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The Leonard Lopate Show

Tuesday, January 22, 2008
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  • President and Mrs. Bush depart White House for holidays (Brendan Smialowski/Getty Images)
    President and Mrs. Bush depart White House for holidays (Brendan Smialowski/Getty Images)

    Social Skills

    We look into President George W. Bush's family, friends, and advisors have shaped his presidency and America's fate. Also, superstar soprano Deborah Voigt. The life of "hipster visionary neo-prophet" Doc Humes. Plus: how Islamic rule shaped Europe.

    Check out the latest in our Political Projections election film series! On Feb. 5th, we'll talk about how Hollywood has poked fun at politics over the years. You can watch the selected movies (either at home, or at our special Feb. 4th film screening) and join in on the conversation. Find out more here.

The Bush Tragedy

Slate editor-in-chief Jacob Weisberg examines the family, friends, and advisors who have contributed to the troubled presidency of George W. Bush – from his parents to Karl Rove and Condoleezza Rice. His new book is The Bush Tragedy.

Event: Jacob Weisberg will be speaking and signing books
Tuesday, January 22 at 7 pm
Upper West Side Barnes & Noble
2289 Broadway (at 82nd Street)

Weigh in: Whom do you hold more accountable: President Bush himself, or his circle of advisors?

Superstar Soprano Deborah Voigt

Superstar soprano Deborah Voigt tells us what she’s been up to. She opens Lincoln Center’s annual series of "American Songbook" concerts on Wednesday, January 23. She’ll also be singing "Isolde" at the Met in March.

Event: "American Songbook" opens with Deborah Voigt
Wednesday, January 23 at 7:30 pm and 9:30 pm
Allen Room, Frederick P. Rose Hall
Broadway and 60th Street
Tickets and more information at lincolncenter.org or via CenterCharge at (212) 721-6500

Deborah Voigt’s website
More about "American Songbook"

"Doc" Humes: Hipster Visionary Neo-Prophet

Timothy Leary called the late H.L. "Doc" Humes "a national treasure – America’s greatest living paranoid." Paul Auster called him "a hipster visionary neo-prophet." In the 1950s and early '60s, "Doc" co-founded The Paris Review, wrote two acclaimed novels, and was a gregarious fixture of the cultural scene in Paris, London and New York. His daughter Immy Humes has made a new film about her father, "Doc," showing at the Film Forum (209 W. Houston) Jan. 23-29.

Event: Immy Humes will have a Q&A on Wednesday, January 23 at the 8 pm showing
Immy Humes and Paul Auster will be in person on Friday, January 25 at the 8 pm show

"Doc" film website
More about "Doc" at filmforum.org

Babies' Social Skills

Babies as young as 6 months old can tell the difference between helpful and hurtful playmates, according to researchers at Yale University’s Infant Cognition Center. Yale psychologist Kiley Hamlin explains more about babies’ surprisingly advanced social judging skills.

Weigh in: What kinds of social skills have you observed in babies?

Yale’s Infant Cognition Center website

How Islamic Culture Shaped Europe

At the beginning of the eighth century, the Arabs brought a revolution in power, religion, and culture to Dark Ages Europe. Pulitzer Prize-winning historian David Levering Lewis looks into how Islamic rule shaped Europe in his new book, God's Crucible: Islam and the Making of Europe, 570-1215.

Event: David Levering Lewis will be speaking and signing books
Monday, January 28 at 6 pm
New York University
La Maison Francaise
16 Washington Mews, 1st Floor (Between University Place and 5th Avenue)

Sarah Palin

Gov. Sarah Palin and Alaska Politics

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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.

Joe Biden

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.

Barack Obama

Barack Obama, Circa 2004

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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.

John McCain

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.

States of the Union

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.

Guest Picks

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Find out surprising facts about some recent guests on the Leonard Lopate Show. Check out our Guest Picks section! Did you know that football star Herschel Walker loves Judge Judy, Laurie Anderson is a big fan of agility training for dogs, and Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi likes Johnny Depp?

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  4. The Leonard Lopate Show: Young'Uns (09/03/2008)
  5. The Brian Lehrer Show: Live from the Republican National Convention: Day 3 (09/03/2008)
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