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The Leonard Lopate Show

Tuesday, May 09, 2006
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    Adept at Adapting

    Scott Simon describes his new novel about a teenage girl who becomes a sniper during the siege of Sarajevo. Plus, Phil Collins on the new Broadway musical Tarzan.

Scott Simon Imagines the Life of a Sniper

Scott Simon, the host of NPR’s Weekend Edition, has written his first novel: Pretty Birds. The book’s central character is a teenage Muslim girl who becomes a sniper in Sarajevo during the early 1990s—when Scott Simon was covering the siege for NPR.

Events: Scott Simon will be reading and signing books
Tuesday, May 9 at 7:30 pm
The Greenwich Village Barnes and Noble
396 Avenue of the Americas at 8th Street

Phil Collins on Tarzan’s Trip to Broadway

Phil Collins won an Academy Award for "You'll Be in My Heart," which he wrote for the animated Disney film “Tarzan.” Now, the film is coming to Broadway as Disney’s first new musical in five years. Phil Collins tells us about composing the music.

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

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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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