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The Leonard Lopate Show / March 16, 2005

The Leonard Lopate Show

Wednesday, March 16, 2005
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  • E.E. Cummings
    E.E. Cummings

    Examined Lives

    Word maven Patricia T. (Woe is I) O’Conner explores some of the strange irregularities of the English language. Then, Christopher Sawyer-Laucanno tells us about his new biography of E.E. Cummings—an in-depth look at the poet’s life drawn from diary entries, records of visits with psychoanalysts, and autobiographical writings. In her latest novel, March, Geraldine Brooks fleshes out the life of the absent father from Louisa May Alcott’s Little Women. Finally, Kurt Eichenwald—a senior writer and investigative reporter at The New York Times—offers a blow-by-blow account of the implosion of Enron: Conspiracy of Fools.

Woe is I

Word maven Patricia T. (Woe is I) O’Conner helps sort out some of the oddities of the English language. Call 212-267-9692.

» More on Patricia T. O'Conner

E.E. Cummings: A Biography

Christopher Sawyer-Laucanno digs deep into the life and work of one of America’s best-known poets: E.E. Cummings.

Events:
Christopher Sawyer-Laucanno will be appearing on:
Wednesday, March 16th 6:30pm
NY Studio School
8 West 8th St.

Music: Soundtrack to Iris, music by James Horner: "Part 2"

Father Figure

In her new novel March, Geraldine Brooks imagines a back story for the absent father from Louisa May Alcott’s Little Women.

Events:
Geraldine Brooks will be speaking on:
Wednesday, March 16th at 7:30pm
Barnes & Noble, Upper West Side
Broadway and 82nd Street

Music: Soundtrack to The Civil War by Ken Burns: "Angel Band"

Conspiracy of Fools

For his latest book, Kurt Eichenwald has put together an exhaustive account of what when wrong at Enron: Conspiracy of Fools.

» Read an excerpt of Conspiracy of Fools in the Reading Room

Events:
Kurt Eichenwald will be appearing on:
Thursday, March 17th at 7pm
Barnes & Noble, Union Square
33 East 17th Street

Music: "Betty’s Lament" by Isan

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.

(<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/tedkerwin/">tedkerwin</a>/flickr)

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?