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Shops and restaurants tend to come and go pretty quickly in New York City, but some have been able to stick around. Mark Federman, of Russ & Daughters, and Lou DiPalo, of DiPalo’s Fine Foods, talk about the challenges of running century-old establishments in a fast-paced city. Then ex-conservative David Brock criticizes his former party – he thinks Republicans have hijacked public discourse in the U.S. in the last thirty years. And Robert Reich, former Labor Secretary under the Clinton administration, differentiates between public and private morality in American society. He thinks that the government should worry less about what people do in their bedrooms and more about what they do in the boardrooms.
Mark Federman
Mark Federman runs Russ & Daughters, purveyors of smoked fish, caviar, and other specialty foods at 179 East Houston; Lou DiPalo is from DiPalo's Fine Foods, with Italian imports and fine meats and cheeses at 200 Grand St. in Manhattan. Both Russ & Daughters and DiPalo’s are featured in The Historic Shops and Restaurants of New York: A Guide to Century-Old Establishments in the City.
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Music: Sweet Sixteenths: A Ragtime Concert “Slippery Elm Rag” and “Mississippi Rag: Two-Step”
William Albright piano William Bolcom piano
David Brock
David Brock’s new book is The Republican Noise Machine: Right-Wing Media and How It Corrupts Democracy. His previous books include the bestselling political memoir Blinded by the Right: The Conscience of an Ex-Conservative, and he’s the founder and president of a nonprofit media watchdog organization in Washington, D.C.
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Music: Kodo “Wax Off”
Isan “Betty’s Lament”
Robert Reich
In his new book Reason: Why Liberals Will Win the Battle for America, Robert Reich redefines American liberalism. He writes: "The corporate fraud, conflicts of interest, exorbitant pay of top executives, and surge of money into politics are like hundreds of broken windows."
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Music: Ulrich Schnauss “Knuddelmaus”
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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.
