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The Leonard Lopate Show / August 19, 2005

The Leonard Lopate Show

Friday, August 19, 2005
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  • Fear and Happiness

    Corey Robin looks at the long relationship between fear and politics in Fear: The History of a Political Idea. Then, journalist Xinran recounts the moving struggles of one Chinese woman’s 30-year journey through Tibet. Next, author Sam Lipsyte discusses the premise of Home Land, a new novel written as an abjectly honest update to a high school alumni newsletter. Finally, economist Richard Layard investigates the root causes of happiness.

A History of Fear

Corey Robin explores the long history of fear as a political idea. He argues that it’s been influencing politics and culture since accounts of the Garden of Eden, and he explains how fear is acting as an agent of repression in modern-day America, in Fear: The History of a Political Idea.

Sky Burial

In 1994, journalist Xinran met a woman named Shu Wen who told her about her arduous, 30-year journey across the political and geographical landscapes of Tibet. Xinran tells Shu Wen’s story in Sky Burial: An Epic Love Story of Tibet.

Alumni Update

Sam Lipsyte imagines what would happen if an unsuccessful high school alum were to tell the unflattering truth about his life in the real world to his alumni newsletter: Home Land.

Happiness Is...

Studies have shown that societies with increased incomes don't experience increased happiness. Economist Richard Layard looks at how society would need to be adjusted to increase happiness in Happiness: Lessons from a New Science.

Bill Richardson on Diplomacy

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New Mexico governor Bill Richardson will be joining Obama’s cabinet as Commerce Secretary. You can hear him talk about his experience in foreign policy and diplomacy on the Lopate Show in April 2007.

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Plaxico Burress on the Lopate Show

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NY Giants star Plaxico Burress is in the headlines this week for his self-inflicted gunshot wound. You can hear him on the Leonard Lopate Show in July 2008 talk about his life on and off the football field, and what it was like to win the 2007 Super Bowl.

Tom Daschle on Fixing America’s Health Care System

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Former U.S. Sen. Tom Daschle has accepted President-Elect Barack Obama’s offer to be Secretary of Health and Human Services. You can hear Tom Daschle talk about his prescriptions for fixing American’s health care crisis on the Leonard Lopate Show in March 2008.

Barack Obama

Barack Obama, Circa 2004

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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.

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?