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Bone WomanThe Bone Collector
The gurus of how-to Ubell and Son take listeners’ calls on home repair. Forensic anthropologist Clea Koff’s work has led her to the sites of some of the worst genocides of human history, including mass graves in Rwanda and parts of the former Yugoslavia. She explains how efforts to exhume bodies in these areas has not only helped in establishing the identity of the victims but uncovered evidence of war crimes, The Bone Woman. Diarmaid MacCulloch explores the intricacies of the Reformation and Counter-Reformation and how it has shaped Western culture, The Reformation: A History.
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Clea Koff
Forensic anthropologist Clea Koff’s work has led her to the sites of some of the worst genocides of human history, including mass graves in Rwanda and parts of the former Yugoslavia. She explains how efforts to exhume bodies in these areas has not only helped in establishing the identity of the victims but uncovered evidence of war crimes, The Bone Woman: A Forensic Anthropologist's Search for Truth in the Graves of Rwanda, Bosnia,Croatia, and Kosovo.
» Read an excerpt of Bone Woman in the Reading Room
Music: Meet Joe Black Soundtrack composer Thomas Newman
Diarmaid MacCulloch
Diarmaid MacCulloch explores the intricacies of the Reformation and Counter-Reformation and how it has shaped Western culture. His book is called The Reformation: A History.
Events: MacCulloch will be giving a talk Monday May 12 at 7:30pm at the B&N at 82nd and Broadway
Music: Baroque Recorder Music Amsterdam Loeki Stardust Quartet
“Mein junges Leben hat ein End”
“Fantasia super Io son ferito Prelude and Fugue in C minor”
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A number of this year’s National Book Award winners have appeared on The Leonard Lopate Show. Click here to see the list!
Tributes: Jeanne-Claude
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Jeanne-Claude created environmental works of art with her husband and fellow-conspirator/collaborator Christo. Together, they wrapped the Reichstag in Berlin, the Pont-Neuf in Paris, and created The Gates, with billowy orange drapes, in Central Park. Jeanne-Claude just died at the age of 74. You can hear Leonard Lopate’s last interview with them both, from July 19, 1999.
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Our 3-ingredient Challenge wins a James Beard Award
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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.
