http://www.odeo.com/channels/99211-WNYC-s-Leonard-Lopate-Show no Leonard Lopate brings a diverse collection of great thinkers and talkers together for smart, unpredictable conversations about arts and culture, politics, science, food, and everyday living. This daily program from WNYC, New York public radio is more like eavesdropping on a great dinner conversation than your usual talk radio show. Recent guests have included Gourmet magazine editor Ruth Reichl, Studs Terkel, the authors of "Evolution," Jonathan Schell, Judith Jones, Christopher Plummer, the president of the Amateur Astronomers Association of New York, and actor Chazz Palminteri. Leonard Lopate brings a diverse collection of great thinkers and talkers together for smart, unpredictable conversations about arts and culture, politics, science, food, and everyday living. This daily program from WNYC, New York public radio is more like eavesdropping on a great dinner conversation than your usual talk radio show. Recent guests have included Gourmet magazine editor Ruth Reichl, Studs Terkel, the authors of "Evolution," Jonathan Schell, Judith Jones, Christopher Plummer, the president of the Amateur Astronomers Association of New York, and actor Chazz Palminteri. Leonard Lopate brings a diverse collection of great thinkers and talkers together for smart, unpredictable conversations. This daily program from WNYC, New York Public Radio is more like eavesdropping on a great dinner conversation than your usual talk ra en-us 40 Tue, 15 Dec 2009 09:56:00 -0800 Tue, 15 Dec 2009 09:56:00 -0800 Politics http://www.odeo.com/episodes/25543146-The-Sisters-Antipodes-The-Leonard-Lopate-Show-Tuesday-15-December-2009 Novelist Jane Alison discusses her memoir about her parents switching partners with another couple. The Sisters Antipodes tells the story of what happened when her parents divorced and remarried, throwing Jane and her sister-- and their two stepsisters--into a competition for the affections of their absent fathers, a contest that would prove tragic. Novelist Jane Alison discusses her memoir about her parents switching partners with another couple. The Sisters Antipodes tells the story of what happened when her parents divorced and remarried, throwing Jane and her sister-- and their two stepsisters--into a competition for the affections of their absent fathers, a contest that would prove tragic. Novelist Jane Alison discusses her memoir about her parents switching partners with another couple. The Sisters Antipodes tells the story of what happened when her parents divorced and remarried, throwing Jane and her sister-- and their two stepsisters--into a competition for the affections of their absent fathers, a contest that would prove tragic. tag:odeo.com,2009-12-15,25543146 Tue, 15 Dec 2009 09:56:00 -0800 no WNYC's Leonard Lopate Show http://www.odeo.com/episodes/25543147-The-Great-Recession-The-Leonard-Lopate-Show-Tuesday-15-December-2009 Playwrights Adam Rapp and Will Eno discuss being commissioned by the Flea Theater to write short plays about the recession. Adam Rapp’s short play “Classic Kitchen Timer” and Will Eno's “UNUM,” are both part of “The Great Recession.” “The Great Recession” opens December 10 at the Flea Theater, at 41 White Street (between Broadway and Church Street). Playwrights Adam Rapp and Will Eno discuss being commissioned by the Flea Theater to write short plays about the recession. Adam Rapp’s short play “Classic Kitchen Timer” and Will Eno's “UNUM,” are both part of “The Great Recession.” “The Great Recession” opens December 10 at the Flea Theater, at 41 White Street (between Broadway and Church Street). Playwrights Adam Rapp and Will Eno discuss being commissioned by the Flea Theater to write short plays about the recession. Adam Rapp’s short play “Classic Kitchen Timer” and Will Eno's “UNUM,” are both part of “The Great Recession.” “The Great Recession” opens December 10 at the Flea Theater, at 41 White Street (between Broadway and Church Street). tag:odeo.com,2009-12-15,25543147 Tue, 15 Dec 2009 08:28:00 -0800 no WNYC's Leonard Lopate Show