 1: Chichi Peralta: Procura (Dominican Republic)

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.

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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?