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Palestine: Peace Not Apartheid by Jimmy Carter
Hope for the Future
Former President and Nobel Peace Prize winner Jimmy Carter tells us what he believes must be done to achieve permanent peace in the Middle East. But first, some advice on eco-friendly living. Then, we explore Dubai on Backstory. And we look at one architectural firm that built some of New York’s most distinctive buildings.
Eco-Friendly Living
Alex Steffen, co-founder of the blog worldchanging.com, Joel Makower, the “guru of green business practices,” and designer Sarah Rich, managing editor of worldchanging.com and the blog Inhabitat.com, give their advice on how to make an eco-friendly lifestyle possible.
Worldchanging is available for purchase at amazon.com
Events: Worldchanging/Green Drinks Party
Tuesday, December 12 at 7 pm
M1-5
52 Walker Street, between Church Street and Broadway
A $15 donation is suggested.
Jimmy Carter's Plan for Peace
When he was President, Jimmy Carter helped bring about a peace agreement between Israel and Egypt. Now, nearly 30 years later, he’s focusing on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. In Palestine: Peace Not Apartheid, the Nobel Peace Prize winner tells us what he believes must be done to achieve permanent peace in the Middle East.
Palestine: Peace Not Apartheid is available for purchase at amazon.com
Backstory: Dubai
On today’s Backstory, Julie Sell, Finance correspondent for the Economist, explores Dubai--a shipping hub, growing financial center, and one of the most diverse cities in the Middle East.
An Architectural Firm That Shaped New York
Historians Kate Lemos and Bill Morrison explain how one architectural firm, Carrere & Hastings, designed some of New York’s most distinctive buildings--like the New York Public Library and the Metropolitan Opera House.
Carrere & Hastings is available for purchase at amazon.com
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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
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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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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.
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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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