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The Leonard Lopate Show

Thursday, June 30, 2005
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  • The ruins of Banda Aceh after the tsunami (USAID)
    The ruins of Banda Aceh after the tsunami (USAID)

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    Guest host Jeffrey Toobin fills in for Leonard today. It’s been six months since the tsunami killed thousands in Southeast Asia. In our weekly Underreported feature, we’ll find out how different communities are dealing with the aftermath. Next, Harper’s contributor Ken Silverstein discusses pork barrel spending in an article for the July issue of the magazine. And New Yorker staff writer George Packer looks at the consequences of one individual soldier’s death in Iraq.

Tsunami Update

It’s been six months since the tsunami devastated areas around the Indian Ocean. In our weekly Underreported feature, we look into some of the efforts being made to revive communities in the hardest hit areas, and find out why some indigenous tribes still remain in grave danger. We'll be speaking with Miriam Ross from Survival International and Lynne Jones of International Medical Corps.

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Music: “Tomorrow” by Amp and “Poor Leno” by Royksopp

The Great American Pork Barrel

Harper’s contributor Ken Silverstein examines pork barrel spending and the corruption of the congressional appropriations process in last November’s Foreign Operations bill. His article, "The Great American Pork Barrel," appears in the July issue of Harper’s.

Music: “Betty’s Lament/Isan” and “Fallout/Euphone”

A Soldier's Father

In the current issue of The New Yorker, George Packer writes about the death of one 22-year-old soldier, Kurt Frosheiser, in Iraq in 2003. He tells us about how Kurt’s death affected his father and his fellow soldiers, and what it says about death during war.

Music: “Hours” soundtrack, composed by Philip Glass; tracks “Something She has to do” and “For your own benefit”

Sarah Palin

Gov. Sarah Palin and Alaska Politics

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August 08, 2008
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.

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?

  1. The Brian Lehrer Show: Live from the Democratic National Convention (08/25/2008)
  2. The Brian Lehrer Show: Live from Denver (08/29/2008)
  3. The Brian Lehrer Show: Live from the Democratic National Convention: Day 4 (08/28/2008)
  4. The Brian Lehrer Show: Live from the Democratic National Convention: Day 3 (08/27/2008)
  5. The Brian Lehrer Show: Live from the Democratic National Convention: Day 2 (08/26/2008)
  6. The Leonard Lopate Show: 1-2-3 (08/26/2008)
  7. The Leonard Lopate Show: Layered Look (08/27/2008)