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Selected Shorts featuring "The Trouble of Marcie Flint," by John Cheever
Radio Rookies: Brooklyn Broadcast Workshop
On the Media: Surviving Convention Coverage
Street Shots Challenge
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Still from the film "Jesus Camp"
Ties That Bind?
Dr. Daniel Goleman explains how our social interactions shape our brains and bodies. Then, a Tuvan throat singer talks about his love of classic rock songs. And a new film explores a summer camp that teaches kids to “take back America for Christ.” Plus, physicist Lee Smolin argues that string theory is a flawed failure.
Social Intelligence
According to Dr. Daniel Goleman, our daily social encounters have a physical impact on our bodies. In Social Intelligence, he explains how our relationships shape our brains, and influence our immune systems and genes.
Available for purchase at amazon.com
Events: Daniel Goleman will be speaking and signing books
Wednesday, September 27 at 8 pm
The 92nd Street Y
For tickets, visit the 92nd St Y website or call 212-415-5500
Daniel Goleman will be speaking and signing books
Monday, October 9 at 7:30 pm
Lincoln Center Barnes & Noble
1972 Broadway, at 66th Street
A Throat Singing Rock Star
Tuvan throat singer Albert Kuvezin tells us about his album of classic rock covers: Re-Covers.
Available for purchase at amazon.com
Events: Yat-Kha will be performing
Tuesday, September 26 at 7:30 pm
Joe’s Pub
425 Lafayette Street
For tickets, visit The Public Theater box office or call 212-967-7555
Jesus Camp
Filmmakers Heidi Ewing and Rachel Grady explore a summer camp for young evangelical Christians in their documentary “Jesus Camp.” Pastor Becky Fisher, who’s featured in the film, joins them.
The Trouble With Physics
In The Trouble with Physics, renowned theoretical physicist Lee Smolin argues that string theory is a flawed failure.
Available for purchase at amazon.com
Events: Lee Smolin will be speaking and signing books
Tuesday, September 26 at 7 pm
Princeton University Bookstore
26 University Place
Princeton, New Jersey
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Gov. Sarah Palin and Alaska Politics
The Leonard Lopate Show
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.
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Sen. Joe Biden on the Lopate Show
The Leonard Lopate Show
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.
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Barack Obama, Circa 2004
The Leonard Lopate Show
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.
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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.
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States of the Union
The Leonard Lopate Show
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
The Leonard Lopate Show
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?
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- The Leonard Lopate Show: Young'Uns (09/03/2008)
- The Brian Lehrer Show: Live from the Republican National Convention: Day 3 (09/03/2008)
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