wnyc.org / 93.9fm / am 820

On Demand

Program Schedule

Topics

The Leonard Lopate Show / November 07, 2005

The Leonard Lopate Show

Monday, November 07, 2005
Previous Episode | Next Episode
  • Jean-Paul Sartre and Simone de Beauvoir
    Jean-Paul Sartre and Simone de Beauvoir

    Foreign Relations

    Lynne Truss bemoans what she describes as the “utter bloody rudeness of the world today” in Talk to the Hand, her follow up to Eats, Shoots and Leaves. Then, we’ll hear about a new joint biography of Simone de Beauvoir and Jean-Paul Sartre, and an unconventional new memoir: I, Wabenzi. And A.N. Wilson looks at what led to the decline of the British Empire.

Talk to the Hand

Lynne Truss spoke out against improper punctuation in Eats, Shoots and Leaves. In Talk to the Hand, she takes on the state of modern manners.

Events:
Lynne Truss will speaking on:
Wednesday, November 9th at 7pm
Barnes & Noble
2289 Broadway (at 82nd Street)

Music: “Bebop,” “Jump” and “1/2 Fiddle Bow Real” from the album “Jump Start and Jazz: Two Ballets by Wynton Marsalis” from Sony Music Entertainment Inc.

Tête-à-Tête

Hazel Rowley joins us for a look at her new joint biography of Simone de Beauvoir and Jean-Paul Sartre: Tête-à-Tête.

Music: “Tenderness” and “Fleeing the Longuet Home – Fugue” from the motion picture soundtrack for “A Little Thief” from Milan America Inc.

I, Wabenzi

Rafi Zabor won the PEN/Faulkner Award in 1998 for his novel The Bear Comes Home. Now, he’s finished the first volume of a planned 4-volume memoir: I, Wabenzi.

» Read the first chapter

Events:
Rafi Zabor will be speaking on:
Wednesday, November 9th 7pm
McNally Robinson Bookstore
50 Prince Street, between Lafayette and Mulberry Street

Music: “The Judge and the Jury” and “Jon John” from the album “Milt Hinton: Laughing at Life” from Sony Online

After the Victorians

At the height of its power, the British Empire controlled 1/5 of the world’s land area, and nearly a quarter of its population. In his sequel to The Victorians, historian A.N. Wilson looks at what led to the decline of this world power. The new book is After the Victorians.

Events:
A.N. Wilson talk/reception/signing
Wednesday, November 9 at 7:00 PM to 8:30 PM
ENGLISH-SPEAKING UNION OF NEW YORK
DiCapo Theater
76th Street and Lexington Avenue
Tickets and reservations available in advance by calling the English-Speaking Union at 212-879-8200 or on the night of the event at the theater.

Music: “Emma’s Eyes” and “Open Your Eyes” from the original motion picture soundtrack for “Blink” from Milan Entertainment Inc.

Bill Richardson on Diplomacy

The Leonard Lopate Show

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

The Leonard Lopate Show

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

The Leonard Lopate Show

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

The Leonard Lopate Show

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

The Leonard Lopate Show

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?