Heart and Sole

The New Yorker’s Hendrik Hertzberg compares and contrasts the Vietnam War with the war in Iraq. And he explains why he thinks that, despite the recent elections, Iraq is still a very, very long way from democracy. Next, we’ll talk to another New Yorker writer, Burkhard Bilger, about the merits of Stone Age shoes. His article in the current issue of the New Yorker follows one man’s search for the best footwear ever made. Finally, we finish the show with a re-broadcast of a classic interview from 1989. Each Friday in February we’re re-airing an archival interview to celebrate Leonard Lopate’s 20th anniversary on-air at WNYC. Today we’ll hear a conversation with cartoonists Matt Groening and Robert Mankoff. The interview took place before the launch of The Simpsons, and we’ll hear Matt Groening tell Leonard about his future plans for an cartoon based on these characters.