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(Photo by MAX NASH/AFP/Getty Images)From Moby to Robert Moses
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.
Mossberg, Moby, and Music
Moby and Walter Mossberg,The Wall Street Journal "Personal Technologies" columnist, discuss the ways technology has changed how music is created and how fans acquire and discover music.
Event: Moby and Walter Mossberg will be in conversation
Monday, August 10th, at 7:30 pm
Lincoln Center's Rose Building
165 West 65th Street, 10th Floor
Ticket price: $25
More information and tickets here.
Wrestling with Moses
Anthony Flint gives an account of how Jane Jacobs stood up to developer Robert Moses in New York City in the 1950s and 1960s, and what that confrontation has meant for urban planning in this country. His book is Wrestling with Moses: How Jane Jacobs Took on New York's Master Builder and Transformed the American City.
Please Explain: Endangered Languages
More than half of the world's nearly 7,000 languages are at risk of dying out in the next century. On this week's Please Explain, we take a look at what causes languages to disappear and the efforts to document and revive endangered languages around the world. Gregory Anderson, Director of the Living Tongues Institute for Endangered Languages, and Anthony Woodbury, Professor of Linguistics at the University of Texas, join us.
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Tributes: Kate McGarrigle
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Folk singer Kate McGarrigle, who gained acclaim for a series of projects with her sister Anna, died Monday, Jan. 18, from a rare form of cancer. She left behind a family of talented musicians, including her sister, son Rufus Wainwright, and daughter Martha Wainwright. McGarrigle appeared on The Leonard Lopate show with her sister in December 2005, ahead of their holiday show at Carnegie Hall.
Monona Rossol on 50 Million Chemicals
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On September 7, 2009, scientists working for the Chemical Abstract Service (which assigns identification numbers to all new chemicals) entered the 50-millionth chemical substance into their Registry. Chemist and industrial hygienist Monona Rossol, President and Founder of Arts, Crafts & Theater Safety, took a look at what all these new substances are, where they are coming from, and how they affect our health. Rossol also responded to listener comments and questions. You can read her answers here.
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National Book Award Winners
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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!
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.
