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Collin Farrel and Ewan McGregor in Woody Allen's "Cassandra's Dream"Woody Allen on Cassandra's Dream
Woody Allen talks with guest host Julie Burstein about his new film, "Cassandra's Dream." Also: how the grueling first year of medical residency affects both doctors and patients. A new novel about Bangladesh's 1971 war for independence. And on Underreported, find out what we can learn by studying hippo sweat! And we hear about a controversial scientific theory on how to fight climate change.
Woody Allen on "Cassandra's Dream"
Woody Allen's new thriller, "Cassandra's Dream," stars Collin Farrel and Ewan McGregor as British brothers Terry and Ian. Terry and Ian are desperate to improve their troubled lives; one is a gambling addict, and the other is desperately in love with a young actress. After Terry and Ian buy a sailboat (named Cassandra's Dream)...they get tangled up in a sinister situation with unfortunate results.
"Cassandra's Dream" opens citywide on Friday, January 18th.
The First Grueling Year of Being a Doctor
80-hour workweeks, exhaustion, mental and moral challenges: the first year of medical residency is one of the most harrowing of a doctor’s professional life. Dr. Sandeep Jauhar writes about his own difficult residency at a busy New York City hospital in Intern.
Event: Sandeep Jauhar will be speaking and signing books
Thursday, January 17 at 7 pm
Barnes & Noble in Manhasset
1542 Northern Boulevard, Manhasset, NY
Weigh in: Do you think it’s a good idea for medical residencies to be so intense? How do the long hours and fast pace affect patient care?
A Novel About Bangladesh’s War for Independence
Tahmima Anam’s debut novel, A Golden Age, is about a woman who becomes embroiled in Bangladesh’s 1971 war for independence.
Event: Tahmima Anam will be in conversation with her editor
Thursday, January 17 at 7 pm
McNally Robinson
52 Prince Street (between Lafayette and Mulberry Streets)
Underreported: The Power of Hippo Sweat
Find out what humans can learn from studying hippo sweat, which may have powerful antibiotic and sunblock properties. Herpetologist Dr. Brady Barr explains more about the promises of hippo sweat, and why he has to don a 200-pound hippo decoy suit in order to collect samples of hippo sweat to be tested.
Dr. Barr stars in the National Geographic Channel's "Dangerous Encounters with Brady Barr: Undercover Hippo," which airs on Sunday, January 20, at 9:00 PM ET/PT.
Underreported: Ocean Iron Fertilization to Slow Global Warming?
A controversial scientific theory holds that fertilizing the ocean with massive amounts of iron would reduce greenhouse gases - and thus slow global warming. But critics says that large-scale environmental tampering is too risky. Dr. Scott Doney, Senior Scientist at Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, explains more about the pros and cons of ocean iron fertilization.
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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.
Video Pick: David Chang on Momofuku
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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.
