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Taking it to the Streets
Guest host Marty Goldensohn sits in for Leonard today. We talk to Tom Hayden about the positive effects that street gangs can have on their communities, and former narcotics detective Robert Leuci recalls his experiences on the streets of New York in the 1960s and 1970s. We’ll hear about how a Benedictine monk became a mentor and a friend to comedian Tony Hendra, and filmmakers Alan Snitow and Deborah Kaufman discuss the worldwide water crisis portrayed in their new documentary Thirst.
Tom Hayden
Tom Hayden, the founder of Students for a Democratic Society (SDS), argues that street gangs can be a force for good in their communities in his new book Street Wars and the Future of Violence.
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Music: Instrumentals: Edit of "Salpica" by Mambotur "Resolution" by Thievery Corporation
Robert Leuci
Robert Leuci, author of All the Centurions: A New York City Cop Remembers His Years on the Street, 1961-1981, recounts his life as a narcotics detective for the NYPD.
» Read an excerpt of All the Centurions in the Reading Room
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Music: Soundtrack to The Usual Suspects, music by John Ottman: "New York’s Finest" "He’s Here"
Tony Hendra
Comedian Tony Hendra looks back at his meaningful friendship with a Benedictine monk in his memoir Father Joe: The Man Who Saved My Soul
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Music: The Mystery of Santo Domingo de Silos, Original recording by the Monks of Silos:"Sanctus" Lauda: "Laudate Dominum, quoniam bonus est psalmus"
Alan Snitow and Deborah Kaufman
Alan Snitow and Deborah Kaufman take a look at the political, economic, and philosophical questions surrounding the struggle for water rights in their documentary Thirst. At the heart of the conflict is the basic question, is water a basic human right, or an economic good?
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Bill Richardson on Diplomacy
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New Mexico governor Bill Richardson will be joining Obama’s cabinet as Commerce Secretary. You can hear him talk about his experience in foreign policy and diplomacy on the Lopate Show in April 2007.
Plaxico Burress on the Lopate Show
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NY Giants star Plaxico Burress is in the headlines this week for his self-inflicted gunshot wound. You can hear him on the Leonard Lopate Show in July 2008 talk about his life on and off the football field, and what it was like to win the 2007 Super Bowl.
Tom Daschle on Fixing America’s Health Care System
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Former U.S. Sen. Tom Daschle has accepted President-Elect Barack Obama’s offer to be Secretary of Health and Human Services. You can hear Tom Daschle talk about his prescriptions for fixing American’s health care crisis on the Leonard Lopate Show in March 2008.
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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Find out surprising facts about some recent guests on the Leonard Lopate Show. Check out our Guest Picks section! Did you know that football star Herschel Walker loves Judge Judy, Laurie Anderson is a big fan of agility training for dogs, and Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi likes Johnny Depp?
