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Jazz and Blues Legends
Word maven Patricia T. (You Send Me) O'Conner explores the origins of festive seasonal words. Then, jazz scholar Joshua Berrett revisits the musical legacies of Louis Armstrong & Paul Whiteman in Two Kings of Jazz. And Rich Cohen examines the relationship between business and the blues in his history of Chess Records: Machers and Rockers. Finally, New York’s official foodie, Arthur Schwartz, offers an opinionated history of the city’s food.
Holiday Lingo
Word maven Patricia T. (You Send Me) O'Conner takes listener calls on words we use during the holiday season. Call 212-267-9692.
Jazz Beginnings
Joshua Barrett looks back at two kings of jazz: Louis Armstrong & Paul Whiteman.
Music: Louis Armstrong and His Orchestra: 1932-1933: "I’ve Got the World on a String"
Paul Whiteman: The King of Jazz: "Rhapsody in Blue"
Selling the Blues
Rich Cohen on the impact of Chess Records on the art and business of marketing the blues: Machers and Rockers.
Music: "Spoonful," Howlin Wolf
"Thirty Days," Chuck Berry
Food in the City
Arthur Schwartz shares his thoughts on New York City Food.
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Music: Shaking the Blues Away, Rob Fisher and the Coffee Club Orchestra: "Shaking the Blues Away" / "Doin' the Frog"
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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.
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, 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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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?
