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Billy ConnollyShaping the Future
On today’s show, guest host Rose Arce and Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Héctor Tobar explore the ways in which Spanish-speaking Americans are transforming the United States. Also on the show: Scottish comedian Billy Connolly. Plus, a new novel about the ambitions of an 18th century Brooklyn woman who runs a gin distillery. And to start it all off, a look at a recent poll that found Americans have the lowest opinion of the media in the world.
Opinions on the News
Reuters consumer services editor Dean Wright describes the results of a recent ten-country opinion poll for the BBC, Reuters, and The Media Center. Over 10,000 adults were questioned in March and April in the UK, USA, Brazil, Egypt, Germany, India, Indonesia, Nigeria, Russia, and South Korea. According to the poll, over one in four people reported abandoning a news source over the last year after losing trust in its content. And America has the lowest opinion of media in the world.
Bravemouth: Billy Connolly
Scottish comedian Billy Connolly shares his signature brand of humor, and tells us about some of his other interests…from music to welding.
Gin and Spirit
Emily Barton’s new novel, Brookland, imagines the life of an 18th century Brooklyn woman who ran a gin distillery and dreamed of building a bridge to Manhattan.
Heaven for Stanley
Stanley Kunitz has died at the age of 100. He was twice the poet laureate of the United States. In spring 2005, his friend and fellow poet Mark Doty came on the Lopate Show to read a poem he wrote about Stanley Kunitz. We re-air it today in his honor. It's called "Heaven for Stanley," and it's from Doty's collection School of the Arts.
Translation Nation
Hispanics make up the largest and fastest-growing minority group in the United States. In Translation Nation, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Héctor Tobar examines how Spanish-speaking Americans are forging new identities for themselves, and transforming the country.
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FDA to Regulate Tobacco?
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Congress is getting ready to a vote on whether to make tobacco subject to FDA regulation. You can listen to a segment we did in May about the bill and what it would mean for the cigarette companies.
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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.
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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?
