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The Leonard Lopate Show

Tuesday, May 17, 2005
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  • Rogue Regime
    Rogue Regime

    Under Pressure

    Foreign correspondent Jasper Becker examines the current nuclear standoff in North Korea. Then, Pulitzer Prize-winner Stacy Schiff, author of Véra (Mrs. Vladimir Nabokov), tells us about her latest book: A Great Improvisation: Franklin, France, and the Birth of America.

North Korea’s Nuclear Arsenal

Reports suggest that North Korea has nuclear capabilities and might even test a nuclear weapon soon. But China says that the United States is at least partly to blame for North Korea's nuclear capabilities. Leonard talks to Jasper Becker live from Beijing. Becker is a foreign correspondent and has been based in Beijing for eleven years. He's the author of Rogue Regime: Kim Jong Il and the Looming Threat of North Korea.

Music
“Tomorrow” by Amp
“Resolution” by Thievery Corporation
“Royksopp’s Night Out” by Royksopp
“Meta, Beta, Tarabeta” by Pangeia Instrumentos

A Great Improvisation

Benjamin Franklin is widely remembered for his discovery of electricity. But according to Pulitzer-prize winning author Stacy Schiff, his greatest achievement may have been his diplomatic skills in the years immediately after the Declaration of Independence was issued. Franklin persuaded the French government to provide the equivalent of $13 billion dollars in today’s money to help fund the colonial army’s fight against the British. Her new book is titled A Great Improvisation: Franklin, France, and the Birth of America.

Events:
Stacy Schiff will be reading on:
Thursday, May 19th at 7pm
192 Books
192 Tenth Ave (between 21st and 22nd Streets)

Music
Music of the Federal Era, Members of the Federal Music Society: “Samuel Holyoke: Quintetto”

Sarah Palin

Gov. Sarah Palin and Alaska Politics

The Leonard Lopate Show

August 08, 2008
Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin is Sen. John McCain’s VP running mate. To find out more about Gov. Palin and Alaska politics, check out our States of the Union: Alaska segment from Aug. 8, 2008.

Joe Biden

Sen. Joe Biden on the Lopate Show

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Sen. Obama has chosen Sen. Joe Biden of Delaware to be his running mate. To find out more about his personal and political life, listen to Leonard’s Aug. 2007 interview with Sen. Biden. At the time, the Senator from Delaware was still a contender for the Democratic presidential nomination.

Barack Obama

Barack Obama, Circa 2004

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As the Democratic Convention is underway in Denver, listen to 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.

John McCain

John McCain in 2000

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Sen. John McCain spoke with Leonard in September 2000 about his memoir, Faith of My Fathers. He discussed his family's naval background, his time in POW camps, as well as his own presidential ambitions for the 2000 election.

States of the Union

States of the Union

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Why is New York a blue state, Wyoming a red, and Ohio a shade of purple? Looking ahead to Election Day 2008, Leonard talks to journalists, scholars, and activists from each of the 50 states to find out what motivates voters from Maine to California.

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?

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