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The Leonard Lopate Show / June 23, 2008

The Leonard Lopate Show

Monday, June 23, 2008
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  • Karl Rove
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    Big Brain

    Karl Rove has become a mythic figure in the political world. We take a look at the man behind the myth. Also, hear the story of how one woman confronts her family's past as prominent slave traders. Federico Garcia Lorca's 1929 poems, written in New York City during a difficult time in his life. Plus: is the human brain an elegant organ, or a clumsy contraption?

Karl Rove: Man and Myth

Karl Rove has become a kind of mythic kingmaker in the public imagination. Paul Alexander’s new book about the man behind the myth is The Rise and Fall of Karl Rove.

Confronting a Family’s Slave-Trading Past

Katrina Browne’s forefathers were members of the largest slave-trading family in U.S. history. Browne’s new film about confronting her family’s history and legacy is "Traces of the Trade." It airs nationwide on PBS on June 24. It will also be screened at the Human Rights Watch International Film Festival on Jun 22 at 6 pm, and June 23 at 1:30 pm and at 9 pm at the Walter Reade Theater at Lincoln Center (165 West 65th Street, between Broadway and Amsterdam).

Garcia Lorca in NYC, 1929

When Federico Garcia Lorca attended Columbia University for one difficult year in 1929, he wrote some remarkable, strange, and beautiful poems. They’ve now been published in a new bilingual edition called Poet in New York; Pablo Medina and Mark Statman are the translators.

Clumsy Brain

Is the human brain an elegant, sophisticated organ? Or is it a clumsy, haphazard construction? NYU psychologist Gary Marcus’s new book about how to adapt to the brain’s flaws is Kluge.

Event: Gary Marcus will be speaking
Tuesday, June 24 at 6:30 pm
American Museum of Natural History
Central Park West and 79th Street
To purchase tickets, go here.

genome

Science and Faith

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Earlier this week, Pres. Obama announced that he plans to nominate geneticist Dr. Francis Collins to lead the National Institutes of Health. You can listen to Leonard’s 2006 conversation with Dr. Collins about how he reconciles his personal faith with his professional scientific knowledge.

recipe

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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James Beard

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

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?