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The Leonard Lopate Show / May 03, 2004

The Leonard Lopate Show

Monday, May 03, 2004
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  • Caramba

    Taking Africa

    Africa's human beings and natural resources have been shamelessly exploited for years, and the whole continent is reeling from the aftereffects. Journalist Howard French has been reporting from Africa for more than 25 years, and he's in the studio today to talk about Africa's tragedies and why there's still hope for the future. Then political scientist and anthropologist Mahmood Mamdani differentiates between political Islam and religious Islam. Nina Marie Martinez shares her new novel, Caramba!. And we continue the Next Frontier series with Dr. Kenneth Kamler, who explains what happens to the human body when it's put into extreme environments. He was the only doctor on site during the 1996 climbing disaster on Mt. Everest.

Howard W. French

Howard W. French's new book is A Continent for the Taking: The Tragedy and Hope of Africa. He’s a senior writer for the New York Times, and has taught at the University of Ivory Coast. He currently lives in Shanghai.

» Read more about the book

Music: Salsa Africa: Afro-Cuban Salsa Music
Track 1: Bantous de la Capitale/ El Coco
Track 10: Star Band No,1/Guajira Ven

Mahmood Mamdani

Mahmood Mamdani is Herbert Lehman Professor of Government and director of the Institue of African Studies at Columbia University. His new book is Good Muslim, Bad Muslim: America, The Cold War, and the Roots of Terror.

» More about the author

Music: Ry Cooder and Manuel Galban: Instrumental Tracks
Track #6: Betty’s Lament/Isan
Track #1: Fallout/Euphone

Nina Marie Martinez

Nina Marie Martinez’s illustrated novel, Caramba! takes place in the California town of Lava Landing, which features an active volcano and the "Miss Magma" beauty pageant.

» Read an excerpt of Caramba! in the Reading Room
» More about the author

Music: Mexico en vivo Track #3: Ramos Caracas (Song-Accordeon)

The Next Frontier: Dr. Kenneth Kamler

Surviving Extremes Dr. Kenneth Kamler is an orthopedic surgeon in New York and Vice President of The Explorers Club. He is the author of Surviving The Extremes: A Doctor's Journey to the Limits of Human Endurance.

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

Music: Naqoyqats Cello Solos by Yo-Yo Ma

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?