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The Leonard Lopate Show / September 27, 2005

The Leonard Lopate Show

Tuesday, September 27, 2005
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  • E=MC2

    Forms and Functions

    Christopher Andrew tells us about his history of the KGB’s secret operations in the Third World during the Cold War. Next, David Bodanis celebrates the 100th anniversary of E=MC2 by explaining what the famous equation means. Then, Mario Livio explores the mathematical concept of symmetry in his latest book: The Equation That Couldn’t Be Solved. Finally, Kurt Vonnegut shares his first book since 1999, A Man Without a Country.

The World Was Going Our Way

In 1999 Christopher Andrew pulled together the notes of the KGB’s most senior archivist to uncover the history of the KGB’s secret operations in the US and Europe. Now, for the second volume of that history, he looks at the KGB’s interests and influences in the developing world, and reexamines how the Cold War played out in the Third World. The new book is The World Was Going Our Way.

Music:
The Usual Suspects Soundtrack #13, 3, 4

E=MC2

E=MC2 is one of the world's most famous equations. And while most people have heard of it, few really understand what it means. David Bodanis decided to decode the science and history of the equation for non-scientists in E=MC2: A Biography of the World's Most Famous Equation.

Events:
"Einstein's Big Idea," a NOVA segment based on E=MC2, will premiere on: Tuesday, October 11th at 8pm on PBS
More info.

Music:
Naqoyqatsi Soundtrack #2, 3

The Equation that Couldn't be Solved

Mario Livio explores the mathematical quest to define symmetry. In The Equation that Couldn't be Solved, he explains how symmetry straddles the line between science and art, and how it impacts the form of everything from music to trees.

Music:
Night On Earth Soundtrack #13, 6

Kurt Vonnegut

A Man Without a Country

Kurt Vonnegut tells us about A Man Without a Country, his first book since 1999. The book is a compilation of short essays and speeches, and some of the articles he’s written for the alternative magazine In These Times.

» Read an excerpt from A Man Without a Country in the Reading Room
» More on In These Times

Music:
Cobb #16, 17

Tom Daschle on Fixing America’s Health Care System

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Former U.S. Sen. Tom Daschle has accepted President-Elect Barack Obama’s offer to be Secretary of Health and Human Services. You can hear Tom Daschle talk about his prescriptions for fixing American’s health care crisis on the Leonard Lopate Show in March 2008.

Rahm Emanuel

Big Plans for America

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Democratic Congressman Rahm Emanuel from Illinois has agreed to be Chief of Staff under President-Elect Barack Obama. You can hear him on the Lopate Show in 2006 discussing his thoughts on what the Democratic party needed to do in order to succeed.

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.

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.

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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