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The Leonard Lopate Show / April 27, 2004

The Leonard Lopate Show

Tuesday, April 27, 2004
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  • J. Robert Oppenheimer
    J. Robert Oppenheimer

    Oppenheimer

    Physicist J. Robert Oppenheimer was largely responsible for the creation of the atom bomb, one of the most destructive forces known to man; according to a new biography by Jeremy Bernstein, he exhibited destructive tendencies in his own personal life as well. Bernstein, a physicist himself, is here to talk about Oppenheimer’s life and work. Then banjoist Bela Fleck and bassist Edgar Meyer team up and perform from their new recording, Music for Two. Bernard Lewis, one of the world’s leading experts on Islam, talks about Middle Eastern history and foreign affairs from the last four decades. And we continue with The Next Frontier series with Dr. Sam Marshall, who’s been tracking the elusive goliath bird-eating tarantula in some of the most remote parts of the Amazon rain forest.

Jeremy Bernstein

Jeremy Bernstein’s new book is Oppenheimer: Portrait of an Enigma. Bernstein is a physicist as well as a journalist, and was a staff writer for the New Yorker for 39 years, where he specialized in profiles of scientists.

Music: "Dans la Nuit," Music by Louis Sclavis For The Silent Movie By Charles Vanel

Bela Fleck and Edgar Meyer

Music For Two is a collection of cuts from Bela Fleck and Edgar Meyer’s 2003 tour season. Fleck and Meyer have been collaborators for years, and this latest project includes works by Fleck, Meyer, Bach, Henry Eccles, and Miles Davis.

Bernard Lewis

Bernard Lewis' new book is From Babel to the Dragomans: Interpreting the Middle East. It's a collection of his writings and lectures, including the essays "What Saddam Wrought," "Deconstructing Osama and His Evil Appeal," and "Can Islam be Secularized?"

» More about Bernard Lewis

Music: "Besh’no az Nay" and "Fire In My Heart" from "Ghazal: Moon Rise Over The Silk Road"

Dr. Sam Marshall

tarantula Dr. Sam Marshall is a professor of Biology and Director of the James H. Barrow Field Station at Hiram College. He’s also the subject of a new children's book by Sy Montgomery called The Tarantula Scientist.

» Visit "The Next Frontier" pages for bios, links and a slideshow

Music: "Caramuru," by Miguel Kertsman from "Amazonica with Camerata Cantione Antiqua and Angaatanamu"

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?