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The Leonard Lopate Show

Monday, January 03, 2005
  • Meulaboh city in Indonesia under water, after a quake and tidal waves hit the Aceh province (AP)
    Meulaboh city in Indonesia under water, after a quake and tidal waves hit the Aceh province

    Uncertainty Principles

    Former Secretary of the Treasury Robert Rubin explains the political philosophies that informed his career in Washington and on Wall Street: In an Uncertain World. Ron McLarty discusses his new novel, The Memory of Running, and curators Stacy Hollander and Brooke Davis Anderson join us for a look at the Folk Art Museum’s new installation "Folk Art Revealed." And we’ll talk to Zachary Abuza, Associate Professor of Political Science and International Relations at Simmons College, about the impact the recent tsunami is having on decades-old separatist movements in Sri Lanka and Indonesia.

Tough Choices from Wall Street to Washington

Former Secretary of the Treasury Robert Rubin looks back at three decades in Washington and on Wall Street: In an Uncertain World.

Music: Soundtrack to "A Civil Action," music by Danny Elfman: "Walkin' Reprise" / "Objections"

Hitting the Road

Ron McLarty shares his new novel, The Memory of Running.

» Read an excerpt of The Memory of Running in the Readng Room

Events: Ron McLarty will be reading and signing books on:
Wednesday, January 5th at 7:30pm
Barnes & Noble, Upper West Side
2289 Broadway at 82nd Street

Music: Soundtrack to "The Cider House Rules," music by Rachel Portman: "Rose Rose is Pregnant" / "Pickers Leave"

Revealing Art

click for slideshow Curators Stacy Hollander and Brooke Davis Anderson on the Folk Art Museum's new installation "Folk Art Revealed."

» View a selection of artwork from the exhibit
» Visit the Folk Art Museum website

Music: Soundtrack to "He Got Game," the music of Aaron Copland: "Letter from Home" / "Interlude from Music for the Theatre"

Southeast Asian Separatism

Zachary Abuza, Associate Professor of Political Science and International Relations at Simmons College, looks at how separatist movements in Sri Lanka and Indonesia are reacting to the aftermath of the tsunami.

Music: Soundtrack to "A Very Long Engagement," music by Angelo Badalamenti: "First Love Touch" / "Main Title/ The Trenches"

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.

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?