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Lech Walesa (Polish Embassy)Studying Struggle
Lech Walesa, Nobel Peace Prize winner and former President of Poland, explains the role he played in the fall of communism in Eastern Europe. Then, Ruth Rendell talks about her latest mystery: Thirteen Steps Down. Neil Gaiman tells us about his latest projects: the movie "MirrorMask" and his novel Anansi Boys. And Anthony Shadid looks at how ordinary Iraqis cope with the chaos of war.
Solidarity
25 years ago, Lech Walesa triggered a chain of events that eventually brought down communism in Eastern Europe. He joins us for a look back at that struggle, and tells us about how he went on to become the President of Poland, and to win the Nobel Peace Prize.
Music
Soundtrack of Cobb # 16, 17
Thirteen Steps Down
Ruth Rendell tells us about her latest thriller, Thirteen Steps Down. The mystery follows the escalating tensions between a lovelorn landlady and a tenant who becomes increasingly interested in a supermodel and a serial killer.
Events: Ruth Rendell will be speaking and signing books on:
Thursday, September 29th at 7pm
Partners & Crime Books
44 Greenwich Ave.(between Charles & Perry Sts.)
Music
Soundtrack of Sirens # 2, 3
MirrorMask
Fantasy writer Neil Gaiman tells us about writing for film. He wrote the screenplay for “MirrorMask,” a new Jim Henson Company film that carries on the torch of the fantasy films “The Dark Crystal” and “Labyrinth.” He’ll also tell us a bit about his latest novel, the Anansi Boys.
» More on “MirrorMask”
Night Draws Near
Anthony Shadid of the Washington Post is a Lebanese American journalist who is fluent in Arabic. He was therefore able to go under cover in Iraq and get a very different perspective on the war than most embedded journalists. He tells us what he learned from his conversations with ordinary Iraqi citizens in Night Draws Near: Iraq's People in the Shadow of America's War.
» Read an excerpt of Night Draws Near in the Reading Room
Events:
Anthony Shadid will be speaking on:
Thursday, September 29th at 7:30pm
Barnes and Noble
2289 Broadway @82nd St.
Music
Soundtrack of Meet Joe Black # 10, 4, 3
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National Book Award Winners
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A number of this year’s National Book Award winners have appeared on The Leonard Lopate Show. Click here to see the list!
Tributes: Jeanne-Claude
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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.
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Please Explain: Eco-Labels
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Our 3-ingredient Challenge wins a James Beard Award
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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.
