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America in Space (NASA)Americans in Space
We celebrate 50 years of NASA with astronaut Eileen Collins and space historian Michael Neufeld. Also: find out how kids can contribute to the fight against global warming! And Alice Sebold shares her latest novel.
Check out the results of our Thanksgiving cartoon contest here!
Americans in Space: 50 Years of NASA
Astronaut Eileen Collins was the first woman to command the Space Shuttle. She’s honored in the new book Americans in Space, a visual history of NASA’s past 50 years – from the first test pilots, to the recent Huygens mission to Saturn.
Americans in Space is available for purchase at amazon.com
Listen to Leonard’s recent interview with members of the Cassini-Huygens space mission
Slideshow from America in Space
Kids Against Global Warming
Kids can contribute to the fight against global warming, too. Laurie David and Cambria Gordon are co-authors of Down-to-Earth Guide To Global Warming.
Down-to-Earth Guide To Global Warming is available for purchase at amazon.com
Weigh in: Do your kids try to minimize their impact on the environment? How?
Alice Sebold’s Latest Novel
Alice Sebold’s new novel is The Almost Moon. It’s the highly-anticipated follow-up to her 2002 bestseller The Lovely Bones.
The Almost Moon is available for purchase at amazon.com
The Man Who Wanted to Be the Christopher Columbus of Outer Space
Wernher von Braun built rockets in both Nazi Germany and post-war America, and he had a lifelong obsession with being the Christopher Columbus of outer space. Michael Neufeld of the Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum is the author of a new book, Von Braun: Dreamer of Space, Engineer of War.
Von Braun is available for purchase at amazon.com
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National Book Award Winners
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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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Please Explain: Eco-Labels
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Your broccoli, shampoo, and air conditioner might bear labels declaring them to be organic, cruelty-free, or energy efficient, but what do those labels mean and are they true? Dr. Urvashi Rangan, Project Director for Consumer Reports' GreenerChoices.org and Consumers Union’s Senior Scientist for Policy Initiatives, and Dara O'Rourke, founder and CEO of GoodGuide.com, took a look at what eco-labels indicate, how standards are set, and what they mean for consumers and manufacturers around the world.
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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.
