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WNYC's Leonard Lopate Show: Episodes

In her new documentary <a href="http://www.smiletilithurts.com/" target="_blank">"Smile 'Til It Hurts"</a> filmmaker Lee Storey looks at the secret history of the motivational group Up With People from its genesis as a religious cult onward.<br /><br /> "Smile 'Til It Hurts" is playing through August ...
In his new film <a href="http://www.earthdaysmovie.com/" target="_blank
">"Earth Days,"</a> director Robert Stone examines the early days of the environmental movement--from rustlings in the 1950's to the first Earth Day in 1970 through the intense activism that followed. <br /><br />"Earth Days" opens ...
The Baader-Meinhof-Group were a violent urban guerilla organization which terrorized Germany in the 1970’s and 80’s. Stefan Aust gives a comprehensive history of the German terror group in his book Baader-Meinhof, the Inside Story of the RAF , which is the basis for the new film, <em>"<a href="http://www.baadermeinhofmovie.com/" ...
Pulitzer Prize-winning author Richard Russo joins us to talk about his latest novel That Old Cape Magic.<br /><br />
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Richard Russo and Pat Conroy will be in conversation with Bill Goldstein of the <em>New York Times</em><br />
Tuesday, August 11 at 7 pm<br />
The Union Square Barnes ...
Increasing temperatures on the planet might mean catastrophe for some species -- including humans -- but it might present new opportunities for others. Science writer Carl Zimmer explains why researchers believe that some species are <em>already</em> adapting to a warmer world. You can read his article ...
Our two-part series, <strong>Legislative Leftovers</strong> continues today with a look at what remains to be done on the cap and trade climate change bill now that Congress in recess for the rest of August. We'll be joined by <em>New Yorker</em> writer Elizabeth Kolbert and the <em>Washington Post's</em> ...
Reggie Nadelson, author of Londongrad; Lee Child, author of Gone Tomorrow; and George Dawes Green, author of Ravens talk to us about writing crime thrillers set in New York City. From picking a setting to characters and story development.<div class="feedflare">
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Steve Hely's novel How I Became A Famous Novelist tells the story of Pete Tarslaw, an unlikely literary legend, and how his "pile of garbage" became the most talked about, blogged about, praised, and panned novel in America.<div class="feedflare">
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Yusuf Idris is an Egyptian writer best known for his short stories. On today's underappreciated we’ll discuss Idris’s book The Cheapest Nights with Roger Allen, Chair of the Department of Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations at the University of Pennsylvania. He'll explain why Idris is considered ...
With Congress in recess for the rest of August, we'll take the next two days to look at some of the legislation that's still on the table. Today, we find out where the health care debate stands in both the House and the Senate. Ezra Klein, who <a href=" http://voices.washingtonpost.com/ezra-klein/" target="_blank">blogs</a> ...
Moby and Walter Mossberg, <em>The Wall Street Journal</em> "Personal Technologies" columnist, discuss the ways technology has changed how music is created and how fans acquire and discover music.
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<em>Event:</em> Moby and Walter Mossberg will be in conversation<br />
Monday, August 10th, at 7:30 ...
More than half of the world's nearly 7,000 languages are at risk of dying out in the next century. On this week's <a href="http://www.wnyc.org/shows/lopate/explain.html" target="_blank">Please Explain,</a> we take a look at what causes languages to disappear and the efforts to document and revive endangered ...
Anthony Flint gives an account of how Jane Jacobs stood up to developer Robert Moses in New York City in the 1950s and 1960s, and what that confrontation has meant for urban planning in this country. His book is <em>Wrestling with Moses: How Jane Jacobs Took on New York's Master Builder and Transformed ...
<em>Vanity Fair</em> contributing editor David Rose investigates North Korea's Office 39, a secret department within North Korea’s government. Office 39 manages Kim Jong Il's multi-billion-dollar personal bank accounts; it also allegedly produces counterfeit currency, cigarettes, and pharmaceuticals, ...
In early July, U.S. combat troops withdrew from the urban areas in Iraq. Thomas E. Ricks, author of <em>The Gamble</em> and Senior Fellow at the Center for a New American Security, joins us for a look at whether the situation in Iraq’s cities has changed much since U.S.-led forces pulled back.<div ...
Melanie Gideon's memoir <em>The Slippery Year</em> is an exuberant meditation on life at middle age, when thing haven’t turned out as you might have expected. It chronicles a year in which Gideon confronts the fantasies of her fading youth as well and the realities of life with a husband, child, and ...
Screenwriter and director Nora Ephron discusses her new movie <a href="http://www.julieandjulia.com/" target="_blank">"Julie & Julia,"</a> based on the blog and book by Julie Powell, which chronicles her year cooking every recipe in <em>Mastering the Art of French Cooking,</em> Julia Child's seminal ...
Jonathan Mahler, author of <em>The Challenge,</em> about the Supreme Court case <em>Hamdan v. Rumsfeld,</em> which ruled that detainees have the right to a federal trial, and Chisun Lee, a lawyer and a reporter for <a href="http://www.propublica.org/" target="_blank">ProPublica,</a> discuss the future ...
Lawrence Cann, founder and CEO of Street Soccer USA and Director of Advocacy HELP USA, founded the first street soccer team, Art Works Football Club, in 2004. It became Street Soccer USA, and has grown to include teams in 18 cities across the United States. He’s joined by Juan Delvalle, a player on ...
Representative Henry Waxman (D-CA) is Chairman of the House Energy and Government Reform Committee. He has also chaired the House Oversight and Reform Committee and is a leading liberal in Congress. He was called "The Scariest Man in Washington" by <em>Time</em> in 2006. Waxman provides a new look into ...
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