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The Leonard Lopate Show

Friday, January 12, 2007
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  • Megumi poses for a photo taken by her father, just months before she was abducted in 1977.
    Megumi poses for a photo taken by her father, just months before she was abducted in 1977. (Abducted)

    Brief Histories

    We talk to a man who helped break the color barrier in the corporate world in the 1940s and 1950s. Then, a new documentary unravels the politically-charged 1977 abduction of a Japanese schoolgirl. And another documentary explores the life of the reclusive artist Agnes Martin. Plus, we look at the history of cocaine, and some of the latest research on how it affects the brain, on Please Explain.

Breaking the Corporate Color Barrier

Edward Boyd led a team of 12 African-American salesmen at Pepsi in the 1940s and 1950s. He explains how he helped break the color barrier in the corporate world. Stephanie Capparell, the author of The Real Pepsi Challenge, joins him.

The Real Pepsi Challenge is available for purchase at amazon.com

A Vanished Child

In their new documentary “Abduction,” filmmakers Chris Sheridan and Patty Kim follow a Japanese couple’s 30-year search for their daughter, who was abducted by North Korean spies when she was 13. The abduction is still a hot political issue in Japan.

Getting to Know the Reclusive Agnes Martin

Director Mary Lance takes us inside the Taos, New Mexico studio of the reclusive painter Agnes Martin. The documentary is titled “Agnes Martin: With My Back to the World.”

Events: Mary Lance will be participating in a question & answer
Friday, January 12 at the 8 pm screening
The Film Forum
209 West Houston Street

cocaine

Please Explain: Cocaine

On today's Please Explain: a brief history of cocaine, and the latest research on how it affects the brain. Rita Goldstein from the Brookhaven National Laboratory joins Steven Karch, author of A Brief History of Cocaine.

A Brief History of Cocaine is available for purchase at amazon.com

Information about cocaine from the National Institute on Drug Abuse
Links to Psychological Services and Drug Abuse Counseling
Information on volunteering for a Brookhaven National Laboratory study

Sarah Palin

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.

Joe Biden

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.

Barack Obama

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.

John McCain

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.

States of the Union

States of the Union

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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.

Guest Picks

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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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