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The Leonard Lopate Show

Wednesday, September 13, 2006
  • Arianna Huffington
    Arianna Huffington

    Expert Advice

    Arianna Huffington starts the show off by encouraging women to be bold in their professional and personal lives. Then, Nigerian novelist Chimamonda Ngozi Adichie joins us. And trivia buff Ken Jennings stops by. Plus, Larry Ubell answers your home repair questions.

Arianna Huffington on Being Bold

Political columnist, blogger, and pundit Arianna Huffington may come across as fearless, but she says that learning to assert herself took a lot of practice. She shares her advice for other women in her new book: On Becoming Fearless.

Available for purchase at amazon.com


Events: Arianna Huffington will be speaking and signing books
Friday, September 15 at 7 pm
Union Square Barnes & Noble

Half of a Yellow Sun

Chimamonda Ngozi Adichie talks about portraying the Nigerian Civil War in her latest novel: Half of a Yellow Sun.

Available for purchase at amazon.com


Events: Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie will be reading and signing books
Thursday, September 14 at 7 pm
192 Books
192 Tenth Avenue, between 20th and 21st Streets

Ken Jennings on Trivia

Ken Jennings looks back on his 75-game winning streak on Jeopardy!, and sheds some light on his adventures as a trivia buff, in Brainiac.

Available for purchase at amazon.com


Events: Ken Jennings will be speaking and signing books
Thursday, September 14 at 7 pm
Union Square Barnes & Noble

How-To Guru

Larry Ubell takes your home repair calls at 212-433-9692.

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?