The Leonard Lopate Show

Upcoming Guests

MONDAY 12 MAY 2008

Ted Sorensen looks back at his experiences as JFK’s primary speechwriter and alter-ego (Counselor)

Siri Hustvedt with her new novel, The Sorrows of an American

Melissa Errico tells how motherhood has influenced her new album, “Lullabies & Wildflowers”

Rolling Stone’s Matt Taibbi on surprises he found in George Bush’s America, and what turns people off (The Great Derangement)

TUESDAY 13 MAY 2008

Congresswoman Carolyn B. Maloney on why she believes gender equality in America is a myth (Rumors of Our Progress Have Been Greatly Exaggerated)

Mary Olive Smith, who directed the documentary, “A Walk to Beautiful,” about five Ethiopian women who suffer from devastating childbirth injuries

Which issues matter most to voters in Kentucky, on States of the Union

New Yorker film critic Richard Brody on the intertwining of Jean-Luc Godard’s life and films (Everything is Cinema)

WEDNESDAY 14 MAY 2008

Superstar chef Mario Batali on how you, too, can grill successfully at home (Italian Grill)

Economist Jared Bernstein tries to answer questions, like, is Social Security going bust, and can presidents affect economic outcomes? (Crunch)

THURSDAY 15 MAY 2008

Two-time Academy Award-winning actor Gene Hackman and Daniel Lenihan on collaborating to blend history and technical details for their Civil War novel, Escape from Andersonville

Which issues matter most to voters in Oregon, on our weekly series, States of the Union

Our latest Underreported

FRIDAY 16 MAY 2008

Jonathan Miller, the polymorphic physician, comedian, and director of theater, opera, and film, tells of tackling an 18th-century Italian comic opera, “Il Matrimonio Segreto,” for BAM

Tony Award-winning actress Bebe Neuwirth on tackling her nightclub debut at Feinstein’s at Loew’s Regency in “Stories With Piano”

Please Explain is all about mutual funds