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Poor Kids, Rich Country
Child poverty in the United States and Britain has increased dramatically in the past 30 years, even while it’s remained relatively stable in most other countries. Timothy Smeeding is here to talk about the latest child poverty data. Wall Street Journal veteran Ken Wells is senior editor and feature writer for Page One of the paper. He's also the editor of Herd On the Street, a compilation of strange animal tales from the paper's archives. A current exhibition at The Museum of Arts & Design pays homage to the career of premier textile designer Jack Lenor Larsen, who joins us to discuss his impressive body of work.
Timothy M. Smeeding
Timothy M. Smeeding, along with Lee Rainwater, is co-author of Poor Kids in a Rich Country: America’s Children in Comparative Perspective. Their book is based on data from the transnational Luxembourg Income Study.
Lee Rainwater
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Ken Wells
Ken Wells is editor of Herd on the Street: Animal Stories from The Wall Street Journal, a collection of stories about depressed dogs, chimpanzees retired from the Air Force, and taste-tester cats.
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Jack Lenor Larsen
Acclaimed textile designer Jack Lenor Larsen discusses the current exhibition of his work on display at The Museum of Arts and Design.
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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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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.
