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"The Motorcycle Diaries"Popular Science
Our continuing series, Underreported looks into the relationship between science and the media. We will be talking with Professors Frank N. von Hippel and Steven Pinker about why certain issues make it to the headlines while other urgent scientific concerns are swept to the side. Next, Harvard professor Dr. Howard Gardner evaluates the psychology of swing voters. Then multimedia artist Laurie Anderson and curator Barbara London discuss a new 3-part series at MoMA about how music informs and inspires artwork. Finally, actor Gael Garcia Bernal, director Walter Salles, and screenwriter Jose Rivera, on "The Motorcycle Diaries." The film follows Che Guevara and his friend Alberto Granado along an 8,000-mile, spiritually significant motorcycle journey they took in their youth.
Underreported: Popular Science
Professor Frank N. von Hippel, co-director of the Program on Science and Global Security at Princeton, on what happens when the media chooses not to cover important science issues. He is joined by Steven Pinker, Professor in the Department of Psychology at Harvard University.
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Music: New York Counterpoint, Richard Stoltzman: "New York Counterpoint" / "Serenity"
Dr. Howard Gardner
Dr. Howard Gardner on the psychology of swing voters.
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Music: New York Counterpoint, Richard Stoltzman: "Feast" / "The Circular Word"
Laurie Anderson and Barbara London
Laurie Anderson and MoMA curator Barbara London on how music informs moving image work, and vice versa.
» More on the exhibit Music & Media
Music: Life on a String, Laurie Anderson: "One White Whale" / "Statue of Liberty"
Gael Garcia Bernal, Walter Salles and Jose Rivera
Actor Gael Garcia Bernal, director Walter Salles, and screenwriter Jose Rivera, on their new film, "The Motorcycle Diaries."
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Music: Soundtrack to Wings of Courage, music by Gabriel Yared: "Ant Theme"
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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.
