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Arthur Schwartz on Eastern European Jewish home cooking --- from cholent, to Hungarian shlishkas – and where you can find the best Jewish food in New York! Also: States of the Union is all about Montana. The life and work of Russian poet Vladimir Mayakovsky. And a look at America’s pension and health care crisis, and what it means for workers in the U.S.
Tune in for our latest Political Projections on Tuesday, June 3! We'll talk about how Hollywood has dealt with political machines. We're also hosting a special free film screening on Monday, June 2. Seating is limited, so don't wait to RSVP!
Making Promises to American Workers
We look into America’s pension and health care crisis, and what it will take for corporations and the government to make good on their promises to workers. Roger Lowenstein’s new book is While America Aged.
Event:
Roger Lowenstein will be giving a talk and signing books
Wed., May 28
7:00 PM to 8:30 PM
At Fordham University, Lincoln Center Campus
McMahon Hall - Room 109
113 W 60th Street
States of the Union: Montana
We look at the issues that matter to voters in Montana before they head to the polls for their June 3 primary. Find out how Montana’s Democrats have been successful in Big Sky Country in recent years, and why the governor was the first to sign a law banning the enforcement of the Real ID Act. Chuck Johnson is a reporter in the Lee Newspapers State Bureau in Helena, Montana.
States of the Union fact of the week: Montana has three state names: Treasure State, Big Sky Country, and The Last Best Place
Vladimir Mayakovsky: Early Soviet Rap Star
Gary Shteyngart has called Russian poet Vladimir Mayakovsky “a genius, a hipster, a shill, and the first and only early-Soviet rap star.” Michael Almereyda’s new book about Mayakovsky’s life and work Night Wraps the Sky.
Event:
Michael Almereyda will be reading tonight, Wed. 5/28
7 pm at 192 Books
192 10th Ave. (at 21st St.) in Chelsea
More info available here
Revisiting Yiddish Recipes
Arthur Schwartz talks about Eastern European Jewish home cooking – from cholent, to Hungarian shlishkas – and tells us where in New York are the best places to get Jewish food. His new book is Arthur Schwartz's Jewish Home Cooking: Yiddish Recipes Revisited.
Weigh in: Where are your favorite places to get real New York bagels?
Some of Arthur Schwartz' recipes
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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.
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Frank McCourt
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Frank McCourt has been a guest many times on this show over the years, starting in 1996 for the memoir, Angela’s Ashes, that would earn him a Pulitzer Prize. Fame came to him late in life, after he’d retired at the age of 65 from teaching English and creative writing at public schools here in New York. He was a sweet, eloquent man who spoke with grace and humility; he just died at the age of 78 after a battle with cancer. You can hear him speaking with Leonard Lopate for his Survival Kit in 2000, and in 2005, for his memoir, Teacher Man.
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Science and Faith
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FDA to Regulate Tobacco?
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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.
Leonard is on Facebook
Now Leonard is on Facebook! We’re posting photos, status updates, links to notable interviews, and lots more. Check it out.
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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