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The Leonard Lopate Show / June 30, 2008

The Leonard Lopate Show

Monday, June 30, 2008
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    Here's To Your Health

    Is our global food system too big and overworked? Find out how the industrial food economy may be leading to serious health problems, from obesity to starvation, for people all over the world. Also, hear about something else that may be causing health problems: prescription meds! Plus: a report card for the No Child Left Behind Act. And a look at the paintings of English romantic J. M. W. Turner.

    Tune in tomorrow, 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.

The End of Food

Is our global food system too big and overworked? Journalist Paul Roberts’s research leads him to believe that our hyper-efficient, industrial food economy is leading to serious problems for people all over the world. new book is The End of Food.

Weigh in: Which aspect of our global food system is most troubling to you?

A Report Card for No Child Left Behind

Find out how the No Child Left Behind Act has affected a troubled high school in Baltimore. Academy Award-winning filmmakers Alan and Susan Raymond’s new HBO documentary is "Hard Times at Douglass High: A No Child Left Behind Report Card."

The Paintings of J. M. W. Turner

The Metropolitan Museum of Art is hosting the first U.S. retrospective of English romantic painter J. M. W. Turner (1775-1851) in more than forty years. It’s on display from July 1 –September 21. Kathryn Galitz is curator.

Slideshow of J. M. W. Turner's Paintings

Give Us This Day, Our Daily Meds

Prescription medications may actually be causing health problems for many Americans. Former New York Times reporter Melody Petersen is the author of Our Daily Meds: How the Pharmaceutical Companies Transformed Themselves into Slick Marketing Machines and Hooked the Nation on Prescription Drugs.

Weigh in: Has a prescription drug ever unexpectedly made you seriously ill?

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.

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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?