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The Leonard Lopate Show

Monday, January 09, 2006
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    For Everything There Is a Season?

    On today's show, a biblical scholar explains how scribes altered the New Testament for 15 centuries before the arrival of the printing press. Later in the show, we'll hear the true story of a notorious leprosy colony on Hawaii’s Molokai Island. And we'll pay tribute to Vaudeville's heyday, as well as its legacy in modern entertainment. Plus, our favorite horticulturalist, Gerard Lordahl, tells us what to do to help our plants thrive throughout the winter.

Frost and Flora

Gerard Lordahl, director of the Open Space Greening Program, answers your questions about keeping city plants healthy all winter long. Call 212-433-9692.

Mailing Address:
Open Space Greening Program
51 Chambers Street, Suite 228
New York, NY 10007
e-mail: plantlot@aol.com

Just Throw Money

Modern-day vaudevillian Trav S.D. pays tribute to the history and legacy of one of America's earliest and most influential forms of entertainment, in No Applause--Just Throw Money: The Book That Made Vaudeville Famous

Events: Trav S.D. will be reading and performing on
Tuesday, January 17th at 7pm
The Makor Center at the 92nd St. Y
35 West 67th Street
Tickets available on the 92nd St. Y's website, or at 212-415-5500.

Trav SD will be appearing at the Main Branch of the Brooklyn Public Library on March 4th and March 11th, both at 4 pm.

Medical Segregation

For over 100 years, Hawaii's Molokai Island served as a notorious leprosy colony. Thousands of people were exiled there, with the first arriving in 1866. John Tayman joins us with some of their stories of struggle and survival, as told in his new book The Colony.

Misquoting Jesus

Misquoting Jesus

When we say something’s the “gospel truth,” we mean it’s unquestionable and unchanging. But according to biblical scholar Bart Ehrman, the scribes entrusted with copying the New Testament altered the words--both deliberately and accidentally--for 15 centuries before the printing press arrived. His new book is Misquoting Jesus: The Story Behind Who Changed the Bible and Why.

Sarah Palin

Gov. Sarah Palin and Alaska Politics

The Leonard Lopate Show

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

The Leonard Lopate Show

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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