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The Leonard Lopate Show / June 28, 2005

The Leonard Lopate Show

Tuesday, June 28, 2005
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    Self-Reliance

    Guest host Kenji Jasper fills in for Leonard today. Steve Salerno joins him to explain why he thinks the self-help industry is as harmful as it is lucrative. Then, poet and activist Staceyann Chin describes her new one-woman show, Border/Clash. Grammy-winning, veteran songwriter Gordon Chambers tells us about recording his own debut album. Finally, David Enders describes the challenges of creating an English-language newspaper in Baghdad during the war, in a new book: Baghdad Bulletin.

Self-Help? Or Helplessness?

Steve Salerno argues that the big-business self-help industry is doing more harm than good in SHAM: How the Self-Help Movement Made America Helpless.

Music: Soundtrack of Mumford (Hollywood Records) Track 8: “Meeting Sofie”
Track 7: “Hiking”
Track 16: “Transference”

A Litany of Desires

New Yorker, Jamaican National, out poet, and political activist Staceyann Chin co-wrote and performed in Russell Simmons’ Def Poetry Jam on Broadway. She stops by to tell us about her latest show: Border/Clash.

» Staceyann Chin's website
» More information on Border/Clash at the Culture Project

Music: “Pole Tricks” by Japancakes

Introducing…Gordon Chambers

Gordon Chambers has written songs for some of the biggest names in R&B: Aretha Franklin, Gladys Knight, Chaka Khan, and Angie Stone. He even won a Grammy for writing “I Apologize” for Anita Baker. Now, he’s writing for himself. His debut album is: Introducing…Gordon Chambers.

» More on Gordon Chambers

Music: Introducing Gordon Chambers (ChamberMusic)
Track 1: “Touch You There”
Track 11: “I Apologize”
Track 7: “My Valentine”

Baghdad Bulletin

Independent journalist David Enders started the only English-language newspaper completely written, printed, and distributed in Iraq during the war. He describes the challenges he faced in a new book, Baghdad Bulletin: Dispatches on the American Occupation.

Music: “Wax Off” by Kodo
“Knuddelmaus” by Ulrich Schnauss

Sarah Palin

Gov. Sarah Palin and Alaska Politics

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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.

The Story of Edgar Sawtelle

The Story of Edgar Sawtelle on the Leonard Lopate Show

The Leonard Lopate Show

Oprah’s Book Club has just chosen David Wroblewski’s novel The Story of Edgar Sawtelle as its newest selection. Hear Wroblewki talk about his acclaimed novel on the Lopate Show in June 2008.

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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