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The Leonard Lopate Show

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

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?