On Demand
The Leonard Lopate Show
-
Marion WilliamsChristmas Gospel
Leonard celebrates Christmas with his annual gospel music special. Also: find out why many exterminators are turning towards non-chemical methods of pest control. A demographer explains a recent rise in reported same-sex couples in conservative regions throughout the US. And Joy Behar of "The View"!
We want your New Year's food ideas. Submit your recipe here!
And find out how you can participate in our new political film series. We're asking you to watch 4 movies about campaigns, and then tune in on Jan. 8 for a discussion.
Leonard’s Christmas Gospel Music Special
Leonard celebrates Christmas with his annual holiday gospel music special. Here’s the playlist:
Christ is Born (Marion Williams and Alex Bradford/Black Nativity)
Have You Got Room? (Edna Gallmon Cooke/Springfield Bap Ch, Wash., DC)
No Room at the Hotel (Jessie Mae Renfro – Gospel Sound of Spirit Feel)
No Room at the Inn (Mahalia Sings Songs of Christmas)
Go Tell It On the Mountain (Mahalia Jackson - Apollo Sessions)
Silent Night, Holy Night (Gospel Christmas w. Mahalia Jackson)
No Room at the Hotel (Chosen Gospel Singers with Lou Rawls)
Great Day in December (Claude Jeter and the Swan Silvertones)
No Room at the Inn (Marion Williams -- O Holy Night)
God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen (Marion Williams - Through Many Dangers)
Poor Little Jesus Boy (Mattie Williams -- Black Nativity)
The Holy Babe (Mahalia Sings Songs of Christmas)
Mary, Mary, What You Gonna Name that Pretty Little Baby? (Frances Steadman and Marion Williams -- Black Nativity)
What You Gonna Name Your Baby? (Christmas with Shirley Caesar)
When Was Jesus Born? (Marion Williams – O Holy Night)
White Christmas (Complete Sis. Rosetta Tharpe)
Greener Pest Control
Pesticides are known to harm wildlife, cause reproductive abnormalities, and are even associated with multiple forms of cancer in humans. More and more exterminators are trying out non-chemical substances like sugar to control common household pests. Jonathan Kaplan works with the Natural Resources Defense Council; Luis Agurto Sr. is an exterminator and owner of San Francisco-based pest control company Pestec.
More about Green Shield certification for pest control experts
Pestec’s website
NRDC’s website
There Are More Same-Sex Couples Throughout the U.S.
Recent US Census data shows a massive increase in same-sex couples in the US; the number has nearly quadrupled since 1990. Demographer Dr. Gary Gates Senior Research Fellow at the Williams Institute for Sexual Orientation Law and Public Policy at the UCLA School of Law.
How to Cheer Yourself Up
Joy Behar of "The View" shares her advice on how to cheer yourself when you’re feeling blue. Her new book is When You Need a Lift: But Don't Want to Eat Chocolate, Pay a Shrink, or Drink a Bottle of Gin.
- About This Program »
- Staff Bios »
- Contact Us »
- Guest Hosts »
- Guest Picks »
- Latest Show »
- Tapes & Transcripts »
- Show Archive »
Features & Series
Podcast
Stay up to date.
Subscribe to the Podcast
Shop at Amazon!
Leonard Lopate Show picks
Start your Amazon shopping on WNYC.org and a portion of your total purchase goes to WNYC.
More
Tributes: Jeanne-Claude
The Leonard Lopate Show
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.
Video Pick: David Chang on Momofuku
The Leonard Lopate Show
Recent Videos:
- Arthur Schwartz on The Southern Italian Table
- David Plouffe on The Audacity to Win: The Inside Story and Lessons of Barack Obama’s Historic Victory
- Ken Auletta on Googled: The End of the World as We Know It
- Paul Shaffer on We’ll Be Here for the Rest of Our Lives: A Swingin' Show-Biz Saga
- George Steel on the New York City Opera’s new season
- Gail Collins on When Everything Changed: The Amazing Journey of Women from 1960 to the Present
- Comments [1]
Let’s Go Swimming!
The Leonard Lopate Show
According to the Centers for Disease Control, bacterial, viral, and parasitic organisms found in recreational water in the United States sicken thousands of people every year, and even result in deaths. We’ll speak with chemist and industrial hygienist Monona Rossol about the protozoa, amoebas and other things that love to go swimming with us. Monona is also founder and President of Arts, Crafts and Theater Safety.
- Comments [33]
Frank McCourt
The Leonard Lopate Show
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.
- Comments [1]
Science and Faith
The Leonard Lopate Show
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?
The Leonard Lopate Show
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.
- Comments [9]
Our 3-ingredient Challenge wins a James Beard Award
The Leonard Lopate Show
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
The Leonard Lopate Show
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.
- Comments [4]
