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The Leonard Lopate Show / January 26, 2006

The Leonard Lopate Show

Thursday, January 26, 2006
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    Healing Balms?

    What’s really in anti-wrinkle creams? On today’s Underreported feature, we’ll ask who’s regulating cosmeseuticals, or cosmetics that claim to have therapeutic benefits. Also on the show, philosopher and journalist Bernard Henri-Levy on what it means to be an American. And a clinical psychologist explains why and how people decide to commit suicide.

Underreported: The Cosmeceutical Industry

Last year, Americans spent $6.4 billion on skin care products (like anti-aging creams) that claim to have therapeutic uses. On today’s Underreported feature, we’ll find out how these products are regulated, and whether or not cosmetics should be able to advertise medical benefits. We'll talk to Erika Kawalek, associate director of the New York Institute for the Humanities at New York University, and the author of “Artfully Made-Up” in the November/December 2005 issue of Legal Affairs.

Music: A Shock to the System Soundtrack, Tracks 5, 7, and 11

American, Through and Through

Philosopher and journalist Bernard Henri-Levy, in the tradition of Alexis de Tocqueville, traveled throughout the US to find out what it means to be an American today. He shares his observations and interviews in American Vertigo.

Events: Bernard Henri-Levy will be reading and signing books
Monday, January 30th at 7pm
Barnes and Noble, Union Square

Music: Jefferson in Paris Soundtrack, Tracks 3, 2, 10, and 4

Understanding Suicide

In Why People Die By Suicide, clinical psychologist Thomas Joiner explains why and how some people override their hard-wired instinct for self-preservation, and kill themselves. Also, author Alec Wilkinson, who wrote an article in the New Yorker in 1999 called Notes Left Behind: The Language of Suicide.

Music: Iris Soundtrack, Tracks 4, 3, and 2

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.

The Story of Edgar Sawtelle

The Story of Edgar Sawtelle on the Leonard Lopate Show

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Oprah’s Book Club has just chosen David Wroblewski’s novel The Story of Edgar Sawtelle as its newest selection. Hear Wroblewki talk about his acclaimed novel on the Lopate Show in June 2008.

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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