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Why Lincoln MattersLincoln: My Hero!
The Rail Splitter is more than a relic. Former New York governor Mario Cuomo names Abraham Lincoln as one of his heroes, and he thinks that Lincoln’s legacy is as relevant as ever. Then, three former UN peacekeepers tell what it’s like to live and work in war zones like Cambodia, Bosnia, and Rwanda. (There are more sex and drugs than you might expect.) Martin Clark on his second novel, Plain Heathen Mischief. And a look at Farmingville, a new documentary about immigrant Mexican day workers in a small Long Island community.
Gov. Mario Cuomo
Gov. Cuomo’s new book is Why Lincoln Matters: Today More Than Ever. Cuomo also edited an anthology of Lincoln’s writing called Lincoln on Democracy.
» Read a brief biography of Abe Lincoln
» More about Gov. Cuomo’s book
» Read an excerpt of the book in our Reading Room
Music: CD: He Got Game Soundtrack (The music of Aaron Copland) Cut # 6 "Lincoln Portrait"
Cut # 11 "Grover’s Corner" from Our Town
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Events: Mario Cuomo reads and signs books in Huntington, NY on Friday, June 21 at 8pm at The Book Revue and Saturday, June 22 at 2pm in Ridgewood, NJ at Bookends.
Kenneth Cain, Heidi Postlewait, and Andrew Thomson
Kenneth Cain, Heidi Postlewait, and Andrew Thomson met when they worked as peacekeepers in some of the most war-torn corners of the world in the 1990s. They’ve co-written a new memoir called Emergency Sex and Other Desperate Measures: A True Story from Hell on Earth, which the UN is trying to block because of some racy and revealing details.
Events: The three authors will be giving a reading/Q&A/booksigning on Tuesday, July 6 at the Astor Place Barnes & Noble at 7:30PM
Music: CD: Instrumentals Cut # 5 "Meta, Beta, Tarabeta" byPangeia Instrumentos
Cut # 11 Edit of "How Was it For You" by Gare Du Nord
Martin Clark
Martin Clark’s second novel, Plain Heathen Mischief, follows Reverend Joel King after his release from prison, where he spent six months for statutory rape of a 17-year old. Clark’s acclaimed first novel is The Many Aspects of Mobile Home Living.
Music: CD: Sound track from A Shock to the System
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Carlos Sandoval and Catherine Tambini
Farmingville is Carlos Sandoval and Catherine Tambini’s documentary about complex relations between locals and Mexican laborers in the Long Island community of Farmingville. It airs Tuesday, June 22 on PBS at 10 pm.
» More about Tambini and Sandoval
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Read a letter from the filmmakers
Music: CD: Seabiscuit Soundtrack
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National Book Award Winners
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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.
Video Pick: David Chang on Momofuku
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Please Explain: Eco-Labels
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Your broccoli, shampoo, and air conditioner might bear labels declaring them to be organic, cruelty-free, or energy efficient, but what do those labels mean and are they true? Dr. Urvashi Rangan, Project Director for Consumer Reports' GreenerChoices.org and Consumers Union’s Senior Scientist for Policy Initiatives, and Dara O'Rourke, founder and CEO of GoodGuide.com, took a look at what eco-labels indicate, how standards are set, and what they mean for consumers and manufacturers around the world.
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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.
