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Feast & Famine
On today's show: We’ll learn how the late 1960’s jump in female admission to law schools changed the legal profession and how women are treated under the law. Then, chef and restaurateur John Torode tells you everything you’ve ever wanted to know about beef. Plus, W. Hodding Carter on how he lived beyond his means before trying a dose of “extreme frugality.” Also, today’s Underreported is about the emerging problem of “water bankruptcy” around the world and following that you can learn how to calculate your water footprint.
They say brevity is the soul of wit. Can you condense your entire life into six words? Try it, then enter our six-word memoir contest! Find out more and submit your entry here
Reshaping the Law
After 1968 the number of women who enrolled in law school jumped 50 percent. That demographic change has altered the legal profession and American law ever since. Fred Strebeigh tells the story of the female lawyers who took on sexual harassment, sexual discrimination and violence against women in the in the book Equal: Women Resehape American Law.
Event: Fred Strebeigh will be reading and signing books
Friday, February 27 at 12:00 pm
The Westport Public Library
20 Jesup Rd., Westport, Connecticut
For more information, visit the Westport Public Library website.
Cattle Call
From steaks to pot roasts to short ribs to hamburger all the way down to tail, tongue and tripe there are millions of ways to eat cattle. Chef and restaurateur John Torode tells you everyone you wanted to know, but were too afraid to ask about bovines in his book Beef.
Extreme Frugality
W. Hodding Carter has spent years living beyond his means, now he’s trying to reign in his excessive habits. His efforts are the basis of his recurring series "Extreme Frugality" for Gourmet magazine.
Underreported: Peak Water
A large portion of China and India’s fresh water supply comes from glaciers found on the Tibetan Plateau and the Himalayas. According to a new report by the World Economic Forum, those glaciers will be gone by 2100. That means the water sources for 2 billion people will simply dry up. Dr. Peter Gleick is the President and Co-founder of the Pacific Institute, a nonpartisan research institute that works for sustainable management of resources.
Water Footprints
You’ve heard about carbon footprints, but what about your water footprint? Derk Kuiper, Executive Director of the Water Footprint Network, explains how water footprints are measured, why it was developed and how it’s helping to shape global water policy.
You can calculate your own water footprint here and here.
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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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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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