The Leonard Lopate Show
Power and Pastries
Friday, March 09, 2007
Guest host Alice Rhee talks to Dan Gilgoff about the political and cultural influence of James Dobson, Focus on the Family, and the Christian Right. Then, a pastry chef dishes on 25 years in the White House. And we talk to photographer Eric J. Henderson. Plus, we venture into magnetic stripe technology on Please Explain.
James Dobson and Focus on the Family
In The Jesus Machine, Dan Gilgoff examines the impact James Dobson and his organization Focus on the Family have had on American politics-- from the re-election of George W. Bush, to the Terri Schiavo congressional intervention.
The Jesus Machine is available for purchase at amazon.com
A Real Puff Piece
Pastry chef Roland Mesnier tells us about serving the White House for 25 years in All the Presidents’ Pastries.
All the Presidents’ Pastries is available for purchase at amazon.com
Contemporary Photographer, Old Camera
Photographer Eric J. Henderson talks about working with a 1950 Kodak Brownie he found on 125th Street. His work is part of the exhibit "Just A Little Bit" at Canvas, Paper and Stone.
Eric J. Henderson talks with Canvas, Paper and Stone
Slideshow of Eric J. Henderson's Photographs
Please Explain: Electronic Identification
We venture behind the scenes of electronic identification devices…and who’s watching you…on Please Explain. Thomas S. Heydt-Benjamin is a PhD Candidate in the Department of Computer Science at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst. Torin Monahan is an Assistant Professor of Justice and Social Inquiry at Arizona State University and Editor of Surveillance and Security: Technological Politics and Power in Everyday Life. Call 212-433-9692.
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