The Leonard Lopate Show
If I Ruled the World
Friday, July 04, 2008
Former White House press secretary Dee Dee Myers thinks that if women ruled the world, businesses would be more profitable, communities would be healthier, and politics would be more collegial. And a new documentary on the gonzo life of Hunter S. Thompson. Also, a look into the tough lives of Wyoming’s oilmen. Plus, Daniel Schorr on his 50-plus years of covering politics.
Daniel Schorr on 50+ Years of Covering Politics
NPR’s Daniel Schorr has covered politics in print throughout the administrations of twelve presidents! His new book of political analysis past and present is Come to Think of It: Notes on the Turn of the Millennium.
The Gonzo Life of Hunter S. Thompson
Alex Gibney received the 2008 Academy Award for Best Documentary with “Taxi to the Dark Side.” His newest documentary, “Gonzo: The Life and Work of Dr. Hunter S. Thompson,” is the definitive film biography of this mythic American writer. It opens July 4 at the Angelika and Lincoln Plaza Cinemas.
The Tough Lives of Wyoming’s Oilmen
Colton H. Bryant was a Wyoming roughneck in his mid-20s who, in 2006, fell to his death on an oil rig owned by Patterson-UTI Energy. In The Legend of Colton H. Bryant. Alexandra Fuller exposes the tough, unpredictable lives of Wyoming’s oilmen and the toll exacted on their families.
Dee Dee Myers on Why Women Should Rule the World
Former White House press secretary Dee Dee Myers thinks that women should rule the world. In her new book, Why Women Should Rule the World, Ms. Myers explains why she says that with women in charge, businesses would be more profitable, communities would be healthier, and politics would be more collegial.
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