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The Leonard Lopate Show | Nov 9, 2012

On today’s show: We’ll take a look at the country’s complex legal system. Then, Tom Wolfe stops by to discuss The Bonfire of the Vanities, the latest selection for the Leonard Lopate Show Book Club. Our latest Globavores segment looks at pumpkins and squash. And the gurus of how-to, Al and Larry Ubell, take your calls on home repair.

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