The Leonard Lopate Show
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Friday, December 21, 2007
Did you know that the largest known snowflake measured 15 inches across?? On Please Explain, find out about the physics and composition of snow...and the conditions required to make a White Christmas. Also: Tom Stoppard's play, "Rock 'n' Roll." The results of our Taking Things Seriously photo project. And we hear about a program that sends inner-city kids to college on full scholarship.
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Tom Stoppard’s “Rock ‘n’ Roll”
Four-time Tony Award winner Tom Stoppard’s play "Rock 'n' Roll" spans two countries, three generations and 22 turbulent years. Brian Cox, Rufus Sewell, and Sinead Cusack star in the new Broadway production. "Rock 'n' Roll' is at the Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre at 242 West 45th St.
Website and ticket info for "Rock 'n' Roll"
Taking Things Seriously
Most of us have an object that inspires us – a found seashell, a box, a souvenir, a sculpture bought at a yard sale...Our new Taking Things Seriously photo project is inspired by the recent book Taking Things Seriously: 75 Objects with Unexpected Significance, co-edited by Joshua Glenn. Joshua Glenn joins us to talk about some of the fabulous listener submissions we've gotten.
Taking Things Seriously is available for purchase at amazon.com
Weigh in: Even if you don't have a photo to submit, you can still write and tell us about an object that has special meaning to you.
More about the book Taking Things Seriously
Slideshow: user submissions
Here are a few of the submissions discussed on air
Posse Foundation: Sending Inner-City Kids to College
Macarthur "Genius" Award-winner Deborah Bial is the founder and president of the Posse Foundation, which has sent thousands of inner-city kids to college on full scholarships. Kareem Edwards is a former Posse Scholar.
Please Explain: Snow
The largest known snowflake in history measured 15 inches across! We find out about the physics and chemistry of snow and what conditions we’ll need to have a White Christmas this year. Dr. Kenneth Libbrecht is Professor of Physics at Caltech; David A. Robinson is The New Jersey State Climatologist and a Professor of Geography at Rutgers University, where he conducts research at the Global Snow Lab.
Weigh in: What’s your favorite memory or experience with snow?
Rutgers Global Snow Lab website
Caltech Snowcrystals website
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