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Thursday, May 10, 2007
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  • Lidia Bastianich
    Lidia Bastianich

    Underreported and Overlooked

    Celebrity chef Lidia Bastianich explores the culinary traditions of some of her favorite, often overlooked, regions in Italy. And we finish the show with two Underreported features. First, WNYC's own Bob Hennelly talks about the Department of Homeland Security’s efforts to eliminate a radiation detection laboratory in New York City. Then, we ask why some children in America have been sent to jail without talking to an attorney.

Lidia's Italy

Celebrity chef Lidia Bastianich explores the culinary traditions of 10 of her favorite regions in Italy--from Piemonte to Puglia--which are often overlooked. She's collected 140 recipes for her new cookbook, Lidia’s Italy(PDFs).

Download sample recipes from Lidia's Italy (PDFs):
Fennel and Orange Salad
Shrimp Buzaza
Ziti Alla Norma

Events: Lidia Bastianich will be signing books
Saturday, May 12 at 4 pm
Williams Sonoma
The Shops at Columbus Circle in the Time Warner Center

Underreported: A Nuclear Detection Lab in NYC

On today’s first Underreported, WNYC’s own Bob Hennelly reports on the Department of Homeland Security’s efforts to close the Environmental Measurements Laboratory--a federal nuclear detection lab in Manhattan that was started in 1947--as part of a larger effort to cut costs. And we discuss last week’s Congressional hearings (which addressed the lab’s future), and whether the lab’s fate is tied to a larger shift toward privatizing science.

Underreported: Incarcerated Teens

This year marks the 40th Anniversary of a Supreme Court decision that declared that children in the juvenile justice system have the right to an attorney. Yet many children do not receive adequate legal aid. On today’s second Underreported, we ask why some American teenagers have been sent to jail without ever having consulted a lawyer. Grace Bauer tells us about her son, who went to a maximum security facility at the age of 13 for shoplifting. She is now a community organizer and Director of the Lake Charles Chapter of Families and Friends of Louisiana’s Incarcerated Children. Robert Listenbee, Chief Juvenile Defender in Philadelphia, and Mary Ann Scali from the National Juvenile Defender Center, join her.

Sarah Palin

Gov. Sarah Palin and Alaska Politics

The Leonard Lopate Show

August 08, 2008
Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin is Sen. John McCain’s VP running mate. To find out more about Gov. Palin and Alaska politics, check out our States of the Union: Alaska segment from Aug. 8, 2008.

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.

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.

John McCain

John McCain in 2000

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Sen. John McCain spoke with Leonard in September 2000 about his memoir, Faith of My Fathers. He discussed his family's naval background, his time in POW camps, as well as his own presidential ambitions for the 2000 election.

States of the Union

States of the Union

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Why is New York a blue state, Wyoming a red, and Ohio a shade of purple? Looking ahead to Election Day 2008, Leonard talks to journalists, scholars, and activists from each of the 50 states to find out what motivates voters from Maine to California.

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?

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  2. The Brian Lehrer Show: Live from the Republican National Convention: Day 4 (09/04/2008)
  3. The Brian Lehrer Show: Live from the Republican National Convention: Day 2 (09/02/2008)
  4. The Leonard Lopate Show: Young'Uns (09/03/2008)
  5. The Brian Lehrer Show: Live from the Republican National Convention: Day 3 (09/03/2008)
  6. The Brian Lehrer Show: Live from the Republican National Convention: Day 1 (09/01/2008)
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