Leonard Lopate Weekend: Randy Blythe, Al Roker, and Patrick Stewart!

The Leonard Lopate Show | Aug 14, 2015

This week, we bring you stories of heavy metal, heavy weather, and Patrick Stewart's TV troubles!

First, Patrick Stewart and Jonathan Ames discuss their new TV show "Get Blunt." Then (19:24) Al Roker on the storm of a century. And last (46:50), with guest host Arun Venugopal, Randy Blythe, lead singer for the heavy metal band Lamb of God, discusses getting arrested in Prague after the death of a fan. 

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