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Consider the Alternatives
Academy Award winner Shirley MacLaine presents her latest memoir on getting older and wiser through alternative healing. And husband and wife filmmakers focus on the lives of Uganda's child refugees. Also, members of Berlin's Nomad SoundSystem describe the unique blend of global influences that shapes their music. But first, Washington State Congressman Jay Inslee and Bracken Hendricks make their case for a clean energy future.
The Leonard Lopate Show is hosting a new Thanksgiving cartoon contest, Cartoon Cornucopia! Check it out and be sure to submit your original cartoon by Wednesday, November 14 at noon.
Changing America's Energy Sources
Inspired by the hard work and ingenuity that led to the Apollo moon landing in 1969, Washington State Congressman Jay Inslee and Bracken Hendricks propose that America's scientific community focus with equal intensity on the challenge of changing the way we produce and consume energy. Apollo's Fire presents stories of people already working on cleaner energy sources, and offers blueprints for new legislation that can help the cause.
Read an excerpt from Apollo's Fire: Igniting America's Clean Energy Economy on our books page.
Congressman Jay Inslee and Bracken Hendricks will be speaking
Monday, November 5 at 6 pm
The New School
Wollman Hall
65 West 11th Street, 5th Floor
To reserve a seat, call 212-481-5005.
Purchase Apollo's Fire at amazon.com.
Weigh in: Would you pay more to use clean energy sources?
War in Uganda
When the rebel Lord’s Resistance Army began attacking government forces in northern Uganda, directors Sean Fine and Andrea Nix Fine turned their cameras on the youngest victims of the violence. “War/Dance” depicts the lives of children in an isolated, dangerous refugee camp as they attempt to prepare for the country's National Music Competition.
"War/Dance" opens in New York on November 9.
Learn more about the film here.
Nomad SoundSystem at the Berlin in Lights Festival
Nomad SoundSystem describes its music as sitting on "the cutting edge between electronic dance grooves and passionate Arabic live music." Leonard talks to ensemble members DJ Shazam and Tomoki Ikeda about their sound just before they take the stage at the Berlin in Lights festival.
Shirley MacLaine on Getting Older and Wiser
Academy Award-winning actress Shirley MacLaine has written a new memoir that highlights moments in her life when she found meaning in unexpected places, and explains how alternative healing has changed her life.
Purchase Sage-ing While Age-ing at amazon.com.
Weigh in: Has alternative medicine played a role in your life?
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Patrick Swayze
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Patrick Swayze mixed grace with athleticism in his movies – and rose to stardom with roles in “Dirty Dancing” and “Ghost.” He died just recently after a battle with pancreatic cancer. And you can hear his interview with Leonard Lopate from July 16, 2002, when he came by to discuss appearing in the film, “Green Dragon.”
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The Silver Anniversary of the Silver Palate
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Sheila Lukins was one half of a partnership that helped popularize gourmet cooking throughout America – first, through their gourmet food shop in New York City and then with the cookbook, The Silver Palate, which remains one of the top-selling cookbooks of all time. She collaborated on 2 other cookbooks that simplified gourmet cooking for the home cook. She died recently from brain cancer at the age of 66, and you can listen to her 2007 conversation with Leonard Lopate and her business partner Julee Rosso about the 25th Anniversary of the publication of The Silver Palate.
Dominick Dunne
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Dominick Dunne was a famous novelist and Hollywood producer. But he may be best remembered for covering trials of the rich and famous – from Claus von Bulow to O. J. Simpson. He died just recently at the age of 83. But you can still hear his interview with Leonard from November 23, 2001, when he was discussing crimes, trials, and punishments.
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Let’s Go Swimming!
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Frank McCourt
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Frank McCourt has been a guest many times on this show over the years, starting in 1996 for the memoir, Angela’s Ashes, that would earn him a Pulitzer Prize. Fame came to him late in life, after he’d retired at the age of 65 from teaching English and creative writing at public schools here in New York. He was a sweet, eloquent man who spoke with grace and humility; he just died at the age of 78 after a battle with cancer. You can hear him speaking with Leonard Lopate for his Survival Kit in 2000, and in 2005, for his memoir, Teacher Man.
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Science and Faith
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Earlier this week, Pres. Obama announced that he plans to nominate geneticist Dr. Francis Collins to lead the National Institutes of Health. You can listen to Leonard’s 2006 conversation with Dr. Collins about how he reconciles his personal faith with his professional scientific knowledge.
FDA to Regulate Tobacco?
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Congress is getting ready to a vote on whether to make tobacco subject to FDA regulation. You can listen to a segment we did in May about the bill and what it would mean for the cigarette companies.
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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.
Leonard is on Facebook
Now Leonard is on Facebook! We’re posting photos, status updates, links to notable interviews, and lots more. Check it out.
Barack Obama, Circa 2004
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Listen to President-Elect 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.
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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?
