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The Leonard Lopate Show / August 22, 2005

The Leonard Lopate Show

Monday, August 22, 2005
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    Private Concerns

    Daniel Bergner explains how the government is using private security companies, and not the US military, to protect Coalition Provisional Authority sites throughout Iraq. Next, Hazel Rowley discusses the life and work of writer Christina Stead as part of our special Summer Reading series. Then, Rosie Perez tells us about being the subject of a two-day tribute at BAM. Finally, we open up the phones to find out what makes a book a bestseller, and how you choose which books to read.

The Other Army

Daniel Bergner looks how private security companies contracted by the government are protecting Coalition Provisional Authority sites in Iraq. His article “The Other Army” in the New York Times Sunday Magazine profiles one newly formed company, Triple Canopy, as it wrestles with unexpected challenges and tries to counter insurgent attacks.

» Read "The Other Army" from the New York Times Sunday Magazine

Music:
“Heat” performed by the Kronos Quartet and “Always Forever Now” performed by Passengers, from the “Heat” motion picture soundtrack, Warner Bros. Records Inc.

Summer Reading Series: Christina Stead

Hazel Rowley tells us about the nearly forgotten work of Christina Stead—a woman whose writing was compared to James Joyce and Leo Tolstoy during her lifetime. Her best known work, The Man Who Loved Children, is a touching, if disturbing, look at family life. Ms. Rowley is the author of Christina Stead: A Biography.

Music:
“Conference Call,” an original soundtrack recording by David Hirschfelder, from the motion picture “Hanging Up,” Varese Sarabande Records, Inc.

The 24 Hour Woman

Rosie Perez is one of Brooklyn’s best-know actresses. Her comedic and dramatic film roles are the subject of a two-day tribute at BAM: “Born in Brooklyn.”

» More on "Born in Brooklyn" at BAM
» Visit our Guest Picks page to find out about the books, films, and music that move Rosie perez

Music:
“Slow Drag” and “Habanera” from the album “Jump Start and Jazz: Two Ballets by Wynton Marsalis,” Sony Music Entertainment.

Open Phones: Finding a Good Book

Today is the final day of our special Summer Reading series on underappreciated writers. We've looked at the work of authors who, though they were highly regarded in their lifetimes, have fallen out of fashion and are little-known today. We're opening up the phones to find out how you decide what to read. Are you interested in bestsellers? And what makes a bestseller these days? Call 212-433-9692.

Music:
“Betty’s Lament” from “Betty’s Lament/Uim” by Isan, a Bad Jazz release; “Fallout” from “The Calendar of Unlucky Days” by Euphone, a Jade Tree Records release.

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.

(<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/tedkerwin/">tedkerwin</a>/flickr)

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?