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Freud and EinsteinIt’s All Relative
Alvin and Larry Ubell, the self-appointed "Gurus of How-To," discuss the nuts and bolts of home repair. Richard Panek delves into the similarities between Einstein and Freud in his book The Invisible Century. Then Edmund Blair Bolles takes a look at the scientific strife between Einstein and Neils Bohr in his book Einstein Defiant. And we’ll hear from Carl Hiaasen on his latest novel, Skinny Dip.
Alvin and Larry Ubell
Building inspectors Alvin and Larry Ubell take listeners’ calls on the air. Call 212-267-WNYC (212-267-9692) with your home-repair questions.
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Richard Panek
Richard Panek compares the scientific endeavors of Freud and Einstein in his new book The Invisible Century: Einstein, Freud, and the Search for Hidden Universes.
» Read an excerpt of The Invisible Century in the Reading Room
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Music: Soundtrack to The Secret Agent, music by Philip Glass: “Emigration” / “Blood on the Stairs”
Edmund Blair Bolles
Edmund Blair Bolles looks into the contentious history of quantum mechanics in Einstein Defiant: Genius versus Genius in the Quantum Revolution.
» Read an excerpt of Einstein Defiant in the Reading Room
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Music: Soundtrack to Naqoyqatsi, music by Philip Glass: “Definition” / “Religion”
Carl Hiaasen
Carl Hiaasen’s latest novel, Skinny Dip, follows the misadventures of an unscrupulous marine scientist.
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Events: Carl Hiaasen will be at the Book Revue (313 New York Avenue) in Huntington, NY on Wednesday, July 14 at 8 pm for a talk and booksigning
Music: Soundtrack to Sirens, music by Rachel Portman: “Terra Australis”
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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.
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, 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.
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