Irish gay rights activists and supporters protest against the exclusion of Irish gay groups from marching in the St. Patrick's Day Parade as it makes its way up 5th Avenue on March 17, 2015 in NYC.

Fighting Corruption Abroad, Fighting for Gay Rights at Home

The Leonard Lopate Show | May 21, 2015

Today's show is a rebroadcast of some of our favorite interviews over the past year.

Sarah Chayes, former adviser to the Joint Chiefs of Staff, on why corruption threatens global security. Two-time Booker Prize-winner Peter Carey with his latest novel, Amnesia. Mary Norris, who has spent over 3 decades in The New Yorker’s copy department, confesses to being a “comma queen.” Michelangelo Signorile on the present, and future of gay rights.

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