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The UnchosenTeetering on the Edge
More journalists have been killed in Iraq than during the whole Vietnam War. Combat reporter Walter Rodgers on how he coped with the danger. Plus: modern Jewish life, from the hidden lives of Hasidic rebels to the Israeli military experience. And then a look into why so many scientific breakthroughs happened in the 20th century.
Sleeping with Custer
CNN correspondent Walter Rodgers has worked in Sarajevo, Afghanistan, and the West Bank. Most recently he was embedded for three weeks in March 2003 with the Seventh Calvary, who advanced from the Kuwaiti border to Baghdad. He's recently written an account of the experience called Sleeping with Custer.
Music:
soundtrack from "Black Hawk Down" by Hans Zimmer (Decca) tracks 2, 8, and 10
Hasidic Rebels
Outsiders don't hear much about Hasidim struggling to live in or even leave their restrictive communities. Hella Winston gained access to members of Brooklyn's Satmar sect while working on her doctoral dissertation in sociology. Her new book is The Unchosen.
Music: Wandering Jew" by Yale Strom and Klazzj (Global Village) track 9 (70 West 77th) and 7 (It's Corked!)
Match
Alan Kaufman's new novel is Matches, which is an Israeli army term for a soldier, or one who "strikes, burns, and dies." The main character is Nathan Falk, an American expatriate serving in the Israeli Defense Force.
» Read an excerpt of Matches in the Reading Room
Music: soundtrack for Blink by Brad Fiedel (Milan) tracks 2 and 11
Bright Moment
Some extraordinary scientific breakthroughs happened in the 20th century, from the theory of relativity to mapping DNA. Leonard talks to Alan Lightman, author of the The Discoveries: Great Breakthroughs in 20th-Century Science, Including the Original Papers.
Music: soundtrack for "The Fog of War" by Philip Glass (Oranage Mountain Music) tracks 9, 5, and 6
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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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Video Pick: Elizabeth Edwards
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Elizabeth Edwards discusses how to best cope with lifes difficulties in her book Resilience: Reflections on the Burdens and Gifts of Facing Life's Adversities.
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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.
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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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