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The Leonard Lopate Show
February 09, 2010
Event: Peter Hessler will be speaking
Tuesday, February 9, at at 6:30 pm
Asia Society
725 Park Avenue, at 71st Street
Beneath the Lion’s Gaze
The Leonard Lopate Show
February 09, 2010
Pushcart Prize nominee
Event: Maaza Mengiste will be speaking
February 12, at 5:00 pm
NYU Creative Writing Program
58 West 10th Street
Midnight House
The Leonard Lopate Show
February 09, 2010
Bestselling author
Event: Alex Berenson will be reading and signing books
Monday, February 22, at 7:00 pm
Borders
461 Park Avenue at 57th Street
The Secret World of Corporate Espionage
The Leonard Lopate Show
February 09, 2010
Superbowl Rewind
The Brian Lehrer Show
February 08, 2010
Superbowl ads are always provocative.
Dodge Charger Ad
Focus on the Family's Controversial Ad
ManCrunch.com's Rejected Ad
Flying Cheap
The Leonard Lopate Show
February 08, 2010
Frontline correspondent
Chasing Miracles
The Leonard Lopate Show
February 08, 2010
When
Eye on Iraq
The Leonard Lopate Show
February 08, 2010
Fight or Flight
The Leonard Lopate Show
February 08, 2010
Pulitzer Prize-winning military correspondent Thomas E. Ricks gives us an update on what's happening in Iraq. Then, saxophonist David Sanborn discusses his new album, “Only Everything.” The new Harrison Ford film “Extraordinary Measures” was inspired by a true story, and we’ll talk to John Crowley about his experience trying to save his two young children afflicted with a rare genetic disorder. And, the last six fatal plane crashes in the U.S. were on regional carriers--we’ll talk with the correspondent from the new Frontline documentary “Flying Cheap.”
Oscar’s Machinations
The Leonard Lopate Show
February 05, 2010
It's Oscar season again, and we're taking a look behind the scenes, at the campaigns behind the Academy Awards. Here to give us some perspective are three men in the know:
Oscar’s Machinations
The Leonard Lopate Show
February 05, 2010
Each year, before the Oscar nominations are announced, a campaign that matches the intensity of the presidential race gets underway. We’ll talk to
Inspired by Robert Frank
Selected Shorts
February 07, 2010
“You thought everybody in America had a car and a gun; your uncles and aunts and cousins thought so too. Right after you won the American visa lottery, they told you: In a month, you will have a big car. Soon, a big house. But don’t buy a gun like those Americans.”—Chimamanda Ngoti Adichie, “The Thing Around Your Neck.”
Robert Frank’s legendary photographs inspired this selection of tales reflecting the many faces of America.
Lorraine Gordon of the Village Vanguard Celebrates the Jazz Haven's 75 Years
February 04, 2010
"I got mixed up with my husband, that's how I got mixed up with the Vanguard." That's Lorraine Gordon, owner of the The Village Vanguard jazz club. Later this month, the legendary spot will celebr....
Christine Lahti
The Leonard Lopate Show
February 05, 2010
Actress
El Turista
The Leonard Lopate Show
February 05, 2010
Event: Josh Rouse will be performing
Friday, February 5, at 7:00 pm
Le Poisson Rouge
158 Bleecker Street
Tickets: $25
More information and tickets at here.
Workin’ It with RuPaul
The Leonard Lopate Show
February 05, 2010
Event: RuPaul will be signing books
Friday, February 5, at 7:00 pm
Borders Time Warner Center
10 Columbus Circle
Plastic and Fantastic
The Leonard Lopate Show
February 05, 2010
We’ll start off today’s show with our latest Please Explain, which is all about bisphenol-A, the controversial and potentially dangerous plastic additive. Then, RuPaul offers us some fashion tips. And Josh Rouse tells us how a Cuban cabaret legend inspired his latest album, which he wrote in Spain. We'll also get an update on the troubles at Toyota. Plus, we'll take a look at the campaigning behind the Oscars nominations.
Wingdale Community Singers
Studio 360
February 05, 2010
The indie band features David Grubbs, Hannah Marcus, and Rick Moody, author of The Ice Storm, Purple America, and other novels. They join Kurt in the studio to play a few tunes and talk about their music. (Originally aired July 9, 2005)
What Salinger Taught Me
Studio 360
February 05, 2010
When a young writer gets a day job with J.D. Salinger's agent, she becomes a better novelist. Joanna Smith Rakoff describes her time as the reluctant conduit between the writer and his fans.
Courage in Creole
Studio 360
February 05, 2010
Brooklyn-based band Djarara plays the traditional Haitian street music known as rara, which features metal horns, bamboo trumpets, and drums. Every one of the 15 band members lost someone in the recent earthquake. They're continuing the music, and even rehearsing a new song to commemorate the tragedy. "Rara is life," says one of the musicians. Produced by WNYC's Janaya Williams.
Marlon James
Studio 360
February 05, 2010
Marlon James's novel The Book of Night Women is set on a Jamaican sugar plantation at the turn of the 19th century. It's about a rebellion led by a group of slaves. It is also the coming-of-age story of Lilith, the enslaved daughter of the plantation's overseer, and her conflicted feelings about violence as retribution. James talks about his use of dialect in the novel and why dialect is still controversial among Jamaican writers. (Originally aired March 6, 2009)
I'll See Your Lorrain and Raise You a Turner
Studio 360
February 05, 2010
The directors of the New Orleans and the Indianapolis art museums have a lot more riding on this weekend's Super Bowl than a couple of bucks in the office pool. After an arts blogger posed a challenge, they've each put up a treasured painting from their collections. The director of the losing city's museum will have to lend his masterpiece to the winner.
