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Questions of Character
Guest host Julie Burstein hears arguments that New York is being reshaped by the forces of suburbanization. Then, we examine the controversial science of lie detection. And Brooke Gladstone and Brian Lehrer give us an update on I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby's guilty verdict. Later on, a poetry editor at Knopf shares her own collection of poems. And we find out how babies learn about, remember, and process the world around them. Plus: an undercover FBI agent explains how he tracks down stolen art and artifacts.
The Suburbanization of New York?
Historian and filmmaker Suzanne Wasserman and Neil Smith, who’s been called the "father of gentrification theory," discuss whether suburbanization is edging out New York’s unique character. Suzanne Wasserman is the director of the Gotham Center for New York City History at the City University of New York Graduate Center. Neil Smith is Distinguished Professor of Anthropology and Geography at the Graduate Center of the City University of New York, where he also directs the Center for Place, Culture, and Politics. Both are contributors to The Suburbanization of New York.
The Suburbanization of New York is available for purchase at amazon.com
Events:Book contributors Eric Darton and Maggie Wriggley will be speaking
Thursday, March 8th at 7 pm
192 Books
192 10th Ave at 21st St
Neil Smith and Suzanne Wasserman will be participating in a panel discussion presented by The Gotham Center
"The Suburbanization of New York: Is the World's Greatest City Becoming Just another Town?"
Tuesday, March 13 at 6:30 pm
CUNY Graduate Center
365 Fifth Avenue at 34th Street
For more information, visit the CUNY Graduate Center website.
The Science Behind Lie Detection
Ken Alder examines America’s fascination with polygraph tests, and talks about the controversial science behind lie detection.
The Lie Detectors is available for purchase at amazon.com
Events: Ken Alder will be speaking and signing booksTuesday, March 6 at 6:30 pm
The Wollman Auditorium at Cooper Union
51 Astor Place, between Third and Fourth Avenues
For more information, visit the Cooper Union website.
Libby Found Guilty in CIA Leak Case
Former White House aide I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby, the former chief of staff to Vice President Dick Cheney, has been convicted of obstruction, perjury and lying to the FBI in an investigation into the 2003 leak of CIA operative Valerie Plame's identity to reporters. Sentencing is scheduled for mid-May. Julie Burstein discusses the verdict with Brian Lehrer and Brooke Gladstone.
The Poetry of Family Life
Deborah Garrison, currently a poetry editor at Alfred A. Knopf, spent 15 years on the editorial staff of The New Yorker. She talks about writing her second collection of poems, The Second Child, about her experiences of family and motherhood.
Available for purchase at amazon.com
What Babies Remember
Babies may not be able to speak in sentences or solve math problems, but they are extremely intelligent. Developmental scientist Lisa Oakes explains how babies learn about, remember, and process the world around them. Dr. Oakes runs the Infant Cognition Lab at UC Davis.
Stolen Masterpiece Tracker
FBI agent Thomas McShane tells us about going undercover to track down stolen art and historical artifacts.
Stolen Masterpiece Tracker is available for purchase at amazon.com
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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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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.
