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The Leonard Lopate Show

Wednesday, November 23, 2005
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  • The Unchosen
    The Unchosen

    Teetering 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

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.

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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  2. The Brian Lehrer Show: Live from the Republican National Convention: Day 2 (09/02/2008)
  3. The Brian Lehrer Show: Live from the Republican National Convention: Day 4 (09/04/2008)
  4. The Leonard Lopate Show: Young'Uns (09/03/2008)
  5. The Brian Lehrer Show: Live from the Republican National Convention: Day 3 (09/03/2008)
  6. The Brian Lehrer Show: Live from the Republican National Convention: Day 1 (09/01/2008)
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