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(Fred Froehlich)Fast Food Nation
There are 222,000 fast food restaurants now raking in an unprecedented $125 billion a year. Ruth Reichl is joined by special guest Marion Nestle, author of Food Politics and Safe Food, to discuss how the fast food industry will ultimately impact our American culture -- and the world’s. T.H. Breen looks into the origins of the American Revolution and explains how consumerism sparked the conflict. Harold Holzer on the speech that many claim earned Abraham Lincoln the presidency, delivered in New York in February 1860 Lincoln at Cooper Union. Plus, biologist Dr. Lenny Guarente on anti-aging drugs and his search for the Fountain of Youth.
Ruth Reichl and Marion Nestle
There are 222,000 fast food restaurants now raking in an unprecedented $125 billion a year. Ruth Reichl is joined by special guest Marion Nestle, author of Food Politics and Safe Food, to discuss how the fast food industry will ultimately impact our American culture -- and the world's.
Music: The Canadian Brass Swingtime “Blue Rondo a la Turk” and “I Found Love”
T.H. Breen
T.H. Breen, author of The Marketplace of Revolution, looks into the origins of the American Revolution and explains how consumerism sparked the conflict.
Music: Early American Roots Hesperus “The Dancing Master” and “Apollo’s Banquet” and “Southern Harmony”
Harold Holzer
Harold Holzer discusses the speech that many claim earned Abraham Lincoln the presidency, delivered in New York in February 1860 Lincoln at Cooper Union.
Music: Honor to our Soldiers: Music of The Civil War "Vida Galop" and "My Heart’s With My Nora"
Events: Sam Waterston delivers Abraham Lincoln’s Cooper Union speech.
Wednesday, May 5th at 6:30 PM
Free Admission
The Great Hall The Cooper Union
for the Advancement of Science and Art
Cooper Square, New York, NY
The Next Frontier: Dr. Lenny Guarente
MIT biology professor Dr. Lenny Guarente has spent years searching inside the human body for the secret to slowing the aging process.
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FDA to Regulate Tobacco?
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May 14, 2009
Congress is getting ready to a vote on whether to make tobacco subject to FDA regulation. You can listen to a segment we did in May about the bill and what it would mean for the cigarette companies.
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Video Pick: Elizabeth Edwards
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Elizabeth Edwards discusses how to best cope with lifes difficulties in her book Resilience: Reflections on the Burdens and Gifts of Facing Life's Adversities.
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On May 3, the Lopate Show won its third James Beard Award for our 3-ingredient challenge. In August, we asked our listeners to call in and name 3 ingredients and then challenged New York chef and 3-ingredient expert Rozanne Gold to whip up a recipe! You can listen to the 3-ingredient challenge and get some inspiration for simple, delicious, and unexpected dishes.
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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.
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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?
