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The Leonard Lopate Show / December 11, 2003

The Leonard Lopate Show

Thursday, December 11, 2003
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  • Paula Poundstone
    Paula Poundstone

    On the Road Again

    Comedian Paula Poundstone has staying power: her honest, off-kilter humor has pulled her through some serious controversy, and she’s still hitting the stand-up trail while many other comedians from the comedy-crazy 1980s have probably been reduced to performing at children’s birthday parties. She joins us to talk about her latest engagement at Joe’s Pub. Then Carol Bergman, MacKay Wolff, and Iain Levine discuss international humanitarian work. Plus, explorations of the lives and work of two literary legends: Oxford historian R.F. Foster on Irish poet W.B. Yeats, and Fred Kaplan on Samuel Clemens (a.k.a. Mark Twain).

Paula Poundstone

Comedian Paula Poundstone has staying power: her honest, off-kilter humor has pulled her through some serious controversy, and she’s still hitting the stand-up trail while many other comedians from the comedy-crazy 1980s have probably been reduced to performing at children’s birthday parties. Paula Poundstone is at Joe’s Pub on Friday, Dec 12, 2003 at 7:00 pm. For more information, go to joespub.com.

  • Music: Jump Start and Jazz Two Ballets by Wynton Marsalis “Boogie Woogie Stomp” “Slow Drag”

    • Carol Bergman, MacKay Wolff and Iain Levine

    Carol Bergman, editor of the new essay collection called Another Day in Paradise: International Humanitarian Workers Tell Their Stories, is joined by contributors MacKay Wolff and Iain Levine.

  • Readings:
    12/16: UN Bookstore from 1-3 pm
    12/17: Housing Works Used Book Café, for a panel discussion and signing, at 7 pm
    1/14: Barnes & Noble, Union Square, at 7 pm, for a panel discussion and signing
  • Music: Die Hard Soundtrack composer Michael Kamen

    • R.F. Foster

    Oxford historian R.F. Foster has written a second volume to his comprehensive biography of poet W.B. Yeats. This latest is called W. B. Yeats, a Life: II: The Arch-Poet, 1915-1939, and it focuses on Yeats’s work during a tumultuous time in Irish history.

  • Events: R.F. Foster will be at the Glucksman Ireland House (1 Washington Mews; part of NYU) for a talk tonight and signing at 7 pm; for info call 212-998-3950
  • Music: Bax Symphony No. 1 “In the Faery Hills” “The Garden of Fand”

    • Fred Kaplan

    Samuel Clemens, a.k.a. Mark Twain, once said: "I think we never become really & genuinely our entire & honest selves until we are dead - and not then until we have been dead years & years." Fred Kaplan talks about The Singular Mark Twain, his new biography of Samuel Clemens.

  • Music: Sweet Sixteenths: A Ragtime Concert “Scott Joplin: Glorious Rag”

    • al franken

    The Franken Factor

    Al Franken will be declared the winner of the Minnesota Senate race recount, even though Norm Coleman is expected to challenge the results in court. Al Franken has been a guest on the Lopate Show several times, most recently in 2005. Hear him talk about his journey from performing to politics.

    Obama’s Emissaries to Hot Spots

    President-elect Obama has asked Dennis Ross and Richard Haass to serve as his chief emissaries to world hot spots – Ross to Iran, and Haass to the Middle East. Both have been guests on the Lopate Show. Hear Ross talk about the do’s and don’t’s of diplomacy in 2007, and Haass in 2005 on America’s role in shaping world history.

    Caroline Kennedy

    Caroline Kennedy on the Lopate Show

    The Leonard Lopate Show

    Caroline Kennedy’s bid for Hillary Clinton’s Senate seat could make her the latest member of the Kennedy family to take on a major role in national politics. She’s been a guest on the Lopate Show twice – once to talk about Americans’ right to privacy, and more recently to discuss examples of political courage.

    Leonard is on Facebook

    Now Leonard is on Facebook! We’re posting photos, status updates, links to notable interviews, and lots more. Check it out.

    Barack Obama

    Barack Obama, Circa 2004

    The Leonard Lopate Show

    Listen to President-Elect 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.

    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?