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"The day After Tomorrow" (20th Century Fox )Hoodwinked?
Iraqi ties to Al-Qaeda? Weapons of mass destruction? Imminent threat from Iraq? When members of the Bush administration made its case for war in Iraq, national security analyst John Prados thinks that they withheld some key information from the American public. He’s here to share intelligence reports and briefings from the CIA and the Pentagon. Then writer/director/producer Roland Emmerich talks about "The Day After Tomorrow," his new big-budget movie about global warming. It’s generating a lot of controversy. Also, burn units are no place for the squeamish – but Barbara Ravage shares some details about treatments for burn victims. Plus a look at the life of Antonin Careme, a man who might have been the very first celebrity chef.
John Prados
John Prados is an analyst with the National Security Archive, and has spent two decades observing the CIA. He’s the author of Hoodwinked: The Documents That Reveal How Bush Sold Us a War.
» More about the book
» Visit the National Security Archive’s website
Music: Kodo "Wax Off"
Euphone "Fallout"
Roland Emmerich
Roland Emmerich's "The Day After Tomorrow" takes a look at what might happen if the greenhouse effect and global warming continue at current levels. Dennis Quaid and Jake Gyllenhaal co-star.
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Visit the film’s official website
Barbara Ravage
Barbara Ravage spent time at the nationally acclaimed burn unit of Boston’s Massachusetts General Hospital. Her new book is Burn Unit: Saving Lives After the Flames.
» Read more about the book
» Visit the Massachusetts General Hospital burn unit’s website
Music:
Heat Soundtrack composer Eliot Goldenthal
Ian Kelly
Antonin Careme (1783–1833) was Europe’s most famous chef by the time he was in his late 20s. He cooked for royals and nobles and even baked Napoleon’s wedding cake.
Ian Kelly has written a new biography of the man – it’s called Cooking for Kings: The Life of Antonin Careme, the First Celebrity Chef.
» Read more about the book and author
Music:
Paisellp Quartetti Per Archi Vol 1. "Quartetto n. 5 in Mi bmolle Maggiore"
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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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Let’s Go Swimming!
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Frank McCourt
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Frank McCourt has been a guest many times on this show over the years, starting in 1996 for the memoir, Angela’s Ashes, that would earn him a Pulitzer Prize. Fame came to him late in life, after he’d retired at the age of 65 from teaching English and creative writing at public schools here in New York. He was a sweet, eloquent man who spoke with grace and humility; he just died at the age of 78 after a battle with cancer. You can hear him speaking with Leonard Lopate for his Survival Kit in 2000, and in 2005, for his memoir, Teacher Man.
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Science and Faith
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Earlier this week, Pres. Obama announced that he plans to nominate geneticist Dr. Francis Collins to lead the National Institutes of Health. You can listen to Leonard’s 2006 conversation with Dr. Collins about how he reconciles his personal faith with his professional scientific knowledge.
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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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.
Leonard is on Facebook
Now Leonard is on Facebook! We’re posting photos, status updates, links to notable interviews, and lots more. Check it out.
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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