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The Leonard Lopate Show / July 15, 2004

The Leonard Lopate Show

Thursday, July 15, 2004
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  • The High Line
    The High Line (Joel Sternfeld, 2000)

    The Present Tense

    As part of our continuing series, Underreported, we focus on Bolivia. We’ll speak with activist and scholar Waskar Ari about current civil tensions, and the history of indigenous movements in the country. He is joined by Robert Albro, Fellow, Carnegie Council on Ethics. Then New Yorker staff writer and editor Hendrik Hertzberg shares his book Politics: Observations and Arguments, 1966 - 2003. We’ll hear from Joshua David and Robert Hammond, co-founders of Friends of the High Line, and Amanda Burden, Chair of the City Planning Commission, on the four finalist design proposals for the now-abandoned elevated High Line rail on Manhattan’s West Side. And George A. Carrano and Anna Lise Jensen discuss a current exhibit of photos taken by children in Afghanistan, Vietnam, Nepal, and Colombia on display at Denise Bibro Fine Art.

Waskar Ari and Robert Albro

Aymara activist and indigenous scholar Waskar Ari calls in from La Paz to share his thoughts on the civil unrest and to discuss the history of indigenous movements in Bolivia. He is joined by Robert Albro, Fellow, Carnegie Council on Ethics and International Affairs and visiting Assistant Professor of Anthropology at George Washington University.

» More on our Underreported series

Music: Harpes & Guitares d’Amerique Latine: "Dos Palomitas" / "A la Mina" / "Lolita"

Hendrik Hertzberg

New Yorker staff writer and editor Hendrik Hertzberg offers four decades worth of analysis on American politics in Politics: Observations and Arguments, 1966 - 2003.

» More on the book

Events: Hendrik Hertzberg will be speaking and signing books on Tuesday, July 20th at 7:30 PM
Barnes & Noble, Upper West Side
2289 Broadway (at 82nd St.)
New York, NY 10024

Music: "Destiny" by Zero Seven / "Betty’s Lament" by Isan

Joshua David and Robert Hammond

Joshua David and Robert Hammond, co-founders of Friends of the High Line, and Amanda Burden, Chair of the City Planning Commision, discuss plans for the redevelopment of the High Line. The High Line is a 1.5 mile stretch of abandoned rail tracks elevated along the West Side.

» See a slideshow of the four High Line finalists and other photos
» More info on Friends of the High Line

Music: Lonesome by Alloy Orchestra: "Lonesome Waltz" / "Only a Worker"

George A. Carrano and Anna Lise Jensen

Unbroken photo George A. Carrano and Anna Lise Jensen discuss Unbroken: Photography Subjects Speak Out, an exhibition of 60 photos taken by children in Afghanistan, Vietnam, Nepal, and Colombia.

Events: Unbroken: Photography Subjects Speak Out is on display until 7/16 at:
Denise Bibro Fine Art
529 W 20, 4th floor
New York, NY 10011
phone: 212-647-7030
Hours: tues-sat 11-6
» More on the exhibition

» More on Kipay
» More on Photo Voice

Music: Soundtrack to The Cider House Rules, music by Rachel Portman: "Homer Leaves Orphanage"

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.

(<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/tedkerwin/">tedkerwin</a>/flickr)

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

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.

Guest Picks

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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?