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Fair Game by Valerie Plame WilsonThe Plame Game
Leonard has spoken with Joseph Wilson, Robert Novak, and Matthew Cooper about "Plamegate." We hear from the woman at the very center of the scandal: Valerie Plame Wilson. She'll tell her side of the story. Then, a new biography of Peanuts creator Charles Schulz depicts him as a deeply unhappy man. Also, a deaf American recounts his experience as a Peace Corps volunteer in rural Zambia. Plus, what one foreign correspondent learned during his 30 months on the ground in the West Bank.
Valerie Plame Wilson Talks
Valerie Plame Wilson’s cover as a top CIA agent was blown in 2003 when Bush administration officials leaked her name to the media. Since then, she’s been at the center of "Plamegate," which has engulfed Washington and led to the conviction of Vice Presidential aide I. Lewis “Scooter” Libby. In Fair Game, she reveals her side of the story for the first time.
Fair Game is available for purchase at amazon.com
To listen to Leonard's conversation with Joseph Wilson on June 10, 2004, go here.
To listen to Leonard's conversation with Robert Novak on July 17, 2007, go here.
To listen to Leonard's conversation with Matthew Cooper on May 2, 2007, go here.
Charles Schulz and Peanuts
The endearing Charlie Brown and his friends made Peanuts one of the most popular comic strips of all time. But according to a new biography, Peanuts creator Charles Schulz, was a deeply troubled and unhappy man. David Michaelis sorted through personal papers and family archives to create a revealing portrait of the comic’s creator in Schulz and Peanuts.
Schulz and Peanuts is available for purchase at amazon.com
”American Masters: Good Old Charles Schulz” airs Monday, October 29 at 9pm on PBS. To learn more about the documentary, visit the American Masters website
A Memoir of Deafness and Africa
Josh Swiller spent two trying years as a Peace Corps volunteer in rural Zambia. He's also deaf. In Mr. Swiller's new book, The Unheard, he writes about the joys and challenges he experienced as a deaf American working in a run-down health clinic and living in an impoverished village.
Events: Josh Swiller will be speaking and signing books
Thursday, October 25 at 7 pm
Inquiring Minds Bookstore
6 Church Street
New Paltz, NY
Josh Swiller will be speaking and signing books
Thursday, November 8 at 8 pm
Scarsdale Library
54 Olmsted Road
Scarsdale, NY
Josh Swiller will be speaking and signing books
Sunday, November 18 at 7 pm
The Sunday Salon
Stain Bar
766 Grand Street
Brooklyn, NY
The Unheard is available for purchase at amazon.com
In the West Bank with Palestinians and Israelis
Foreign correspondent Philip Winslow spent 30 months in the West Bank with the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA). While there, he observed the routine violence, humiliation, and victimization faced by both Palestinians and Israelis. In Victory for Us Is to See You Suffer, Mr. Winslow attempts to show that when it comes to this intractable conflict, the people on the ground are the ones that suffer most.
Events: Philip Winslow will be speaking and signing books
Thursday, October 25 at 12:30 pm
The Middle East Institute, Columbia University
International Affairs Building, Room 1118
420 West 118th Street
Victory for Us Is to See You Suffer is available for purchase at amazon.com
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A number of this year’s National Book Award winners have appeared on The Leonard Lopate Show. Click here to see the list!
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.
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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.
