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Bill Richardson, Between WorldsAfter 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).
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