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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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Gov. Sarah Palin and Alaska Politics
The Leonard Lopate Show
August 08, 2008
Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin is Sen. John McCain’s VP running mate. To find out more about Gov. Palin and Alaska politics, check out our States of the Union: Alaska segment from Aug. 8, 2008.
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Sen. Joe Biden on the Lopate Show
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Sen. Obama has chosen Sen. Joe Biden of Delaware to be his running mate. To find out more about his personal and political life, listen to Leonard’s Aug. 2007 interview with Sen. Biden. At the time, the Senator from Delaware was still a contender for the Democratic presidential nomination.
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Barack Obama, Circa 2004
The Leonard Lopate Show
As the Democratic Convention is underway in Denver, listen to 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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John McCain in 2000
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Sen. John McCain spoke with Leonard in September 2000 about his memoir, Faith of My Fathers. He discussed his family's naval background, his time in POW camps, as well as his own presidential ambitions for the 2000 election.
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The Story of Edgar Sawtelle on the Leonard Lopate Show
The Leonard Lopate Show
Oprah’s Book Club has just chosen David Wroblewski’s novel The Story of Edgar Sawtelle as its newest selection. Hear Wroblewki talk about his acclaimed novel on the Lopate Show in June 2008.
States of the Union
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Why is New York a blue state, Wyoming a red, and Ohio a shade of purple? Looking ahead to Election Day 2008, Leonard talks to journalists, scholars, and activists from each of the 50 states to find out what motivates voters from Maine to California.
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