The Leonard Lopate Show

America’s Exit Poll

John Hockenberry and Adaora Udoji, hosts of WNYC and PRI’s special "America’s Exit Poll," are going straight to the voters this Super Tuesday to find out how America voted -- and why.

And you can take part in "America's Exit Poll" here! Tell John and Adaora the story of how and when you decided which candidate to support.

"America’s Exit Poll" website

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"The Band’s Visit"

The new film "The Band's Visit" begins as the Alexandria Ceremonial Police Orchestra arrives in Israel for a gig at the opening of an Arab cultural center – only to find themselves stranded in the wrong town. Eran Kolorin is the film’s director. "The Band’s Visit" opens 2/8 at the Lincoln Plaza (Broadway between 62nd and 63rd) and the Angelika (18 W. Houston at Mercer St.) cinemas.

Official website for “The Band’s Visit”

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Political Projections: Hollywood Pokes Fun at Politics

For the second installment of our political film series: how Hollywood has poked fun at politics and politicians. Richard Corliss is film critic and Senior Writer at TIME Magazine; John Belton is an English professor at Rutgers University. We’ve chosen three films that span the length of American movies:

"Duck Soup" (1933)- the Marx Brothers piercing satire of nationalism and diplomacy

"Dr. Strangelove or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb" (1964) - Stanley Kubrick’s satire of Cold War paranoia

"Dave" (1993) - the Clinton-era depiction of what happens when an ordinary man becomes president.

Join in on the conversation! Leave a comment and tell us what you think about the 3 films we've chosen. Has Hollywood done a good job of portraying politics?

See the whole Political Projections film schedule here!

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How to Create a Menu

Now that we’re in midwinter...how do New York’s best chefs come up with fresh menus, when local produce is pretty much limited to root vegetables? Chef Jonathan Waxman and Gourmet magazine’s Ruth Reichl explain how chefs put together their menus, season-by-season.

Weigh in: When you cook, how do you put together your menus? Tell us what inspires you to create a meal.

Jonathan Waxman’s website
Gourmet magazine
Recipe: Spaghetti with Dungeness Crab Meat, Jalapeno Chili and Lemon Butter
Chicken in a pot with Root Vegetables

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