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The Leonard Lopate Show

Wednesday, February 07, 2007
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    Dirty Water

    Raw sewage from the Mexican city of Tijuana flows downhill into the canyons and surf of Southern California. Today we'll find out why the mess still hasn't been cleaned up, even after years of planning and politics. Also, a woman who was born in Vietnam talks about the cultural confusion she felt while growing up in Michigan. We'll hear about an unusual documentary that draws upon literature being created by soldiers in Iraq. Plus: why illness may actually help keep us healthy.
    Enter the Amy Sedaris Craft Challenge!

Cleaning Up Sewage in San Diego

Raw human waste, battery acid, old tires, household garbage and toxic chemicals all flow from Tijuana down the canyons into San Diego County. Now the US government has given a start-up company, with no experience in treating waste water, sole authority to build and operate a treatment plant in Mexico. Leonard talks to Scot Paltrow of the Wall Street Journal.

Cultural Confusion: Twinkies vs. Green Sticky Rice Cakes

Bich Minh Nguyen and her family moved from Vietnam to white, conservative Michigan in 1975. In her new book Stealing Buddha's Dinner, she writes about the cultural confusion she felt while growing up, and the deep differences between her grandmother's traditional cooking and Twinkies and Pringles.

Events: Bich Minh Nguyen will be reading and signing books
Tuesday, February 13 at 7 pm
Chelsea Barnes & Noble
675 Sixth Avenue, at 22nd Street

Operation Homecoming

The documentary Operation Homecoming draws upon firsthand accounts of soldiers who have been in the war in Iraq. Richard Robbins is the director, and John McCary is one of those soldiers.

Do Humans Need Disease?

Humans may need disease. In his new book, Survival of the Sickest, Dr. Sharon Moalem says that the evolutionary advantages to diseases like diabetes or sickle cell anemia offset their negative consequences.

Events: Dr. Sharon Moalem will be speaking
Sunday, February 25 at 7:30 pm
The 92nd Street Y
1395 Lexington Avenue, at 92nd Street
For tickets and more information, visit the 92nd Street Y website.

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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  4. The Brian Lehrer Show: Live from Denver (08/29/2008)
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