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Taking Stock
On today’s Underreported, former NPR correspondent Sarah Chayes calls in with an update on Afghanistan. Later on: a live performance from singer-songwriter Bruce Cockburn. And Wall Street icon Jim Lebenthal will be here. Plus, a journalist shares his investigation of the diamond trade.
Underreported: Sarah Chayes on Afghanistan
On today’s Underreported, former NPR correspondent Sarah Chayes calls in from Kandahar with an update on Afghanistan. Sarah Chayes is the founder of Arghand, which sells hand-crafted products from Kandahar.
Bruce Cockburn Performs Live
Singer-songwriter Bruce Cockburn performs songs from his new album, Life Short Call Now, live in our studio.
Available for purchase at amazon.com
Events: Bruce Cockburn will be performing
Saturday, September 16 at 8 pm
The Concert Hall
2 West 64th Street
For tickets, call 212-307-7171 or visit ticketmaster.com
For more information, visit www.theconcerthall.org
Confessions of a Municipal Bond Salesman
Jim Lebenthal shares his adventures as perhaps the most famous of all bond salesmen. His new book is Confessions of a Municipal Bond Salesman.
Available for purchase at amazon.com
The Rougher Side of Diamonds
Diamonds are mined in about 25 countries…on every continent except Europe and Antarctica. In The Heartless Stone, Tom Zoellner examines the rougher side of the diamond trade—from smuggling to human rights abuses.
Available for purchase at amazon.com
Events: Tom Zoellner will be reading and signing books
Thursday, June 29 at 7 pm
Borders Books and Music
The Time-Warner Center at Columbus Circle
10 Columbus Circle
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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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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.
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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?
