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The Leonard Lopate Show

Friday, September 23, 2005
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  • Operation Dreamland
    Operation Dreamland

    Days to Remember

    Garrett Scott and Ian Olds spent the winter of 2004 filming a squad of American soldiers, among them Joseph Wood, in Fallujah. They join us to talk about the resulting documentary: “Occupation: Dreamland.” Then, Zadie Smith tells us about her new novel, On Beauty. Poet Sharon Olds explains why she’s protesting the National Book Festival. And, in today’s Please Explain feature, we’ll find out how memory works.

Occupation: Dreamland

Filmmakers Garrett Scott and Ian Olds, and soldier Joseph Wood, tells us about their documentary, “Occupation: Dreamland.” The film follows the lives of soldiers in the Army’s 82nd Airborne Division during the occupation of Fallujah in the winter of 2004.

» More on “Occupation: Dreamland”

Music: Music from the Motion Picture ‘Heat’ # 2, 1, 6

On Beauty

Zadie Smith, author of the highly-acclaimed White Teeth, tells us about her third novel: On Beauty.

Events:
Zadie Smith will be speaking on:
Sunday, September 25th at 2pm
Barnes and Noble, Union Square

Monday, September 26th at 7pm
Symphony Space
» More info Soundtrack from ‘Feast of July’ # 4, 7

Poetry and Politics

Laura Bush is hosting the National Book Festival this week in Washington. Poet Sharon Olds, a National Book Critics Circle Award winner and a professor of creative writing at New York University, tells us the political considerations behind her decision to refuse an invitation to read at the festival.

Events: Sharon Olds will be hosting an R.S.V.P. to Laura Bush on:
Friday, Sept 23rd at 7pm
Elebash Recital Hall
The Center for the Humanities at the Graduate Center, CUNY
Free admission at the door. Co-sponsored by The Nation.
More on R.S.V.P to Laura Bush

Music: Soundtrack from ‘Lonesome’ by the Alloy Orchestra #3, 2

Brain

Please Explain: Memory

On this week’s edition of our regular Please Explain feature, we’ll try to explain how memory works. We’ll look at the difference between short and long term memory, why we remember some things and not others, and why some people are better at remembering details that others. We’re joined by Jordan Grafman, Ph.D., of the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, and Dr. Barry Gordon, MD, Ph.D., the Director of the Division of Cognitive Neurology/Neuropsychology and The Memory Clinic at Johns Hopkins Medical Center.

Music: Soundtrack from Sontaine # 6, 1

Sarah Palin

Gov. Sarah Palin and Alaska Politics

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August 08, 2008
Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin is Sen. John McCain’s VP running mate. To find out more about Gov. Palin and Alaska politics, check out our States of the Union: Alaska segment from Aug. 8, 2008.

Joe Biden

Sen. Joe Biden on the Lopate Show

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Sen. Obama has chosen Sen. Joe Biden of Delaware to be his running mate. To find out more about his personal and political life, listen to Leonard’s Aug. 2007 interview with Sen. Biden. At the time, the Senator from Delaware was still a contender for the Democratic presidential nomination.

Barack Obama

Barack Obama, Circa 2004

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As the Democratic Convention is underway in Denver, listen to 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.

John McCain

John McCain in 2000

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Sen. John McCain spoke with Leonard in September 2000 about his memoir, Faith of My Fathers. He discussed his family's naval background, his time in POW camps, as well as his own presidential ambitions for the 2000 election.

States of the Union

States of the Union

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Why is New York a blue state, Wyoming a red, and Ohio a shade of purple? Looking ahead to Election Day 2008, Leonard talks to journalists, scholars, and activists from each of the 50 states to find out what motivates voters from Maine to California.

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?

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