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Growing Pains
Guest host Julie Burstein explores how having a child changes even the most solid relationships. Then, a woman talks about acting out…as a pre-teen living in a polio hospital in the 1950s. And a photographer tells us about his large-scale images of industrial landscapes. Later on, a writer with a learning disability questions what it means to be “normal.” Plus, word maven Patricia T. O’Conner reflects on how words become taboo.
Blindsided by a Diaper
A new collection of essays titled Blindsided by a Diaper examines how even the most steadfast relationships change with the arrival of a child. Editor Dana Bedford Hilmer joins contributors Amy Sohn and Michael Finkel to talk about how couples navigate the new circumstances.
Blindsided by a Diaper is available for purchase at amazon.com
Has your child changed the relationship with your partner? Weigh in by posting a comment.Pranks and Polio
In 1950, 11-year-old Susan Richards Shreve was sent to Warm Springs Polio Foundation. She remembers the two years she spent there, and the teenage mischief that led to her departure.
Warm Springs is available for purchase at amazon.com
Manufactured Landscapes
Canadian photographer Edward Burtynsky specializes in large-scale images of vast industrial landscapes. He’s here along with director Jennifer Baichwal, who follows Mr. Burtynsky as he travels through industrial China in her documentary "Manufactured Landscapes."
"Manufactured Landsapes" at Film Forum
Edward Burtynsky's photos are on exhibit
At the Charles Cowles Gallery
Located at 537 W. 24th Street
212-741-8999
The Short Bus
Kids with physical, mental, and learning disabilities often ride the short bus to special-ed classes. Jonathan Mooney rode a short bus because of his learning disabilities. He also went on to graduate with honors from Brown University. Recently he bought an old short bus and traveled across the US to visit people who were also considered different, limited, not normal. His book about the journey is The Short Bus: A Journey Beyond Normal.
Event:
Jonathan will be giving a talk and signing books
Wed. June 20, 2007
7:00 to 8:00 PM
Barnes & Noble, Astor Place
The Short Bus is available for purchase at amazon.com
Word Maven Patricia T. O'Conner
Word maven Patricia T. O’Conner explores how words become taboo, and answers your questions about the use (and misuse) of the English language. Call 212-433-9692 or post a question or comment during the show. If your question isn’t answered on air, you can email Patricia T. O’Conner directly at mailbox@grammarphobia.com.
Woe Is I is available for purchase at amazon.com
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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.
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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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