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The Leonard Lopate Show

Tuesday, April 06, 2004
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  • The Devil's Highway
    The Devil's Highway

    The Devil’s Highway

    Susan Jacoby examines the history of American secularism and her book Freethinkers. Then, a closer look into the "Yuma 14," a group of illegal immigrants who became lost and died in the Arizona desert shortly after crossing the Mexican border in 2001. Luis Alberto Urrea, author of The Devil’s Highway, tells their story and examines border issues. Designer and critic Jessica Helfand discusses the art of circular charting. And Bruce Murkoff shares his novel, Waterborne.

Susan Jacoby

Susan Jacoby examines the history of American secularism and her book Freethinkers. Plus, Lopate takes listeners calls on the topic of freethinking and the separation of Church and State.

Music: Early American Roots (As Heard at the Smithsonian Institution’s Museum of American History), Track 16 “Rockbridge/ The Garden Hymn” – Wyeth’s Repository of Sacred Music, and Track 10 “Spirit of Gambo” Poetical Musick, Tobias Hume

Luis Alberto Urrea

A closer look into the "Yuma 14," a group of illegal immigrants who became lost and died in the Arizona desert shortly after crossing the Mexican border in 2001. Luis Alberto Urrea, author of The Devil’s Highway, tells their story and examines border issues.

Music:Steve Reich: Tehillim The Desert Music, Track 3 "III," and The Basement Tapes by Bob Dylan and The Band, Disc Two, Track 12, "This Wheel’s On Fire"

Jessica Helfand

Designer and critic Jessica Helfand discusses the art of circular charting. Her book is called Reinventing the Wheel.

Music: Mexico en Vivo—Versiones Originales Original Mexican Songs, Track 19 "Moliendo café" and Track 1 "Veracruz"

Bruce Murkoff

Bruce Murkoff shares his novel, Waterborne.

» Read an excerpt of Waterborne in the Reading Room.

Music: Copland The Modernist, Michael Tilson Thomas and the San Francisco Symphony, Track 1, "Concerto for Piano and Orchestra"

Sarah Palin

Gov. Sarah Palin and Alaska Politics

The Leonard Lopate Show

August 08, 2008
Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin is Sen. John McCain’s VP running mate. To find out more about Gov. Palin and Alaska politics, check out our States of the Union: Alaska segment from Aug. 8, 2008.

Joe Biden

Sen. Joe Biden on the Lopate Show

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Sen. Obama has chosen Sen. Joe Biden of Delaware to be his running mate. To find out more about his personal and political life, listen to Leonard’s Aug. 2007 interview with Sen. Biden. At the time, the Senator from Delaware was still a contender for the Democratic presidential nomination.

Barack Obama

Barack Obama, Circa 2004

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As the Democratic Convention is underway in Denver, listen to 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.

John McCain

John McCain in 2000

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Sen. John McCain spoke with Leonard in September 2000 about his memoir, Faith of My Fathers. He discussed his family's naval background, his time in POW camps, as well as his own presidential ambitions for the 2000 election.

States of the Union

States of the Union

The Leonard Lopate Show

Why is New York a blue state, Wyoming a red, and Ohio a shade of purple? Looking ahead to Election Day 2008, Leonard talks to journalists, scholars, and activists from each of the 50 states to find out what motivates voters from Maine to California.

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?

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