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The Leonard Lopate Show / August 19, 2008

The Leonard Lopate Show

Tuesday, August 19, 2008
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  • Russert and Carlin

    Remembering

    Tim Russert and George Carlin both died in June 2008, but you can hear them again on the Leonard Lopate Show. We pay tribute by re-airing their interviews. Hear Leonard talk to Tim Russert in May 2007 about the father-child relationship; George Carlin was last here in October 2004 to talk about his book, When Will Jesus Bring the Pork Chops?

Tim Russert on Fatherhood

Hear the late Meet the Press host Tim Russert talk about the father-child bond, and what makes for a good father. He was a guest on the Leonard Lopate Show in May 2007 to talk about his last book was Wisdom of Our Fathers: Lessons and Letters from Daughters and Sons.

George Carlin: When Will Jesus Bring the Pork Chops?

Comedian, actor, and author George Carlin was last a guest on the Lopate Show in October 2004 to talk about his book, When Will Jesus Bring the Pork Chops?. He chose that title because it offended three major religions: Islam, Christianity, and Judaism.

Tom Daschle on Fixing America’s Health Care System

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Former U.S. Sen. Tom Daschle has accepted President-Elect Barack Obama’s offer to be Secretary of Health and Human Services. You can hear Tom Daschle talk about his prescriptions for fixing American’s health care crisis on the Leonard Lopate Show in March 2008.

Rahm Emanuel

Big Plans for America

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Democratic Congressman Rahm Emanuel from Illinois has agreed to be Chief of Staff under President-Elect Barack Obama. You can hear him on the Lopate Show in 2006 discussing his thoughts on what the Democratic party needed to do in order to succeed.

Barack Obama

Barack Obama, Circa 2004

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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.

Joe Biden

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.

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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