The Leonard Lopate Show
The Onion: Our Dumb World
Wednesday, February 13, 2008
Three editors from The Onion talk about their new book, Our Dumb World - and they evaluate the parody news headlines our listeners have submitted. Also: a photojournalist who traveled with Margaret Mead shares 50 years' worth of his work. And on States of the Union, a preview of Wisconsin's February 19 primary.
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Write Your Own Headline for The Onion
The Onion is America's best source for funny headlines. Three of its editors - Scott Dikkers, Joe Garden, and Joe Randazzo - look at some of our listeners' parody headline submissions, and explain how The Onion writers come up with their own.
The Onion's new book is Our Dumb World: The Onion's Atlas of the Planet Earth, 73rd Edition.
A Photojournalist's Travels with Margaret Mead
Photojournalist Ken Heyman crisscrossed the globe with Margaret Mead through 60 countries over 50 years. His photos are on display in a major exhibit, "Humanity," now at Sundaram Tagore Gallery (547 West 27th Street, between 10th and 11th Avenues) through February 23rd.
More about Ken Heyman’s "Humanity" at Sundaram Tagore Gallery
SLIDESHOW: Ken Heyman
States of the Union: Wisconsin
With a tight race for the Democratic nomination, the candidates are beginning to focus their attention on Wisconsin's February 19 primary. We find out which issues are likely to persuade Badger State voters. Also: why the race for Wisconsin was so close in both 2000 and 2004, and then ended up going for the Democrats. Jeff Mayers is president of WisPolitics.com, an online political and government news service.
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