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Bittersweet Tales
On today’s show, guest host Jonathan Capehart talks to three writers about the complex nature of modern-day stepfamilies. Then, we’ll hear the real-life story of the man who invented sugar packets and Sweet’N Low after WWII. Plus, Sundance is coming to New York with screenings and discussions at BAM. And a new book investigates what happened to the women who gave their children up for adoption in the days before Roe v. Wade.
My Father Married Your Mother
Roughly 50% of marriages in the US result in divorce. Yet most families don’t end when a marriage does…they change and grow with stepfathers, mothers, brothers and sisters. In My Father Married Your Mother, writers reflect on how their lives have been shaped by these new “postnuclear” relationships. We’re joined by editor Anne Burt and contributors Roxana Robinson, and Andrew Solomon.
Sweet and Low
Sugar packets and Sweet’N Low were invented by a short-order cook in Brooklyn after WWII. Rich Cohen explores the bittersweet life of the man who created them, and looks at the impact they had on America.
Sundance at BAM
Sundance has come to New York for an eleven-day festival at BAM that features films, live music, and discussions with filmmakers. Sundance Film Festival director of programming John Cooper is here along with director Laurie Collyer (“Sherrybaby”) for a preview of the series.
The Girls Who Went Away
In The Girls Who Went Away Ann Fessler, who is herself an adoptee, investigates the lives of the hundreds of thousands of single women in America who were forced to give their newborns up for adoption in the years between WWII and Roe v. Wade.
Events: Ann Fessler will be reading and signing books
Monday, May 15th at 7 pm
Astor Place Barnes and Noble
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National Book Award Winners
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A number of this year’s National Book Award winners have appeared on The Leonard Lopate Show. Click here to see the list!
Tributes: Jeanne-Claude
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Jeanne-Claude created environmental works of art with her husband and fellow-conspirator/collaborator Christo. Together, they wrapped the Reichstag in Berlin, the Pont-Neuf in Paris, and created The Gates, with billowy orange drapes, in Central Park. Jeanne-Claude just died at the age of 74. You can hear Leonard Lopate’s last interview with them both, from July 19, 1999.
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Please Explain: Eco-Labels
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Your broccoli, shampoo, and air conditioner might bear labels declaring them to be organic, cruelty-free, or energy efficient, but what do those labels mean and are they true? Dr. Urvashi Rangan, Project Director for Consumer Reports' GreenerChoices.org and Consumers Union’s Senior Scientist for Policy Initiatives, and Dara O'Rourke, founder and CEO of GoodGuide.com, took a look at what eco-labels indicate, how standards are set, and what they mean for consumers and manufacturers around the world.
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Our 3-ingredient Challenge wins a James Beard Award
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On May 3, the Lopate Show won its third James Beard Award for our 3-ingredient challenge. In August, we asked our listeners to call in and name 3 ingredients and then challenged New York chef and 3-ingredient expert Rozanne Gold to whip up a recipe! You can listen to the 3-ingredient challenge and get some inspiration for simple, delicious, and unexpected dishes.
