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The main gate at the Camp Pendleton Marine Corps base in Oceanside, CA (Sandy Huffaker/Getty Images)What Happened at Haditha?
Vanity Fair’s William Langewiesche investigates what happened in Haditha last November—when U.S. Marines killed 24 Iraqi civilians, including women and children. Then, Arnold Steinhardt talks about his lifelong passion for the violin. And Lemony Snicket shares the thirteeth and final installment of A Series of Unfortunate Events. Plus: we explore how image consultants shape campaigns on Please Explain.
The Haditha Killings
Last November, US Marines killed 24 Iraqi civilians—including women and children—in Haditha. In “Rules of Engagement,” Vanity Fair’s William Langewiesche says this kind of violence against civilians is not a complete aberration.
The Church vs. the Mall
Notre Dame economics professor Dan Hungerman on what happens when states and counties repeal blue laws. Hungerman and MIT's Jonathan Gruber have written a paper called "The Church vs. the Mall: What Happens When Religion Faces Increased Secular Competition?" They found that when states eliminated blue laws (which prohibit the sale on Sunday of liquor and cigarettes), church attendance declined while drinking and drug use increased significantly among young adults.
Arnold Steinhardt's Violin Dreams
In Violin Dreams, Arnold Steinhardt talks about his lifelong passion for the violin, and his forty-year tenure with the Guarneri String Quartet.
Violin Dreams is available for purchase at amazon.com
Events: Arnold Steinhardt will be speaking, playing the violin and signing books
Friday, October 13 at 7 pm
Lincoln Center Barnes & Noble
1972 Broadway, at 66th Street
Lemony Snicket on The End
Lemony Snicket completes his account of the gruesome adventures of the Baudelaire orphans, with the thirteenth and final installment of A Series of Unfortunate Events.
The End is available for purchase at amazon.com
Events: Lemony Snicket will be speaking and singing books with illustrator Brett Helquist
Friday, October 13 at 4 pm
Union Square Barnes & Noble
Please Explain: Image Consulting
On today's Please Explain, Trevor Parry-Giles and Susan Estrich uncover how image consultants shape political campaigns. Trevor Parry-Giles is a former political consultant and an Associate Professor of Communication at the University of Maryland. Susan Estrich served as Campaign Manager for Michael Dukakis in 1988, and is now the Robert Kingsley Professor of Law and Political Science at the University of Southern California.
Do you think image is as important to winning an election as the issues?
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National Book Award Winners
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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.
