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A former State Department official who resigned her post in protest of the Iraq invasion explains how that's affected her career since then. Also, Dr. Hugh Sampson on food allergies. Russell Banks on his new novel, The Reserve. And on Underreported: find out about a lawsuit brought by Jet Propulsion Lab scientists against NASA for probing into intimate details of the scientists’ lives. And a closer look at NASA's Dawn probe.
Check out the latest in our Political Projections election film series! We're hosting a FREE Feb. 4th special screening of the Marx Brothers' movie "Duck Soup." Space is limited and filling up quickly. Find out more here.
Dissent from within the U.S. Government
Ann Wright was a U.S. Army Colonel and diplomat before she resigned from her State Department post in protest of the invasion of Iraq. Her new book is Dissent: Voices of Conscience.
Event: Colonel (Ret.) Ann Wright will be speaking and signing books
Thursday, January 31 at 7 pm
Bluestockings Books
172 Allen Street (between Stanton and Rivington Streets)
The Risk of Food Allergies
Dr. Hugh Sampson of Mount Sinai School of Medicine responds to our controversial interview about allergies with journalist Meredith Broussard earlier this month. Dr. Sampson is an allergy activist and director of the Jaffe Food Allergy Institute.
Russell Banks’s New Novel
Russell Banks’s new novel, The Reserve, is partly a love story and partly a murder mystery. It’s set in the years just before World War II.
Event: Russell Banks will be interviewed
Friday, February 1 at 7:00 pm
Brooklyn Public Library
Admission is free, and a reception will follow the program
More information here
Underreported: NASA’s Investigations of its Scientists
Scientists at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory are suing NASA over the Bush administration’s attempts to investigate the scientists’ personal lives. Attorney Dan Stormer is representing the scientists.
Underreported: Dawn Probe
NASA's Dawn probe is giving scientists a closer look at two of the most overlooked objects in the solar system: asteroids Vesta and Ceres. Find out why Vesta and Ceres can teach us about the origins of the solar system. Dr. Thomas Prettyman is a member of the Dawn science team and a planetary scientist at Los Alamos National Laboratory in NM; Dr. Tom McCord is also a member of the Dawn team and is a planetary scientist with Bear Fight Institute in Washington.
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Tributes: Kate McGarrigle
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Folk singer Kate McGarrigle, who gained acclaim for a series of projects with her sister Anna, died Monday, Jan. 18, from a rare form of cancer. She left behind a family of talented musicians, including her sister, son Rufus Wainwright, and daughter Martha Wainwright. McGarrigle appeared on The Leonard Lopate show with her sister in December 2005, ahead of their holiday show at Carnegie Hall.
Monona Rossol on 50 Million Chemicals
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On September 7, 2009, scientists working for the Chemical Abstract Service (which assigns identification numbers to all new chemicals) entered the 50-millionth chemical substance into their Registry. Chemist and industrial hygienist Monona Rossol, President and Founder of Arts, Crafts & Theater Safety, took a look at what all these new substances are, where they are coming from, and how they affect our health. Rossol also responded to listener comments and questions. You can read her answers here.
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National Book Award Winners
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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!
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.
