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On today’s Underreported, guest host Stanley Bernard explores the impact tuberculosis is having on the HIV/AIDS epidemic. Then, we’ll learn about the physics behind martial arts. And we’ll hear the stories of several men who entered the seminary late in life. Plus, we’ll look back at the role New York Times reporter Herbert L. Matthews played in helping Fidel Castro come to power.
Underreported: TB and HIV/AIDS
Up to half of those living with HIV/AIDS develop tuberculosis. On today’s Underreported, we’ll explore TB’s impact on the HIV/AIDS epidemic, and ask how AIDS is fueling a TB resurgence. We’ll talk to lawyer and longtime HIV/AIDS and TB activist Ezio T. Santos Filho. He's been living with HIV since the early 1980s, and has twice survived TB. Rachel Guglielmo, Director of Public Health Watch for the Open Society Institute, joins him.
Fight Science
Champion martial artists Alex Huynh (a Wushu gold medalist) and Melchor Menor (Muay Thai World Champion) explore the science behind hand-to-hand combat. “Fight Science” will air on the National Geographic Channel on Sunday, August 20th at 9 pm.
"Second-Career" Priests
In The Collar, Jonathan Englert reveals the personal challenges faced by a group of “second-career" priests--men who entered the seminary late in life--he followed at the Sacred Heart Catholic seminary outside Milwaukee.
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The Power of the Pen
In The Man Who Invented Fidel, Anthony DePalma looks at the life and career of New York Times reporter Herbert L. Matthews, whose writing is credited with helping to bring Castro to power.
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A number of this year’s National Book Award winners have appeared on The Leonard Lopate Show. Click here to see the list!
Tributes: Jeanne-Claude
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Jeanne-Claude created environmental works of art with her husband and fellow-conspirator/collaborator Christo. Together, they wrapped the Reichstag in Berlin, the Pont-Neuf in Paris, and created The Gates, with billowy orange drapes, in Central Park. Jeanne-Claude just died at the age of 74. You can hear Leonard Lopate’s last interview with them both, from July 19, 1999.
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Please Explain: Eco-Labels
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Your broccoli, shampoo, and air conditioner might bear labels declaring them to be organic, cruelty-free, or energy efficient, but what do those labels mean and are they true? Dr. Urvashi Rangan, Project Director for Consumer Reports' GreenerChoices.org and Consumers Union’s Senior Scientist for Policy Initiatives, and Dara O'Rourke, founder and CEO of GoodGuide.com, took a look at what eco-labels indicate, how standards are set, and what they mean for consumers and manufacturers around the world.
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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.