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"Silent Waters" (First Run Features)Strength of Character
Ruth Reichl, editor-in-chief of Gourmet magazine and a regular guest on the show, relates some of her undercover adventures as a food critic. Then, Shane White tells us about his work to recapture the sounds of slavery from history. James Atlas discusses some strategies for surviving the ups and downs of middle age. And Sabiha Sumar and Mallika Dutt tell us about filmmaking and women’s rights in Pakistan.
Dressing for Dinner
In Garlic and Sapphires, Ruth Reichl reveals her secret life as an undercover food critic. She tells us about donning elaborate disguises and going to restaurants in character, all in order to protect her anonymity and avoid special treatment.
Music:
Swingtime!, The Canadian Brass: "Blue Rondo a la Turk" / "I Found Love"
The Sounds of Slavery
In the book and cd project The Sounds of Slavery, Shane White uses historical materials to give voice to the audio universe of slavery. By recreating these sounds, he demonstrates how they helped define the American soundscape.
» Read an excerpt of The Sounds of Slavery in the Reading Room
Music:
Sounds of Slavery, Tracks 1 and 14
Life in the Middle Ages
James Atlas is best known for the biographies he wrote about novelist Saul Bellow and poet Delmore Schwartz, as well as for the ones he edited for the Penguin Lives series. Now he turns his attention to himself with My Life in the Middle Ages--a look at how to navigate the challenges of transitioning through mid-life.
Events:
James Atlas will be speaking on:
Thursday, April 7th at 8:15 pm
"Reflections at Mid-Life: Now What?" with James Atlas, Daphne Merkin, Kathryn Harrison and Ed Zwick.
Moderated by Roger Rosenblatt.
92nd Street Y
And on:
Wednesday, April 13th at 7:30 pm
Barnes and Noble, Upper West Side
Broadway and 82nd Street
Music:
Soundtrack to The Ice Storm, music by Mychael Danna: "Finale"
Focusing on Change
Independent filmmaker Sabiha Sumar and Mallika Dutt from Breakthrough discuss women’s rights and filmmaking in Pakistan. Ms. Sumar's film "Silent Waters" looks at fundamentalism and Islamic nationalism in Pakistan in 1979, and is screening at the 3rd Annual South Asian Human Rights Film Festival.
» View pictures from the film
» More on the 3rd Annual South Asian Human Rights Film Festival
» More on Sabiha Sumar
Events:
Khamosh Pani (Silent Waters)
Friday, April 8, 6:30 p.m
Venue : Asia Society New York
725 Park Avenue at 70th Street
(director will be there for discussion)
Music:
Soundtrack to Heat and Dust, music by Richard Robbins: "Qawali at the Shrine of Baba Firdaus"
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Earlier this week, Pres. Obama announced that he plans to nominate geneticist Dr. Francis Collins to lead the National Institutes of Health. You can listen to Leonard’s 2006 conversation with Dr. Collins about how he reconciles his personal faith with his professional scientific knowledge.
FDA to Regulate Tobacco?
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May 14, 2009
Congress is getting ready to a vote on whether to make tobacco subject to FDA regulation. You can listen to a segment we did in May about the bill and what it would mean for the cigarette companies.
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Video Pick: Elizabeth Edwards
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Elizabeth Edwards discusses how to best cope with lifes difficulties in her book Resilience: Reflections on the Burdens and Gifts of Facing Life's Adversities.
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Our 3-ingredient Challenge wins a James Beard Award
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On May 3, the Lopate Show won its third James Beard Award for our 3-ingredient challenge. In August, we asked our listeners to call in and name 3 ingredients and then challenged New York chef and 3-ingredient expert Rozanne Gold to whip up a recipe! You can listen to the 3-ingredient challenge and get some inspiration for simple, delicious, and unexpected dishes.
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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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