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The Leonard Lopate Show

Friday, February 02, 2007
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  • Money spilling out of bag

    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?
    Enter the Amy Sedaris Craft Challenge!

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.

Sarah Palin

Gov. Sarah Palin and Alaska Politics

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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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