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The Leonard Lopate Show | Aug 12, 2011

The iPhone is more than just a high-tech gadget. Brian Chen explains why he thinks it has opened up a future in which we’re “always-on.” Vanity Fair contributing editor Ned Zeman shares his struggles with depression and experience with shock treatment therapy. Jim Shepard talks about his new collection of stories. Plus, we’ll have our latest Please Explain segment is about gluten and celiac disease.

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