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The Leonard Lopate Show

Tuesday, November 08, 2005
  • Ruth Reichl
    Ruth Reichl

    The Changing World

    Regular guest Ruth Reichl looks at the age-old practice of sitting down to a family meal. Then, we'll find out how black market trading is changing the global economy. Plus, independent film legend Gena Rowlands joins us for a look back at her most important roles.

Hungry Planet

Sitting down to a family meal is an age-old practice that spans the globe. But the family meal is undergoing unprecedented change as globalization and modern trends in agriculture transform traditional diets. We'll hear about how families are adapting worldwide with Ruth Reichl, editor in chief of Gourmet magazine, and Peter Menzel and Faith D’Aluisio, creators of Hungry Planet--a photographic study of what people eat.

Events:
Monday, November 28, 8 PM
The Changing American Table
with John Willoughby, Ruth Reichl, Rick Bayless and Paula Deen
What's cooking in contemporary American kitchens? How are tastes in food and cooking changing? How has the exotic become mainstream? Join us for a wide-ranging discussion of American cuisine featuring some of the country's most famous chefs and cookbook authors.
Tickets are $15. The Miller Theatre is located north of Columbia's Main Campus Gate at 116th Street and Broadway, on the ground floor of Dodge Hall.
For tickets, the public should call the Miller Theatre Box Office at 212-854-7799, M-F, 12-6 p.m. or visit www.millertheatre.com

Music: Swingtime! (RCA Victor) by the Canadian Brass #2 (Blue Rondo a la Turk) and #12 (I Found Love)

Illicit

Black market trading--from human organs to pirated movies--is big business. Moisés Naím, the editor of Foreign Policy, argues that this illegal trade is hijacking the global economy in his new book, Illicit.

Music: "Royksopp's Night Out" by Royksopp, and "Salpica" by Mambotur

Gena Rowlands

A Woman Under the Influence

Independent film legend Gena Rowlands looks back on some of her most important work--from her lead role in "A Woman Under the Influence," directed by her husband John Cassavetes, to her role in Woody's Allen's "Another Woman."

» Visit our Guest Picks page to find out what moves Gena Rowlands

Events:
Gena Rowlands retrospective, An Independent Spirit goes on at BAM from Nov 10-20

Gena Rowlands will be participating in a Q&A, moderated by Peter Bogdanovich, following the 7:30 PM screening of A Woman Under the Influence on Thursday the 10th – and will be introducing the 6 pm screening of "Opening Night" on Saturday the 12th
Tickets and info: 718-636-4100, or go to bam.org

Music: The Door in the Floor" soundtrack (Decca) by Marcelo Zarvos # 2,1, and 3

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.

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, 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?