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The Leonard Lopate Show

Thursday, May 19, 2005
  • Mario Batali

    Feeding Passions

    Chef Mario Batali shares some recipes from his latest cookbook of simple Italian recipes. And actor Claire Bloom and director Robert Scanlan tell us about their upcoming dramatic reading of Shakespeare’s Venus and Adonis.

Molto Italiano

Chef Mario Batali tells us about his quest to teach Americans to appreciate simply-prepared food. His new cookbook, Molto Italiano, contains 327 recipes that can be prepared at home.

» 10 recipes from Molto Italiano
» More on Mario Batali

Music: Soundtrack to JFK, "Prologue."

Venus and Adonis

Claire Bloom and Robert Scanlan tell us about their upcoming dramatic reading of one of Shakespeare’s long narrative poems: Venus and Adonis.

» More on Venus and Adonis at the 92nd St. Y

Music: Soundtrack to Restoration, music by James Newton Howard: "A Night with Lulu" / "Overture in D" / "The Wedding" / "2nd Overture in D"

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.

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, 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?