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On the Offensive
Guest host Kenji Jasper gets some tips on how to combat rude behavior, without creating a scene, from Harvard attorney Laurie Puhn. Then, singer-songwriter Tracy Bonham tells us about her new album, Blink the Brightest. We’ll talk to the very young, bestselling author Christopher Paolini about the second novel of his fantasy Inheritance trilogy. And Alain Silver tells us about Film Forum’s two-week “Summer Samurai” festival.
Instant Persuasion
Loud conversations on cell phones, pushing and shoving on the subway, cutting in line…New York can sometimes be a ruthless place. Today, communication expert Laurie Puhn offers tips on how best to handle rudeness. Her book is Instant Persuasion: How to Change Your Words to Change Your Life.
Blink the Brightest
Musician Tracy Bonham performs selections from her new album, Blink the Brightest, live in our studio.
Performing Tuesday night (8/23) at the Mercury Lounge (217 East Houston Street) at 8:30 – tickets $10 at the door only!
Eldest
Christopher Paolini became a bestselling author at age 19 when Eragon--the first book of his fantasy Inheritance trilogy--was published. He’s here today to talk about the second novel in the series: Eldest.
Christopher Paolini will give a talk and take questions from the audience tonight at 5:30 at the Barnes and Noble at Union Square
Summer Samurai
Alain Silver is the author of The Samurai Film. He pays tribute to the genre, and tells us about the current “Summer Samurai” festival at Film Forum.
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FDA to Regulate Tobacco?
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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.
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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.
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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?
