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Rolling Stone's Matt Taibbi on why he thinks Goldman Sachs is, in his words, "a great vampire squid wrapped around the face of humanity." Filmmakers Jean Pierre and Luc Dardenne discuss their new movie "Lorna’s Silence." Then, the director of New York's Urban Park Rangers talks about our city's wildlife. Plus, Please Explain is all about obesity.
Goldman Sachs and the Vampire Squid
Goldman Sachs posted records profits in the second quarter of this year. Matt Taibbi, political reporter for Rolling Stone argues in "The Great American Bubble Machine" that the investment bank has been involved in every major market shift going back to the Great Depression.
Lorna's Silence
Filmmakers Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne discuss their new film, "Lorna's Silence." It tells the story of Lorna, a young Albanian woman living in Belgium, who hopes to open a snack bar with her boyfriend and goes to great, and dangerous, lengths to get her citizenship papers. "Lorna's Silence" opens in New York Friday, July 31, at Lincoln Plaza Cinema and Cinema Village.
Urban Park Rangers
Sarah Aucoin, Director of the Urban Park Rangers, part of New York City's Department of Parks and Recreation, talks about the unexpectedly diverse wildlife in New York and how improving and expanding parks and green space has affected the wildlife here.
Please Explain: Obesity
According to recent studies, about 1/3 of Americans are obese, and between 1998 and 2006, the obesity rate rose 37% in this country. Obesity-related illnesses accounted for an estimated $147 billion in 2008, nearly 10 percent of all U.S. medical spending, according to the Centers for Disease Control. On today’s edition of Please Explain, we're looking into the causes of the dramatic rise in obesity and the health risks that come with it. We're joined by Dr. Louis Aronne, Clinical Professor of Medicine at Weill-Cornell Medical College-NY Presbyterian Hospital, and Director of the Comprehensive Weight Control Program, and Dr. Kelly Brownell, Director of the Rudd Center for Food Policy and Obesity, Yale University.
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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.
