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Please Explain: Strokes (The Leonard Lopate Show: Friday, 20 November 2009)

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On today’s Please Explain, we take a close look at strokes—the causes, effects, and therapeutic and medical advances that help people recover. We're joined by Dr. Randolph S. Marshall, chief of the Division of Stroke, Columbia University Medical Center, and Dr. Jay P. Mohr, Daniel Sciarra Professor of Clinical Neurology, Columbia University Medical Center.

Toxic Waters (The Leonard Lopate Show: Friday, 20 November 2009)

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New York Times reporter Charles Duhigg discusses his series "Toxic Waters," about the state of drinking water in the United States, and the Environmental Protection Agency’s negligence in enforcing the Clean Water Act. You can read the series "Toxic Waters" here. You can find information about water pollution by state and by zip code here.

Bad Lieutenant (The Leonard Lopate Show: Friday, 20 November 2009)

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Director Werner Herzog latest film, "Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans," a re-imagining of Abel Ferrara’s 1992 film “Bad Lieutenant.” It stars Nicolas Cage as Terence McDonagh, a drug-addled detective investigating the murder of five African immigrants. "Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans,"opens in New York Friday, November 20, at Empire 25; Lincoln Plaza; Cinema 1, 2, 3; Chelsea 9; and Angelika Film Center. Another film by Werner Herzog, "My Son, My Son, What Have Ye Done,"...

Sonata Mulattica (The Leonard Lopate Show: Friday, 20 November 2009)

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Rita Dove, former U.S. Poet Laureate, Pulitzer Prize-winning author, and musician, discusses Sonata Mulattica: Poems. It tells the story of the 19th-century virtuoso violinist, George Polgreen Bridgetower, who was friends with Ludwig van Beethoven until a rivalry for the same woman drove them apart.

Underreported: Yemen's Civil War (The Leonard Lopate Show: Thursday, 19 Nov

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On today’s second Underreported we’ll look at the civil war in Yemen and accusations that Iran is waging a proxy against Saudi Arabia by supporting the rebels. We’ll be joined by freelance journalist Ginny Hill.

Let It Bleed (The Leonard Lopate Show: Thursday, 19 November 2009)

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Author and photographer Ethan Russell tells about his experience as one of only sixteen people--including the band itself--who made up the 1969 Rolling Stones tour, which ended with a stabbing death at Altamont, bringing the idealistic 1960s to a close. His book Let It Bleed: The Rolling Stones, Altamont, and the End of the Sixties includes interviews with the band and crew and more than 220 photographs. An exhibition of photographs from Let It Bleed are on view through December 31 at...

The Arabs: A History (The Leonard Lopate Show: Thursday, 19 November 2009)

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Historian Eugene Rogan traces five centuries of Arab history, from the Ottoman conquests through the British and French colonial periods and up to the present age. The Arabs: A History, seeks to change our understanding of the past, present, and future of one of the world’s most tumultuous regions.

Underreported: China's Gulag Prison System (The Leonard Lopate Show: Thursd

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President Obama was in China this week and he did speak out on the country’s human rights record. On today’s first Underreported segment, we’re taking a look at China’s expansive prison system, formerly called Laogai. We’ll examine how it was modeled after the Soviet gulag system and the accusations that forced labor is used in the camps. We’ll speak with Harry Wu, founder of the Laogai Research Foundation and Nicole Kempton, who edited the foundation’s book Laogai: The Machinery of...

Acid Test (The Leonard Lopate Show: Thursday, 19 November 2009)

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Sigourney Weaver and Lisa Suatoni, senior scientist in the Natural Resources Defense Council’s oceans program, discuss the documentary "Acid Test: The Global Challenge of Ocean Acidification." The film, produced by the NRDC, is narrated by and includes commentary by Sigourney Weaver and looks at how carbon dioxide pollution is making ocean water more acidic, threatening marine life and the entire ocean food web. "Acid Test," airs on Planet Green November 21 and November 25.

Arts Education and Graduation Rates (The Leonard Lopate Show: Tuesday, 17 N

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A new study by the Center for Arts Education has found that schools that have increased access to arts education programs also have higher graduation rates. We’ll talk with Richard Kessler, CAE's Executive Director, and Doug Israel, Director of Research and Policy. Read the report here.

