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The Leonard Lopate Show

Monday, January 29, 2007
  • "To Beauty," 1922 from Glitter and Doom exhibit (Metropolitan Museum)
    "To Beauty," 1922 from Glitter and Doom exhibit (Metropolitan Museum)

    Dark Portraits

    Barry Lando, a former investigative producer for “60 Minutes” argues that from Churchill to Kennedy to George W. Bush, the West has a long history of complicity in Iraq. Then, Martin Amis talks about his controversial new novel. Later on, we revisit Germany in the 1920s—with a series of dark portraits created during the Weimar Republic. And a man who entered the US illegally nearly 20 years ago talks about the challenges of living as an undocumented immigrant.

The West in Iraq

Barry Lando, a former investigative producer for "60 Minutes," exposes the ways in which Western interests helped devastate Iraq during the years of Saddam Hussein's rule.

Web of Deceit is available for purchase at amazon.com

Martin Amis on House of Meetings

Martin Amis tells us about his controversial new novel, House of Meetings, which is narrated by a former gulag prisoner.

House of Meetings is available for purchase at amazon.com


Events: Martin Amis will be in conversation with Norman Rush
Monday, January 29 at 8 pm
The 92nd Street Y
1395 Lexington Avenue, at 92nd Street
For more information and tickets, visit the 92nd Street Y website or call 212-415-5500.

Glitter and Doom: German Portraits from the 1920s

Sabine Rewald talks about Glitter and Doom, the Metropolitan Museum’s current exhibit of dark portraits created in Germany in the 1920s.

SLIDESHOW: Dark Portraits

Following the Hidden Lives of Mexican Immigrants

Nearly 20 years ago, Enrique Modesto illegally entered the US from Mexico. Now, he’s a documented, 34-year-old livery cab driver. He tells us what he risked to come to America, and how the reality of his life here has measured up against his hopes and expectations. He’s joined by Gabriel Thompson, author of There’s No Jose Here.

There’s No Jose Here is available for purchase at amazon.com

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