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(NASA)Ways to Change the World
In the first half of today’s show, three leading thinkers wrestle with two of the biggest issues facing the planet—nuclear weapons and global warming. Later on, Peter Gallagher looks back on his distinguished acting career. And a new Frontline documentary asks how pre-emptive searches for potential terrorists affect innocent Americans.
Are US Policies Accelerating Nuclear Proliferation?
The current issue of Foreign Policy asks 21 top thinkers to write about one way to save the world. Lt. Gen. William Odom, former National Security Agency director, tackles nuclear proliferation--arguing that US policies are making things worse--in his article "The Nuclear Option."
450 Ways to Stop Global Warming
Bill McKibben, who wrote the first major book on climate change (The End of Nature, 1989), contributed "450 Ways to Stop Global Warming" to Foreign Policy’s "21 Ways to Save the World."
The Atomic Bazaar
William Langewiesche investigates the threat of nuclear weapons spreading to unstable nations in The Atomic Bazaar.
The Atomic Bazaar is available for purchase at amazon.com
Peter Gallagher at Feinstein's
Peter Gallagher reflects on his critically-acclaimed roles—in films like “The Player” and “American Beauty,” on Fox’s “The OC”, and in Broadway productions such as Guys and Dolls and Long Days Journey Into Night. And he tells us about his current foray into the world of cabaret, at Feinstein's at the Regency.
Spying on the Home Front
In the new Frontline documentary "Spying on the Home Front," correspondent Hedrick Smith investigates the impact that pre-emptive searches for terrorist suspects have on innocent Americans.
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Bill Richardson on Diplomacy
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New Mexico governor Bill Richardson will be joining Obama’s cabinet as Commerce Secretary. You can hear him talk about his experience in foreign policy and diplomacy on the Lopate Show in April 2007.
Plaxico Burress on the Lopate Show
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NY Giants star Plaxico Burress is in the headlines this week for his self-inflicted gunshot wound. You can hear him on the Leonard Lopate Show in July 2008 talk about his life on and off the football field, and what it was like to win the 2007 Super Bowl.
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.
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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