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The Game Within the Game
Seven-time NBA All-Star Walt Frazier says that baskeball has taken a turn for the worse since he retired in 1980. On today's show, Frazier explains how the game has changed, from bigger athletes to multi-million dollar deals. Also: the letters of muckraking journalist Jessica Mitford. Then a former Peace Corps volunteer talks about her two years working with a midwife in a remote village in Mali. And a look at whether the current foster care system is setting up kids to fail. Each year, tens of thousands of teenagers are released from the foster care system without high school degrees or strong family relationships.
Walt Frazier on How Basketball Has Changed
Seven-time NBA All-Star Walt Frazier says that baskeball has taken a turn for the worse since he retired. In his recent book, The Game Within the Game, Frazier ponders modern basketball, from players' increased size to how multimillion dollar deals have changed the game.
The Game Within the Game is available for purchase at amazon.com
The Letters of Jessica Mitford
Muckraking journalist Jessica Mitford rejected her aristocratic English roots and moved to America, where she became a communist, a union organizer, and a civil rights activist. Editor Peter Sussman and Jessica Mitford's daughter Constancia "Dinky" Romilly talk about Decca, a new collection of Mitford’s letters.
Decca is available for purchase at amazon.com
A Midwife in Mali
When Kris Holloway was 22, she went to the remote village of Nampossela in Mali, West Africa for a 2-year stint as a Peace Corps volunteer. She worked with the village midwife Monique, and saw firsthand the hopes and hardships of the women there. Her recent book is Monique and the Mango Rains.
Monique and the Mango Rains is available for purchase at amazon.com
How the Foster Care System Fails Teens
Each year, tens of thousands of teenagers are released from the foster care system without high school degrees or strong family relationships. Betsy Krebs and Paul Pitcoff explain why they feel the current system is setting kids up to fail, and what can be done to change it. Ms. Krebs and Mr. Pitcoff are co-founders of The Youth Advocacy Center and co-authors of the book Beyond the Foster Care System: The Future for Teens.
Beyond the Foster Care System is available for purchase at amazon.com
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Tributes: Jeanne-Claude
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Jeanne-Claude created environmental works of art with her husband and fellow-conspirator/collaborator Christo. Together, they wrapped the Reichstag in Berlin, the Pont-Neuf in Paris, and created The Gates, with billowy orange drapes, in Central Park. Jeanne-Claude just died at the age of 74. You can hear Leonard Lopate’s last interview with them both, from July 19, 1999.
Video Pick: David Chang on Momofuku
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Let’s Go Swimming!
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According to the Centers for Disease Control, bacterial, viral, and parasitic organisms found in recreational water in the United States sicken thousands of people every year, and even result in deaths. We’ll speak with chemist and industrial hygienist Monona Rossol about the protozoa, amoebas and other things that love to go swimming with us. Monona is also founder and President of Arts, Crafts and Theater Safety.
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Frank McCourt
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Frank McCourt has been a guest many times on this show over the years, starting in 1996 for the memoir, Angela’s Ashes, that would earn him a Pulitzer Prize. Fame came to him late in life, after he’d retired at the age of 65 from teaching English and creative writing at public schools here in New York. He was a sweet, eloquent man who spoke with grace and humility; he just died at the age of 78 after a battle with cancer. You can hear him speaking with Leonard Lopate for his Survival Kit in 2000, and in 2005, for his memoir, Teacher Man.
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Science and Faith
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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?
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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.
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Our 3-ingredient Challenge wins a James Beard Award
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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
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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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