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On the Media: Surviving Convention Coverage
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Let the Sun Shine In
With the price of oil going higher and higher, alternative sources of energy like solar power are becoming much more attractive. On Please Explain, find out how solar power works, and whether it could help solve our energy problems. Mercedes Ruehl on her star turn in “Edward Albee’s Occupant.” A new documentary about Dalton Trumbo. Plus, we celebrate the 20th anniversary of Zeitgeist films.
Tune in next Tuesday, July 1, for the latest in our Political Projections film series! We'll talk about how Hollywood has depicted the President in the role of Commander in Chief.
Edward Albee’s “Occupant”
Tony- and Academy Award-winner Mercedes Ruehl talks about her star turn as Louise Nevelon in Edward Albee’s "Occupant," now being staged by Signature Theatre Company at 555 W. 42nd St.
Dalton Trumbo Had the Last Word
A new documentary, “Trumbo,” looks at screenwriter Dalton Trumbo’s remarkable journey from Hollywood royalty to blacklisted writer to Academy Award winner. Peter Askin is the director; Dalton's son Christopher Trumbo is the screenwriter. "Trumbo" opens June 27th at Lincoln Plaza Cinemas and Landmark's Sunshine Cinema.
Zeitgeist: The Films of Our Time
We celebrate the 20th anniversary of Zeitgeist Films, which has distributed independent American and international films from Bruce Weber, Todd Haynes, François Ozon, Olivier Assayas, and Agnes Varda to name just a few. MoMA is hosting a film series, "Zeitgeist: The Films of Our Time" June 26-July 23. Leonard talks to Zeitgeist founders Nancy Gerstman and Emily Russo, as well as filmmaker Guy Maddin.
Get the Full Screening Schedule for MoMA’s "Zeitgeist: The Films of Our Time"
Please Explain: Solar Power
With the price of oil going higher and higher, alternative sources of energy like solar power are becoming much more attractive! Find out how solar power works, and whether it could help solve our energy problems.
Stephen A. Hammer is Director of the Urban Energy Project at Columbia University's Center for Energy, Marine Transportation and Public Policy (CEMTPP). Richard Perez is Senior Research Associate of University at Albany's Atmospheric Sciences Research Center.
We’d like to hear from business or homeowners who have installed solar panels. Are you glad you did it? How has it affected your energy bills? Have you recouped your original investment yet?
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Gov. Sarah Palin and Alaska Politics
The Leonard Lopate Show
August 08, 2008
Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin is Sen. John McCain’s VP running mate. To find out more about Gov. Palin and Alaska politics, check out our States of the Union: Alaska segment from Aug. 8, 2008.
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Sen. Joe Biden on the Lopate Show
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Sen. Obama has chosen Sen. Joe Biden of Delaware to be his running mate. To find out more about his personal and political life, listen to Leonard’s Aug. 2007 interview with Sen. Biden. At the time, the Senator from Delaware was still a contender for the Democratic presidential nomination.
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Barack Obama, Circa 2004
The Leonard Lopate Show
As the Democratic Convention is underway in Denver, listen to 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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John McCain in 2000
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Sen. John McCain spoke with Leonard in September 2000 about his memoir, Faith of My Fathers. He discussed his family's naval background, his time in POW camps, as well as his own presidential ambitions for the 2000 election.
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States of the Union
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Why is New York a blue state, Wyoming a red, and Ohio a shade of purple? Looking ahead to Election Day 2008, Leonard talks to journalists, scholars, and activists from each of the 50 states to find out what motivates voters from Maine to California.
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?
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- The Brian Lehrer Show: Live from the Republican National Convention: Day 2 (09/02/2008)
- The Brian Lehrer Show: Live from the Republican National Convention: Day 4 (09/04/2008)
- The Leonard Lopate Show: Young'Uns (09/03/2008)
- The Brian Lehrer Show: Live from the Republican National Convention: Day 3 (09/03/2008)
- The Brian Lehrer Show: Live from the Republican National Convention: Day 1 (09/01/2008)
- The Leonard Lopate Show: Big Storm (09/04/2008)