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The Leonard Lopate Show

Thursday, March 30, 2006
  • Michael Schiavo (Getty Images)
    Michael Schiavo (Getty Images)

    The Eye of the Storm

    On today's show, Michael Schiavo defends his decision to take his wife Terri off life support... and what it felt like at the center of the firestorm that followed. Also on the show: a look at Gypsies in the south of France. And a new novel about an art heist. Plus, we'll get an update on the political situation in Armenia, on this week’s Underreported.

Underreported: Armenia

Justin Burke, the editor of EurasiaNet.org, and Boris Navasardyan, the founder and President of the Yerevan Press Club, give us an update on the political climate in Armenia on this week's Underreported.

Vartkes's List

In the March/April issue of Legal Affairs, Michael Bobelian describes a lawyer’s fight to gain recognition for the victims of the conflict between Armenia and Turkey at the beginning of the 20th century. His article is titled "Vartkes's List".

The Gypsies of Southern France

Fernanda Eberstadt offers a rare glimpse into the hidden world of the Gypsies of southern France in Little Money Street.

Music from the album Chants Religieux Gitans by the group Tekameli. Tracks: Que Viene, Mis Hermanos, and Fill de Deu.

The Art of Stealing

Dara Horn describes The World to Come, her new novel based on the real-life theft of a Chagall painting from the Jewish Museum in New York in 2001.

Terri: The Personal and The Political

When Michael Schiavo decided to take his wife Terri off life support, a political firestorm erupted. In Terri: The Truth, he defends his decision, and describes what it felt like at the center of the controversy that followed.

Bill Richardson on Diplomacy

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New Mexico governor Bill Richardson will be joining Obama’s cabinet as Commerce Secretary. You can hear him talk about his experience in foreign policy and diplomacy on the Lopate Show in April 2007.

Plaxico Burress on the Lopate Show

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NY Giants star Plaxico Burress is in the headlines this week for his self-inflicted gunshot wound. You can hear him on the Leonard Lopate Show in July 2008 talk about his life on and off the football field, and what it was like to win the 2007 Super Bowl.

Tom Daschle on Fixing America’s Health Care System

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Former U.S. Sen. Tom Daschle has accepted President-Elect Barack Obama’s offer to be Secretary of Health and Human Services. You can hear Tom Daschle talk about his prescriptions for fixing American’s health care crisis on the Leonard Lopate Show in March 2008.

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?