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The Leonard Lopate Show / December 12, 2003

The Leonard Lopate Show

Friday, December 12, 2003
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  • Scarlett Johansson
    Scarlett Johansson

    Extending the Axis

    President Bush has been criticized for labeling Iraq, Iran, and North Korea an “axis of evil,” but Ambassador Mark Palmer argues that the big problem with Bush’s axis is that it doesn’t include as many countries as it should – he adds China, Syria, Algeria and Angola to the list. Then Scarlett Johansson talks about bringing a Vermeer painting to life in her new film, "Girl With a Pearl Earring". And a discussion with Daniel Okrent on the conception and creation of Rockefeller Center.

Mark Palmer

Mark Palmer’s book is Breaking the Real Axis of Evil: How to Oust the World's Last Dictators by 2025. Palmer is the former U.S. ambassador to Hungary.

  • Music: Kiss The Girls Soundtrack composer Mark Isham

    • Scarlett Johansson

    Actor Scarlett Johansson, also of ”Lost in Translation” and ”Ghost World”, talks about her latest role in ”Girl With a Pearl Earring”. It’s directed by Anand Tucker, and Colin Firth and Tom Wilkinson co-star.

    Daniel Okrent

    In Great Fortune, Daniel Okrent explains why he thinks the construction of Rockefeller Center changed the very nature of New York City.

  • Music: Dana Suesse Keyboard Wizards of the Gershwin Era vol II “Manhattan” and “Bacardi”

    • Tom Daschle on Fixing America’s Health Care System

    The Leonard Lopate Show

    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

    The Leonard Lopate Show

    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

    The Leonard Lopate Show

    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

    The Leonard Lopate Show

    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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