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The Leonard Lopate Show

Friday, July 29, 2005
  • Animals in Translation
    Temple Grandin, Animals in Translation

    A Question of Identity

    Animal scientist Temple Grandin explains how her autism gives her special insights into understanding animal communication. Next, Daniel Clowes, the creator of the graphic novel Ghost World, shares his latest work: Ice Haven. Then, two-time Booker Prize-winner Peter Carey tries his hand at non-fiction with an account of discovering the world of anime with his son. And Kwame Anthony Appiah explores the boundaries and meanings of different markers of identity--such as race, nationality, sexuality, and religion--in The Ethics of Identity.

Animal Insight

Animal scientist Temple Grandin describes how her autism helps her to understand animals. Her latest book is Animals in Translation: Using the Mysteries of Autism to Decode Animal Behavior.

Music: Soundtrack to At First Sight, music by Mark Isham: "A Simple Touch" / "At First Sight"

Ice Haven

Graphic novelist Daniel Clowes shares his latest, Ice Haven. It features 29 interconnecting stories in Ice Haven—a town gripped by anxiety over a missing child.

A Father's Journey with His Son

Two-time Booker Prize-winner Peter Carey (Oscar and Lucinda and True History of the Kelly Gang) ponders the meaning of discovering another culture through the eyes of his son, in Wrong About Japan.

Music: Twink Supercute!" #1 by Mulatta Records

The Ethics of Identity

To what extent are we defined by our race, nationality, religion, gender, and sexuality? Kwame Anthony Appiah discusses how what we are determines who we are, in The Ethics of Identity.

Music: Frank Sinatra’s "My Way" on The Reprise Collection (Reprise Records)

National Book Award Winners

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A number of this year’s National Book Award winners have appeared on The Leonard Lopate Show. Click here to see the list!

Tributes: Jeanne-Claude

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Jeanne-Claude created environmental works of art with her husband and fellow-conspirator/collaborator Christo. Together, they wrapped the Reichstag in Berlin, the Pont-Neuf in Paris, and created The Gates, with billowy orange drapes, in Central Park. Jeanne-Claude just died at the age of 74. You can hear Leonard Lopate’s last interview with them both, from July 19, 1999.

Please Explain: Eco-Labels

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Your broccoli, shampoo, and air conditioner might bear labels declaring them to be organic, cruelty-free, or energy efficient, but what do those labels mean and are they true? Dr. Urvashi Rangan, Project Director for Consumer Reports' GreenerChoices.org and Consumers Union’s Senior Scientist for Policy Initiatives, and Dara O'Rourke, founder and CEO of GoodGuide.com, took a look at what eco-labels indicate, how standards are set, and what they mean for consumers and manufacturers around the world.

Our 3-ingredient Challenge wins a James Beard Award

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On May 3, the Lopate Show won its third James Beard Award for our 3-ingredient challenge. In August, we asked our listeners to call in and name 3 ingredients and then challenged New York chef and 3-ingredient expert Rozanne Gold to whip up a recipe! You can listen to the 3-ingredient challenge and get some inspiration for simple, delicious, and unexpected dishes.