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The Leonard Lopate Show / April 18, 2005

The Leonard Lopate Show

Monday, April 18, 2005
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  • Politics and the Pen

    Polish journalist Ryszard Kapuscinski and Nigerian playwright Wole Soyinka discuss the role of literature in times of political upheaval. Next, choreographer Mark Morris previews his upcoming productions at the Brooklyn Academy of Music. Then, psychotherapist Irvin Yalom describes The Schopenhauer Cure: a new novel that explores group therapy. Finally, Peter Scarlet of the Tribeca Film Festival, Dennis Lim from the Village Voice, and documentary filmmaker Robert Drew take a look at this year’s festival.

    » More on today's Poetry Break

The Power of the Pen

Wole Soyinka—a Nobel Prize-winning Nigerian playwright, poet, novelist, and essayist—and Ryszard Kapuscinski—a Polish journalist and author who has covered wars, revolutions, and cultures around the world since the 1950s—discuss the relationship between writing and political change in a New Yorker-sponsored evening of readings during the PEN World Voices festival.

» More on the PEN World Voices festival

Music: "Meta, Beta, Tarabeta" by Pangeia Instrumentos / "Resolution" by Thievery Corporation

Rock of Ages

Mark Morris tells us about his dance troupe's two upcoming performances at the Brooklyn Academy of Music this April: a collaboration with painter Howard Hodgkin called Rhymes with Silver, and the New York premiere of Rock of Ages.

Music: Rhymes with Silver, Lou Harrison: “Fox Trot”

Therapeutic Writing

Psychotherapist Irvin Yalom explores the realm of group therapy in his new novel, The Schopenhauer Cure.

Music: Soundtrack to Meet Joe Black, music by Thomas Newman: "Served its Purpose"

The Tribeca Film Festival

Peter Scarlet, executive director of the Tribeca Film Festival, Dennis Lim, film editor for the Village Voice, and acclaimed documentary filmmaker Robert Drew (“From Two Men and a War”) look ahead to this year’s roster of films at Tribeca.

» More on the Tribeca Film Festival

Events: Robert Drew's "Two Men and a War" will screen on:
Friday, April 22nd at 6:45
Theater 9
Sunday, April 24th at 4:15pm
Theater 8
Wednesday, April 27th at 2:45pm
Theater 11
Tribeca Film Festival runs from April 19th through May 1st – for tickets: www.tribecafilmfestival.org – or by phone 212-321-7400

Music: Soundtrack to Night on Earth, music by Tom Waits: "New York Mood (a new haircut and a busted lip)"

Poetry Break--Mark Doty

For the next 2 weeks the Leonard Lopate Show will air a brief poetry segment each day in celebration of Poetry Month. Today, hear Mark Doty read his poem "Heaven for Stanley."

» More on Poetry Break

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?