Henry Selick and His Animated Films (The Leonard Lopate Show: Wednesday, 18

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Henry Selick, director of the animated features "Coraline," "The Nightmare Before Christmas," and "James and the Giant Peach," and creator of the animated sequences in Wes Anderson’s "The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou," gives us a rare look at his creative process. Events: The Museum of the Moving Image presents "An Evening with Henry Selick" Henry Selick will discuss his career and show clips from his films Wednesday, November 18, at 7:00 pm The Crosby Street Hotel 79 Crosby Street...

The Gurus of How-To (The Leonard Lopate Show: Wednesday, 18 November 2009)

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Alvin and Larry Ubell, the Gurus of How-To, answer your questions about home repair. Call 212-433-9692 with your questions, or leave a comment below. The Ubells' Accurate Building Inspectors Website.

The End (The Leonard Lopate Show: Wednesday, 18 November 2009)

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Salvatore Scibona discusses his debut novel The End, which was nominated for a National Book Award. It tells the story of a deeply hidden secret in an Italian immigrant enclave in northern Ohio.

Elvis Costello (The Leonard Lopate Show: Wednesday, 18 November 2009)

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Elvis Costello performs live! He’ll also talk about his long career in music and about hosting the second season of the critically acclaimed music/talk show "Spectacle: Elvis Costello with..." on the Sundance Channel. The season premieres Wednesday, December 9, and includes one-on-one interviews, pairings, group discussions, and performances. Guests for the seven-part season include: Bono, The Edge, Bruce Springsteen, Sheryl Crow, Lyle Lovett, John Prine, Ron Sexsmith, Neko Case, Jesse...

The Sellout (The Leonard Lopate Show: Tuesday, 17 November 2009)

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Investigative journalist and CNBC contributor Charles Gasparino examines the most volatile, anxiety-ridden era in our nation's recent socioeconomic history. The Sellout traces the implosion of the financial services business back to its roots in the late 1970s, when Wall Street embraced a new business model predicated on taking enormous risks. Event: Charles Gasparino will be in conversation with Stephen Friedman, president of Pace University, and will sign books Tuesday, November 17, at...

Why Architecture Matters (The Leonard Lopate Show: Tuesday, 17 November 200

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Pulitzer Prize–winning critic Paul Goldberger, who writes for The New Yorker, discusses the world of architecture. In Building Up and Tearing Down: Reflections on the Age of Architecture, he looks at skyscrapers, museums, airports, monuments, suburban shopping malls, and white-brick apartment houses. His book Why Architecture Matters looks at how architecture affects us emotionally and intellectually. Events: Paul Goldberger will be speaking and signing books Tuesday, November 17, at 6:30 pm...

Far North (The Leonard Lopate Show: Tuesday, 17 November 2009)

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Marcel Theroux talks about his latest novel Far North. It is a 2009 National Book Award Finalist, and tells the story of one man’s quest through an arctic landscape, from humanity’s origins to its possible end.

OBMANOS! (The Leonard Lopate Show: Monday, 16 November 2009)

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Political analyst for The New Yorker Hendrik Hertzberg gives an account of the events that culminated in the victory of Barack Obama in last year’s presidential election. His book OBMANOS! The Rise of a New Political Era, is adapted from his articles in The New Yorker’s "The Talk of the Town" section and in the blog he kept on the magazine's Web site.

The Private Lives of Pippa Lee (The Leonard Lopate Show: Monday, 16 Novembe

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Rebecca Miller talks about adapting her novel The Private Lives of Pippa Lee for the screen. The film, which she also directed, stars Robin Wright Penn, Alan Arkin, Blake Lively, Winona Ryder, Keanu Reeves, and Julianne Moore, among others. It tells the story of Pippa Lee, who is only fifty when her older husband decides that they should move to a retirement community in Connecticut, which prompts her to have a kind of quiet midlife crisis. The film "The Private Lives of Pippa Lee" opens in...

The Original of Laura (The Leonard Lopate Show: Monday, 16 November 2009)

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Vladimir Nabokov’s biographer Brian Boyd and graphic designer Chip Kidd, describe turning Nabokov’s 138 hand-written index cards for his last, unfinished novel into book form. That book, The Original of Laura, has now been published, 30 years after it was written. Event: Brian Boyd and Chipp Kidd, along with Martin Amis, will be discussing Nabokov, and reading from The Original of Laura, its first-ever public reading, as part of "A Celebration of Vladimir Nabokov." A selection of Nabokov's...

