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Happy Feet (Warner Bros)Adventure and Drama
Playwright David Hare talks about The Vertical Hour, his new Broadway drama about how politics seep into personal relationships. Then, George Miller tells us about “Happy Feet," his animated feature set in Antarctica. And Isabel Allende shares her new novel set in the 16th century. Plus, word maven Patricia T. O’Conner explores the oddities of the English language.
Political Drama
In the new Broadway drama The Vertical Hour, playwright David Hare explores one woman’s convictions about the Iraq war. He joins us for a discussion about how politics seep into personal relationships.
Happy Feet
Director George Miller talks about bringing Antarctica to life with his new animated feature, “Happy Feet.”
A 16th Century Adventure
Isabel Allende tells us about her new novel, Ines of My Soul. The book follows the travels of a 16th century woman who leaves Spain to seek adventure in the New World.
Ines of My Soul is available for purchase at amazon.com
Events: Isabel Allende will be reading and signing books
Wednesday, November 15 at 7 pm
Union Square Barnes and Noble
Word Maven Patricia T. O’Conner
Word maven Patricia T. O’Conner takes your calls on the use and misuse of the English language.
Woe Is I: The Grammarphobe's Guide to Better English in Plain English is available for purchase at amazon.com
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Tom Daschle on Fixing America’s Health Care System
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Former U.S. Sen. Tom Daschle has accepted President-Elect Barack Obama’s offer to be Secretary of Health and Human Services. You can hear Tom Daschle talk about his prescriptions for fixing American’s health care crisis on the Leonard Lopate Show in March 2008.
Barack Obama, Circa 2004
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Listen to President-Elect 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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