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On today’s show, a business professor predicts that technology addiction could lead to lawsuits. Then, we’ll get an update on the fighting in Sri Lanka on Underreported. Plus, we’ll find out how 19th century explorers planted the seeds of American environmentalism. Later on, we’ll talk to the daughter of the novelist Irene Nemirovsky--who died at Auschwitz in 1942. And as we head into the Labor Day weekend, we’ll take a look at some of the odd jobs New Yorkers do.
Could Technology Addiction Lead to Lawsuits?
Some workers jokingly refer to their BlackBerries as “CrackBerries.” Gayle Porter, associate professor of management at the Rutgers University School of Business, predicts that employees may start suing their companies for fostering technology addiction.
Underreported: An Update on Sri Lanka
On today's Underreported, we’ll get an update on Sri Lanka from James Ross of Human Rights Watch. He's just returned from Sri Lanka, he'll tell us what's behind the renewed conflict there.
The Early Roots of Environmentalism
Aaron Sachs looks at how 19th century explorers planted the seeds of American environmentalism in The Humboldt Current.
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An Unfinished Story
In 1942, novelist Irene Nemirovsky died at Auschwitz. She left an unfinished masterpiece, Suite Francaise, behind her. Her daughter, Denise Epstein, tells us about her mother, and the critically-acclaimed new translation of the novel.
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Odd Jobs
As we head into the Labor Day weekend, we’ll take a look at some of the odd jobs New Yorkers do. We'll talk to Sandy Hook Pilot Captain Gene Reil, Mimi Hirt, a performer in the Queens Zoo Wildlife Theatre, and professional knitter Adrienne Rogers. If you have an unconventional career, give us a call at 212-433-9692.
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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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