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Reverend Mel White broke with the Christian Right in the 1990s, to come out as a gay man. On today’s show, he says fundamentalist Christians are waging a holy war against sexual minorities, and undermining American democracy. Then, we explore the 1500-year staying power of chess. And we talk to a man who’s been living with HIV for 20 years—since he was infected by tainted blood at age 11. Plus: an inside perspective on life in Iraq’s Green Zone.
Breaking with the Christian Right
Mel White once worked as a ghostwriter for Billy Graham, Jerry Falwell, and Pat Robertson. But twelve years ago, he came out as a gay man and broke with the Christian Right. In Religion Gone Bad, he outlines what he believes are the hidden dangers of fundamentalism.
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The Immortal Game
David Shenk explores the 1500-year evolution of chess in The Immortal Game: A History of Chess, or How 32 Carved Pieces on a Board Illuminated Our Understanding of War, Art, Science and the Human Brain.
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Rebel Without a Cure
At age 11, hemophiliac Shawn Decker contracted HIV from tainted blood. In My Pet Virus, he talks about living with the virus for 20 years—from fighting to attend public school, to promoting safe sex with his HIV-negative wife.
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Event: Shawn Decker will be reading and signing booksMonday, September 25 at 7:30 pm
Greenwich Village Barnes & Noble
Sixth Avenue, at 8th Street
Inside the Green Zone
In Imperial Life in the Emerald City, Rajiv Chandrasekaran, the former Baghdad Bureau Chief for The Washington Post, shares his firsthand account, and critical perspective, on life inside the Green Zone.
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Events: Rajiv Chandrasekaran will be speaking onMonday, September 25th
6:30 pm reception
7:00 pm book reading and signing
Malika Restaurant
210 E 43rd St (between 2nd & 3rd Ave)
Tickets $7 SAJA members, $10 non-members
212-681-6775
Rajiv Chandrasekaran will be participating in a panel on war reporting
Tuesday, October 5th at 6:30 pm
CUNY Graduate Center 365 Fifth Avenue (between 34th and 35th Streets)
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A number of this year’s National Book Award winners have appeared on The Leonard Lopate Show. Click here to see the list!
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Jeanne-Claude created environmental works of art with her husband and fellow-conspirator/collaborator Christo. Together, they wrapped the Reichstag in Berlin, the Pont-Neuf in Paris, and created The Gates, with billowy orange drapes, in Central Park. Jeanne-Claude just died at the age of 74. You can hear Leonard Lopate’s last interview with them both, from July 19, 1999.
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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.
