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Unhealthy Situations
Gertrude Garway and Sandra Krause discuss their efforts to improve the reproductive health and rights of refugee women. Then, Jill Quadagno examines why the US has no national health insurance in One Nation Uninsured. Elizabeth Swados draws a portrait of her struggle with depression in an illustrated memoir: My Depression. Finally, Mercedes Ruehl describes her one-woman show about Peggy Guggenheim: Woman Before a Glass.
Reproductive Health
Refugees are forced to deal with many critical issues throughout the world. In today’s Underreported feature, we’ll examine some of the specific issues that refugee women are struggling with, including gender-based violence and grossly inadequate reproductive health care. Gertrude Garway, a former refugee from Liberia, tells us about her work to curb gender-based violence in West Africa. She’s joined by Sandra Krause, Director of the Reproductive Health Progam at the Women’s Commission for Refugee Women and Children.
» Women's Commission website
» Underreported series
Music:
“Royksopp’s Night Out” by Royksopp
“Meta, Beta, Tarabeta” by Pangeia Instrumentos
One Nation Uninsured
One in eight, or approximately 43 million, Americans are uninsured. In One Nation Uninsured, Jill Quadagno looks at why attempts to create a national health insurance program have failed in the US.
Music:
Soundtrack to Erin Brockovich, music by Thomas Newman: “Useless” / “Classifieds”
Picturing Depression
Elizabeth Swados tells us about creating a picture book depiction of her battle with depression: My Depression.
» Slideshow of illustrations from My Depression.
Music:
Soundtrack to Iris, music by James Horner: “Part 3”
Woman Before a Glass
Mercedes Ruehl tells us about her portrayal of Peggy Guggenheim in the one-woman play Woman Before a Glass.
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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.
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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.
