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The Leonard Lopate Show

Wednesday, January 23, 2008
  • Neil Shubin with a model of Tiktaalik (John Weinstein/ Field Museum)
    Neil Shubin with a model of Tiktaalik (John Weinstein/ Field Museum)

    Missing Link

    Nobel Prize winning economist Muhammad Yunus lays out the ways he thinks free market capitalism can be made more humane. Also, on States of the Union: the issues that matter to South Carolina's Democratic voters as they head into their primary. One man’s search to find the places in the world that make people happy. Plus: what can studying fish teach us about human evolution?

    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. And find out more about our special Feb. 4 film screening here.

A More Humane Kind of Capitalism

Nobel Peace Prize-winning economist Muhammad Yunus lays out the ways he thinks free market capitalism can become more humane. His new book is Creating a World Without Poverty: Social Business and the Future of Capitalism.

Event: Muhammad Yunus will be speaking and signing books
Wednesday, January 23 at 7 pm
Union Square Barnes & Noble

More about Muhammad Yunus and his work

The Happiest Places in the World

Usually foreign correspondents seek the least happy places in the world…like Iraq or Afghanistan. But NPR correspondent Eric Weiner went to the world’s happiest places for his new book The Geography of Bliss.

Event: Eric Weiner will be speaking with Emma Seppala
Part of the Brainwaves: Sacred Science series
Wednesday, January 23 at 7 pm
Rubin Museum of Art
150 West 17th Street (between 6th and 7th Avenues)
To learn more, go here or call the box office at (212) 620-5000x344

Weigh in: Tell us about the places in the world that make you happiest.

Eric Weiner’s website

States of the Union: South Carolina

South Carolina has voted solidly Republicans for years, but the Palmetto State’s primaries have the potential to shape the race for the nomination in both parties. We examine what happened last Saturday in the Republican contest…and what we can expect this weekend for the Democratic primary. Andrew Gobeil the managing editor of and host of ETV’s "The Big Picture," a weekly newsmagazine about South Carolina politics on South Carolina’s PBS stations.

ETV’s "The Big Picture"

Pricier Wine Tastes Better

A recent study shows that raising the price of wine makes it taste better. When tasting wines they’d been told cost more, testers’ brains showed more pleasure than when drinking cheaper wines…even when the wines were exactly the same! The study’s lead author is California Institute of Technology economics professor Antonio Rangel.

Weigh in: Do you think your tastebuds are influenced by the price of what you eat or drink?

The Fish With Hands

Paleontologist Neil Shubin discovered Tiktaalik, the "fish with hands" that may give us clues into how humans evolved. His new book is Your Inner Fish: A Journey into the 3.5-Billion-Year History of the Human Body.

Event: Neil Shubin will be speaking and signing books
Wednesday, January 23 at 6:30 pm
American Museum of Natural History
Linder Theater, First Floor
You can buy tickets here.

More about Dr. Shubin

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.

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, 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 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

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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?