WNYC's Leonard Lopate Show
By WNYC, New York Public Radio
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Podcast Description
Leonard Lopate brings a diverse collection of great thinkers and talkers together for smart, unpredictable conversations. This daily program from WNYC, New York Public Radio is more like eavesdropping on a great dinner conversation than your usual talk radio show.
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Krys Lee's Drifting House | Krys Lee talks about her collection of short stories, Drifting House. Her stories illuminate the Korean immigrant experience—from children escaping famine in North Korea to recent arrivals in America, whose lives play out in cramped apartments and Koreatown strip malls. | 5/25/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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How Michael Oher Beat the Odds | Michael Oher, the football star made famous in the book and movie The Blind Side, talks about rising above the circumstances of his youth. In I Beat the Odds, Oher looks back on how he went from being a homeless child in Memphis to playing in the NFL, and looks at how he broke out of the cycle of poverty, addiction, and hopelessness that trapped his family. | 5/25/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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We’re with Nobody: Two Insiders Reveal the Dark Side of American Politics | Former journalists Alan Huffman and Michael Rejebian talk about opposition research—the little-understood industry of trying to bring candidates’ weaknesses to light—and how it has become an integral part of the campaign process. We’re with Nobody: Two Insiders Reveal the Dark Side of American Politics is an account of their work as opposition researchers—an adventure across the American political landscape and through the often seamy underbelly of U.S. politics. | 5/25/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Debt, Money, and the New World Order | Economist columnist Philip Coggan discusses why western economies have splurged on debt in the past 40 years, and what the repercussions are. In Paper Promises: Debt, Money, and the New World Order explains the origins of the debt crisis and how it will affect the new global economy. | 5/25/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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"The Columnist" | Tony- and Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright David Auburn discusses “The Columnist,” along with its stars John Lithgow and Grace Gummer. It follows Joseph Alsop, a beloved and feared columnist who sits at the center of the Washington political world. As 1960s dawn and shake up America, the intense political drama Joe is embroiled in becomes deeply personal as well. “The Columnist” is playing at the MTC’s Samuel J. Friedman Theater through July 1. | 5/24/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Underreported: Did Slaves Catch Your Seafood Dinner? | Thailand is one of the largest exporters of seafood to the United States. On today’s Underreported segment, Global Post’s senior southeast Asian correspondent Patrick Winn investigates claims that forced labor is used on Thai fishing boats. | 5/24/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Backstory: Living Planet Report | The World Wildlife Fund has released its new Living Planet Report. Kate Newman, the Managing Director of Public Sector Initiatives and Field Programs at the WWF, assesses the state of global biodiversity. | 5/24/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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"Hemingway and Gellhorn" | Director Philip Kaufman talks about his film “Hemingway and Gellhorn.” It recounts the passionate love affair and tumultuous marriage of Ernest Hemingway and the war correspondent Martha Gellhorn, who were one of the first celebrity “power couples.” As witnesses to history, they covered all the great conflicts of their time, but they couldn’t survive was the war between themselves. “Hemingway and Gellhorn” airs Monday, May 28, on HBO. The Mint Theater is producing the first ever revival of "Love Goes to Press," by Martha Gellhorn and Virginia Cowle. The play is a sharp-tongued comedy about women war correspondents that debuted on Broadway in 1947. "Love Goes to Press" runs from May 26 to July 22 at the Mint Theater. | 5/24/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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David Westin on his Time at ABC News | David Westin discusses his 13 years as the president of ABC News, during a time when President Clinton was impeached, the too close to call 2000 presidential election, the 9/11 attacks, and the invasions of Afghanistan and Iraq. In Exit Interview, he takes readers inside the newsroom and explores the uncertainty inherent in his job, and whether its possible for journalists to be both good at their jobs and people of good moral character. | 5/23/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Peter Kaminsky and Marion Nestle on The Art of Healthy Eating | Food writer Peter Kaminsky and nutrition and public policy expert Marion Nestle talk about how to have healthy eating habits without sacrificing the fun and pleasure in food. In Culinary Intelligence: The Art of Eating Healthy (and Really Well) Kaminsky tells how he lost 35 pounds and kept them off and he shows how to think before eating, choose good ingredients, understand how flavor works, and make the effort to cook. Marion Nestle’s latest book is Why Calories Count: From Science to Politics (California Studies in Food and Culture). | 5/23/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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New Yorker Covers You Were Never