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The Leonard Lopate Show

Monday, March 31, 2008

Taxes Aren’t Fair

David Cay Johnston, investigative reporter from the New York Times, says that America’s tax system is incredibly unfair and needs to be changed quickly before the rich-poor gap widens even more. His new book is Free Lunch: How the Wealthiest Americans Enrich Themselves at Government Expense (and Stick You with the Bill).

Weigh in: How do you think the U.S. tax system should be changed?

Generation X Saves the World

Join us for a nostalgic trip back to the mid-1990s. Jeff Gordinier says that Generation Xers are better than baby boomers or the current crop of young celebrity worshippers. Gordinier is the author of X Saves the World: How Generation X Got the Shaft but Can Still Keep Everything from Sucking.

Weigh in: What do you think is good, or bad, about Generation X? Is it even fair to generalize about Gen-Xers?

Event: Jeff Gordinier will be speaking and signing books
Monday, March 31 at 7 pm
Tribeca Barnes & Noble
97 Warren Street (at Greenwich Street)

Victoria Clark: Fifteen Seconds of Grace

Soprano Victoria Clark won Tony and Drama Desk Awards for her role as mother Margaret Johnson in Adam Guettel's "Light in the Piazza." Now she’s released her debut solo album, "Fifteen Seconds of Grace."

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Victoria Clark’s website

Tokyo’s Glitterati

Find out about the cultural elite of Tokyo – its writers, artists, and movie stars. John Nathan has lived in Japan on-and-off since 1961. His new memoir is Living Carelessly in Tokyo and Elsewhere .

Event: John Nathan will be speaking and signing books
Monday, March 31 at 6:30 pm
Japan Society
333 East 47th Street (between 1st and 2nd Avenues)
To purchase tickets, call (212) 715-1258 or go here.

FDA to Regulate Tobacco?

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May 14, 2009
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.

Video Pick: Elizabeth Edwards

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Elizabeth Edwards discusses how to best cope with lifes difficulties in her book Resilience: Reflections on the Burdens and Gifts of Facing Life's Adversities.

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Our 3-ingredient Challenge wins a James Beard Award

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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.

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?