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The Leonard Lopate Show

Friday, February 15, 2008
  • Kathleen Turner in "Romancing the Stone"
    Kathleen Turner in "Romancing the Stone"

    Human Growth

    On Please Explain, find out what steroids and human growth hormones are, how they affect performance, and why it's so troublesome when professional athletes use them. Also: actress Kathleen Turner.

Kathleen Turner

Actress Kathleen Turner was once called "a certifiable diva" by the New York Times, but she says that's no longer true after years battling rheumatoid arthritis and alcoholism. Her new memoir is Send Yourself Roses: Thoughts on My Life, Love, and Leading Roles.

Event: Kathleen Turner will be speaking and signing books
Monday, February 18 at 7 pm
Lincoln Triangle Barnes & Noble

Kathleen Turner's website

muscles

Please Explain: Steroids and Human Growth Hormones

Roger Clemens's Congressional testimony has put pro athletes' steroid use on center stage. On Please Explain, find out what exactly steroids and human growth hormones are, how they affect the body, and why they can be so dangerous.

Leonard speaks with Dr. Timothy Hewett of The Sports Medicine Biodynamics Center at the Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center; and Dr. Donald Catlin, President of the non-profit Anti Doping Research Institute.

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?