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August 2009
Finance, Film, and Raising a Family
Monday, August 31, 2009
Economist Henry Kaufman explains how the financial crisis will reshape our economic behavior for years to come. For our Underappreciated summer reading series, we’ll learn about Robert Montgomery Bird’s novel Sheppard Lee. Then, a look at how indie films can survive the recession. Plus, award-winning science journalist Po Bronson explains why he thinks today’s strategies for raising children are backfiring.
The High Cost of Cheap Food
Friday, August 28, 2009
Guest host Rosie Perez speaks with Time magazine staff writer Bryan Walsh about the high cost of cheap food. Filmmaker Melvin Van Peebles talks about his newest film. Then, Japanese filmmaker Hirokazu Kore-Eda discusses "Still Walking." Plus, Please Explain is all about intuition and gut instinct.
The Mad and the Public
Thursday, August 27, 2009
Guest host Mike Pesca fills in for Leonard Lopate. Hear the story of the Gallo brothers—three gangsters who revolted against New York City’s Mafia. Then, Michael Rosen talks about how his son's game of pick-up baseball changed the lives of a group of neighborhood kids. And a new documentary about an Internet millionaire who takes voyeurism and surveillance to unheard-of levels. Plus, Underreported looks into the British government’s decision to seize control of a small island group in the Caribbean, and we’ll also get an update on electoral shenanigans in Gabon.
A Wing and a Prayer
Wednesday, August 26, 2009
Guest host Mike Pesca fills in for Leonard Lopate. We'll look at the state of the FAA and whether air traffic controllers are doing enough to keep the skies safe. Then sportswriter Stefan Fatsis talks about training to be a placekicker in the NFL. Director Whit Stillman talks about the DVD reissue of his 1998 film "The Last Days of Disco." Plus, a look at how blogging has changed the political—and media—landscape.
Following the Leader
Tuesday, August 25, 2009
Guest host Jonathan Capehart speaks with General Anthony Zinni about what makes leaders successful. Actor Christoph Waltz talks about playing a Nazi in Quentin Tarantino’s new film "Inglourious Basterds." Then novelist Robert Cohen discusses his new novel Amateur Barbarians. Plus, we’ll investigate deaths in immigrant detention centers and why so many of the fatalities have been overlooked and unreported by federal officials.
Counting the Votes
Monday, August 24, 2009
Guest host Jonathan Capehart speaks with journalist Sarah Chayes and Bobby Ghosh about the Afghan election. Anne Kornblut and Craig Gordon look at why we're getting so many different messages about health care reform. Then, our latest Underappreciated summer reading series looks at Robert Musil's three-volume novel The Man Without Qualities. A new documentary follows three unaccompanied children who travel from Latin America to the U.S. border to reunite with their parents. Plus, a representative from the Union of Concerned Scientists explains why he thinks this is such a critical year to address climate change.
Ben & Dyan & Elliott & Judith
Friday, August 21, 2009
Guest host Julie Burstein fills in for Leonard Lopate. She’ll talk to New Yorker staff writer Ben McGrath about Michael Bloomberg’s track record as mayor as he seeks a third term. Then, Elliott Gould and Dyan Cannon look back on working on the film "Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice." Also, Judith Matloff tells her story of leaving the foreign press corps and buying a fixer-upper in Harlem. Plus, our latest Please Explain is about how you can train your brain to do things more efficiently.
Transformative Years
Thursday, August 20, 2009
Guest host Julie Burstein fills in for Leonard Lopate. Nicholas Schmidle describes the two transformative years he spent living in Pakistan. Then, Margot Mifflin on the life of Olive Oatman, a woman who was raised as a Mohave after being taken from her family. Also, artist Paula Nadelstern talks about her new quilting exhibit on view at the American Folk Art Museum. Plus, our latest Underreported segments look at the human rights crisis in the Congo and at how the social networking site Facebook is positioning itself to tighten its grip on social media.
Buying the Bull
Wednesday, August 19, 2009
William Cohan, author of the bestseller, House of Cards, returns to our show to talk about the questionable role the Fed and Treasury Department played in the sale of Merrill Lynch to Bank of America. Then, how a con man rewrote the history of modern art. Journalist Alex Dryden talks about his new novel, a roman a clef that examines the making of Vladimir Putin's Russia. Plus, word maven Patricia T. O'Conner takes your calls on the complicated English language.
Newspaper Projections
Tuesday, August 18, 2009
On today's show: We’ll look at the state of the American newspaper—from Philadelphia, which may soon be without a daily paper, to Seattle, where the last surviving paper has just begun to turn a profit. Also, Studio 360’s Kurt Andersen on his latest book, “Reset,” about the positive things he thinks will come out of the economic downturn. Then, we speak to filmmaker Dan Klores about his Peabody winning documentary “Black Magic.” Plus, our latest Projections segment looks at how journalism has been portrayed in the movies.
We'd like to invite you to a Leonard Lopate Show screening of the 1951 classic film "Ace in the Hole" TONIGHT August 18th at 7:00 pm in WNYC's Greene Space. We're screening the film as part of our ongoing Projections series; this month we’re taking a look at how journalism has been portrayed on film. "Ace in the Hole" was directed by Billy Wilder and stars Kirk Douglas an unethical, down-on-his-luck reporter who manipulates a rescue operation to sell newspapers.
The screening is FREE but you have to reserve your tickets by e-mailing projections@wnyc.org. But hurry- seating is limited!
