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The Leonard Lopate Show

Monday, May 07, 2007
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  • Brothers, The Hidden Mystery of the Kennedy Years by David Talbot
    Brothers, The Hidden Mystery of the Kennedy Years by David Talbot

    Epic Stories

    Two Washington Post reporters examine the complex personality and politics of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas. Then, we hear the true story of a terrible farm accident, and the revolutionary medical care it inspired. Later on, Lebanese author Elias Khoury tells us about his epic novel about Palestinian life. And David Talbot delves into Bobby Kennedy’s quest to find out who killed his brother.

The Complex Life of Clarence Thomas

Washington Post reporters Kevin Merida and Michael A. Fletcher examine the life of Justice Clarence Thomas. Based on interviews with Thomas’s family and colleagues, their book Supreme Discomfort explores the complex personality and controversial image of the country’s second African-American Supreme Court Justice.

Supreme Discomfort is available for purchase at amazon.com

Events: Kevin Merida and Michael A. Fletcher will be speaking and signing books
Monday, May 7 at 7 pm
The Brooklyn Brownstone
409 Lewis Avenue, between Decatur and Macdonough Streets
Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn

A Farm Accident, and a Medical Miracle

Michael McCarthy reports on the incredible real-life story of an Illinois corn farmer who was so badly burned that only his feet--protected by new steel-toe boots--escaped injury. And he explains the extraordinary medical care the accident inspired, in The Sun Farmer.

The Sun Farmer is available for purchase at amazon.com

An Epic Palestinian Story

Lebanese author Elias Khoury talks about his epic novel about Palestinian life: Gate of the Sun.

Gate of the Sun is available for purchase at amazon.com

Brothers: The Hidden History of the Kennedy Years

David Talbot re-examines JFK’s assassination, and Bobby Kennedy’s secret quest to solve his brother’s murder.

Brothers: The Hidden History of the Kennedy Years is available for purchase at amazon.com

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.

Rahm Emanuel

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

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.

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.

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?

  1. Radiolab: Choice (11/14/2008)
  2. The Brian Lehrer Show: The Hybrid Economy (11/18/2008)
  3. The Brian Lehrer Show: Agriculture Warrior (11/17/2008)
  4. The Brian Lehrer Show: Bubble Bubble Toil and Trouble (11/19/2008)
  5. The Brian Lehrer Show: Pay To Play Nice (11/14/2008)
  6. The Leonard Lopate Show: Checks and Balances (11/14/2008)
  7. The Leonard Lopate Show: Secrets of Success (11/19/2008)