The Leonard Lopate Show
Movie Magicians
Wednesday, July 11, 2007
Hans Blix was in charge of monitoring Iraq’s weapons for the United Nations in 2003. Now, as North Korea and Iran continue to develop nuclear weapons programs, he shares his ideas for stopping the spread of nuclear weapons throughout the world. Also: a look at the latest Harry Potter film, and why it can be so difficult to turn a fanatically beloved book into a movie. And the Gurus of How-To, Alvin and Larry Ubell, answer your home repair questions.
Hans Blix on Global Disarmament
In 2003, Hans Blix was in charge of monitoring Iraq's weapons for the United Nations. Blix joins us today to share his ideas for new strategies to stop the spread of nuclear weapons around the world. He's written a recent article for the Boston Review called "Nuclear Freeze" and is currently chairman of the Weapons of Mass Destruction Commission.
The New Harry Potter
It's hard to turn fanatically beloved books into movies. Director David Yates and producer David Heyman have stepped up to the challenge. They join Leonard to talk about "Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix," the fifth movie in the Harry Potter series.
Weigh in: Who is your favorite Harry Potter character and why?
Previous Show
Windows 
Windows 
Windows 
Search current and archival WNYC broadcasts. More
Leonard Lopate lets you listen in on the best conversations in New York- now you can take a peek, too. See candid shots of Martha Wainwright, Amy Sedaris and more.
Start your Amazon shopping on WNYC.org and a portion of your total purchase goes to WNYC.
- The Brian Lehrer Show: Buy, Buy Baby (July 07, 2008)
- The Leonard Lopate Show: Underreported: Nurse-Patient Ratios and the Future of Health Care (July 03, 2008)
- The Leonard Lopate Show: The Lyme Disease Epidemic (July 01, 2008)
- The Brian Lehrer Show: Before There was Stephen Colbert, There was George Carlin (July 02, 2008)
- The Leonard Lopate Show: Would You Survive? (July 02, 2008)