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Love for the Lobbyists
Despite President Obama’s pledge to limit lobbyists’ roles in the White House, they continue to have a presence in his administration. Find out how lobbying rules might change under an Obama administration. Also: violinist Anne-Sophie Mutter. Plus, we go behind the scenes with the NYPD’s counterterrorism division!
Join us for a Leonard Lopate Show film screening! On Tues., Feb. 3, we'll watch Frank Capra's "American Madness." Find out more and RSVP soon - seating is limited!
Lobbyist Love in DC
Lobbyists continue to have a presence in Obama’s administration, despite his pledge to limit their roles in the White House. Find out how lobbying and influence peddling in Washington, DC have evolved over the past 3 decades. Robert Kaiser of the Washington Post is author of So Damn Much Money.
Events:
Robert Kaiser will be speaking and signing books tonight
Monday, February 2nd at 7 pm
Upper West Side Barnes & Noble
2289 Broadway (at 82nd St.)
Store: 212-362-8835.
Art and Love in Renaissance Italy
Objects created to celebrate love and marriage in the Italian Renaissance – like jewelry, birth trays, and even somewhat-raunchy statuettes – are now on display at the Metropolitan Museum in "Art and Love in Renaissance Italy." Andrea Bayer and Linda Wolk-Simon are curators.
Anne-Sophie Mutter’s Tribute to Mendelssohn
Violinist Anne-Sophie Mutter celebrates the 200th anniversary of Felix Mendelssohn’s birth! Her new album is “Mendelssohn” on Deutsche Grammophon.
Events:
Anne-Sophie Mutter will be performing
Feb. 4 through 7
New York Philharmonic, Avery Fisher Hall
More information here
and
April 22 and 26
At Carnegie Hall
Inside the NYPD’s Counterterror Force
We go behind the scenes with the NYPD’s counterterrorism division. Find out why it’s both the gold standard of counterterror efforts, and a lightning rod for controversy. Journalist and terror expert Christopher Dickey’s new book is Securing the City.
Event:
Chris Dickey will have an on stage conversation with Commissioner Kelly followed by a Q&A and book signing
Monday, February 2nd at 6 pm
Overseas Press Club
40 West 45th Street
For more information, go to the OPC website
Event:
Chris Dickey will talk with NPR’s Dina Temple-Raston, followed by a Q&A and book signing
Tuesday, February 3nd at 6 pm
NYU Center on Law & Security
Lester Pollack Colloquium Room, 9th Fl.
245 Sullivan Street
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A number of this year’s National Book Award winners have appeared on The Leonard Lopate Show. Click here to see the list!
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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Please Explain: Eco-Labels
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Your broccoli, shampoo, and air conditioner might bear labels declaring them to be organic, cruelty-free, or energy efficient, but what do those labels mean and are they true? Dr. Urvashi Rangan, Project Director for Consumer Reports' GreenerChoices.org and Consumers Union’s Senior Scientist for Policy Initiatives, and Dara O'Rourke, founder and CEO of GoodGuide.com, took a look at what eco-labels indicate, how standards are set, and what they mean for consumers and manufacturers around the world.
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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.