Meant to See | Francoise Mouly, New Yorker art editor, talks about how the magazine creates its signature covers commenting on the political and cultural events of the day. Blown Covers: New Yorker Covers You Were Never Meant to See shows the sketches that didn’t make the cut and explains the stages in the evolution of a cover that has an edge but stands the test of time. | 5/22/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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China Airborne | James Fallows discusses China’s plan to expand its airlines, build more airports, and jump-start its aerospace industry. In China Airborne, he shows the extraordinary scale of this project and explains why it is a crucial test case for China’s hopes for modernization and innovation in other industries. | 5/22/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Across That Bridge with Congressman John Lewis | United States Congressman John Lewis discusses how his experience as a leader of the Civil Rights Movement can offer guidance on how to live virtuously and work to change the world. In Across That Bridge: Life Lessons and a Vision for Change, Lewis revisits the lessons of the 1960s to help the electorate once again confront questions of social inequality. | 5/21/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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A World of Curiosities | Scientist and explorer John Oldale shares a wealth of fascinating facts and the unexpected stories behind them. His book A World of Curiosities: Surprising, Interesting, and Downright Unbelievable Facts from Every Nation on the Planet touches on history, travel, politics, natural history and more. | 5/21/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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What it Takes to Win—and Hold—the White House | Samuel Popkin, Professor of Political Science at the University of California, San Diego, examines the winners—and losers—of the last 60 years of presidential campaigns, explaining how challengers get to the White House, how incumbents stay, and how successors hold power for their party. His book The Candidate: What it Takes to Win—and Hold—the White House looks George H. W. Bush's campaign for reelection in 1992, Al Gore's campaign for the presidency in 2000, and Hillary Clinton's effort to win the nomination in 2008, and gives an account of what goes on inside a campaign and what makes one succeed while another fails. | 5/18/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Please Explain: Drones | Nick Paumgarten, staff writer for The New Yorker, explains what drones are, how they work, and the technological advancements that are making drones more prevalent in military and civilian life. He’s the author of “Here’s Looking at You” in the May 14 issue of The New Yorker. | 5/18/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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The Art of Intelligence | Henry Crumpton discusses leading the CIA's global covert operations against terrorists, including al Qaeda. His book The Art of Intelligence: Lessons from a Life in the CIA's Clandestine Service, details how the campaign changed the way America wages war. | 5/17/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Backstory: Matt Taibbi on JP Morgan Chase | Matt Taibbi, Contributing Editor for Rolling Stone , joins us to talk about the recent $2 billion-plus loss at JP Morgan Chase and the state of Wall Street. Taibbi is the author of Griftopia: A Story of Bankers, Politicians, and the Most Audacious Power Grab in American History. | 5/17/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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The New Geography of Jobs | U.C. Berkely economist Enrico Moretti examines the factors reshaping America’s labor market—from globalization and income inequality to immigration and technology—and how these shifts are affecting our communities. His book The New Geography of Jobs draws on a wealth of stimulating new studies to outline policies that may address the social challenges that are arising. | 5/16/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Food on the Move: The Food Truck Handbook | Food trucks are expanding eating options all over New York. David Weber, founder and president of the New York City Food Truck Association (NYCFTA), Deborah Smith, owner of the Green Pirate Juice truck, and Jim Drew, owner of Phil's Steaks truck, discuss the growing mobile food movement. Weber’s book The Food Truck Handbook: Start, Grow and Succeed in the Mobile Food Business looks at the ins and outs of navigating in the industry. | 5/16/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Will Allen's Good Food Revolution | Will Allen discusses cashing in his retirement fund to buy a two-acre plot near Milwaukee’s largest public housing project to build the country’s preeminent urban farm—a food and educational center that now produces enough vegetables and fish year-round to feed thousands of people. In The Good Food Revolution: Growing Healthy Food, People, and Communities he describes founding Growing Power to prove that local food systems can help troubled youths, dismantle racism, create jobs, bring urban and rural communities closer together, and improve public health. | 5/15/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Madeleine Albright's Personal Story of Remembrance and War | Former U.S. Secretary of State Madeleine Albright discusses the Nazi invasion of Czechoslovakia—the country where she was born—and the events of World War II that shook her life before she turned twelve. Her memoir Prague Winter: A Personal Story of Remembrance and War: 1937–1948 draws on the memories of her and her family, her parents' written