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The Leonard Lopate Show / August 20, 2004

The Leonard Lopate Show

Friday, August 20, 2004
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  • We Want the Airwaves

    Director Robert Greenwald’s latest documentary, Uncovered, investigates the Bush administration’s arguments for war in Iraq. He joins us today along with Ray McGovern, a former CIA analyst, and Robert Baer, a former CIA operative, to deconstruct the decision to go to war. Then banjoist Bela Fleck and bassist Edgar Meyer team up and perform from their new recording, Music for Two. And documentary filmmaker Michael Gramaglia, punk historian Legs McNeil, and Johnny Ramone look back at the history of the Ramones, and the portrayal of the group in the new documentary End of the Century.

Robert Greenwald, Ray McGovern, and Robert Baer

Robert Greenwald, Ray McGovern, and Robert Baer on the new documentary Uncovered: The War in Iraq.

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Music:
“Wax Off” by Kodo
“Betty’s Lament” by Isan

Bela Fleck and Edgar Meyer

Music For Two is a collection of cuts from Bela Fleck and Edgar Meyer’s 2003 tour season. Fleck and Meyer have been collaborators for years, and this latest project includes works by Fleck, Meyer, Bach, Henry Eccles, and Miles Davis.

Michael Gramaglia and Johnny Ramone

Michael Gramaglia, Legs McNeil, and Johnny Ramone on End of the Century, a documentary of the Ramones which has been seven years in the making.

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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.

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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?