The Leonard Lopate Show

Chris Matthews on What We Can Learn from Politicians

Chris Matthews, host of MSNBC’s “Hardball,” explains how anyone can use the tactics of professional politicians to get ahead in their own careers in Life’s a Campaign. He writes about Bill Clinton’s laser-focused ability to listen to those he wanted to seduce, Ronald Reagan’s unyielding optimism, and Nancy Pelosi’s hardnosed loyalty. And Mr. Matthews describes how these lessons played a role in his own career.

Events: Chris Matthews will be reading and signing books
Wednesday, October 3 at 7:30pm
Barnes & Noble at Lincoln Center
1972 Broadway (at 66th Street)

Life’s a Campaign is available for purchase at amazon.com

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Brooklyn Academy of Music’s Next Wave Festival

The Brooklyn Academy of Music is celebrating its 25th Next Wave Festival, a 3-month celebration of cutting-edge works in music, theater, and dance. Since its inception, the festival has provided audiences with works by Philip Glass, Laurie Anderson, Robert Wilson, and Mark Morris. Joining Leonard to speak about the history of the festival and this year’s offerings are Karen Brooks Hopkins, President of BAM, and Joseph V. Melillo, sole curator of all Next Wave programming.

To learn more about the Next Wave festival, visit here

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The Abortion Debate

Ever since Roe v. Wade, the United States has been deeply divided on the issue of abortion. As the religious right has increased in size and power over the past decade, the debate has become even more divisive – and violent. Filmmaker Tony Kaye, best known for “American History X,” has made a documentary that aims to be the definitive work on the subject. 18 years in the making, “Lake of Fire” gives equal time to both sides and shows what’s exactly at stake in this debate.

”Lake of Fire” opens Wednesday, October 3 at Film Forum
209 West Houston Street
To learn more about the documentary and purchase tickets online, visit Film Forum

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Kahr Arms and the Unification Church

In the October issue of Conde Nast Portfolio, Contributing editor Christopher S. Stewart goes inside the growing gun empire of Justin Moon, the C.E.O. of Kahr Arms, who’s also the son of Reverend Sun Myung Moon, the leader of the Unification Church. Kahr Arms is facing a landmark lawsuit for negligence that has other gunmakers watching the case with trepidation. Mr. Stewart will be joined by Larry Zilliox, Jr., a Virginia private investigator, who has investigated the Unification Church and Reverend Moon’s enormous commercial empire.

You can read the article, “Money, Guns, & God,” here

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