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The Leonard Lopate Show

Friday, May 02, 2008
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    Malaria

    Malaria kills more than 1 million people each year, yet the disease is preventable. On Please Explain, find out what can be done to stop it. Also: Steve Winwood talks about his new album, “Nine Lives.” Cinema verite pioneer Robert Drew on his new documentary about JFK. Plus, Hungarian novelist Gyorgy Dragoman.

    Tune in on Tuesday, May 6th, for our latest Political Projections! We'll look into both the original and updated versions of "All the King's Men" and "The Manchurian Candidate." We invite you to watch both films and weigh in.

Rock Legend Steve Winwood

Rock legend Steve Winwood talks about his time with the bands Traffic, Go, and Blind Faith, as well as his solo career. His new studio album is “Nine Lives.”

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In the Company of John F. Kennedy

Cinema verite pioneer Robert Drew’s new documentary, “A President to Remember: In the Company of John F. Kennedy,” takes a fresh look at the former president. It’s showing as part of the Tribeca Film Festival; go here for more info about showtimes and locations.

An Eastern Bloc Childhood

Hungarian author Gyorgy Dragoman’s new novel, The White King, is about an 11-year old boy whose childhood in an eastern bloc country is extremely difficult – his father has been sent to a forced labor camp, his mother is powerless to help him, and his grandfather is a raging alcoholic.

Events: Gyorgy Dragoman will be speaking on a PEN Festival panel entitled Leaving Home
Friday, May 2 at 5:30 pm
Austrian Cultural Forum
11 East 52nd Street (between 5th and Madison Avenues)
Free and open to the public; however, reservations are required. Call (212) 319-5300x222 or email reservations@acfny.org.

Please Explain: Malaria

Malaria kills more than 1 million people each year, many of them children. Yet the disease is preventable. Find out how malaria spreads, why it’s so devastating in Africa, and how it can be stopped. Nobel laureate Dr. Peter Agre is director of the Johns Hopkins Malaria Research Institute. John McArthur is CEO and Executive Director of Millennium Promise.

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!

Tributes: Jeanne-Claude

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Jeanne-Claude created environmental works of art with her husband and fellow-conspirator/collaborator Christo. Together, they wrapped the Reichstag in Berlin, the Pont-Neuf in Paris, and created The Gates, with billowy orange drapes, in Central Park. Jeanne-Claude just died at the age of 74. You can hear Leonard Lopate’s last interview with them both, from July 19, 1999.

Please Explain: Eco-Labels

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Your broccoli, shampoo, and air conditioner might bear labels declaring them to be organic, cruelty-free, or energy efficient, but what do those labels mean and are they true? Dr. Urvashi Rangan, Project Director for Consumer Reports' GreenerChoices.org and Consumers Union’s Senior Scientist for Policy Initiatives, and Dara O'Rourke, founder and CEO of GoodGuide.com, took a look at what eco-labels indicate, how standards are set, and what they mean for consumers and manufacturers around the world.

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.