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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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Gov. Sarah Palin and Alaska Politics
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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.
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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.
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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 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
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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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- The Brian Lehrer Show: Live from the Democratic National Convention: Day 3 (08/27/2008)
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