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Birds of a Feather
This tax day, we’ll explore some examples of really bad bookkeeping. Director Alex Gibney and author Peter Elkind disentangle the messy chain of events that led to the Enron scandal in a new film, “Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room.” Then, Pulitzer Prize-winner Buzz Bissinger and St. Louis Cardinals manager Tony La Russa expound on the meaning of baseball. And in our regular Please Explain feature, Don Kroodsma tells us why birds sing, and what they’re really saying.
The Smartest Guys in the Room
Director Alex Gibney joins Peter Elkind, co-author of The Smartest Guys in the Room, to discuss a new movie account of one of the biggest corporate scandals in recent memory: "Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room."
Music: "Betty’s Lament" by Isan
3 Nights in August
Buzz Bissinger, author of Friday Night Lights, turns his attention to baseball with 3 Nights in August--a new book about one three-game series between the Cardinals and Cubs in 2003. Cardinals manager Tony La Russa joins him for a look back at those games, and a discussion of the real meaning of baseball.
» Read an excerpt of 3 Nights in August in the Reading Room
Music: Soundtrack to Field of Dreams, music by James Horner: "The Cornfield" / "Deciding to Build the Field"
The Art and Science of Birdsong
This week, our regular Please Explain feature is for the birds. We’ll find out why birds sing, and what they’re communicating with their songs. Don Kroodsma, author of The Singing Life of Birds, gives us some insight on our feathered friends.
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Music: Soundtrack to Sonatine, music by Joe Hisaishi
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National Book Award Winners
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A number of this year’s National Book Award winners have appeared on The Leonard Lopate Show. Click here to see the list!
Tributes: Jeanne-Claude
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Jeanne-Claude created environmental works of art with her husband and fellow-conspirator/collaborator Christo. Together, they wrapped the Reichstag in Berlin, the Pont-Neuf in Paris, and created The Gates, with billowy orange drapes, in Central Park. Jeanne-Claude just died at the age of 74. You can hear Leonard Lopate’s last interview with them both, from July 19, 1999.
Video Pick: David Chang on Momofuku
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Please Explain: Eco-Labels
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Your broccoli, shampoo, and air conditioner might bear labels declaring them to be organic, cruelty-free, or energy efficient, but what do those labels mean and are they true? Dr. Urvashi Rangan, Project Director for Consumer Reports' GreenerChoices.org and Consumers Union’s Senior Scientist for Policy Initiatives, and Dara O'Rourke, founder and CEO of GoodGuide.com, took a look at what eco-labels indicate, how standards are set, and what they mean for consumers and manufacturers around the world.
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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.
