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The Leonard Lopate Show

Wednesday, January 26, 2005
  • Christine Todd Whitman
    Christine Todd Whitman from It's My Party, Too

    It's My Party

    Christine Todd Whitman, the first woman to be elected governor of New Jersey, and the EPA administrator for the Bush administration from January 2001 to May 2003, talks politics: It's My Party Too: The Battle for the Heart of the GOP and the Future of America. Then, Redmond O'Hanlon recounts his adventures on a deep-sea fishing boat in January: Trawler: A Journey Through the North Atlantic. Geraldine Hughes portrays 24 different characters in her one-woman play, Belfast Blues. She'll tell us about the challenges and rewards of recreating her childhood in Belfast in the 1970s and 1980s. And Benjamin Soskis makes a case for why we should start thinking about the legal rights of machines in the current issue of Legal Affairs. He's here today with Wendell Wallach, the co-author of the upcoming book Robot Morality: The Prospects of Developing an Artificial Moral Agent.

Political Futures

Governor Christine Todd Whitman with her thoughts on the battle for the heart of the GOP and the future of America, and why she's still a loyal Republican: It's My Party, Too.

» Read an excerpt of It's My Party, Too

Events: Governor Christine Todd Whitman will be speaking and signing books on:
Wednesday, January 26th at 6:30pm
Cooper Union
7 East 7th Street
(Between 3rd & 4th Avenues)

Music: Soundtrack to Erin Brockovich, music by Thomas Newman: "Useless" / "Pro Bono"

Love and War

Geraldine Hughes on her one-woman show Belfast Blues, a reflection on family, war, Jesus and Hollywood.

Music: The Hour Before Dawn, Solas: "Bheadh Buachaillin Deas Ag Sile"

Hook, Line and Sinker

Redmond O'Hanlon describes his grueling trip on a Scottish deep-sea fishing boat: Trawler.

Events: Redmond O'Hanlon will be giving a talk and slideshow:
Wednesday, January 26th, at 6:30pm
The Explorer's Club
46 East 70th Street (between Park and Madison Avenues)
Tickets for all lectures are $15 for the General Public, $5 for students
No advanced reservations. Tickets will be sold at the door on a first come, first served basis, beginning at 6pm.

Music: Soundtrack to Oscar and Lucinda, music by Thomas Newman: "Prince Rupert's Drop"

Man and the Machines

Benjamin Soskis and Wendell Wallach argue that we need to start considering the legal rights of robots.

» Benjamin Soskis's article in Legal Affairs

Music: Soundtrack to A Beautiful Mind, music by James Horner: "A Kaleidoscope of Mathematics"

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