Gay rights activists shout slogans during a traditional May Day march in St.Petersburg, Russia, Friday, May 1, 2015.

Leonard Lopate Weekend: Masha Gessen, Min Jin Lee, Phillip Lopate

The Leonard Lopate Show | Feb 24, 2017

Journalist Masha Gessen on the spread of the antigay movement in Russia and Eastern Europe. Min Jin Lee discusses her new novel Pachinko, which traces four generations of a Korean family. Phillip Lopate, Leonard's brother, talks about his new book A Mother’s Tale, about their mother, Frances Lopate.

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Jack Schlossberg, the Kennedy Running for Congress in New York. Plus, the Astronaut Reid Wiseman

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NJ Gov. Sherrill: If state police were too aggressive at Delaney Hall, we'll look into it

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