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Winning Strategies
Guest host Philip Gourevitch talks politics with ABC's Mark Halperin and John Harris of The Washington Post. Then, Amir Aczel reveals that one of the world’s most influential mathematicians never existed. And Mohammed Naseehu Ali shares his short stories about Ghana. Plus: this week’s Please Explain is about political districting and gerrymandering.
Are Today's Campaigns Freak Shows?
John Harris, national political editor of the Washington Post, and Mark Halperin, political director of ABC News, refer to modern political campaigns as “Freak Shows.” In The Way to Win, they examine successful political strategies, and look ahead to the 2008 Presidential Race.
The Way to Win is available for purchase at amazon.com
Do you have an election prediction? Which party do you think will control Congress in November? Tell us your opinionEvents: Mark Halperin will be speaking and signing books
Friday, October 6 at 7 pm
Upper West Side Barnes & Noble
2289 Broadway, at 82nd Street
The Mathematician That Wasn't
In The Artist and the Mathematician, Amir Aczel uncovers an intellectual joke—that one of the world’s most influential mathematicians (Nicolas Bourbaki) never existed.
The Artist and the Mathematician is available for purchase at amazon.com
The Prophet of Zongo Street
Mohammed Naseehu Ali writes about his native Ghana in a new short story collection: The Prophet of Zongo Street.
The Prophet of Zongo Street is available for purchase at amazon.com
Events: Mohammed Naseehu Ali will be participating in a New Yorker Talk as part of the New Yorker Festival
Sunday, October 8 at 10 am
Condé Nast Executive Dining Rooms
4 Times Square
For tickets, visit the Union Square Barnes & Noble or the New Yorker Festival website. Tickets will also be available at the door.
Please Explain: Districting and Gerrymandering
On today’s Please Explain, David Epstein, professor of political science at Columbia, and Nathaniel Persily, an expert on election law and a professor at Penn Law, examine the impact redistricting has on minority voters. And they discuss whether gerrymandering undermines democracy.
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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!
Tributes: Jeanne-Claude
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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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Please Explain: Eco-Labels
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Your broccoli, shampoo, and air conditioner might bear labels declaring them to be organic, cruelty-free, or energy efficient, but what do those labels mean and are they true? Dr. Urvashi Rangan, Project Director for Consumer Reports' GreenerChoices.org and Consumers Union’s Senior Scientist for Policy Initiatives, and Dara O'Rourke, founder and CEO of GoodGuide.com, took a look at what eco-labels indicate, how standards are set, and what they mean for consumers and manufacturers around the world.
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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.
