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The Leonard Lopate Show

Wednesday, August 04, 2004
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    Radio host and best-selling author Dr. Laura Schlessinger’s conservative approach to counseling women has garnered her a healthy following of both fans and detractors. She’ll discuss her latest book, Woman Power, and her theories on successful lives and marriages. Also no stranger to controversy, economist and New York Times columnist Paul Krugman shares his views on the 2004 presidential elections, and tells us about the updated release of his book The Great Unraveling. And Sol Stein shares his memories on the significance of his friendship with James Baldwin in Native Sons. Finally, Dan Hill tells us what the facial expressions of George W. Bush and John Kerry can tell us about the candidates.

Dr. Laura Schlessinger

Dr. Laura Schlessinger offers more marriage advice in her latest book, Woman Power: Transform Your Man, Your Marriage, Your Life.

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» Visit our Guest Picks page to find out about the books, films, and music that move Dr. Laura

Music: Radiance, Susie Ibarra Trio: "Dreams" / "Jagged Threads"

Paul Krugman

New York Times columnist Paul Krugman on the updated paperback release of The Great Unraveling: Losing Our Way in the New Century.

» Read an excerpt of The Great Unraveling in the Reading Room
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» Visit our Guest Picks page to find out about the books, films, and music that move Krugman

Events: Paul Krugman will be signing books, along with Al Franken, on:
Thursday, August 5th, at 7pm
Barnes & Noble, Union Square
33 E. 17th St (between Park and Broadway)

Music: "Pole Tricks," Japancakes

Sol Stein

Sol Stein looks back on his collaborative friendship with James Baldwin in Native Sons: A Friendship that Created One of the Greatest Works of the 20th Century: Notes of a Native Son.

» More on the book

Music: "Go Tell It On the Mountain," Mahalia Jackson

Dan Hill

facial expressions An expert at analyzing facial expressions, Dan Hill tells us what voters can learn from the body language of presidential candidates.

» More on Dan Hill and facial expressions
» More on The Leonard Lopate Show's election coverage

Photos mentioned on the show

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President Bush and Colin Powell
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President Bush and Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Abdullah bin Abdul Aziz
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John Kerry and John Edwards
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VP Dick Cheney
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John and Teresa Heinz Kerry
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President Bush and First Lady Laura Bush
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Music: Rip, Rig and Panic, Roland Kirk: “Silverlization”

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.

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?