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The Leonard Lopate Show

Tuesday, July 12, 2005
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    A History of Conflict

    Kent Lebsock, executive director of the American Law Alliance, and Charles Wilkinson, Native American law expert, outline some of the current legal battles between modern Indian nations and the US government. S. Epatha Merkerson describes her role in the off-Broadway play Birdie Blue. Then, CBGB owner Hilly Kristal and Talking Heads members Chris Franz and Tina Weymouth look back on 30 years of underground rock history at one of the city’s most famous music venues. And Howard Bryant investigates baseball’s steroid scandal in Juicing the Game.

Legal Battles

Back in the 1950s, the US Congress forecasted the doom of American Indians--predicting that soon all tribal lands would be sold off, and Indians would be completely assimilated culturally. But these predictions haven’t come true. Kent Lebsock, executive director of the American Indian Law Alliance, and Charles Wilkinson, Native American law expert, look at why the US government and American Indians are still going head-to-head on many issues.

» More about AILA and Kent Lebsock at ailanyc.org
» More about Charles Wilkinson

Music: music from “A Family Thing” soundtrack, score by Charles Gross track “Sommerville”

S. Epatha Merkerson, Birdie Blue

Birdie Blue

S. Epatha Merkerson tells us about her starring role in the off-Broadway drama Birdie Blue.

» More on Birdie Blue

Music: music from “A Family Thing” soundtrack, score by Charles Gross track “Odyssey”

CBGB and OMFUG

Hilly Kristal, the owner of CBGBs, and Talking Heads members Chris Franz and Tina Weymouth pay tribute to the world famous punk rock club as it closes its doors after more than 30 years as a home to underground rock. And they’ll tell us about a new book of photography dedicated to images of the club: CBGB and OMFUG.

Music: Talking Heads “Life During Wartime” from “Stop Making Sense” live album; and Television “Marquee Moon” from album “Marquee Moon”

Juicing the Game

Journalist Howard Bryant studies how steroids and performance-enhancing drugs have changed Major League baseball in Juicing the Game.

Music: music from “Field of Dreams” soundtrack, track “The Cornfield” and “Deciding to build the Field”

Sarah Palin

Gov. Sarah Palin and Alaska Politics

The Leonard Lopate Show

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?

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  3. The Brian Lehrer Show: Live from the Democratic National Convention: Day 3 (08/27/2008)
  4. The Brian Lehrer Show: Live from the Democratic National Convention: Day 2 (08/26/2008)
  5. The Brian Lehrer Show: Business Connections (08/22/2008)
  6. The Brian Lehrer Show: Live from Denver (08/29/2008)
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