Wasting Away

The Leonard Lopate Show | May 10, 2010
Sam Tanenhaus, the editor of the New York Times Book Review, discusses how the conservative movement has been split into two warring factions over the past 75 years and looks at whether traditional conservatism is dead. E. L. Doctorow talks about his latest novel, Homer & Langley, which is loosely based on the reclusive Collyer brothers. Then, Geoff Muldaur on his latest album. Plus, Gourmet magazine editor-in-chief Ruth Reichl, describes the revolution in American cooking over the past decade.

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