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Governor Ryan at a press conference (Deadline)Hanging in the Balance
Our continuing series, Underreported, focuses challenges facing the geopolitically strategic Southern Caucasus. We’ll discuss how new oil and gas pipelines, combined with unresolved conflicts and political and economic instability, are affecting the region and attracting international attention. Then filmmakers Kate Chevigny and Kirsten Johnson follow Illinois Governor George Ryan’s efforts to empty the state’s Death Row of 171 inmates in their new documentary, Deadline. And Fred Goodman exhumes the forgotten history of Woodlawn Cemetery in The Secret City. And speechwriter John Pollack describes his adventures fashioning a boat out of 165,321 corks and 15,000 rubber bands.
Underreported: Svante E. Cornell, Cassandra Cavanaugh, and John Boit
Svante E. Cornell, Cassandra Cavanaugh, and John Boit on the challenges facing the Southern Caucasus. Svante E. Cornell is editor of the Central Asia Caucasus Analyst. Cassandra Cavanaugh is with the Central Eurasia Project of the Open Society Institute. And John Boit is Regional Director of the Southern Caucasus for Internews.
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Central Eurasia Project of the Open Society Institute
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Music: Instrumental Armenian Folk Songs and Dances. George Mgrdichian, oud, and Menachem Dworman, guitar. "Gahnche Groong (Call Out, Crane)"
Table Songs of Georgia. The Tsinandali Choir. "Kakhuri Mravaljamieri."
Mirangula: Georgian Folk Songs. Rustavi Choir. "Sabodisho" (Healing Song from Guria)
Kate Chevigny and Kirsten Johnson
Kate Chevigny and Kirsten Johnson discuss Deadline.
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Events:
Deadline will air on Friday, July 30 at 8 PM on Dateline NBC
Music: Soundtrack to Let Him Have It. Music by Michael Kamen. "Let Him Have It" / "Derek"
Soundtrack to Sirens. Music by Rachel Portman. "The Yearning/Sirens Suite" / "March Past of the Kitchen Utensils."
Fred Goodman
Fred Goodman uncovers The Secret City: Woodlawn Cemetery and the Buried History of New York.
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Events: Fred Goodman will be leading free 90-minute walking tours of Woodlawn Cemetery on Sunday, 8/1 and Sunday, 8/8 at 5pm. To sign up for one of these tours, email secretcity@randomhouse.com or call 212-782-9077.
John Pollack
John Pollock on his book Cork Boat.
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Music: Soundtrack to Oscar and Lucinda. Music by Thomas Newman. "Prince Rupert’s Drop."
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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.
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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.
