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(Photo by FABRICE COFFRINI/AFP/Getty Images)Morning After
Now that Obama is President-Elect -- how did we get to this point, and what's next? Ana Marie Cox of Swampland talks about last night's outcome, and we'll also check in with some surprising results from swing states. Then, a look back at some of the funniest, most outrageous moments of the long election season. Plus: a look at the Giorgio Morandi exhibit at the Metropolitan Museum.
Check out our new Thanksgiving Recipe Swap! We want your favorite side dish recipes. The deadline is Nov. 6, so submit ASAP!
The Morning After
Time magazine's Swampland contributor Ana Marie Cox helps us dissect last night’s results and the morning after.
Also: we talk to journalists who participated in our States of the Union series to talk about down-ticket races and why some states did or didn’t turn out the way they were supposed to. Adam C. Smith is political editor for the St. Petersburg Times in Florida; Jo Mannies is regional political correspondent for the St. Louis Post-Dispatch in Missouri. Lynn Bartels is political and legislative reporter for Colorado's Rocky Mountain News. Dan Walters is political columnist for the Sacramento Bee.
A Better Angel
Many of the stories in Chris Adrian’s new collection, A Better Angel, revolve around the themes of childhood and sickness. His previous novel, Children’s Hospital, got great reviews.
Event:
Chris Adrian will be giving a talk and signing books
Thurs. Nov. 6 at 7 PM
as part of the St.Mark's Bookshop reading series
at the bar Solas
239 E. 9th St., b/w 2nd and 3rd Aves.
Morandi at the Met
Italian artist Giorgio Morandi was born in Bologna in 1890 and hardly ever left his hometown throughout his life. A new exhibit at the Metropolitan Museum, "Giorgio Morandi, 1890-1964," features works he created for his close friends and most discerning collectors. Renato Miracco is guest curator and director of the Italian Cultural Institute of New York.
Slideshow of images from the Giorgio Morandi exhibit at the Met
Campaign Funnies
It’s been an epic and often hilarious election year. Lizz Winstead, co-creator of "The Daily Show" and "Shoot the Messenger"; and comedian Richard Belzer, aka Det. Munch, look back on some of the funniest and most outrageous moments of the campaigns.
Weigh in: What were the moments in the campaign that made you laugh the hardest?
Events:
Lizz Winstead will be hosting
“We Have a Winner: The New York Comedy Festival”
with Roseanne Barr, Monica Crowley, and more
Wed. Nov. 5 at 8 pm
92nd St. Y
Tickets and more info here
Richard Belzer will be hosting the 2008 DogCatemy Celebrity Gala
To Benefit the North Shore Animal League
Thurs. Nov. 6 at 6 pm
Capitale, 130 Bowery
Tickets and more info here
Richard Belzer and Richard Lewis will be performing
Saturday, January 17 at 8 pm
Town Hall
123 West 43rd Street, between Broadway and 6th Avenue
For more information, visit the Town Hall website
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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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Frank McCourt has been a guest many times on this show over the years, starting in 1996 for the memoir, Angela’s Ashes, that would earn him a Pulitzer Prize. Fame came to him late in life, after he’d retired at the age of 65 from teaching English and creative writing at public schools here in New York. He was a sweet, eloquent man who spoke with grace and humility; he just died at the age of 78 after a battle with cancer. You can hear him speaking with Leonard Lopate for his Survival Kit in 2000, and in 2005, for his memoir, Teacher Man.
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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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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.
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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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