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(Photo by Ian Hitchcock/Getty Images)Love and Loss in Wartime
Newsweek’s Baghdad correspondent reveals how covering the war has taken a tragic toll on his personal life. Also: West Berliners’ attitudes towards democracy after World War II. A look at the unusual Jasper Johns exhibit at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Plus, Please Explain is all about DNA!
Love and Loss in Baghdad
Michael Hastings, Newsweek’s Baghdad correspondent, explains how covering the war in Iraq came at a huge personal cost. He writes about love and loss in wartime in his new memoir, I Lost My Love in Baghdad.
The American Candy Bombers
In 1948, people in West Berlin were suffering and hungry when American and British pilots airlifted in billions of pounds of food and supplies. Find out how that affected West Berliners’ attitudes about democracy in the years immediately following World War II. Andrei Cherny’s new book is The Candy Bombers.
Jasper Johns: Gray
The color gray has been an important theme in Jasper Johns’s work throughout his career, from the mid-1950s to the present. The Metropolitan Museum of Art is hosting an exhibit, "Jasper Johns: Gray," through May 4. Ian Alteveer is exhibitions assistant.
Please Explain: DNA
DNA testing has been in the news lately, thanks to the raid on the FLDS compound in Eldorado, Texas where authorities don’t know which children belong to which parents. We find out what DNA is, how it defines us, and how DNA testing works. Dr. Timothy Bestor is Professor of Genetics and Development at the College of Physicians and Surgeons at Columbia University Medical Center. Dr. Brian McCabe is Assistant Professor of Physiology and Cellular Biophysics at the College of Physicians and Surgeons at Columbia.
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Tributes: Kate McGarrigle
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Folk singer Kate McGarrigle, who gained acclaim for a series of projects with her sister Anna, died Monday, Jan. 18, from a rare form of cancer. She left behind a family of talented musicians, including her sister, son Rufus Wainwright, and daughter Martha Wainwright. McGarrigle appeared on The Leonard Lopate show with her sister in December 2005, ahead of their holiday show at Carnegie Hall.
Monona Rossol on 50 Million Chemicals
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On September 7, 2009, scientists working for the Chemical Abstract Service (which assigns identification numbers to all new chemicals) entered the 50-millionth chemical substance into their Registry. Chemist and industrial hygienist Monona Rossol, President and Founder of Arts, Crafts & Theater Safety, took a look at what all these new substances are, where they are coming from, and how they affect our health. Rossol also responded to listener comments and questions. You can read her answers here.
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National Book Award Winners
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A number of this year’s National Book Award winners have appeared on The Leonard Lopate Show. Click here to see the list!
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.
