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The Leonard Lopate Show

Tuesday, January 24, 2006
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  • Osama Bin Laden
    Osama Bin Laden (AFP/Getty Images)

    Battle Scars

    On today’s show, we’ll talk to the CIA Field Commander who led the attack against Osama bin Laden in Afghanistan’s Tora Bora mountains. Later on the show, a doctor recounts his struggle to save lives in the midst of war zones—from Eritrea to Baghdad. And Lisa Fugard—the daughter of South African playwright Athol Fugard—shares her first novel. Plus, jazz trumpeter Charles Tolliver will be here.

Jawbreaker

CIA Key Field Commander Gary Berntsen describes leading the attack against Osama bin Laden in Afghanistan--and shares his personal account of what happened when bin Laden was cornered in the Tora Bora mountains--in Jawbreaker. He's joined by his co-author, Ralph Pezzullo.

» Read an excerpt of Jawbreaker in the Reading Room

Music: Jawbreaker Soundtrack, Tracks 13, 12, and 6

Skinner's Drift

Lisa Fugard (the daughter of South African playwright Athol Fugard) shares her first novel--a family drama set in her home country, titled Skinner’s Drift.

Events: Lisa Fugard will be reading and signing books
Thursday, January 26th at 7pm
Barnes and Noble, Astor Place


Music: Constant Gardner Soundtrack, Tracks 1 and 6

Music Inc

Jazz trumpeter Charles Tolliver made his first recording with saxophone great Jackie Mclean on Blue Note Records in 1964. The self-taught player and composer, and founder of the quartet Music Inc, joins us for a look back at his legendary 40-year career as one of the most respected figures in jazz.

Events:
Charles Tolliver Big Band performs at Birdland Jazz
Wednesday, January 25 through Saturday, January 28
show times 9&11pm Music Charge: $30
315 West 44th Street between 8th & 9th Avenues
Call 212-581-3080 for info
» www.birdlandjazz.com

Music: “Household of Saud” and “Brilliant Circles”
Music, Inc. by Charles Tolliver & Big Band (Strata-East Records

A War Surgeon's Education

Jonathan Kaplan grew up in South Africa, and was later forced--beccause of apartheid--to leave the black township where he was working as a doctor. He then began a journey around the world working as a surgeon in war zones from Baghdad to Angola. He describes the challenges he faced trying to save lives in very difficult circumstances in Contact Wounds.

Music: Meet Joe Black Soundtrack, Tracks 10, 13, and 17

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

The Leonard Lopate Show

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

The Leonard Lopate Show

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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  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)
  7. The Leonard Lopate Show: Big Storm (09/04/2008)