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The Leonard Lopate Show

Friday, January 19, 2007
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    The Power of Disorder

    Guest host Budd Mishkin asks a management professor to explain how disorder can be good for everything from business to cooking. Later on, Rita Moreno stops by. Plus, this week’s Please Explain looks at why languages have different dialects.

A Perfect Mess

It may seem counterintuitive that disorder can lead to efficiency and success. But in A Perfect Mess, management professor Eric Abrahamson argues that messy systems can lead to better solutions and greater cost effectiveness than highly organized ones.

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A Conversation with Rita Moreno

Rita Moreno looks back on her distinguished career on Broadway, in Hollywood, and on television. And she looks forward to her current gig at the Café Carlyle.

Events: Rita Moreno will be performing
Through Saturday, February 10th
Tuesday through Thursday, 8:45pm ($65 cover)
Friday through Saturday, 8:45pm & 10:45pm ($70 cover)
The Carlyle Hotel
35 East 76th Street at Madison Avenue
For reservations, call 212-744-1600.

Please Explain: Dialects

On today’s Please Explain, Doug Honorof, a linguist and dialect coach, and lexicographer Jesse Sheidlower, Editor at Large for the Oxford English Dictionary, answer your questions about why languages have different dialects.

International Dialects of English Archives

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.

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.

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.