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The Leonard Lopate Show / September 13, 2004

The Leonard Lopate Show

Monday, September 13, 2004
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    Chain of Command

    The New Yorker’s Seymour Hersh discusses his new book, Chain of Command: The Road from 9/11 to Abu Ghraib--a collection of his The New Yorker articles since 2001. The book includes previously unpublished stories, and discusses the story behind Hersh's renowned investigation of the Abu Ghraib prison scandal. Then Linda Bloodworth-Thomason, co-creator and star of Designing Women (and well-known as a friend of Bill and Hillary Clinton), shares her first novel, Liberating Paris. Next, mountain climber and outdoorsman Aron Ralston. In April 2003 he got his arm trapped behind an 800-pound boulder while hiking in Utah. After realizing that he couldn’t free his arm, and that it was unlikely that anyone would rescue him, he found himself in an excruciating position—he would have to cut off his own hand in order to escape. Finally, we'll talk to renowned dog behaviorist Cesar Millan (host of National Geographic's The Dog Whisperer) about rehabilitating troubled dogs.

Seymour Hersh

Investigative Journalist Seymour Hersh on Chain of Command, a new collection of his New Yorker articles from the past three years.

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Music: "Escalator," by Bang on a Can All Stars
"Fallout," by Euphone

Linda Bloodworth-Thomason

Linda Bloodworth-Thomason on her first novel, Liberating Paris.

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Events: Linda Bloodworth-Thomason will be appearing on:
Monday, September 13th at 7pm
BORDERS BOOKS & MUSIC
The Shops at Columbus Circle
10 Columbus Circle

Music: Soundtrack to A Family Thing, music by Charles Gross: "Slow Train Comin’" / "Odyssey"

Aron Ralston

Aron Ralston describes the tough decision that let him survive a terrible hiking accident: Between a Rock and a Hard Place.

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Music: Soundtrack to Wings of Courage, music by Gabriel Yared: "Dark Clouds" / "Remorse"

Cesar Millan

Cesar Millan, aka The Dog Whisper, on badly behaved dogs.

Music: Soundtrack to Talk Radio, music by Stewart Copeland: "Anacott Steal"

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?