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Worst Words and Good Foods

The Leonard Lopate Show | Dec 17, 2010

Ben Zimmer, the New York Times magazine’s “On Language” columnist, discusses the worst words of this past year—and we invite you to call in with your candidates. Then, Academy Award-winning writer/director Sofia Coppola tells us about her latest film, “Somewhere.” Also, chef and restaurateur Lidia Bastianich shares stories of the Christmases she used to celebrate in Italy. And we’ll explore the diversity of Indian cuisine with cookbook author Madhur Jaffrey and chef Suvir Saran.

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