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(fredarmitage/flickr)Mind the Gap
The gap between America's rich and poor is growing. We look at how that's affecting our national prosperity, and whether the U.S. government should take action to close the gap. Also, find out about the issues that matter in Virginia as part of our new States of the Union election feature. A look at how mental illness affects families. And Please Explain is all about laughter.
Closing the Wealth Gap in the U.S.
The gap is growing between America’s rich and poor. Economic critic Robert Kuttner says the U.S. government must take a more active role in closing that gap. Kuttner is editor of American Prospect and his new book is The Squandering of America.
Weigh in: Have you seen changes in the gap between the rich and poor during your lifetime? Give concrete examples if you can.
The Squandering of America is available for purchase at amazon.com
States of the Union: Virginia
The latest in our States of the Union election series focuses on the issues that matter in Virginia. Find out why illegal immigration and gun control are hot buttons, and whether last week’s statewide elections are a good indication of how the state could vote in 2008. Tim Craig writes about Virginia politics for the Washington Post.
A Brother’s Struggle with Mental Illness
Novelist, poet, and psychotherapist Paul Pines talks about the family tragedy of mental illness. He writes about his younger brother’s struggle with paranoid schizophrenia in a new memoir, My Brother’s Madness.
Weigh in: Have you been affected by a family member’s struggle with severe mental illness? If so, have you found a way to cope?
Event: Paul Pines will be speaking and signing books
Tuesday, November 27 at 7 pm
Book Culture
536 West 112th Street (between Broadway and Amsterdam)
My Brother’s Madness is available for purchase at amazon.com
Please Explain: Laughter
Research shows that the average adult laughs six to eight times a day... whereas the average child laughs around four hundred times each day. Today’s Please Explain is all about laughter. Dr. Robert Provine of the Neuroscience Program at the University of Maryland Baltimore County is author of the book Laughter: A Scientific Investigation.
Weigh in: What always makes you laugh...without fail? A person, a joke, a situation? Tell us by leaving a comment below.
Laughter is available for purchase at amazon.com
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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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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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May 14, 2009
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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