http://www.odeo.com/episodes/25543148-40-Minutes-with-Morley-Safer-The-Leonard-Lopate-Show-Tuesday-15-December-2009 Journalist Morley Safer, winner of 12 Emmy awards, discusses his work on “60 Minutes” and long broadcasting career. Event: Morley Safer will be in conversation with NY1’s Budd Mishkin Thursday, December 17, at 8:15 pm 92nd Street Y Lexington Avenue at 92nd Street Tickets: $27; more information and tickets here. Journalist Morley Safer, winner of 12 Emmy awards, discusses his work on “60 Minutes” and long broadcasting career. Event: Morley Safer will be in conversation with NY1’s Budd Mishkin Thursday, December 17, at 8:15 pm 92nd Street Y Lexington Avenue at 92nd Street Tickets: $27; more information and tickets here. Journalist Morley Safer, winner of 12 Emmy awards, discusses his work on “60 Minutes” and long broadcasting career. Event: Morley Safer will be in conversation with NY1’s Budd Mishkin Thursday, December 17, at 8:15 pm 92nd Street Y Lexington Avenue at 92nd Street Tickets: $27; more information and tickets here. tag:odeo.com,2009-12-15,25543148 Tue, 15 Dec 2009 07:43:00 -0800 no WNYC's Leonard Lopate Show http://www.odeo.com/episodes/25543145-Making-the-Grades-The-Leonard-Lopate-Show-Tuesday-15-December-2009 Todd Farley talks about his experience working for the standardized testing industry. His memoir Making the Grades: My Misadventures in the Standardized Testing Industry raises serious questions about the validity of many large-scale standardized tests, which have become a central focus in our education system. Todd Farley talks about his experience working for the standardized testing industry. His memoir Making the Grades: My Misadventures in the Standardized Testing Industry raises serious questions about the validity of many large-scale standardized tests, which have become a central focus in our education system. Todd Farley talks about his experience working for the standardized testing industry. His memoir Making the Grades: My Misadventures in the Standardized Testing Industry raises serious questions about the validity of many large-scale standardized tests, which have become a central focus in our education system. tag:odeo.com,2009-12-14,25543145 Mon, 14 Dec 2009 21:00:00 -0800 no WNYC's Leonard Lopate Show http://www.odeo.com/episodes/25540184-Lidia-Cooks-from-the-Heart-of-Italy-The-Leonard-Lopate-Show-Monday-14-December-2009 Lidia Bastianich inspires new respect for food and for the people who produce it in the little-known parts of Italy. Her newest cookbook, Lidia Cooks from the Heart of Italy: A Feast of 175 Regional Recipes, includes recipes from all over Italy, translated for home kitchens. Lidia Bastianich inspires new respect for food and for the people who produce it in the little-known parts of Italy. Her newest cookbook, Lidia Cooks from the Heart of Italy: A Feast of 175 Regional Recipes, includes recipes from all over Italy, translated for home kitchens. Lidia Bastianich inspires new respect for food and for the people who produce it in the little-known parts of Italy. Her newest cookbook, Lidia Cooks from the Heart of Italy: A Feast of 175 Regional Recipes, includes recipes from all over Italy, translated for home kitchens. tag:odeo.com,2009-12-14,25540184 Mon, 14 Dec 2009 13:57:00 -0800 no WNYC's Leonard Lopate Show http://www.odeo.com/episodes/25539490-Lidia-Cooks-from-the-Heart-of-Italy-The-Leonard-Lopate-Show-Monday-14-December-2009 Lidia Bastianich inspires new respect for food and for the people who produce it in the little-known parts of Italy. Her newest cookbook, Lidia Cooks from the Heart of Italy: A Feast of 175 Regional Recipes, includes recipes from all over Italy, translated for home kitchens. Lidia Bastianich inspires new respect for food and for the people who produce it in the little-known parts of Italy. Her newest cookbook, Lidia Cooks from the Heart of Italy: A Feast of 175 Regional Recipes, includes recipes from all over Italy, translated for home kitchens. Lidia Bastianich inspires new respect for food and for the people who produce it in the little-known parts of Italy. Her newest cookbook, Lidia Cooks from the Heart of Italy: A Feast of 