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The Leonard Lopate Show

Tuesday, May 31, 2005
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    Lost Legacies

    Yaroslav Trofimov shares his experiences reporting on Islamic culture from Baghdad to Timbuktu. Then, Nancy Greenspan discusses her new biography of scientist Max Born. Next, Roxana Robinson joins us with a look at her short story collection, A Perfect Stranger. And Dr. Donny George, director of the Iraq Museum, describes the museum’s significance, and looks at what was lost during the war.

Faith at War

Yaroslav Trofimov covers Islamic culture for the Wall Street Journal. He joins us now with a look at some of the things he learned during his travels. His new book is Faith at War: A Journey on the Frontlines of Islam, From Baghdad to Timbuktu.

» Excerpt of Faith at War in the Reading Room
» More on Yaroslav Trofimov and Faith at War

Events:
Dr. Donny George will be speaking on:
Tuesday, May 31st at 6pm
National Arts Club
15 Gramercy Park

Music: The Hours soundtrack/Philip Glass: #1/8

The End of the Certain World

Nancy Thorndike Greenspan studies the life and influence of theoretical physicist Max Born: The End of the Certain World.

» Excerpt of The End of the Certain World in the Reading Room

Music: Naqoyqatsi soundtrack: Philip Glass, Sony Classical: #4

A Perfect Stranger

Roxana Robinson tells us about her new short story collection about family relationships, A Perfect Stranger.

Music: The Cider House Rules soundtrack: Rachel Portman, sony Classical: #7

The Looting of the Iraq Museum

Dr. Donny George, director of the Iraq Museum, tells us about compiling a book to document the now destroyed collection of the Iraq Museum. The new book is called The Looting of the Iraq Museum, Baghdad: The Lost Legacy of Ancient Mesopotamia.

» Slideshow of images from the book

Music: Stargate soundtrack: David Arnold, Milan Records: #3

Tom Daschle on Fixing America’s Health Care System

The Leonard Lopate Show

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.

Rahm Emanuel

Big Plans for America

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Democratic Congressman Rahm Emanuel from Illinois has agreed to be Chief of Staff under President-Elect Barack Obama. You can hear him on the Lopate Show in 2006 discussing his thoughts on what the Democratic party needed to do in order to succeed.

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.

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.

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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