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The Leonard Lopate Show / December 31, 2004

The Leonard Lopate Show

Friday, December 31, 2004
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    Time After Time

    This New Years Eve we look back on the events of the past year, and make predictions for the year ahead. Daniel Franklin from The Economist joins us with some forecasts for The World in 2005. Then, two-time Heavy Weight Champion of the World George Foreman celebrates the art of grilling with his latest cookbook: Indoor Grilling Made Easy. And Stephen Mitchell tells us about his new translation of what may be the oldest written story in the world—the Ancient Sumerian text Gilgamesh. Finally, for our weekly Please Explain feature, we tackle the measurement of time. Thomas O'Brian, chief of the Time and Frequency Division of the National Institute of Standards and Technology, helps demystify everything from time zones to leap years and daylight savings.

All in Good Time

The Economist's Daniel Franklin shares some predictions for The World in 2005.

Music: Soundtrack to "The Secret Agent," music by Philip Glass: "Winnie Remembers" / "Blood on the Stairs"

Grill Time

George Foreman gives us a tour of his latest cookbook: Indoor Grilling Made Easy.

Music: Music: Jump Start and Jazz, Wynton Marsalis: "Ragtime" / "1/2 Fiddle Bow Real"

Tale as Old as Time

Stephen Mitchell on his new translation of Gilgamesh.

» Read an excerpt of Gilgamesh in the Reading Room

Music: Music: "Suite for Deyzi" and "Canaan" by Bustan Abraham

Please Explain: 525,600 Minutes

Thomas O'Brian, chief of the Time and Frequency Division of the National Institute of Standards and Technology, gets to the bottom of how we measure time.

» More on the Time and Frequency Division
» More on the Please Explain series

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.

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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

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.

Guest Picks

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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?