wnyc.org / 93.9fm / am 820

On Demand

Program Schedule

Topics

The Leonard Lopate Show / September 29, 2004

The Leonard Lopate Show

Wednesday, September 29, 2004
Previous Episode | Next Episode
  • Freedom Tower Design - Daniel Libeskind and David Childs
    Freedom Tower Design - Daniel Libeskind and David Childs

    Breaking Ground

    Daniel Libeskind reflects on the meaning of life and architecture, and reveals some of the behind the scenes struggles of the plans to rebuild the World Trade Center site, in his new book Breaking Ground. Then, Shakespeare scholar Stephen Greenblatt fleshes out the life of the Bard in his latest work, Will in the World. Cynthia Ozick discusses her new novel, Heir to the Glimmering World, and Mona Z. Smith shares her biography of Canada Lee: Becoming Something: The Story of Canada Lee, the Untold Tragedy of the Great Black Actor, Activist, and Athlete.

Daniel Libeskind

Daniel Libeskind on his new memoir, Breaking Ground.

» More on the book

Music: Soundtrack to He Got Game, featuring the music of Aaron Copland: “John Henry” / “Interlude” from Music for the Theatre

Stephen Greenblatt

Stephen Greenblatt on how Shakespeare became Shakespeare: Will in the World.

» More on the book

Music: Soundtrack to Shakespeare in Love, music by Stephen Warbeck: “The Beginning of the Partnership” / “Greenwich” / “The De Lesseps’ Dance” / “Love & The End of Tragedy”

Cynthia Ozick

Cynthia Ozick discusses her latest novel, Heir to the Glimmering World.

» More on the book

Events: Cynthia Ozick will be participating in the New Yorker Festival on a panel about "The Politics of Literature on Saturday, October 2 at 10 AM. French Institute at 55 East 59th Street. For more information, go to newyorker.com

Music: Soundtrack to Iris, music by James Horner: “Part 3” / “Part 4”

Mona Z. Smith

Mona Z. Smith on the life of pioneering civil rights activist and actor Canada Lee: Becoming Something

» More on the book

Music: Soundtrack to Cobb, music by Elliot Goldenthal: "Winter Walk"

Events: Mona Z. Smith will be speaking and signing books on:
Wednesday, September 29th at 6:30pm
The Museum of the City of New York
1220 Fifth Avenue (at 103rd Street)
Tickets are $6 for Museum members, seniors, and students; $10 for non-members

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

The Leonard Lopate Show

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?

  1. Radiolab: Choice (11/14/2008)
  2. The Brian Lehrer Show: The Hybrid Economy (11/18/2008)
  3. The Brian Lehrer Show: Agriculture Warrior (11/17/2008)
  4. The Brian Lehrer Show: Bubble Bubble Toil and Trouble (11/19/2008)
  5. Radiolab: Sperm (11/21/2008)
  6. The Leonard Lopate Show: Secrets of Success (11/19/2008)
  7. The Leonard Lopate Show: Sex Politics (11/17/2008)