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Parallel Universes
We start today’s show with an exploration of some of the strange new frontiers in space--like extra dimensions and parallel universes. Then, we’ll learn about the East German writer Irmtraud Morgner as part of our summer Underappreciated Literature series. And Toni Colette and director Patrick Stettner tell us about “The Night Listener”--their new thriller about a late night radio host. Plus: 20-time Wimbledon champ Martina Navratilova shares her advice on how to get in great shape.
Stranger Than Science Fiction?
Theoretical physicist Lisa Randall is an expert on particle physics, string theory, and cosmology. In Warped Passages she describes some of the bizarre new concepts being used to describe the universe…from three dimensional sink-holes to parallel universes and hidden dimensions.
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Underappreciated Literature: Irmtraud Morgner
The East German writer Irmtraud Morgner won her country’s National Prize for Literature in 1978. But she’s practically unknown in the US. Today, only her epic novel The Life and Adventures of Trobadora Beatrice as Chronicled by her Minstrel Laura has been translated into English. Professor Silke von der Emde of Vassar joins us for today’s edition of our Underappreciated Literature series.
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The Night Listener
Toni Colette and director Patrick Stettner tell us about “The Night Listener”—their new thriller about a late night radio host. Some of its scenes were filmed here in our WNYC studios.
Shape Up!
Shape up with Martina Navratilova! She's won 20 Wimbledon titles and 58 Grand Slam titles, and at age 46, became the oldest Grand Slam winner ever. Her new book is Shape Your Self: My 6-Step Diet and Fitness Plan to Achieve the Best Shape of Your Life.
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Bill Richardson on Diplomacy
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New Mexico governor Bill Richardson will be joining Obama’s cabinet as Commerce Secretary. You can hear him talk about his experience in foreign policy and diplomacy on the Lopate Show in April 2007.
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NY Giants star Plaxico Burress is in the headlines this week for his self-inflicted gunshot wound. You can hear him on the Leonard Lopate Show in July 2008 talk about his life on and off the football field, and what it was like to win the 2007 Super Bowl.
Tom Daschle on Fixing America’s Health Care System
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Former U.S. Sen. Tom Daschle has accepted President-Elect Barack Obama’s offer to be Secretary of Health and Human Services. You can hear Tom Daschle talk about his prescriptions for fixing American’s health care crisis on the Leonard Lopate Show in March 2008.
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?
