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Food and Festivity
Ruth Reichl, editor-in-chief of Gourmet magazine, responds to listener-inspired holiday cooking concerns—from how to prepare wild turkey, to how to find a good butter babka recipe. Then, brothers Brent and Craig Renaud film the experiences of the 39th Brigade of the Arkansas National Guard as it is deployed to Iraq in their documentary series Off to War. Nick Hornby delves into his compulsive reading habit in his latest book, Polysyllabic Spree. And high-profile caterer Serena Bass recounts some of the experiences and recipes she’s shared with clients like Nathan Lane and Bernadette Peters in Serena, Food & Stories: Feeding Friends Every Hour of the Day.
Ruth Reichl
Ruth Reichl, Gourmet magazine’s editor-in-chief, answers some common—and not so common—listener questions about cooking for the holidays.
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Music: Swingtime!, The Canadian Brass: "Blue Rondo a la Turk" / "I Found Love"
Brent and Craig Renaud
Brent and Craig Renaud on their documentary series, Off to War, about a real-life band of brothers and the people back home who await their return.
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Music: Soundtrack to Brother’s Keeper, music by Jay Ungar and Molly Mason: "Roscoe’s Waterfall" / "Fiddler's Elbow"
Nick Hornby
Best-selling author Nick Hornby on why he can't ever read enough books: The Polysyllabic Spree.
Events: Nick Hornby reading (and speaking with Sarah Vowell):
Tuesday, December 7 at 7PM
Housing Works at 126 Crosby Street
Music: Soundtrack to Benny & Joon, music by Rachel Portman: "Snorkel Mask" / "Hubcaps"
Serena Bass
High-profile caterer Serena Bass tells how to feed friends every hour of the day: Serena, Food & Stories.
Events: Serena Bass will be doing a demo and signing books
Saturday December 11 at 2PM
Broadway Panhandler (477 Broome St)
Music: Soundtrack to Le Divorce, music by Richard Robbins: "Rollerblade"
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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.
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Sen. Joe Biden on the Lopate Show
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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.
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Barack Obama, Circa 2004
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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.
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John McCain in 2000
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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.
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States of the Union
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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.
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