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Friday, February 01, 2008
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    We track the journey of human waste - from the toilet to the treatment tanks! Also: what the future of waste treatment will look like. Dr. Atul Gawande discusses some of the ethical issues doctors deal with on a daily basis. George Bernard Shaw's play "The Devil's Disciple." And Please Explain is all about Mormonism.

    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. Find out more here.

Ethical Issues for Doctors

Dr. Atul Gawande talks about the ethical issues doctors face, from administering the death penalty to health care reform. His most recent book is Better: A Surgeon’s Notes on Performance.

Event: Atul Gawande will be in conversation with Malcolm Gladwell
Friday, February 1 at 7 pm
Lincoln Center Barnes & Noble

Atul Gawande’s website
Listen to Leonard's interview with Dr. Gawande from April 2007

Human Waste, from Toilet to Treatment Tanks

We track the journey of human excrement, from the toilet to the treatment tanks. Also: what does the future of waste treatment look like? Frederick Kaufman’s article in the February issue of Harper’s Magazine is "Wasteland: A Journey Through the American Cloaca."

Harper's magazine website

George Bernard Shaw’s "The Devil’s Disciple"

Curzon Dobell and Lorenzo Pisoni star in the new Irish Repertory Theatre’s new production of the George Bernard Shaw play "The Devil’s Disciple." It’s set in the middle of the American War of Independence and tells the story of a young revolutionary named Dick Dudgeon.

Event:
"The Devil’s Disciple" runs through Feb. 10
at the Irish Rep
132 West 22nd St.
For tickets and information, call (212) 727-2737 or go to irishrep.org

More about “The Devil’s Disciple” at the Irish Rep

Please Explain: Mormons and the Church of LDS

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (aka Mormonism) is the fastest-growing religion in the world. On Please Explain, find out about the basic tenants of the Mormon faith...and how the church's history has influenced its culture. Also: how the recent death of church president Gordon B. Hinckley will affect the church.

Laurie Maffly-Kipp is associate professor in the Religious Studies at UNC-Chapel Hill. She's also co-editor of Proclamation to the People: Nineteenth Century Mormonism and the Pacific Basin Frontier, to be published this month by the University of Utah Press.

Official LDS website

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.

Alan Alda on What Makes Us Human

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Barbara Demick on Ordinary Lives in North Korea

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Lucien Castaing-Taylor on "Sweetgrass"

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Michael Pollan on Food in 2010

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Atul Gawande on The Checklist Manifesto

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Christopher Kimball on Surviving Holiday Cooking Disasters

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Lidia Bastianich on Cooks from the Heart of Italy

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Neil deGrasse Tyson on Pluto

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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.