175 Regional Recipes, includes recipes from all over Italy, translated for home kitchens. tag:odeo.com,2009-12-14,25539490 Mon, 14 Dec 2009 13:57:00 -0800 no WNYC's Leonard Lopate Show http://www.odeo.com/episodes/25540183-Surviving-Holiday-Cooking-Disasters-The-Leonard-Lopate-Show-Monday-14-December-2009 We’ve been collecting holiday cooking horror stories from listeners, and Christopher Kimball—of the PBS show "America’s Test Kitchen," and founder of Cook's Illustrated—joins us to offer tips for avoiding and surviving kitchen calamities and preparing hassle-free holiday feasts. The Complete America’s Test Kitchen TV Show Cookbook includes advice from 10 years of the show, and more than 650 well-tested, fool-proof recipes. Call in with your cooking questions or leave a comment! We’ve been collecting holiday cooking horror stories from listeners, and Christopher Kimball—of the PBS show "America’s Test Kitchen," and founder of Cook's Illustrated—joins us to offer tips for avoiding and surviving kitchen calamities and preparing hassle-free holiday feasts. The Complete America’s Test Kitchen TV Show Cookbook includes advice from 10 years of the show, and more than 650 well-tested, fool-proof recipes. Call in with your cooking questions or leave a comment! We’ve been collecting holiday cooking horror stories from listeners, and Christopher Kimball—of the PBS show "America’s Test Kitchen," and founder of Cook's Illustrated—joins us to offer tips for avoiding and surviving kitchen calamities and preparing hassle-free holiday feasts. The Complete America’s Test Kitchen TV Show Cookbook includes advice from 10 years of the show, and more than 650 well-tested, fool-proof recipes. Call in with your cooking questions or leave a comment! tag:odeo.com,2009-12-14,25540183 Mon, 14 Dec 2009 13:56:00 -0800 no WNYC's Leonard Lopate Show http://www.odeo.com/episodes/25539489-Surviving-Holiday-Cooking-Disasters-The-Leonard-Lopate-Show-Monday-14-December-2009 We’ve been collecting holiday cooking horror stories from listeners, and Christopher Kimball—of the PBS show "America’s Test Kitchen," and founder of Cook's Illustrated—joins us to offer tips for avoiding and surviving kitchen calamities and preparing hassle-free holiday feasts. The Complete America’s Test Kitchen TV Show Cookbook includes advice from 10 years of the show, and more than 650 well-tested, fool-proof recipes. Call in with your cooking questions or leave a comment! We’ve been collecting holiday cooking horror stories from listeners, and Christopher Kimball—of the PBS show "America’s Test Kitchen," and founder of Cook's Illustrated—joins us to offer tips for avoiding and surviving kitchen calamities and preparing hassle-free holiday feasts. The Complete America’s Test Kitchen TV Show Cookbook includes advice from 10 years of the show, and more than 650 well-tested, fool-proof recipes. Call in with your cooking questions or leave a comment! We’ve been collecting holiday cooking horror stories from listeners, and Christopher Kimball—of the PBS show "America’s Test Kitchen," and founder of Cook's Illustrated—joins us to offer tips for avoiding and surviving kitchen calamities and preparing hassle-free holiday feasts. The Complete America’s Test Kitchen TV Show Cookbook includes advice from 10 years of the show, and more than 650 well-tested, fool-proof recipes. Call in with your cooking questions or leave a comment! tag:odeo.com,2009-12-14,25539489 Mon, 14 Dec 2009 13:56:00 -0800 no WNYC's Leonard Lopate Show http://www.odeo.com/episodes/25537854-Surviving-Holiday-Cooking-Disasters-The-Leonard-Lopate-Show-Monday-14-December-2009 We’ve been collecting holiday cooking horror stories from listeners, and Christopher Kimball—of the PBS show "America’s Test Kitchen," and founder of Cook's Illustrated—joins us to offer tips for avoiding and surviving kitchen calamities and preparing hassle-free holiday feasts. The Complete America’s Test Kitchen TV Show Cookbook includes advice from 10 years of the show, and more than 650 well-tested, fool-proof recipes. Call in with your cooking questions or leave a comment! Event: Chris Kimball is