reflections, interviews, and newly available documents to give an account of the most tumultuous 12 years in modern history. | 5/15/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Joe Bastianich, Restaurant Man | Joe Bastianich describes his culinary journey from working in his parents’ red-sauce joint to becoming one of the country’s most successful restaurateurs. His memoir Restaurant Man recounts learning the ropes from his parents, Lidia and Felice Bastianich, his time in Italy, and joining forces with Mario Batali. | 5/14/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Lizz Winstead on Her Career in Comedy | Lizz Winstead, comedian, social critic, and co-creator of The Daily Show, tells how she fought to find her own voice, both as a comedian and as a woman, and how humor became her most powerful weapon in confronting life's challenges. In Lizz Free or Die she tells about her childhood longing to be a priest, her role in developing The Daily Show, and her habit of diving into everything head first. | 5/14/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Oxytocin: The Moral Molecule | Paul Zak tells us about oxytocin, a chemical messenger that accounts for why some people are generous, trustworthy, and faithful and others aren’t. His book The Moral Molecule: The Source of Love and Prosperity looks at decades of research on what oxytocin is and how it works. | 5/14/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Paris, I Love You but You’re Bringing Me Down | Rosecrans Baldwin talks about living and working in Paris for 18 months and finding the experience completely unlike what he expected. His memoir Paris, I Love You but You’re Bringing Me Down, is a comic, personal account of observing the French capital from the inside out. | 5/14/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Kiran Ahluwalia Performs Live | Indo-Canadian artist Kiran Ahluwalia performs live in our studio. Her new album “Common Ground,” which was awarded Canada’s prestigious Juno Award for Best World Music Album of the Year, merges contemporary Indian song with Saharan desert blues and beyond. | 5/11/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Please Explain: Credit Ratings | This week we'll find out about credit reports and credit scores and how to manage them effectively. Jeffrey Blyskal, senior editor of Consumer Reports, joins us to explain how they work and what they mean. If you have a question, call 212-433-9692 or leave a comment below. | 5/11/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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The Snake Eaters: An Iraqi Success Story | Owen West, a third-generation U.S. Marine, tells the inside story of the American and Iraqi troops who fought the insurgency street by street and house by house in Khalidiya, Iraq. The Snake Eaters gives an account of the mission, one of the success stories of the war in Iraq. | 5/11/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Bebe Neuwirth on “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” | Two-time Tony Award winner Bebe Neuwirth discusses her roles as Hippolyta and Titania in the Classic Stage Company’s new production of Shakespeare’s “A Midsummer Night’s Dream.” She’ll also talk about her new album, “Porcelain.” | 5/10/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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A Personal Portrait of Ben Bradlee | Jeff Himmelman talks about the career and influence of Ben Bradlee, editor of the Washington Post during Watergate. Yours in Truth: A Personal Portrait of Ben Bradlee traces Bradlee’s 45-year career—from his early days as a press attaché in postwar Paris through the Pentagon Papers, Richard Nixon’s resignation, the Janet Cooke fabrication scandal, and beyond. | 5/10/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Underreported: The Martin Act & Investor Lawsuits | University of Pennsylvania law professor David Skeel explains the recent judicial expansion of the Martin Act of 1921, which now makes it easier for private investors to file lawsuits against investment firms. | 5/10/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Backstory: Nouri Al-Maliki | Financial Times Middle East correspondent Michael Peel joins us to take a look at how Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri Al-Maliki has ruled his country and responded to the various crises in the region. | 5/10/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
| Total: 33 Episodes |
Customer Reviews
If you must....
I spent several months listening to every edition of this podcast. I stopped. Leonard Lopate is NOT a brilliant interviewer. He is, on his best day, half the interviewer Terry Gross is. He jumps around from question to question with little to no segue. He seems so impressed with himself and any knowledge he might have on whatever subject he's covering that day that I can't believe his guests don't get more frustrated with him than they seem to. That doesn't mean you shouldn't listen to this podcast--you really don't have any other good choices for this kind of interview show on podcast. Just don't let yourself think this is as good as it gets.
The best, I agree
Wonderful interviewer, knowledgeable and vast culture. Never boring, even on topics where you'd think you'd fall asleep. I load up a week's worth and take them with me on a long drive on the weekends.
Leonard Lopate Has the Ability to Make Every Topic Interesting
I started listening to the Leonard Lopate show on XM and I listen to it when ever I can. This podcast helps me out for the shows I miss. Leonard Lopate is such a good interviewer I find myself drawn into the conversation, regardless of the topic. Even topics I thought would not interest me, I find intriguing. This is a must-catch Podcast.
