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Nobel Prize-winning scientist Eric Kandel explains the latest in the science of memory. Then, we’ll hear about one man’s quest to become the world’s greatest air guitarist. And Judy Holliday’s son looks back on his mom’s life on the big screen. Plus, Tyler Perry describes his outrageous alter ego Madea—the loud-talking, gun-toting grandmother from his hit film "Diary of a Mad Black Woman."
The Science of Memory
We are who we are in large part because of what we remember. Find out the latest in the science of the mind, with Nobel Prize-winning scientist Eric R. Kandel. His new book is In Search of Memory.
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Born to Rock...Air Guitar Style
Bjorn Turoque shares his insider’s perspective on the competitive art of playing air guitar in To Air is Human.
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Past Present: Thelonious Monk Quartet, 1948
Hear a gem from WNYC's archives. Today's Past Present segment is the Thelonious Monk Quartet, with Monk on piano, Idrees Sulieman on trumpet, Curly Russell on bass, and Art Blakey on drums. They're playing the standard "All the Things You Are." It originally aired on February 16, 1948, as part of the American Music Festival.
Judy Holliday On and Off Screen
Judy Holliday’s son, Jonathan Oppenheim , remembers his mom’s life on and off the big screen. He’s joined by Joanna Ney, the programmer of the Film Society of Lincoln Center’s Judy Holliday retrospective: "Judy Holliday: The Smart Dumb Blonde."
Tyler Perry Unleashes His Feminine Side
Most men think of their “feminine side” as soft and sensitive. But Tyler Perry’s female alter ego is a loud, pot-smoking, gun-brandishing grandmother: Madea, the character at the center of "Diary of a Mad Black Woman." Mr. Perry tells us about Don’t Make a Black Woman Take Off her Earrings, a new book he's written in character as Madea.
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Al Franken will be declared the winner of the Minnesota Senate race recount, even though Norm Coleman is expected to challenge the results in court. Al Franken has been a guest on the Lopate Show several times, most recently in 2005. Hear him talk about his journey from performing to politics.
Caroline Kennedy on the Lopate Show
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Caroline Kennedy’s bid for Hillary Clinton’s Senate seat could make her the latest member of the Kennedy family to take on a major role in national politics. She’s been a guest on the Lopate Show twice – once to talk about Americans’ right to privacy, and more recently to discuss examples of political courage.
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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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