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We start the show off with a discussion about veteran identity, and what it’s really like to fight in Iraq. We’ll hear from Anthony Swofford, author of Jarhead: A Marine's Chronicle of the Gulf War and Other Battles, Paul Rieckhoff, founder and executive director of the Veteran group Operation Truth, and Sean Huze, an active duty marine and author of the play The Sand Storm. Then, we’ll talk to Russian opera sensation Anna Netrebko about her latest album, Sempre Libera. Next up, we’ll talk to one of the biggest heroes in the Democratic Party today: Illinois Senator Barack Obama. Mr. Obama’s rousing speech during this year’s Democratic National Convention catapulted him into the national spotlight. And on November 2nd, he became the fourth black Senator to be elected in US History. Finally, Robert M. Poole, retired executive editor of National Geographic, celebrates the storied past and continued legacy of the magazine in Explorers House: National Geographic and the World It Made.
Anthony Swofford, Paul Rieckhoff, and Sean Huze
Anthony Swofford, author of Jarhead: A Marine's Chronicle of the Gulf War and Other Battles, Paul Rieckhoff, founder and executive director of the Veteran group Operation Truth, and Sean Huze, an active duty marine and author of the play The Sand Storm.
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» More on The Sand Storm
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Link to previous interview with Anthony Swofford
» Read an excerpt of Jarhead in our Reading Room
Music: Soundtrack to Primal Fear, music by James Newton Howard: "The Murder Scene" / "Dinner with Shaughnessy" / "Janet Finds Video"
Robert M. Poole
Robert M. Poole discusses his new book, Explorers House: National Geographic and the World It Made.
» Read an excerpt of Explorers House in the Reading Room.
Events: Robert M. Poole will be reading and signing books
Monday, November 22nd at 6:30pm
The Explorers Club
46 East 70th Street
No advanced reservations. Tickets are sold at the door on a first come, first served basis, beginning at 6pm.
Member Ticket Price: Free/student members free
Guest Ticket Price: $15; Reciprocal Club members $10
Student Ticket Price: $5 with i.d.
Music: Soundtrack to Wings of Courage, music by Gabriel Yared: "Ant Theme" / "Towards Life"
Anna Netrebko
Russian opera sensation Anna Netrebko on Sempre Libera.
Music: Sempre Libera, Anna Netrebko: "O rendetemi la speme" / "Ah! Se una volta sola rivederlo potessi"
Barack Obama
Senator Barack Obama from Illinois discusses his recent election, and looks back at this life so far: Dreams from My Father: A Story of Race and Inheritance.
» Read an excerpt of Dreams from My Father in the Reading Room
» More on Barack Obama
» Visit our Guest Picks page to find out about the books, films, and music that move Obama
Events: Barack Obama will be giving a talk, taking questions from the audience, and signing books on Tuesday, November 23 at 7pm at the Union Square Barnes & Noble
Music: Soundtrack to A Civil Action, music by Danny Elfman: "Something to Prove" / "Civil Theme"
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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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Frank McCourt
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Frank McCourt has been a guest many times on this show over the years, starting in 1996 for the memoir, Angela’s Ashes, that would earn him a Pulitzer Prize. Fame came to him late in life, after he’d retired at the age of 65 from teaching English and creative writing at public schools here in New York. He was a sweet, eloquent man who spoke with grace and humility; he just died at the age of 78 after a battle with cancer. You can hear him speaking with Leonard Lopate for his Survival Kit in 2000, and in 2005, for his memoir, Teacher Man.
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Science and Faith
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FDA to Regulate Tobacco?
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Our 3-ingredient Challenge wins a James Beard Award
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Leonard is on Facebook
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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.
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