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The Leonard Lopate Show

Thursday, June 15, 2006
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    Inside America's Prisons

    There are an estimated 300,000 mentally ill people incarcerated in state and federal prisons. On today’s Underreported, we’ll learn about the grim conditions in which many inmates are trapped. Then, baseball writer Roger Kahn shares his new memoir. And Marty Leimbach tells us about her new novel, based on her real-life autistic son. Plus, we’ll learn about a typical day in the life of a public defender in the South Bronx.

Underreported: Mentally Ill Inmates

On today’s Underreported, Gary Fields of the Wall Street Journal reports that for America’s mentally ill prisoners, parole is rare and recidivism rates are high—leaving many inmates trapped in a self-perpetuating cycle.

Prisons: An Inside Perspective

On June 8th, the Commission on Safety and Abuse in America's Prisons issued a set of recommendations on how to make correctional facilities safer and more effective. David Matlin, who taught college-level courses in a maximum-security prison for over ten years, comments on the report, and tells us what his inside perspective on incarceration taught him. Mr. Matlin is the author of Prisons: Inside the New America.

Baseball and Memories

Baseball writer Roger Kahn (author of The Boys of Summer) reflects on the people and events that shaped his life in his new memoir: Into My Own.

Events:
Roger Kahn will be appearing
Thursday June 15 at 8 pm
Book Revue
313 New York Ave.
Huntington, Long Island
631-271-1442

and

Saturday June 17 at 11 am
Paperbacks Plus
3718 Riverdale Ave.
Riverdale, the Bronx
718-796-3119

Daniel Isn't Talking

Marti Leimbach describes her new novel, Daniel Isn't Talking. The title character is based on her real-life autistic son.

A Public Defender in the South Bronx

David Feige walks us through a typical day’s work for a public defender in the South Bronx in Indefensible.
Event:
David Feige will be appearing
Monday June 19 at 7 pm
Mo Pitkin's
34 Avenue A, NY, NY

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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