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The Leonard Lopate Show / February 17, 2003

The Leonard Lopate Show

Monday, February 17, 2003
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    Six Degrees of Separation

    Noted network theorist, Duncan Watts, explains the complicated networks that bind our world and the six degrees that separate us all, Six Degrees: The Science of a Connected Age. Plus, London-based broadcaster Aminatta Forna chronicles her search for the truth about her father’s 1974 arrest and subsequent hanging in Sierra Leone, The Devil That Danced on Water. And cartoonist, Jules Fieffer discusses his work and the new exhibit at the New York Historical Society.

Duncan Watts

Noted network theorist, Duncan Watts, explains the complicated networks that bind our world and the six degrees that separate us all, Six Degrees: The Science of a Connected Age. Duncan Watts will be at the Columbia Club at 15 W. 43rd, between 5th and 6th at 6:30 pm on February 25th.

Music:soundtrack from "Naqoyqatsi" by Philip Glass (#5/11) -- Sony Classical

Poems Not Fit for the White House

Poets Sam Hamill, Andre Gregory, and Ann Lauterbach discuss gathering to read "Poems Not Fit for the White House"

Music: "Jump Start and Jazz" by Wynton Marsalis (#1/14) -- Sony Classical

Aminatta Forna

London-based broadcaster Aminatta Forna chronicles her search for the truth about her father’s 1974 arrest and subsequent hanging in Sierra Leone, The Devil That Danced on Water: A Daughter’s Quest.

Music: "Pieces of Africa" by Kronos Quartet (#12/2) -- Elektra Nonesuch

Jules Fieffer

Cartoonist Jules Fieffer discusses his work and the new exhibit at the New York Historical Society, Julz Rulz: Inside The Mind Of Jules Feiffer.

Music: "The Chesterfield Arrangements 1937-38" by Raymond Scott (#5) -- Basta

Sarah Palin

Gov. Sarah Palin and Alaska Politics

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August 08, 2008
Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin is Sen. John McCain’s VP running mate. To find out more about Gov. Palin and Alaska politics, check out our States of the Union: Alaska segment from Aug. 8, 2008.

Joe Biden

Sen. Joe Biden on the Lopate Show

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Sen. Obama has chosen Sen. Joe Biden of Delaware to be his running mate. To find out more about his personal and political life, listen to Leonard’s Aug. 2007 interview with Sen. Biden. At the time, the Senator from Delaware was still a contender for the Democratic presidential nomination.

Barack Obama

Barack Obama, Circa 2004

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As the Democratic Convention is underway in Denver, listen to Barack Obama on the Leonard Lopate Show in November 2004. He had recently won a seat in the U.S. Senate, and only a few months before, his rousing speech during the 2004 Democratic National Convention catapulted him into the national spotlight.

John McCain

John McCain in 2000

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Sen. John McCain spoke with Leonard in September 2000 about his memoir, Faith of My Fathers. He discussed his family's naval background, his time in POW camps, as well as his own presidential ambitions for the 2000 election.

The Story of Edgar Sawtelle

The Story of Edgar Sawtelle on the Leonard Lopate Show

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Oprah’s Book Club has just chosen David Wroblewski’s novel The Story of Edgar Sawtelle as its newest selection. Hear Wroblewki talk about his acclaimed novel on the Lopate Show in June 2008.

States of the Union

States of the Union

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Why is New York a blue state, Wyoming a red, and Ohio a shade of purple? Looking ahead to Election Day 2008, Leonard talks to journalists, scholars, and activists from each of the 50 states to find out what motivates voters from Maine to California.

Guest Picks

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Find out surprising facts about some recent guests on the Leonard Lopate Show. Check out our Guest Picks section! Did you know that football star Herschel Walker loves Judge Judy, Laurie Anderson is a big fan of agility training for dogs, and Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi likes Johnny Depp?

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