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The Leonard Lopate Show

Tuesday, June 06, 2006
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    Standing the Heat

    Bill Buford, formerly the fiction editor of the New Yorker, relates the challenges of trying to hold his own as a line cook in the kitchen of Mario Batali’s restaurant Babbo. Then, Iraqi-born architect Zaha Hadid tells us about the retrospective of her work at the Guggenheim. And we’ll find out how poetry can help some Alzheimer's patients. Plus, Anderson Cooper talks about some of his toughest assignments.

An Amateur's Adventures in the Kitchen

Bill Buford made a name for himself as the founding editor of Granta magazine, and as the fiction editor of the New Yorker for eight years. But he always wondered if he had what it took to survive as a professional chef. In Heat, he recounts the humiliating experiment of trying to keep up in Mario Batali’s three-star kitchen at Babbo.

Events: Bill Buford will be reading and signing books
Tuesday, June 6 at 7 pm
Lincoln Center Barnes & Noble

Zaha Hadid at the Guggenheim

Iraqi-born architect Zaha Hadid tells us about her first major retrospective in the United States, at the Guggenheim.

Alzheimer's Poetry Project

Poet Gary Mex Glazner explains how poetry can help spark memories and emotions for people with Alzheimer's disease. Mr. Glazner is also author of the book How to Make a Living as a Poet.

Events: There will be a reading from Sparking Memories: The Alzheimer's Poetry Project Anthology
And a benefit for the APP at the Bowery Poetry Club
Sunday, June 11th, from 5 to 6pm

Dispatches from the Edge

In Dispatches from the Edge, Anderson Cooper describes how covering some of the worst crises of recent times--from the tsunami to Hurricane Katrina--has affected him personally.

Events: Anderson Cooper will be reading and signing books
Tuesday, June 6 at 7 pm
Union Square Barnes & Noble

Sarah Palin

Gov. Sarah Palin and Alaska Politics

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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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