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The Leonard Lopate Show

Tuesday, July 05, 2005
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  • Knuffle Bunny: A Cautionary Tale
    Knuffle Bunny: A Cautionary Tale

    Cautionary Tales

    Michael Jacobson argues that we need to rethink our current prison system in Downsizing Prisons. Next, Rosie Flores and Wanda Jackson tell us about bringing rockabilly to Lincoln Center’s Midsummer Night Swing series. Then, Mo Willems tells us about his new award-winning children’s book: Knuffle Bunny. And David Sedaris describes his latest book, a collection of short stories from authors who have inspired his writing. He’s joined by one of his favorite writers, Lorrie Moore.

Downsizing Prisons

Michael Jacobson, a former Commissioner of the New York City Departments of Correction and Probation, tells us why he thinks that the current prison system is failing to reduce crime or increase safety in Downsizing Prisons.

Cool Love

Wanda Jackson earned the title Queen of Rockabilly in the 1950s. Now she’s teamed up with alt-country artist Rosie Flores. They tell us about tonight’s performance as part of Lincoln Center’s Midsummer Night Swing series.

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Events:
Rosie Flores with her Special Guest Wanda Jackson performance
Tuesday, July 5 7:30-10 PM.
Rockabilly & Swingin’ Country
Tickets are $15
AS with all Swing events, ticket buyers can participate in a group dance lesson from 6:30 – 7 PM. The ladies take the stage from 7:30-10 PM. 7:30-10 PM.
Tickets are available in advance or on the day of the show at the MSNS box office in Avery Fisher Hall, at lincolncenter.org, or through CenterCharge 212-721-6500.

Knuffle Bunny

Mo Willems is the author of several well-loved children’s books. He’s also a six-time Emmy Award-winning writer and animator for Sesame Street. He tells us about his latest book, a foray into a toddler’s harrowing trip to the Laundromat with her father, Knuffle Bunny: A Cautionary Tale.

Children Playing Before a Statue of Hercules

David Sedaris tells us about a new collection of his favorite short stories—those that have inspired him as a writer. He’s joined by Lorrie Moore, whose short story "People Like That Are the Only People Here: Canonical Babbling in Peed Onk" is included in Children Playing Before a Statue of Hercules.

Events:
David Sedaris hosts an evening of readings with Sarah Vowell to support 826NYC. Lorrie Moore, Charles Baxter, Akhil Sharma, Joyce Carol Oates and others will read from their masterful stories.
Tuesday, July 5 @ 8:00 PM
The Great Hall at Cooper Union (East 7th Street and 3rd Avenue)
$20.00
Order tickets: http://www.826nyc.org/

Bill Richardson on Diplomacy

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New Mexico governor Bill Richardson will be joining Obama’s cabinet as Commerce Secretary. You can hear him talk about his experience in foreign policy and diplomacy on the Lopate Show in April 2007.

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Plaxico Burress on the Lopate Show

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NY Giants star Plaxico Burress is in the headlines this week for his self-inflicted gunshot wound. You can hear him on the Leonard Lopate Show in July 2008 talk about his life on and off the football field, and what it was like to win the 2007 Super Bowl.

Tom Daschle on Fixing America’s Health Care System

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Former U.S. Sen. Tom Daschle has accepted President-Elect Barack Obama’s offer to be Secretary of Health and Human Services. You can hear Tom Daschle talk about his prescriptions for fixing American’s health care crisis on the Leonard Lopate Show in March 2008.

Barack Obama

Barack Obama, Circa 2004

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Listen to President-Elect 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.

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?