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The Leonard Lopate Show

Thursday, September 23, 2004
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  • Motorcycle Diaries
    "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.

» More on our Underreported series

Music: New York Counterpoint, Richard Stoltzman: "New York Counterpoint" / "Serenity"

Dr. Howard Gardner

Dr. Howard Gardner on the psychology of swing voters.

» More on Dr. Howard Gardner

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."

» More on the film

Music: Soundtrack to Wings of Courage, music by Gabriel Yared: "Ant Theme"

Sarah Palin

Gov. Sarah Palin and Alaska Politics

The Leonard Lopate Show

August 08, 2008
Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin is Sen. John McCain’s VP running mate. To find out more about Gov. Palin and Alaska politics, check out our States of the Union: Alaska segment from Aug. 8, 2008.

Joe Biden

Sen. Joe Biden on the Lopate Show

The Leonard Lopate Show

Sen. Obama has chosen Sen. Joe Biden of Delaware to be his running mate. To find out more about his personal and political life, listen to Leonard’s Aug. 2007 interview with Sen. Biden. At the time, the Senator from Delaware was still a contender for the Democratic presidential nomination.

Barack Obama

Barack Obama, Circa 2004

The Leonard Lopate Show

As the Democratic Convention is underway in Denver, listen to 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.

John McCain

John McCain in 2000

The Leonard Lopate Show

Sen. John McCain spoke with Leonard in September 2000 about his memoir, Faith of My Fathers. He discussed his family's naval background, his time in POW camps, as well as his own presidential ambitions for the 2000 election.

States of the Union

States of the Union

The Leonard Lopate Show

Why is New York a blue state, Wyoming a red, and Ohio a shade of purple? Looking ahead to Election Day 2008, Leonard talks to journalists, scholars, and activists from each of the 50 states to find out what motivates voters from Maine to California.

Guest Picks

The Leonard Lopate Show

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?

  1. The Brian Lehrer Show: Live from the Democratic National Convention (08/25/2008)
  2. The Brian Lehrer Show: Live from Denver (08/29/2008)
  3. The Brian Lehrer Show: Live from the Democratic National Convention: Day 4 (08/28/2008)
  4. The Brian Lehrer Show: Live from the Democratic National Convention: Day 3 (08/27/2008)
  5. The Brian Lehrer Show: Live from the Democratic National Convention: Day 2 (08/26/2008)
  6. The Leonard Lopate Show: 1-2-3 (08/26/2008)
  7. The Leonard Lopate Show: Layered Look (08/27/2008)