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Changing Fortunes
On today’s show: we’ll look at how globalization is bringing some countries closer while driving others apart. Then, actors Roger Robinson and Chad Coleman, two of the stars of the acclaimed Broadway revival of August Wilson's “Joe Turner’s Come and Gone.” And, Picasso biographer John Richardson on how a new exhibition of the artist's late paintings has led to a reevaluation of those works. Plus, Please Explain is all about bankruptcy.
Understanding Globalization
The global financial system may have collapsed, but according to Peter Marber more countries depend on each other for trade, capital, and ideas than ever before. Yet politically, some of these countries are drifting further apart. Marber demystifies globalization in his book Seeing the Elephant: Understanding Globalization from Trunk to Tail.
"Joe Turner's Come and Gone"
Actors Roger Robinson and Chad Coleman join us to talk about their roles in the acclaimed revival of August Wilson's "Joe Turner’s Come and Gone," now playing on Broadway at the Belasco Theatre. Ticket info here.
Picasso's Late Work
Picasso friend and biographer John Richardson has put together an unprecedented exhibition of the artist’s late paintings. "Picasso: Mosqueteros" is the first US exhibition in more than 25 years of Picasso's late paintings, and is organized around a large group of important, rarely seen works from multiple collections. The exhibit is one view at the Gagosian Gallery at 522 W. 21st St. through June 6th.
You can view a slideshow of some of Picasso's late work here
Please Explain: Bankruptcy
Bankruptcy rates went up 32% in 2008 compared to the previous year. Marie Beaudette, blogger for the Wall Street Journal’s Bankruptcy Beat and Dow Jones Newswire reporter, and Robert Lawless, Galowich-Huizenga Faculty Scholar at the University of Illinois College of Law, explain what filing for bankruptcy means for corporations and consumers and why the rate of bankruptcy filings is expected to go up in the next year.
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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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Our 3-ingredient Challenge wins a James Beard Award
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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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