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Afar, Ethiopia (Elizabeth Bake)
Under the Surface
Director Stephen Frears talks about “The Queen,” his behind-the-scenes dramatization of the Royal Family’s struggle with the death of Princess Diana. Then, jazz singer Stacey Kent tells us about her new collaboration with her husband. Plus, Michael Lewis, the author of Moneyball, shares his new book about football. Later on, we’ll listen to a recently discovered interview with Tennessee Williams on Past Present. And we’ll ask what caused a new 40-mile-long crack in the Earth’s surface in Ethiopia.
The Queen
When Princess Diana died, the Royal Family was torn between its desire for privacy, and the public’s demand for ceremony. Director Stephen Frears and writer Peter Morgan dramatize this behind-the-scenes struggle in the new film “The Queen.”
Past Present: Tennessee Williams
On today's Past Present, hear an interview with Tennessee Williams. The playwright shares his thoughts on the role of poetry in modern theater, and why the US needs a national theater program. New York theater historian and critic George Freedley conducted the interview with Tennessee on October 3rd, 1945 as part of WNYC's program Theatre Time.
A Jazzy Relationship
Jazz singer Stacey Kent tells us about her new collaboration with her husband, tenor saxophonist Jim Tomlinson: The Lyric.
The Lyric is available for purchase at amazon.com
Events: Stacey Kent will be performing
Tuesday, October 3 through Sunday, October 14
Feinstein's at the Regency
540 Park Avenue at 61st Street
For tickets, visit the Feinstein's website
The Blind Side of Football
Michael Lewis, the author of Moneyball, shares his new book about some of football’s unsung athletes: The Blind Side.
The Blind Side is available for purchase at amazon.com
Events: Michael Lewis will be speaking with Malcolm Gladwell
Tuesday, October 3 at 7 pm
Union Square Barnes & Noble
A Crack in the Earth
Roger Buck, a physicist at the Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory of Columbia University, explains why a 40-mile-long magmatic crack recently opened in Ethiopia.
Slideshow: Afar, Ethiopia
Event:
Roger Buck will be giving a lecture called From Satellites to Camels: The Biggest Magmatic Rift Event tonight, Oct. 2nd, from 6:30pm-8:45pm at the Explorers Club at 46 East 70th Street. The event is open to the public and tickets are sold at the door on a first come, first served basis, beginning at 6pm. More information at explorers.org
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Big Plans for America
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Democratic Congressman Rahm Emanuel from Illinois has agreed to be Chief of Staff under President-Elect Barack Obama. You can hear him on the Lopate Show in 2006 discussing his thoughts on what the Democratic party needed to do in order to succeed.
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.
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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.
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