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The Leonard Lopate Show

Tuesday, August 07, 2007
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    Saving Europe

    On today's show: an economist explains how economic theories can help us get more of the good stuff in life. Also, the dance company Pilobolus. Then, a writer talks about his chaotic debut novel. Plus, a look at how the Marshall Plan helped shape modern Europe.

Discovering Your Inner Economist

Economist, blogger, and restaurant critic Tyler Cowen has written a guide to getting more of the good stuff in life by understanding the hidden economic patterns behind everyday situations. Discover Your Inner Economist shows what economic notions and theories say about ordering from a menu, attracting the right mate, appreciating museum art, dealing with your dentist, surviving torture, and much more.

Discover Your Inner Economist is available for purchase at amazon.com

Innovative Dance

Pilobolus was formed in 1971 in a Dartmouth College dance class. Now it is a major American dance company dedicated to the choreography and performance of inventive dance-theater works that explore movement and human relationships. It is now in the midst of an extended run at New York City’s Joyce Theater. Here to talk about Pilobolus are Linda Shelton, the Joyce Theater Executive Director, Itamar Kubovy, Pilobolus Executive Director, and Andy Herro, Pilobolus dancer.

Pilobolus at the Joyce Theater

Pilobolus website

Spaceman Blues

Editor, writer, and musician Brian Francis Slattery takes readers on a headlong trip to the end of the world in his chaotic debut novel, Spaceman Blues. The story presents a hallucinatory vision of New York City and its many colorful subcultures.

Spaceman Blues is available for purchase at amazon.com



Events: Brian Francis Slattery will be at a book release party
Friday, August 10 at 8:30 pm
There will be music by the Mud Brothers at 10 pm
Sunny’s
253 Conover Street, between Read and Beard Streets
Red Hook, Brooklyn
This event is free.

Brian Francis Slattery will be reading and signing books
Thursday, September 13
Barbes
376 9th Street, at 6th Avenue
Park Slope, Brooklyn
There will be performances by John Pinamonti, Charlie Shaw, Rima Fand, and others.

When America Saved Europe

The plan conceived by Secretary of State George Marshall to rebuild post-WWII Europe was perhaps the most generous act in American history. Greg Behrman argues that this $13 billion aid program rescued Europe from economic catastrophe and prevented a possible Communist takeover. The Most Noble Adventure looks at the cast of characters that made this plan possible.

The Most Noble Adventure is available for purchase at amazon.com

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.

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.

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?