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Truth and Myth
Last year an independent panel charged CBS with failing to verify documents in a report on President Bush’s dereliction of National Guard duty…and producer Mary Mapes lost her job. On today’s show, she argues that she took the fall for a story that angered the Bush administration. Plus, we’ll get a refresher course on how the national banking system works on Please Explain. Country star Lee Ann Womack stops by, and Margaret Atwood and Karen Armstrong discuss the cultural importance of myths.
Truth and Duty
Former CBS news producer Mary Mapes was part of the team that reported on President Bush’s dereliction of National Guard duty. In Truth and Duty, she gives me a firsthand account of the fallout that cost her her job, and led Dan Rather to resign his anchor chair a year early.
Music:
Heat soundtrack (Warner Bros) #2 "Always Forever Now" by Passengers (Brianeno/U2)
Erin Brockovich (Sony Classical) by Thomas Newman # 8 and 10
A Short History of Myth
Margaret Atwood and Karen Armstrong examine the lasting power and cultural importance of myths. Karen Armstrong’s latest book is A Short of History of Myth. Margaret Atwood’s new book, The Penelopiad, retells the story of the Odyssey from the point of view of Penelope and the twelve hanged maids.
» Read an excerpt of A Short of History of Myth in the Reading Room
Music:
Stargate soundtrack (Milan) by David Arnold (# 3 and 2)
Please Explain: The Economy
On this week’s edition of our regular Please Explain feature, we’ll look at how the national banking system works — from how our currency works to what the federal reserve system is.
» Please Explain series
Music: Sonatine soundtrack by Joseph Hisaishi (# 6 and 1)
There's More Where That Came From
Country star Lee Ann Womack—the most nominated female vocalist for this year’s Country Music Awards—tells us about returning to the roots of the genre. Her new album is There's More Where That Came From.
Events:
Lee Ann Womack will perform with Shooter Jennings at the Bowery Ballroom (6 Delancey Street) on Monday, November 14th at 9PM
Tickets are $25 through TicketWeb, 866-468-7619
Music
"There's More Where That Came From" (MCA Nashville) ("There's More Where That Came From" and "Twenty Years and Two Husbands Ago"
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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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Let’s Go Swimming!
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Frank McCourt
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Frank McCourt has been a guest many times on this show over the years, starting in 1996 for the memoir, Angela’s Ashes, that would earn him a Pulitzer Prize. Fame came to him late in life, after he’d retired at the age of 65 from teaching English and creative writing at public schools here in New York. He was a sweet, eloquent man who spoke with grace and humility; he just died at the age of 78 after a battle with cancer. You can hear him speaking with Leonard Lopate for his Survival Kit in 2000, and in 2005, for his memoir, Teacher Man.
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Science and Faith
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Earlier this week, Pres. Obama announced that he plans to nominate geneticist Dr. Francis Collins to lead the National Institutes of Health. You can listen to Leonard’s 2006 conversation with Dr. Collins about how he reconciles his personal faith with his professional scientific knowledge.
FDA to Regulate Tobacco?
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May 14, 2009
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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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.
Leonard is on Facebook
Now Leonard is on Facebook! We’re posting photos, status updates, links to notable interviews, and lots more. Check it out.
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.
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