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The Leonard Lopate Show

Friday, November 11, 2005
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    Truth and Myth

    Last year an independent panel charged CBS with failing to verify documents in a report on President Bush’s dereliction of National Guard duty…and producer Mary Mapes lost her job. On today’s show, she argues that she took the fall for a story that angered the Bush administration. Plus, we’ll get a refresher course on how the national banking system works on Please Explain. Country star Lee Ann Womack stops by, and Margaret Atwood and Karen Armstrong discuss the cultural importance of myths.

Truth and Duty

Former CBS news producer Mary Mapes was part of the team that reported on President Bush’s dereliction of National Guard duty. In Truth and Duty, she gives me a firsthand account of the fallout that cost her her job, and led Dan Rather to resign his anchor chair a year early.

Music: Heat soundtrack (Warner Bros) #2 "Always Forever Now" by Passengers (Brianeno/U2)
Erin Brockovich (Sony Classical) by Thomas Newman # 8 and 10

A Short History of Myth

Margaret Atwood and Karen Armstrong examine the lasting power and cultural importance of myths. Karen Armstrong’s latest book is A Short of History of Myth. Margaret Atwood’s new book, The Penelopiad, retells the story of the Odyssey from the point of view of Penelope and the twelve hanged maids.

» Read an excerpt of A Short of History of Myth in the Reading Room

Music: Stargate soundtrack (Milan) by David Arnold (# 3 and 2)

Please Explain: The Economy

On this week’s edition of our regular Please Explain feature, we’ll look at how the national banking system works — from how our currency works to what the federal reserve system is.

» Please Explain series

Music: Sonatine soundtrack by Joseph Hisaishi (# 6 and 1)

There's More Where That Came From

Country star Lee Ann Womack—the most nominated female vocalist for this year’s Country Music Awards—tells us about returning to the roots of the genre. Her new album is There's More Where That Came From.

Events:
Lee Ann Womack will perform with Shooter Jennings at the Bowery Ballroom (6 Delancey Street) on Monday, November 14th at 9PM
Tickets are $25 through TicketWeb, 866-468-7619

Music "There's More Where That Came From" (MCA Nashville) ("There's More Where That Came From" and "Twenty Years and Two Husbands Ago"

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.

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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