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The Leonard Lopate Show

Tuesday, August 08, 2006
  • A woman protester holds up a picture of Hezbollah leader Hassan Nazrallah and her comrade the Palestinian flag with a placard reading " Death to the United States" (Abdelhak Senna/AFP/Getty Images)
    A woman protester holds up a picture of Hezbollah leader Hassan Nazrallah and her comrade the Palestinian flag with a placard reading " Death to the United States" (Abdelhak Senna/AFP/Getty Images)

    In the Market

    The Greenmarket opened 30 years ago. On today’s show, we’ll ask how the growth of farmers markets have changed the way the city eats. Later on, we’ll take an in-depth look at Hezbollah on this week’s Backstory. And Amy Hempel tells us about her new collection of short stories. Plus, Robert Sullivan shares some adventures from his cross country treks with his family.

30 Years of the Greenmarket

During the peak season, over 250,000 people visit New York City’s farmers markets each week. Greenmarket founders Barry Benepe and Robert Lewis, and farmer Ron Binaghi of Stokes Farm, explain how the markets have changed over the past 30 years, and transformed the city and its restaurants.

The Collected Stories of Amy Hempel

Amy Hempel discusses some of her critically-acclaimed short stories from the last three decades: The Collected Stories of Amy Hempel.

Available for purchase at amazon.com


Events: Amy Hempel will be reading
Thursday, August 10 at 6:30 pm
Madison Square Park
23rd Street, between Broadway and Park Avenue South

Backstory: Hezbollah

Fawaz Gerges, the Christian A. Johnson Chair in International Affairs and Middle Eastern Studies at Sarah Lawrence College, joins us for a Backstory on Hezbollah.

Journey of the Jihadist: Inside the Muslim Militancy is available for purchase at amazon.com

Robert Sullivan's Cross Country Adventures

In Cross Country, Robert Sullivan (perhaps best known as the author of Rats) recounts some adventure stories from his family road trips.

Available for purchase at amazon.com


Events: Robert Sullivan will be reading and signing books
Wednesday, August 9 at 8 pm
Rocky Sullivan's
129 Lexington Avenue, between 28th and 29th Streets

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.

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.

Leonard is on Facebook

Now Leonard is on Facebook! We’re posting photos, status updates, links to notable interviews, and lots more. Check it out.

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.

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?