Clean Energy, Common Sense (The Leonard Lopate Show: Monday, 16 November 20

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Frances Beinecke, president of the Natural Resources Defense Council, discusses her book Clean Energy, Common Sense: An American Call to Action on Global Climate Change, which challenges Americans to embrace clean and sustainable energy. Find out more about the book here. Event: Frances Beinecke will speaking and will be introducing Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Tuesday, November 17th, at 8:00 pm Town Hall 23 West 43rd Street Register for this event here.

The Southern Italian Table (The Leonard Lopate Show: Friday, 13 November 20

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Arthur Schwartz, author of five award-winning cookbooks, talks about his latest: The Southern Italian Table. It includes 130 recipes that celebrate local ingredients and simple flavor combinations found in authentic Southern Italian cuisine.

Philippe de Montebello (The Leonard Lopate Show: Thursday, 12 November 2009

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Philippe de Montebello, Director Emeritus of The Metropolitan Museum of Art, and Fiske Kimball Professor in the History of Culture and Museums, Institute of Fine Arts at New York University, discusses his years as director of the Metropolitan and the cultural importance of museums. He is speaking at the Metropolitan Museum about Antoine Watteau’s painting Mezzetin and reading poems by writers inspired by Watteau on November 19, in conjunction with the exhibition "Watteau, Music, and...

Murder in the Name of Honor (The Leonard Lopate Show: Friday, 13 November 2

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Jordanian journalist and human rights activist Rana Husseini talks about honor killings. Her book Murder in the Name of Honor investigates honor crimes against women and the cultures that support and condone them around the world.

Please Explain: Eco-Labels (The Leonard Lopate Show: Friday, 13 November 20

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Your broccoli, shampoo, and air conditioner might bear labels declaring them to be organic, cruelty-free, or energy efficient, but what do those labels mean and are they true? On today’s edition of Please Explain, Dr. Urvashi Rangan, Project Director for Consumer Reports' GreenerChoices.org and Consumers Union’s Senior Scientist for Policy Initiatives, and Dara O'Rourke, founder and CEO of GoodGuide.com, will take a look at what eco-labels indicate, how standards are set, and what they mean...

How Markets Fail (The Leonard Lopate Show: Friday, 13 November 2009)

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John Cassidy explains that behind the headlines about job losses, bank bailouts, and corporate greed lies a little-known story of bad ideas. How Markets Fail: The Logic of Economic Calamities, looks at what happens when markets don’t work—when they lead to stock market bubbles, extreme inequality, real estate crashes, and credit crunches, and why many economic theories for navigating good and bad times don't work.

Underreported: India's Maoist Insurgency (The Leonard Lopate Show: Thursday

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A group of Maoist rebels—also known as the Naxalite insurgency—has taken a violent foothold in 20 of India’s provinces. The group has burned schools, killed more than 900 security officers, and, in at least one province, detonated more than 1,000 improvised explosive devices over the past five years. The Indian government is preparing to send thousands of soldiers into the Maoists strongholds, which also happen to be some of the most impoverished and economically underdeveloped parts of...

Backstory: Terrible (and Real) Ideas from the Cold War (The Leonard Lopate

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The Cold War may have ended 20 years ago, but the constant threat of nuclear annihilation and the unlimited scientific potential of the atom led to some truly "out there" thinking, and we’re not just talking about Edward Teller’s idea to detonate an atomic bomb on the moon. The Kennedy Administration considered using nuclear explosions to widen the Panama Canal, the U.S. Postal Service wrote a 300-page plan detailing how to deliver the mail in the event of an atomic apocalypse, and the...

The Tyranny of E-mail (The Leonard Lopate Show: Thursday, 12 November 2009)

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The average corporate worker receives upwards of two hundred e-mails per day. It’s predicted that by 2011, there will be 3.2 billion e-mail users. John Freeman, one of America's preeminent literary critics and editor of Granta, talks about the nature of correspondence through the ages and looks at the constant flurry of messages that’s currently pursuing us. In The Tyranny of E-mail, he advocates for more personal, nuanced, and sociable communication.

William Kunstler: Disturbing the Universe (The Leonard Lopate Show: Thursda

Thu, Nov 12
Sarah and Emily Kunstler were on the Leonard Lopate Show on June 15 to talk about their unconventional and personal portrait of prominent civil rights lawyer, "William Kunstler: Disturbing the Universe." The film opens at Cinema Village Friday, November 13. Listen to that interview here.

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