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The Leonard Lopate Show

Wednesday, May 02, 2007
  • Everything Conceivable

    An investigative journalist examines how today's reproductive technology is changing American families. Then, we find out how socially responsible designs can help empower the poor. And Ted Koppel and Leroy Sievers talk about cancer. Plus, Matthew Cooper tells us about his court battles during the Valerie Plame Wilson CIA leak investigation.

Reproductive Technology and Changing Ideas of Family

Modern science has made it possible for a woman to give birth to a child that is not genetically related to her. In Everything Conceivable, Liza Mundy investigates how today’s reproductive technology is changing the way we think about family, parenthood, and what life is.

Everything Conceivable is available for purchase at amazon.com

Cooper-Hewitt Design for the 90%

Design for the Other 90%

The exhibit Design for the Other 90% showcases affordable objects aimed at the 90% of the world's population who often lack the means to purchase even the most basic goods. Many of the designs on display are meant to empower the poor, and help people recovering from natural disasters. Design for the Other 90% opens May 4th at the Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum. Exhibition curator Cynthia E. Smith joins engineer Martin Fisher of KickStart International, and Ron Rivera of Potters for Peace.

Slideshow: Design for the Other 90%

Ted Koppel

Ted Koppel and Leroy Sievers on Cancer

Ted Koppel follows his colleague Leroy Sievers as he battles cancer in "Living with Cancer," a new documentary that premieres on Sunday, May 6th at 8 pm on the Discovery Channel.

Leroy Sievers blogs about his experiences on “My Cancer” for NPR

Matthew Cooper on Plame and Portfolio

Matthew Cooper talks about his court battles during the Valerie Plame Wilson CIA leak investigation. And he tells us about serving as the Washington editor of Condé Nast Portfolio.

Tom Daschle on Fixing America’s Health Care System

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Former U.S. Sen. Tom Daschle has accepted President-Elect Barack Obama’s offer to be Secretary of Health and Human Services. You can hear Tom Daschle talk about his prescriptions for fixing American’s health care crisis on the Leonard Lopate Show in March 2008.

Big Plans for America

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Democratic Congressman Rahm Emanuel from Illinois has agreed to be Chief of Staff under President-Elect Barack Obama. You can hear him on the Lopate Show in 2006 discussing his thoughts on what the Democratic party needed to do in order to succeed.

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.

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.

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?