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The Leonard Lopate Show

Tuesday, November 15, 2005
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  • Bill Richardson
    Bill Richardson, Between Worlds

    After You

    New Mexico's Governor Bill Richardson has said that he thinks the US is ready to elect a Hispanic President. On today's show, we'll find out if he intends to be the first. Plus, mother and son duo Sandy Stewart and Bill Charlap share their new album of showtunes. Mary Gaitskill tells us about her shocking new novel. Then: New York City's tough housing market. Why are many New Yorkers willing to pay a lot to live in substandard conditions?

Between Worlds

Hispanic-Americans now constitute the country's largest minority group. On today's show, Leonard talks to New Mexico's Governor Bill Richardson. He's fast becoming one of the most important national figures in the Democratic Party. And in 2008, he could become the first Hispanic-American on a presidential ticket. He looks back on his career so far in Between Worlds: The Making of an American Life.

Love Is Here to Stay

Singer Sandy Stewart and pianist Bill Charlap--a mother and son duo--have teamed up for a new album of showtunes. The late Broadway composer Morris “Moose” Charlap was Sandy's husband and Bill's father. They're here today with a live in-studio performance.

Events:
Sandy Stewart and Bill Charlap will be performing:
Tuesday, Nov 15 through Saturday, Nov 19
Tuesday through Thursday at 9 pm, Friday-Saturday at 9 and 11:30 pm
The Oak Room in the Algonquin Hotel
59 West 44th Street (between Fifth and Sixth Avenues)
To make reservations, call 212-419-9331 or email bmcgurn@algonquinhotel.com

Music: Sandy Stewarts and Bill Charlap "Love Is Here to Stay"
From : Sandy Stewarts and Bill Charlap "Love Is Here to Stay" # 6, 1

Veronica

Mary Gaitskill (author of Bad Behavior and Two Girls, Fat and Thin) tells us about her shocking new novel, Veronica, set in Paris and New York in the 1980s.

» Read an excerpt of Veronica in the Reading Room

Music: Music from Soundtrack Crash #1, 4

On the Rise

As we learned on yesterday's show, Greenpoint is an environmental disaster. Residents fear that living there is dangerous to their health. Yet rents there are rising and developers plan to build luxury apartments along its waterfront. What does that say about New York City's housing market? As cheaper, less desirable neighborhoods get more expensive, are there still affordable options? And why do so many New Yorkers have to live in substandard conditions?

Leonard talks to Motoko Rich, real estate reporter for the New York Times. Plus we take your calls at 212-433-WNYC (212-433-9692).

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.

The Story of Edgar Sawtelle

The Story of Edgar Sawtelle on the Leonard Lopate Show

The Leonard Lopate Show

Oprah’s Book Club has just chosen David Wroblewski’s novel The Story of Edgar Sawtelle as its newest selection. Hear Wroblewki talk about his acclaimed novel on the Lopate Show in June 2008.

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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