wnyc.org / 93.9fm / am 820

The Leonard Lopate Show

Tuesday, June 12, 2007
  • Marina Litvinenko presents the book titled "Meutre d'un dissident" she wrote with Alex Goldfrab. (Stephane De Sakutin/AFP/Getty Images)
    Marina Litvinenko presents the book titled Meutre d'un dissident she wrote with Alex Goldfrab. (Stephane De Sakutin/AFP/Getty Images)

    Inside Controversy

    Last November, former KGB agent Alexander Litvinenko was fatally poisoned in London. On today’s show, his widow and his friend Alex Goldfarb give their inside account of the international murder mystery. Then, a former male prostitute talks about how his relationship with the Reverend Ted Haggard brought down the former President of the National Association of Evangelicals. Plus, we explore the food writings of literary greats like Melville and Hawthorne. And Ruth Reichl and Alice Waters talk about Slow Food.

Death of a Dissident

Former KGB agent Alexander Litvinenko was fatally poisoned in London last November. In Death of a Dissident, Mr. Litvinenko’s widow, Marina Litvineko, and his friend Alex Goldfarb reveal what they know about the international murder mystery.

Death of a Dissident is available for purchase at amazon.com

On the Media's Brooke Gladstone reports from Russia

A Former Prostitute and a Former Pastor

Mike Jones, a former male prostitute, talks about why he revealed his sexual relationship with the Reverend Ted Haggard (former President of the National Association of Evangelicals) in November 2006.

I Had to Say Something is available for purchase at amazon.com

Events: Mike Jones will be speaking and signing books
Wednesday, June 13 at 7 pm
Chelsea Barnes & Noble
675 Avenue of the Americas, at 22nd Street

American Food Writing

Molly O’Neill tells us about collecting the food writing of some of America’s literary greats—like Nathanial Hawthorne, Herman Melville, and H.L. Mencken—for a new anthology.

American Food Writing is available for purchase at amazon.com

Apples at a farm stand

Slow Food Debates

Gourmet Editor-in-Chief Ruth Reichl and Alice Waters, owner of Chez Panisse and Vice President of Slow Food International, explore the debate about how food should be produced and distributed in the US.

Slow Food Nation: Articles and Resources
"Alice Waters On Slow Food Nation," The Daily Green
Slow Food USA
"Slow Food Fight," by Tom Philpott on Grist.org
New Amsterdam Public Market, New York City

Is Slow Food an elite movement?Weigh in.

Science and Faith

The Leonard Lopate Show

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?

The Leonard Lopate Show

May 14, 2009
Congress is getting ready to a vote on whether to make tobacco subject to FDA regulation. You can listen to a segment we did in May about the bill and what it would mean for the cigarette companies.

Video Pick: Elizabeth Edwards

The Leonard Lopate Show

Elizabeth Edwards discusses how to best cope with lifes difficulties in her book Resilience: Reflections on the Burdens and Gifts of Facing Life's Adversities.

Recent Videos:
- Joy Behar Discusses her Favorite Things.
- Michael Pollan on Food Rules
- David Hare on Director Stephen Daldry
- Tyne Daly on the Debut of her Cabaret Act
- Actors Roger Robinson and Chad Coleman on Joe Turner's Come and Gone

Our 3-ingredient Challenge wins a James Beard Award

The Leonard Lopate Show

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

The Leonard Lopate Show

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.

Guest Picks

The Leonard Lopate Show

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?