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Leonard talks to two of the finest stage actors of our time: Patrick Stewart, now starring as Macbeth at BAM. Then S. Epatha Merkerson, who plays a faded beauty queen in "Come Back, Little Sheba." Also, a strange-but-true Nazi counterfeiting scheme during WW II. And Please Explain is all about the fascinating lives of ants!
Patrick Stewart as Macbeth
Patrick Stewart reinforces his reputation as one of the greatest Shakespearean actors of our time in his role in "Macbeth," now at BAM through March 22. The UK's Telegraph calls this production "brilliantly inventive, heart-stoppingly scary."
S. Epatha Merkerson in "Come Back, Little Sheba"
S. Epatha Merkerson stars as a faded beauty queen trapped in a lonely marriage in the new Manhattan Theatre Club production of William Inge's "Come Back, Little Sheba." It's at the Biltmore Theatre at 261 West 47th Street (between Broadway & 8th Ave.) through March 16th.
Nazi Counterfeiters in WWII
The new film "The Counterfeiters" tells the strange but true story of a Nazi counterfeiting scheme during WWII. Stefan Ruzowitzky is the director; Karl Markowitz is one of its stars. It opens today at the Angelika (18 W. Houston St) and Lincoln Plaza Cinemas.
Official website for "The Counterfeiters"
"The Counterfeiters" showtimes at the Angelika
Please Explain: Ants
We look into the fascinating lives of ants. For example: some ant species can form floating rafts in order to survive floods. Another species, weaver ants, build nests in trees by sewing leaves together.
Brian L. Fisher is the Chairman of Entomology at the California Academy of Sciences and creator of antweb.org. He specializes in the large-scale discovery, description, and naming of African and Malagasy ants. Dr. John T. Longino of Evergreen State College specializes in neotropical myrmecology.
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FDA to Regulate Tobacco?
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Congress is getting ready to a vote on whether to make tobacco subject to FDA regulation. You can listen to a segment we did in May about the bill and what it would mean for the cigarette companies.
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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.
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Barack Obama, Circa 2004
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Listen to President-Elect 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.
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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?
