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The Leonard Lopate Show / December 22, 2004

The Leonard Lopate Show

Wednesday, December 22, 2004
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    Seasons Greenings

    Gerard Lordahl, director of the Open Space Greening Program, advises listeners on how to on how to keep plants thriving all winter long. And he’ll tackle some specific holiday plant issues—like what do you do with a poinsettia, anyway? Chef Thomas Keller of Per Se expounds on the virtues of simple, though meticulously prepared, bistro cooking in a new book: Bouchon. And Eli Goldensohn elaborates on the revelations contained in the interviews that his brother Leon, an army psychiatrist, conducted with German defendants at Nuremberg. Mr. Goldensohn is joined by Knopf editor Ashbel Green who helped turn the interviews into book form.

Winter Green

Gerard Lordahl, director of the Open Space Greening Program, on gardening through the winter. Call 212-267-9692.

Info:
Council on the Environment
51 Chambers Street, Suite 228
NYC 10007
Phone: 212-788-7923

Music:
A Toolbox Christmas (Gourd Music), by Woody Phillips (GM124) #2, 1, 6, and 12

Precision Cooking

Per Se chef Thomas Keller on the pleasures of bistro cooking: Bouchon.

Music:
soundtrack for Hanging Up #3 and 10

Trials of War

Eli Goldensohn and Ashbel Green look back at the interviews that army psychiatrist Leon Goldensohn conducted with German defendants at Nuremberg: The Nuremberg Interviews.

Music:
Cobb soundtrack (by Elliot Goldenthal) #17 and 16

al franken

The Franken Factor

Al Franken will be declared the winner of the Minnesota Senate race recount, even though Norm Coleman is expected to challenge the results in court. Al Franken has been a guest on the Lopate Show several times, most recently in 2005. Hear him talk about his journey from performing to politics.

Caroline Kennedy

Caroline Kennedy on the Lopate Show

The Leonard Lopate Show

Caroline Kennedy’s bid for Hillary Clinton’s Senate seat could make her the latest member of the Kennedy family to take on a major role in national politics. She’s been a guest on the Lopate Show twice – once to talk about Americans’ right to privacy, and more recently to discuss examples of political courage.

Leonard is on Facebook

Now Leonard is on Facebook! We’re posting photos, status updates, links to notable interviews, and lots more. Check it out.

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

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?