Cycles of Growth
Monday, August 17, 2009
On today's show: Time magazine business correspondent Michael Schuman discusses the dynamic transformation of Asian economies into miracle powerhouses of growth. Then, our latest Underappreciated summer reading series continues with a look at the 1910 Nobel Prize-winning author Paul von Heyse. Also, organic peach farmer David Masumoto on what he learned about growing things from his father. Plus, chefs Daniel Boulud and Sosie Hublitz with the executive food editor of Nation's Restaurant News discuss how restaurateurs are adapting to the recession.
RSVP to the Lopate Show’s Projections screening of "Ace in the Hole" on August 18th in WNYC’s Greene Space here: projections@wnyc.org BUT HURRY-- SEATING IS LIMITED!
Over the Rainbow and into the Spice Rack
Friday, August 14, 2009
On today’s show: Horticulturist Gerard Lordahl answers your gardening questions. Then, the story behind the story of the Wizard of Oz. Also, we’ll speak with the director-choreographer and two of the star dancers from the new dance production "Burn the Floor." Plus, our latest Please Explain is all about spices.
RSVP to the Lopate Show’s Projections screening of "Ace in the Hole" on August 18th in WNYC’s Greene Space here: projections@wnyc.org BUT HURRY-- SEATING IS LIMITED!
By the Numbers
Thursday, August 13, 2009
On today’s show: Mark Bittman discusses his latest cookbook. Then, Michael Lang, the man who gave us Woodstock 40 years ago, reminisces about the concert with Henry Diltz, the festival’s official photographer. Also, a sneak peak at the new exhibition of Afghan jewelry and art treasures at the Met. And, CNN's Christiane Amanpour on winning the hearts of minds of young people in the Muslim world. Plus, on Underreported we look at various proposals to mitigate the effects of global warming through geo-engineering.
RSVP to the Lopate Show’s Projections screening of "Ace in the Hole" on August 18th in WNYC’s Green Space here: projections@wnyc.org
Fix It
Wednesday, August 12, 2009
On today’s show: We examine the history of political corruption in New Jersey over the past three decades. Then, the J.D. Allen Trio performs live in our studio. Also, director of a new documentary about the motivational organization Up With People. Plus, the gurus of how-to, Al and Larry Ubell answer your home repair questions.
RSVP to the Lopate Show’s Projections screening of "Ace in the Hole" on August 18th in WNYC’s Green Space here: projections@wnyc.org
Changing the Climate
Tuesday, August 11, 2009
On today’s show: The second part of our series Legislative Leftovers looks at the proposed cap and trade bill with the New Yorker’s Elizabeth Kolbert and the Washington Post’s Juliet Eilperin. Then, Robert Stone discusses his new film "Earth Days" about the birth of the environmental movement. Plus, we'll talk to Pulitzer-Prize winner Richard Russo about his latest novel "That Old Cape Magic." Plus, Stefan Aust gives us a comprehensive history of the German terrorists -- the Baader-Meinhof Group.
Legislation and Literature
Monday, August 10, 2009
On today’s show: we kick off a two day series called “Legislative Leftovers” by looking at what remains to be done on healthcare reform with Ezra Klein and Luke Mitchell. Then, our latest Underappreciated literature segment looks at the writer Yusuf Idris. And, author Steven Hely on his book “How I Became a Famous Novelist." Plus, a panel discussion on writing crime novels about New York City.
From Moby to Robert Moses
Friday, August 07, 2009
Today we take a look at how technology is changing music with Moby and Wall Street Journal columnist Walter Mossberg. Then Anthony Flint looks back on how Jane Jacobs's epic struggle with Robert Moses changed the way we think about the American city. And Please Explain is about dying languages.
Making It and Faking It
Thursday, August 06, 2009
We'll discuss the options for the future of the prison at Guantanamo Bay with Jonathan Mahler and attorney Chisun Lee. Then, Nora Ephron on her latest film "Julie & Julia." And we’ll hear about Melanie Gideon's memoir about her quest to cope with middle age. Plus, the Washington Post’s Thomas E. Ricks gives us an update on Iraq. And our latest Underreported is about North Korea's secret Office 39.
How Washington Works
Wednesday, August 05, 2009
We hear Hooman Majd's thoughts about about the state of Iranian politics. Paul Giamatti and director/writer Sophie Barthes talk about their new film "Cold Souls." Then, we take a look at a program that uses soccer as a way to help people move out of homelessness. Plus, Representative Henry Waxman on why everything and nothing is happening in Washington this month.
Battle Lines
Tuesday, August 04, 2009
Today Arif Jamal gives us a comprehensive history of the decades-long war between India and Pakistan over Kashmir. Nicholas Bakalar, health columnist for The New York Times, describes peculiar medical techniques and things you never knew about the human body. Then, the director of the Neue Galerie Museum for Austrian and German Art talks about its two new exhibitions. Plus, the Washington Post's lead political reporter Dan Balz and Pulitzer Prize-winning author Haynes Johnson look back at the 2008 Presidential campaign.
Changes
Monday, August 03, 2009
On the Media co-host Bob Garfield looks at how businesses and institutions can adapt to the digital revolution. Underappreciated, our summer reading series, examines Andrei Bely's novel Petersburg. We'll also look at the life of leftist muckraker I. F. Stone. Plus, we take a sneak peak at a film festival about New York's train system. And, psychology professor Robert Feldman explains the motivations behind lying and deception.
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