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The Leonard Lopate Show / September 05, 2006

The Leonard Lopate Show

Tuesday, September 05, 2006
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  • Sarah Chayes driving the road from Kabul to Kandahar
    Sarah Chayes driving the road from Kabul to Kandahar

    Experts in their Fields

    Former NPR correspondent Sarah Chayes gives her eyewitness account of Afghanistan after the Taliban. Later on, we’ll hear a live performance by the vocal ensemble known as Anonymous 4. And a comic book artist shares some tips. Plus, Ruth Reichl looks back at the life and work of the beloved food writer MFK Fisher.

Rebuilding Afghanistan

Sarah Chayes discusses why Afghanistan’s post-Taliban transition has been so troubled in The Punishment of Virtue. Sarah Chayes is the founder of Arghand, which sells hand-crafted products from Kandahar.

Available for purchase at amazon.com


Events: Sarah Chayes will be reading and signing books
Tuesday, September 5 at 7 pm
The Half King
505 West 23rd Street, at 10th Avenue

Sarah Chayes will be reading and signing books
Wednesday, September 6 at 7 pm
Astor Place Barnes & Noble

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A Performance by Anonymous 4

The all-female vocalist group Anonymous 4 performs live from the new album Gloryland.

Available for purchase at amazon.com

Making Comics

Comic book artist Scott McCloud shares some tricks of his trade in Making Comics.

Available for purchase at amazon.com


Events: Scott McCloud will be signing books
Friday, September 8 at 5 pm
Midtown Comics
200 West 40th Street

A Literary Feast

Ruth Reichl (editor in chief of Gourmet magazine), Joan Reardon (author of the MFK Fisher biography Poets of the Appetites), and Jack Shoemaker (the editor of many MFK Fisher books and a longtime friend of the beloved food writer), discuss the publication of a new collection of MFK Fisher short stories and essays: A Stew or A Story .

A Stew of A Story is available for purchase at amazon.com

Poets of the Appetites available for purchase at amazon.com

recipe

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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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James Beard

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.

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Barack Obama

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?