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The Leonard Lopate Show

Tuesday, August 16, 2005
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    Peter Waldman of the Wall Street Journal tells us about a new study by the CDC that found surprising levels of trace industrial chemicals in Americans’ bloodstreams. Then, we’ll hear about the revival of the Tony Award-winning musical Two Gentleman of Verona. Johnny Temple of Akashic Books describes the upcoming Fort Greene Park Summer Literary Festival. And in our regular Please Explain feature, we’ll get answers to some of the questions you're too embarrassed to ask your doctor.

Tracing Chemicals

A toxic component of rocket fuel is showing up in drinking water, on lettuce—even in women's breast milk. Wall Street Journal reporter Peter Waldman looks at a new CDC study which reveals that dozens of chemicals are showing up in Americans’ bloodstreams.

Music:
“The Kite,” and “The Chess,” from Finding Neverland Soundtrack, with original music composed by Jan A.P. Kaczmarek, a Miramax Films release

Two Gentlemen of Verona

John Guare, Mel Shapiro, and Galt MacDermot tell us about the revival of Two Gentlemen of Verona, which won a Tony for Best Musical in 1972.
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Music:
Opening number from the musical, “Two Gentlemen of Verona” (not available)

Fort Greene Park Summer Literary Festival

Johnny Temple of Akashic Books is the co-organizer of the new Fort Greene Park Summer Literary Festival. Young writers from age eight to eighteen who have participated in free, summer-long creative writing workshops will read their works along with Sonia Sanchez and Amiri Baraka on August 20th.
» More on the Fort Greene Park Summer Literary Festival

Music:
“Slow Drag” and “Habanera” from the album Jump Start and Jazz: Two Ballets by Wynton Marsalis, a Sony Music Entertainment release

Please Explain: Why Do Men Have Nipples

In our regular Please Explain feature, Dr. Billy Goldberg answers some of the medical questions you’ve always wondered about, but have never had a chance to ask a doctor—from what causes ice cream headaches to does it really take seven years to digest chewing gum? Dr. Goldberg is co-author of Why Do Men Have Nipples?

Music:
“Into a Trance” and “Sonatine 1” from Sonatine Sountrack, original music composed by Joe Hisaishi, a Miramax Films release

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Michael Crichton

Michael Crichton

The Leonard Lopate Show

Though a doctor by training (who created the hit television series “ER”), Michael Crichton’s name will always be more readily associated with the bestselling thrillers, “The Andromeda Strain” and “Jurassic Park.” He died just recently at the age of 66. But you can still hear his interview from 1990 with Leonard about “Jurassic Park.”

Rahm Emanuel

Big Plans for America

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Democratic Congressman Rahm Emanuel from Illinois has agreed to be Chief of Staff under President-Elect Barack Obama. You can hear him on the Lopate Show in 2006 discussing his thoughts on what the Democratic party needed to do in order to succeed.

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.

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.

Guest Picks

The Leonard Lopate Show

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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