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I'll Be Your Private Funder
Private foundations in America give away about 35 billion dollars each year. We'll look into how money from people like Warren Buffett and Bill Gates is changing the world. Also, a new biography of Thomas Hardy. A German filmmaker looks back on life in East Berlin in the days of the Stasi. And on Please Explain: all about radiology. Ever wonder how x-rays make images of your bones?
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I'll Be Your Private Funder
Private foundations in America give away about 35 billion dollars each year. Leonard talks to Joel Fleishman about how money from people like Warren Buffett and Bill Gates is changing the world. Fleishman is a law professor, a philanthropist, and author of the recent book The Foundation.
The Vitality of Thomas Hardy
After she met Thomas Hardy, Virginia Woolf wrote in her diary that she was charmed by his "freedom, ease and vitality." Claire Tomalin's new biography is called Thomas Hardy.
East Berlin
German filmmaker Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck talks about his film The Lives of Others (Das Leben der Anderen), a thriller/drama about the cultural scene of East Berlin in the years of the Berlin Wall. The film won several European Film Awards in 2006.
Please Explain: Radiology
On today's Please Explain, we'll answer your questions about radiology. Ever wondered how doctors read X-rays? or how MRIs render images of your brain? Leonard talks to Dr. Robert Zimmerman of the Department of Radiology at Weill Medical College, and director of Diagnostic Radiology at New York Presbyterian Hospital. Also, Dr. Jonathan Susman, clinical director of Vascular and Interventional Radiology at New York Presbyterian of the Columbia University Medical Center.
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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.
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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.
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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.
