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The Leonard Lopate Show

Thursday, August 24, 2006
  • Father and baby
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    Born Identities

    On today’s show a scientist tells us that dads can experience postpartum depression. Then, on Underreported, we’ll get an update on the security situation in Haiti. Also: a live performance from P.F. Sloan. And the celebrated playwright A.R. Gurney tells us about his latest work. Plus, we’ll take a tour of Brooklyn’s unique culinary delights.

Postpartum Depression and Dads

A recent scientific study found that 10% of fathers suffer from significant postpartum depression. The lead author of the study, Dr. James Paulson (an assistant professor of pediatrics at Eastern Virginia Medical School), tells us about his research.

Underreported: An Update on Haiti

Michael Deibert first visited Haiti in 1997 and served as the Reuters correspondent in Port-au-Prince from 2001 until 2003. He joins us for an update on Haiti's security situation on today's Underreported.

Michael Deibert's Notes from the Last Testament: The Struggle for Haiti is available for purchase at amazon.com

P.F. Sloan's Sailover

P.F. Sloan (of Eve of Destruction fame) performs live from his first album in 20 years: Sailover.

Available for purchase at amazon.com

A.R. Gurney's Indian Blood

Celebrated playwright A.R. Gurney tells us about his latest work, Indian Blood.

Brooklyn Cuisine

Brooklyn food is more than Nathan’s Coney Island hot dogs and Junior's cheesecake. Rick Field of Rick’s Picks, Bret Birnbaum from Wine Cellar Sorbets, and Brooklyn College food historian Annie Hauck Lawson, take us on a tour of Brooklyn cuisine…from arugula grown in the Red Hook projects, to smoked fish in Greenpoint.

For more information on Brooklyn cuisine, visit Edible Brooklyn and Brooklyn Eats.

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.

Plaxico Burress on the Lopate Show

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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.

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?