On Demand
The Leonard Lopate Show
-
John Wayne in "The Island In The Sky"Strategies for the Future
Today on our Underreported feature, we’ll look at the latest news from Colombia. It's been torn by civil war for decades, but there may be new prospects for peace. Then, Gretchen Wayne describes the process of restoring two of her father-in-law’s lost films to DVD: "The High and the Mighty" and "Island in the Sky." David Schwartz, chief film curator of the Museum of the Moving Image, and director Peter Bogdanovich pay tribute to the films of Raoul Walsh. And we’ll take a look into how the U.S. military is reorganizing its foreign bases in the post-Cold War world.
Prospects for Peace
Columbia has been embroiled in four decades of civil war. In 2004, the UN humanitarian affairs chief determined that Colombia was the worst humanitarian crisis in the western hemisphere. Today on our Underreported feature, Mark L. Schneider of International Crisis Group tells us what he thinks the prospects for peace are.
Music:
“Poor Leno” by Royksopp and “Tomorrow” by Amp
The High and the Mighty
Gretchen Wayne, John Wayne’s daughter-in-law, tells us about the DVD of two of the Duke’s lost films from the 1950s: “The High and the Mighty” and “Island in the Sky.” “The High and the Mighty” was last seen on CBS in September 1979, while “Island in the Sky” hasn’t been shown in over 40 years.
Music
Gretchen Wayne: theme from “Bridge on the River Kwai” and “Introduction” from “Captain Horatio Hornblower” composed by Robert Farnon and preformed by the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Raoul Walsh
David Schwartz, chief film curator of the Museum of the Moving Image, and director Peter Bogdanovich pay tribute to the films of Raoul Walsh. The first retrospective of the filmmaker’s work in New York in 30 years is playing at the Museum of the Moving Image until August 21st.
» More on the Raoul Walsh retrospective at the Museum of the Moving Image
Music:
David Schwartz: “Lonesome Dove – Suite” by Basil Poledouris
Military Basing Strategies
Last week, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan agreed to continue allowing the United States to use their bases for operations in Afghanistan. But Uzbekistan, which borders Afghanistan and was a much more strategic base for refueling and transferring goods, has given the US six months to evacuate their base there. We’ll find out from James R. McDonough, who just finished serving on the BRAC (Base Realignment and Closure) Commission, and Carl Conetta, the co-director of the Project on Defense Alternatives, what these base negotiations mean for US military strategy. And we’ll find out how the Pentagon is rethinking the its global military basing system in a post Cold War world.
» More on James R. McDonough
» More on Carl Conetta
Music:
James R. McDonough: “Heat” performed by Kronos Quartet and “Always Forever Now” performed by Passengers from the motion picture soundtrack, “Heat”
- About This Program »
- Staff Bios »
- Contact Us »
- Guest Hosts »
- Guest Picks »
- Latest Show »
- Tapes & Transcripts »
- Show Archive »
Features & Series
Podcast
Stay up to date.
Subscribe to the Podcast
Shop at Amazon!
Leonard Lopate Show picks
Start your Amazon shopping on WNYC.org and a portion of your total purchase goes to WNYC.
More
Tributes: Jeanne-Claude
The Leonard Lopate Show
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.
Video Pick: David Chang on Momofuku
The Leonard Lopate Show
Recent Videos:
- Arthur Schwartz on The Southern Italian Table
- David Plouffe on The Audacity to Win: The Inside Story and Lessons of Barack Obama’s Historic Victory
- Ken Auletta on Googled: The End of the World as We Know It
- Paul Shaffer on We’ll Be Here for the Rest of Our Lives: A Swingin' Show-Biz Saga
- George Steel on the New York City Opera’s new season
- Gail Collins on When Everything Changed: The Amazing Journey of Women from 1960 to the Present
- Comments [1]
Let’s Go Swimming!
The Leonard Lopate Show
According to the Centers for Disease Control, bacterial, viral, and parasitic organisms found in recreational water in the United States sicken thousands of people every year, and even result in deaths. We’ll speak with chemist and industrial hygienist Monona Rossol about the protozoa, amoebas and other things that love to go swimming with us. Monona is also founder and President of Arts, Crafts and Theater Safety.
- Comments [33]
Frank McCourt
The Leonard Lopate Show
Frank McCourt has been a guest many times on this show over the years, starting in 1996 for the memoir, Angela’s Ashes, that would earn him a Pulitzer Prize. Fame came to him late in life, after he’d retired at the age of 65 from teaching English and creative writing at public schools here in New York. He was a sweet, eloquent man who spoke with grace and humility; he just died at the age of 78 after a battle with cancer. You can hear him speaking with Leonard Lopate for his Survival Kit in 2000, and in 2005, for his memoir, Teacher Man.
- Comments [1]
Science and Faith
The Leonard Lopate Show
Earlier this week, Pres. Obama announced that he plans to nominate geneticist Dr. Francis Collins to lead the National Institutes of Health. You can listen to Leonard’s 2006 conversation with Dr. Collins about how he reconciles his personal faith with his professional scientific knowledge.
FDA to Regulate Tobacco?
The Leonard Lopate Show
May 14, 2009
Congress is getting ready to a vote on whether to make tobacco subject to FDA regulation. You can listen to a segment we did in May about the bill and what it would mean for the cigarette companies.
- Comments [9]
Our 3-ingredient Challenge wins a James Beard Award
The Leonard Lopate Show
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.
Leonard is on Facebook
Now Leonard is on Facebook! We’re posting photos, status updates, links to notable interviews, and lots more. Check it out.
Barack Obama, Circa 2004
The Leonard Lopate Show
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.
- Comments [4]
