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The Leonard Lopate Show

Wednesday, June 15, 2005
  • Mark di Suvero, Joie de Vivre, 1997 (Storm King Art Center)
    Mark di Suvero, Joie de Vivre, 1997 (Storm King Art Center)

    The Good, the Big, and the Young

    Word maven Patricia T. O’Conner teases out some of the challenges of speaking proper English. Then, eighteen-year-old jazz pianist Eldar performs live in our studio. Sculptor Mark di Suvero describes his new installation of large-scale works at the outdoor Storm King Art Center. And Eli Wallach looks back at his acting career—from working with Lee Strasberg and Elia Kazan, to his roles in Sergio Leone’s spaghetti Westerns.

Woe Is I

Patricia T. O’Conner, author of You Send Me, Woe Is I, and When Words Fail Me, takes listener calls on some of the more confusing aspects of the English language. Call 212-433-9692.

Eldar

Eldar Djangirov, an teenage jazz piano phenom and emigrant from Kyrgyzstan, stops by for a live performance and a discussion of his new album.

Events:
Eldar will be performing
June 14th through 19th
7:30pm & 9:30pm w/additional 11:30 set on Fri.-Sat
Dizzy's Club Coca-Cola:
Jazz at Lincoln Center
Broadway at 60th Street
5th Floor
Reservations: (212) 258-9595 or www.jalc.org
Minimum $10 tables/ $5 bar all shows

Music: “Nature Boy” and “Point of View” from the album, Eldar, Sony records.

Mark di Suvero

Mark di Suvero tells us about his large-scale sculptures on display at the Storm King Art Center.

» Storm King Art Center website

Music: “Wood Flute Song” from the album, Sound Unity, AUM Fidelity records.

The Good, the Bad, and Me

Eli Wallach remembers stories from his long acting career—from his work at the Actor’s Studio, to his roles on Broadway, to starring in "The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly" and "The Magnificent Seven" — in his new memoir: The Good, the Bad, and Me: In My Anecdotage.

» Read an excerpt in the Reading Room

Events:
Eli Wallach will be speaking on:
Tuesday, June 21st at 7:30pm
Barnes & Noble on Broadway at 82nd Street

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?