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The Leonard Lopate Show / December 27, 2005

The Leonard Lopate Show

Tuesday, December 27, 2005
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  • I is for Infidel
    I is for Infidel

    Personal Accounts

    Kathy Gannon covered Afghanistan as an AP correspondent from 1986 to 2005. In I is for Infidel, she shares her account of the country’s history of occupation and war. Then, Nuala O'Faolain tells us about her biography of an infamous female con artist: The Story of Chicago May. Louise Erdrich shares her new novel, The Painted Drum. And Hilary Spurling looks at the life of Henri Matisse.

I is for Infidel

Kathy Gannon worked as a freelancer and AP correspondent in Pakistan and Afghanistan from 1986 to 2005. She was the only female journalist to be in Afghanistan throughout the Taliban rule, and she was the only Western journalist allowed into Kabul after 9/11. She tells us what she learned during 18 years in Afghanistan in I is for Infidel: From Holy War to Holy Terror.

Music: Pole Tricks – Japancakes
Blackout – John Scofield

The Story of Chicago May

Nuala O'Faolain has written two best-selling memoirs: Are You Somebody? and Almost There. Now she tries her hand at biography to study the life of a turn-of-the-century Irish con woman in The Story of Chicago May.

Music: James Scott – Ragtime Nightingale
H Charleston Woods – The Charleston Rag
from Sweet Sixteenths: A Ragtime Concert

The Painted Drum

Louise Erdrich shares her new novel, The Painted Drum. The book studies the relationship between an antiquities dealer and a rare Native American drum found in New Hampshire.

Music: Louise Erdich – The Painted Drum Music from Dances With Wolves # 1, 2

Matisse the Master

Hilary Spurling follows up The Unknown Matisse, her biography of Matisse’s early life, with a second volume on the often misunderstood artist: Matisse the Master.

Music: Hilary Spurling – Matisse The Master
Darius Milhaud – Music for Wind Instruments #1, 2, 7

genome

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.

recipe

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.

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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James Beard

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

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.

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?