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The Leonard Lopate Show

Friday, March 03, 2006
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  • Peanut Gallery

    Many Americans at both ends of the political spectrum are concerned about the Bush administration's proposed port security deal. Former Senator Gary Hart suggests ways he thinks America can protect itself from terrorism. Plus, the life and work of early film star Anna May Wong; then the scientific adventures of two explorers. And this week's Please Explain is all about allergies. Why are peanuts harmless to some and fatal to others?

Is the Port Deal a Good Idea?

Former Senator Gary Hart explains how he thinks America can improve its international image and still protect itself from terrorism. Hart's new book is The Shield and the Cloak. He'll be speaking and signing books on Friday, March 3 at 7 pm at the Barnes and Noble on Broadway and 82nd Street.

Event: Gary Hart will be speaking and signing books
Friday, March 3rd at 7pm
Barnes and Noble
Broadway and 82nd Street

Flapper Chic

Los Angeles-born Anna May Wong (1905-1961) embodied flapper chic while challenging traditional ideas of Chinese womanhood. She's the subject of a new retrospective at the Museum of the Moving Image from March 4 through April 16, with screenings of more than 20 movies. More information at »movingimage.us

Leonard talks to Shirley Jennifer Lim, author of the forthcoming Performing the Modern: Anna May Wong and Josephine Baker.

Exploring the Earth and Sea

Last night, Aquilina Lestenkof and Edith Widder received awards from WINGS WorldQuest, an organization whose aim is to inspire women to explore the world. Lestenkof received the Earth Award for her work saving seals in the Bering Sea; Widder won the Sea Award for discovering glowing deep sea fish.

Please Explain: Allergies

Today's Please Explain is nothing to sneeze at: we'll find out all about allergies. Some allergies are merely annoying, while others are fatal.

Leonard talks to Dr. Gillian Shepherd, a specialist in Allergy and Immunology. She is a Clinical Associate Professor of Medicine at Weill Medical College of Cornell University and is an Attending at New York Presbyterian Hospital as well as a Consultant in Clinical Immunology at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center. Also, Dr. David Resnick, an Associate Clinical Professor, Pediatrics, at Morgan Stanley Children's Hospital, New York-Presbyterian, New York City.

Links:
Web site for the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology
»www.aaaai.org

National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health
»www3.niaid.nih.gov

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?

  1. The Brian Lehrer Show: Live from Denver (08/29/2008)
  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)