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Drugs and Deals
Find out how much influence the pharmaceutical lobby and its allies in the healthcare industry have had in the presidential campaigns. Also: a States of the Union update on Wisconsin. We look at why steak became an iconic American food, as well as how the milk industry has evolved from fresh, raw milk to Cheez Whiz. Plus, a discussion on the pros and cons of our fast-paced 24-hour news cycle!
Join us for another Political Projections film screening on Mon., Nov. 3! We'll watch "Recount." Get psyched for Election Day and meet fellow WNYC listeners. Find out more and RSVP here.
....AND, check out our new Thanksgiving Recipe Swap! We want your favorite side dish recipes.
Drugs and Deals: Lobbyists in Healthcare
The healthcare industry spent more than $189 million on lobbying the federal government in 2007, up more than 32% from the year before. Over the past decade pharmaceutical interests alone have spent more than $1 billion on federal lobbying. We take a look at the sway healthcare lobbyist have over Congressional legislation, and what that might mean for the proposals of both Obama and McCain. Chris Frates is Lobbying Reporter for Politico; Bill Buzenberg is Executive Director of the Center for Public Integrity.
States of the Union: Wisconsin Update
We last looked at Wisconsin right before its February 19 primary. Now we get an update on the presidential race in the Badger State from Jeff Mayers, president of WisPolitics.com, an online political and government news service.
American Beef
Find out how steak became an iconic American food. Betty Fussell is author of Raising Steaks: The Life and Times of American Beef.
Milk Through the Ages
We look into how the milk industry has evolved from the days of raw, fresh milk to today's Cheez Whiz. Anne Mendelson, author of Milk, tells the story of milk using recipes, culinary history, and glimpses into the industry.
Weigh in: What's your favorite milk-based recipe?
Event:
Anne Mendelson will be giving a lecture
Sun. Nov. 9 at 12:00 p.m.
Stone Barns Center for Food & Agriculture
630 Bedford Road
Pocantico Hills, NY
Tickets are free, but please call 914-366-6200 to reserve
How to Be a Dairy Farmer
Hear what it’s like to be a modern dairy farmer! Dr. Sam Simon left a successful career as an orthopedic surgeon to become a dairy farmer in the Hudson Valley. Now he’s president of the non-profit dairy cooperative Hudson Valley Fresh.
24-Hour News Cycle: Media Speed
We debate the pros and cons of our fast-paced 24-hour news cycle – particularly in an election season. Charles Feldman spent 20 years as a CNN correspondent, and Howard Rosenberg spent 25 years at the Los Angeles Times. They’re co-authors of No Time to Think.
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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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Let’s Go Swimming!
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Frank McCourt
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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.
FDA to Regulate Tobacco?
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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.
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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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