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The Leonard Lopate Show / August 17, 2005

The Leonard Lopate Show

Wednesday, August 17, 2005
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  • Bootsy Collins
    Bootsy Collins

    Looking Forward

    Word maven Patricia T. O’Conner helps us make sense of some of the convoluted aspects of the English language. Then, funkmaster Bootsy Collins tells us about working with James Brown and George Clinton. Next, documentary filmmaker Keith Beauchamp investigates the life and death of Emmett Till. And we finish the show with a discussion about what a lack of cheap and abundant oil means for the world with James Howard Kunstler.

Words Fail Me

Wordmaster Patricia T. (Words Fail Me) O'Conner answers your grammar and usage questions. Call 212-433-9692.

Music:
“Three Little Words” by Mel Torme, Carmen Mc Rae and Bud Freeman

This Boot Is Made For Fonkin'

Bootsy Collins helped shaped James Brown’s sound as a bassist in the 1970s. And he was an instrumental part of George Clinton’s P-Funk—he composed, arranged, and played for the band. He’ll tell us about his long and influential career.

Events: Bootsy Collins is the curator of the AmsterJam festival on New York's Randall's Island, on Saturday, August 20. AmsterJam is calling itself "the biggest mash-up concert ever." The Red Hot Chili Peppers and Snoop Dogg will headline the event together. Additional confirmed artists: 311, Garbage, Mos Def, and Fat Joe.
» More on AmsterJam
» Visit our Guest Picks page to find out about the books, films, and music that move Bootsy

Music:
“It’s a Man’s Man’s Man’s World” and “Super Bad, Parts 1 and 2” from James Brown, 20 All-Time Greatest Hits by Polygram Records

The Emmett Till Story

In 1955, 14-year-old Emmett Till was killed in Mississippi for allegedly whistling at a white woman. Media coverage of his gruesome death brought momentum to the coming Civil Rights Movement in the South. Filmmaker Keith A. Beauchamp revisits Emmett Till’s life and death in a new investigative documentary: “The Emmett Till Story.”

» More on "The Emmett Till Story"

Music:
"Let Him Have It" and "The Roof," original recordings by Michael Kaman from the film Let Him Have It soundtrack, a Fine Line Features release.

The Long Emergency

James Howard Kunstler warns that the world is unprepared for a post-oil future in The Long Emergency: Surviving the End of the Oil Age, Climate Change, and Other Converging Catastrophes of the Twenty-first Century.

Music:
“Pole Tricks” by Japancakes and “(Nothing But) Flowers” by Talking Heads

Sarah Palin

Gov. Sarah Palin and Alaska Politics

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August 08, 2008
Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin is Sen. John McCain’s VP running mate. To find out more about Gov. Palin and Alaska politics, check out our States of the Union: Alaska segment from Aug. 8, 2008.

Joe Biden

Sen. Joe Biden on the Lopate Show

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Sen. Obama has chosen Sen. Joe Biden of Delaware to be his running mate. To find out more about his personal and political life, listen to Leonard’s Aug. 2007 interview with Sen. Biden. At the time, the Senator from Delaware was still a contender for the Democratic presidential nomination.

Barack Obama

Barack Obama, Circa 2004

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As the Democratic Convention is underway in Denver, listen to Barack Obama on the Leonard Lopate Show in November 2004. He had recently won a seat in the U.S. Senate, and only a few months before, his rousing speech during the 2004 Democratic National Convention catapulted him into the national spotlight.

John McCain

John McCain in 2000

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Sen. John McCain spoke with Leonard in September 2000 about his memoir, Faith of My Fathers. He discussed his family's naval background, his time in POW camps, as well as his own presidential ambitions for the 2000 election.

The Story of Edgar Sawtelle

The Story of Edgar Sawtelle on the Leonard Lopate Show

The Leonard Lopate Show

Oprah’s Book Club has just chosen David Wroblewski’s novel The Story of Edgar Sawtelle as its newest selection. Hear Wroblewki talk about his acclaimed novel on the Lopate Show in June 2008.

States of the Union

States of the Union

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Why is New York a blue state, Wyoming a red, and Ohio a shade of purple? Looking ahead to Election Day 2008, Leonard talks to journalists, scholars, and activists from each of the 50 states to find out what motivates voters from Maine to California.

Guest Picks

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Find out surprising facts about some recent guests on the Leonard Lopate Show. Check out our Guest Picks section! Did you know that football star Herschel Walker loves Judge Judy, Laurie Anderson is a big fan of agility training for dogs, and Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi likes Johnny Depp?

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