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WNYC's Leonard Lopate Show: Episodes

<p>In the past 150 years, improved sanitation, water treatment, and the use of vaccines and antibiotics have saved countless lives, nearly eradicating diseases that had plagued humanity for thousands of years. But growing evidence suggests that the very steps we took to combat infections have also eliminated ...
<p>Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist <a class="guestlink" href="/people/r/?n="><a class="guestlink" href="/people/r/?n=Katherine+Boo">Katherine Boo</a></a> tells the story of families striving toward a better life in Annawadi, a slum in Mumbai, India. Her book <span class="book"><a title="buy this book ...
<p><a class="guestlink" href="/people/r/?n=Louise+Erdrich">Louise Erdrich</a> discusses her new novel, <span class="book"><a title="buy this book at Amazon" target="_blank" href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0062065246/wnyc-20"><em>The Round House</em></a></span>, which was awarded the 2012 ...
<p>Playlist:<br /><strong>Go Tell It on the Mountain</strong> - Mahalia Jackson (Album: Apollo Sessions)</p>
<p><strong>When Was Jesus Born</strong> - Marion Williams &amp; Stars of Faith (Album: O Holy Night)</p>
<p><strong>Christ Is Born</strong> - Marion Williams and Alex Bradford (Album: Black Nativity, ...
<p>Playlist:<br /><strong>Joy to the World</strong> - Marion Williams (Album: If We Ever Needed the Lord Before)</p>
<p><strong>Go Where I Send Thee</strong> - Marion Williams (Album: Black Nativity, Gospel on Broadway!)</p>
<p><strong>Wasn’t That a Mighty Day</strong> - Alex Bradford (Album: Gospel ...
<p><a class="guestlink" href="/people/r/?n=Kenny+Rogers">Kenny Rogers</a> talks about making of his career in country music and his most memorable songs, including "Lucille," "The Gambler," "Lady," and "Islands in the Stream." His new memoir <span class="book"><a title="buy this book at Amazon" target="_blank" ...
<p><a class="guestlink" href="/people/r/?n=Buddy+Guy">Buddy Guy</a> has been called the greatest blues guitarist of all time, influencing Jimi Hendrix, Jimmy Page, Eric Clapton, and the late Stevie Ray Vaughn, among others, and he’s the living embodiment of Chicago blues. In his new memoir, <em><span ...
<p><a class="guestlink" href="/people/r/?n=Neil+Young">Neil Young</a> and filmmaker <a class="guestlink" href="/people/r/?n=Jonathan+Demme">Jonathan Demme</a> talk about the documentary “<a href="http://sonyclassics.com/neilyoungjourneys/" target="_blank">Neil Young Journeys</a>,” their third collaboration. ...
<p><a class="guestlink" href="/people/r/?n=Lawrence+Norfolk">Lawrence Norfolk</a> discusses his new historical novel, <span class="book"><a title="buy this book at Amazon" target="_blank" href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0802120512/wnyc-20"><em>John Saturnall’s Feast</em></a></span>. It ...
<p>For this week’s Please Explain we're picking up where last week's left off. We'll find out why stress can take a toll on our mental and physical health and find out how to reduce stress in our lives and cope with it better. We're joined again by <a class="guestlink" href="/people/r/?n=Dr.+Drew+Ramsey">Dr. ...
<p>The <a href="http://www.nyfcc.com/awards/" target="_blank">New York Film Critics Awards</a> are on January 7, and we’ve invited three critics: <a class="guestlink" href="/people/r/?n=John+Anderson">John Anderson</a> of <em>Variety</em> and <em>Newsday</em>; <a class="guestlink" href="/people/r/?n=Richard+Corliss">Richard ...
<p><a class="guestlink" href="/people/r/?n=Jancis+Robinson">Jancis Robinson</a> talks about her new book <span class="book"><a title="buy this book at Amazon" target="_blank" href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0062206362/wnyc-20"><em>Wine Grapes: A Complete Guide to 1,368 Vine Varieties, Including ...
<p>Actress <a class="guestlink" href="/people/r/?n=Nina+Hoss+">Nina Hoss </a>talks about her new movie, “Barbara.” Set in East Germany in 1980, the film focuses on a young doctor who has applied for an exit visa from the GDR and, as punishment, has been transferred from her prestigious post in Berlin ...
<p>The Federal Trade Commission is launching an investigation into how data companies track, sell and use information about consumers. <a class="guestlink" href="/people/r/?n="><a class="guestlink" href="/people/r/?n=Emily+Steel">Emily Steel</a></a>, from the <em>Financial Times</em>, talks about the ...
<p><em>ProPublica</em> reporter <a class="guestlink" href="/people/r/?n=Theo+Meyer">Theo Meyer</a> talks about his investigative piece “<a href="http://www.propublica.org/article/homeland-security-has-spent-430-million-on-radios-its-employees-dont-know-h" target="_blank">How Homeland Security Has Spent ...
<p>Huffington Post reporters <a class="guestlink" href="/people/r/?n=Saki+Knafo">Saki Knafo</a> and <a class="guestlink" href="/people/r/?n=Lila+Shapiro">Lila Shapiro</a> talk about the factors on Staten Island that made it especially vulnerable to the disaster that came with Sandy. They’ve reported ...
<p>Met mezzo-soprano <a class="guestlink" href="/people/r/?n=Isabel+Leonard">Isabel Leonard</a> talks about starring in an all-new abridged, English-language production of "T<a href="http://www.metoperafamily.org//opera/barber-of-seville-rossini-english-tickets.aspx?icamp=barber&iloc=hpg" target="_blank">he ...
<p>Drugs, bribes, falsifying evidence, unjustified force and kickbacks present opportunities for cops to act like criminals. <a class="guestlink" href="/people/r/?n=Robert+Kane">Robert Kane</a> talks about his study of the nature and causes of police misconduct. To write the book<em><em> </em><span ...
<p>Writer, producer, and director <a class="guestlink" href="/people/r/?n=Judd+Apatow">Judd Apatow</a> talks about his career and his latest film, “<a href="http://www.thisis40movie.com/" target="_blank">This Is 40</a>.” It stars his wife, Leslie Mann, and their two daughters, and is based on his ...
<p>Journalist <a class="guestlink" href="/people/r/?n=Barry+Estabrook">Barry Estabrook</a> and Natural Resources Defense Council Executive Director <a class="guestlink" href="/people/r/?n=Peter+Lehner">Peter Lehner</a> discuss food and food regulations in the United States and the shortcomings of the ...
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