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All in Your Head?
Brain surgeons operate on one of our least understood organs. On today’s show, we'll ask a neurosurgeon what’s inside our skulls. Later on, New Yorker writer Roger Angell shares his new memoir. And we’ll pay tribute to the autoharp. Plus, word maven Patricia T. O’Conner will be here.
Adventures in Brain Surgery
Brain surgeons use a mix of new technology and old-fashioned dexterity to probe one of our most important—and least understood—organs. In Another Day in the Frontal Lobe, neurosurgeon Katrina Firlik takes us inside our skulls, and describes the day to day challenges of operating on human brains.
Events: Katrina Firlik will be reading and signing books
Monday, June 5 at 7 pm
Upper West Side Barnes & Noble
2289 Broadway, at 82nd Street
Roger Angell on Love and Loss
New Yorker writer Roger Angell looks back on his life, and remembers the people he's known, and misses, in Let Me Finish.
Events: Roger Angell will be discussing his book
Wednesday, June 14 at 7 pm
Symphony Space
2537 Broadway
For tickets, 212-864-5400 of visit symphonyspace.org
Applauding the Autoharp
Musicologist Mike Seeger celebrates the history of the autoharp, which was invented in the 1870s, in Masters of Old-Time Country Autoharp.
Words Fail Me
Word maven Patricia T. O’Conner answers your questions about the English language, and explores the changing nature of the word "pimp."
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Science and Faith
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Earlier this week, Pres. Obama announced that he plans to nominate geneticist Dr. Francis Collins to lead the National Institutes of Health. You can listen to Leonard’s 2006 conversation with Dr. Collins about how he reconciles his personal faith with his professional scientific knowledge.
FDA to Regulate Tobacco?
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May 14, 2009
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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Video Pick: Elizabeth Edwards
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Elizabeth Edwards discusses how to best cope with lifes difficulties in her book Resilience: Reflections on the Burdens and Gifts of Facing Life's Adversities.
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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.
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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.
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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?
