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Gary SheffieldBaseball Crazy
Baseball star Gary Sheffield's 18 years of hard work in the majors has paid off - the Detroit Tigers signed him to a three-year, $41-million contract this winter. He joins Leonard today to talk about the business of baseball. Also: why 1908 was a crazy year for baseball. Then, Grandmother Agnes Pilgrim, who's the oldest surviving female member of the Rogue River Indians. And we'll hear an update on the horrific wave of murders in Juarez, Mexico. Over 400 women and girls have been killed, and still no one knows who's responsible.
Inside Baseball With Gary Sheffield
Baseball superstar Gary Sheffield has been a Brewer, Padre, Marlin, Dodger, Brave, Yankee...and now he's a Tiger. Sheffield explains why so many baseball players team-hop these days. His new book is Inside Power.
Baseball Was Crazy in 1908
Modern baseball was created in 1908. Journalist and former Little League infielder Cait Murphy tells us what baseball was like in the early days, with its grand cast of characters like John McGraw, Cy Young, Ty Cobb, and others. She’s the author of a new book called Crazy ‘08.
Grandmother Agnes Pilgrim
Agnes Pilgrim the oldest living female member of the Rogue River Indians of southern Oregon. She is one of the 13 indigenous elders on the Grandmothers Council. Their project is the subject of an upcoming documentary, For the Next 7 Generations: The Grandmothers Speak.
Events: Agnes Pilgrim will be speaking
Wednesday, April 4 at 7:30 pm
Greenwich Village Barnes & Noble
396 Avenue of the Americas, at 8th Street
Unsolved Murders in Juarez
Since 1993, over 400 women and girls have been brutally murdered just across the US border in Juarez, Mexico. No one knows who’s responsible, and despite numerous arrests, the murders continue. Teresa Rodriguez, author of Daughters of Juarez, is co- host and correspondent for Univision’s prime-time award-wining newsmagazine program "Aquí y Ahora.”
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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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Let’s Go Swimming!
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Frank McCourt
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Frank McCourt has been a guest many times on this show over the years, starting in 1996 for the memoir, Angela’s Ashes, that would earn him a Pulitzer Prize. Fame came to him late in life, after he’d retired at the age of 65 from teaching English and creative writing at public schools here in New York. He was a sweet, eloquent man who spoke with grace and humility; he just died at the age of 78 after a battle with cancer. You can hear him speaking with Leonard Lopate for his Survival Kit in 2000, and in 2005, for his memoir, Teacher Man.
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Science and Faith
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Earlier this week, Pres. Obama announced that he plans to nominate geneticist Dr. Francis Collins to lead the National Institutes of Health. You can listen to Leonard’s 2006 conversation with Dr. Collins about how he reconciles his personal faith with his professional scientific knowledge.
FDA to Regulate Tobacco?
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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.
Leonard is on Facebook
Now Leonard is on Facebook! We’re posting photos, status updates, links to notable interviews, and lots more. Check it out.
Barack Obama, Circa 2004
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Listen to President-Elect 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.
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