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American children are getting fatter and fatter, and studies show that it’s having an adverse effect on their performance in school. Alice Waters of Chez Panisse is trying to revolutionize school cafeteria food, and she’s here along with Gourmet magazine’s Ruth Reichl to talk about how to replace the junk food and sodas with healthier, fresher fare. Then a discussion on why the sex urge is as much about economics as it is about the drive to reproduce. Plus, James Frey talks about the agony of drug addiction, detox, and withdrawal. And writer Alison Rose on her years at the New Yorker and Vogue.
Ruth Reichl and Alice Waters
Ruth Reichl is editor-in-chief of Gourmet magazine, and Alice Waters is founder of Chez Panisse, the groundbreaking restaurant in Berkeley, California committed to fresh, local and seasonal produce. Ms. Waters’s Edible Schoolyard Project at Martin Luther King, Jr. Middle School in Berkeley is a prototype for the kind of school lunch program she wants to see throughout the U.S.
» More about the Edible Schoolyard Project
» More about Chez Panisse
Music: "The Canadian Brass: Swingtime!" Track 2--Blue Rondo a la Turk and Track 12--I Found Love
Niles Eldredge
Paleontologist Niles Eldredge questions sex’s relationship to procreation. He’s the author of Why We Do It: Rethinking Sex and the Selfish Gene.
Events: Niles Eldredge will be giving a talk and slideshow Tuesday, June 1st at 7 pm at the American Museum of Natural History
Music: "Music From the Original Motion Picture Soundtrack: The New Age" Track 8--Slide Away and Track 10--Flower Shop Muzika
James Frey
James Frey writes: "I am an Alcoholic and I am a drug Addict and I am a Criminal." His new memoir about addiction and recovery is A Million Little Pieces.
» Read an excerpt of A Million Little Pieces in the Reading Room
Events: James Frey will be giving a reading and signing books Tuesday, June 1st at 7 pm at the B&Noble on 82nd and Broadway
Music: "Original Motion Picture Soundtrack: A Shock to the System" Track 1--Graham’s Tango and Track 5—Stella
Alison Rose
Alison Rose grew up in California, but escaped to New York. She worked as a model and actress before finding a job at the New Yorker; she went on to write the "Talk of the Town" column for the magazine. Her new memoir is Better Than Sane: Tales from a Dangling Girl.
» Read an excerpt of Better Than Sane in the Reading Room
Music: James Wiley – "Raise the Red Lantern Original Soundtrack Album" Track 1—Opening Credits and Track 7—Births
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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.
