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Fair is Foul
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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Gov. Sarah Palin and Alaska Politics
The Leonard Lopate Show
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.
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Sen. Joe Biden on the Lopate Show
The Leonard Lopate Show
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.
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Barack Obama, Circa 2004
The Leonard Lopate Show
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.
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John McCain in 2000
The Leonard Lopate Show
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.
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States of the Union
The Leonard Lopate Show
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.
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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?
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