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The Leonard Lopate Show

Monday, September 18, 2006
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    Majority Morality?

    Bob Edgar, who describes himself as part of the country’s “faithful majority,” takes issue with the morality of the radical religious right. Then, The Persuasions perform live in our studio. And we talk with biographer Simon Callow about Orson Welles. Plus, an investigative journalist says the chemicals we encounter in everyday life are ruining our health.

The "Faithful Majority"

Bob Edgar, the general secretary of the National Council of Churches USA, describes himself as part of the country’s “faithful majority.” In Middle Church, he challenges what he describes as the limited moral agenda of the radical religious right.

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Events: Bob Edgar will be speaking and signing books
Wednesday, September 27 at 7:30 pm
First Congregational Church
210 Orchard Ridge Road
Chappaqua, New York

Bob Edgar will be speaking and signing books
Thursday, September 28 at 7:30 pm
Princeton University Bookstore
64 Mercer Street
Princeton, New Jersey

The Persuasions

The Pesuasions Sing U2

The Persuasions join us for a live a cappella performance from their latest album: The Persuasions Sing U2.

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Orson Welles: Volume 2

Simon Callow shares the second volume of his Orson Welles biography: Orson Welles: Volume 2: Hello Americans.

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Events: Simon Callow will be reading and signing books
Monday, September 18 at 6:30 pm
The Drama Bookshop
250 West 40th Street, between 7th and 8th Avenues

Our Chemical "Body Burden"

The average American carries a “body burden” of hundreds of synthetic chemicals—like Teflon and pesticides. In The Hundred-Year Lie, investigative journalist Randall Fitzgerald says everyday chemical exposures are ruining our health…and making humans the most polluted species on Earth.

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Gov. Sarah Palin and Alaska Politics

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August 08, 2008
Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin is Sen. John McCain’s VP running mate. To find out more about Gov. Palin and Alaska politics, check out our States of the Union: Alaska segment from Aug. 8, 2008.

Sen. Joe Biden on the Lopate Show

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Sen. Obama has chosen Sen. Joe Biden of Delaware to be his running mate. To find out more about his personal and political life, listen to Leonard’s Aug. 2007 interview with Sen. Biden. At the time, the Senator from Delaware was still a contender for the Democratic presidential nomination.

Barack Obama, Circa 2004

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As the Democratic Convention is underway in Denver, listen to 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.

John McCain in 2000

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Sen. John McCain spoke with Leonard in September 2000 about his memoir, Faith of My Fathers. He discussed his family's naval background, his time in POW camps, as well as his own presidential ambitions for the 2000 election.

States of the Union

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Why is New York a blue state, Wyoming a red, and Ohio a shade of purple? Looking ahead to Election Day 2008, Leonard talks to journalists, scholars, and activists from each of the 50 states to find out what motivates voters from Maine to California.

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?