in conversation with Jack Bishop, editorial director of "America’s Test Kitchen," and they'll invite members of the audience to join them onstage for a tasting Monday, December 14, at 8:15 pm 92nd Street Y Lexington Avenue at 92nd Street Ticket: $35.00 More information and tickets here. We’ve been collecting holiday cooking horror stories from listeners, and Christopher Kimball—of the PBS show "America’s Test Kitchen," and founder of Cook's Illustrated—joins us to offer tips for avoiding and surviving kitchen calamities and preparing hassle-free holiday feasts. The Complete America’s Test Kitchen TV Show Cookbook includes advice from 10 years of the show, and more than 650 well-tested, fool-proof recipes. Call in with your cooking questions or leave a comment! Event: Chris Kimball is in conversation with Jack Bishop, editorial director of "America’s Test Kitchen," and they'll invite members of the audience to join them onstage for a tasting Monday, December 14, at 8:15 pm 92nd Street Y Lexington Avenue at 92nd Street Ticket: $35.00 More information and tickets here. We’ve been collecting holiday cooking horror stories from listeners, and Christopher Kimball—of the PBS show "America’s Test Kitchen," and founder of Cook's Illustrated—joins us to offer tips for avoiding and surviving kitchen calamities and preparing hassle-free holiday feasts. The Complete America’s Test Kitchen TV Show Cookbook includes advice from 10 years of the show, and more than 650 well-tested, fool-proof recipes. Call in with your cooking questions or leave a comment! Event: Chris Kimball is in conversation with Jack Bishop, editorial director of "America’s Test Kitchen," and they'll invite members of the audience to join them onstage for a tasting Monday, December 14, at 8:15 pm 92nd Street Y Lexington Avenue at 92nd Street Ticket: $35.00 More information and tickets here. tag:odeo.com,2009-12-14,25537854 Mon, 14 Dec 2009 09:09:00 -0800 no WNYC's Leonard Lopate Show http://www.odeo.com/episodes/25537856-Lidia-Cooks-from-the-Heart-of-Italy-The-Leonard-Lopate-Show-Monday-14-December-2009 Lidia Bastianich inspires new respect for food and for the people who produce it in the little-known parts of Italy. Her newest cookbook, Lidia Cooks from the Heart of Italy: A Feast of 175 Regional Recipes, includes recipes from all over Italy, translated for home kitchens. Event: Lidia Bastianich will be signing books Monday, December 14th at 7:00 pm Barnes & Noble 23-80 Bell Blvd. Bayside, Queens Lidia Bastianich inspires new respect for food and for the people who produce it in the little-known parts of Italy. Her newest cookbook, Lidia Cooks from the Heart of Italy: A Feast of 175 Regional Recipes, includes recipes from all over Italy, translated for home kitchens. Event: Lidia Bastianich will be signing books Monday, December 14th at 7:00 pm Barnes & Noble 23-80 Bell Blvd. Bayside, Queens Lidia Bastianich inspires new respect for food and for the people who produce it in the little-known parts of Italy. Her newest cookbook, Lidia Cooks from the Heart of Italy: A Feast of 175 Regional Recipes, includes recipes from all over Italy, translated for home kitchens. Event: Lidia Bastianich will be signing books Monday, December 14th at 7:00 pm Barnes & Noble 23-80 Bell Blvd. Bayside, Queens tag:odeo.com,2009-12-14,25537856 Mon, 14 Dec 2009 08:27:00 -0800 no WNYC's Leonard Lopate Show http://www.odeo.com/episodes/25537857-Crazy-Heart-The-Leonard-Lopate-Show-Monday-14-December-2009 Actor Jeff Bridges discusses his new film "Crazy Heart." He stars as the romantic anti-hero Bad Blake, a broken-down, hard-living country music singer who is helped by a journalist, played by Maggie Gyllenhaal. "Crazy Heart" opens December 16 at Lincoln Plaza Cinema and the Angelika Film Center. Actor Jeff Bridges discusses his new film "Crazy Heart." He stars as the romantic anti-hero Bad Blake, a broken-down, hard-living country music singer who is helped by a journalist, played by Maggie Gyllenhaal. "Crazy Heart" opens December 16 at Lincoln Plaza Cinema and the Angelika Film Center. Actor Jeff Bridges discusses his new film "Crazy Heart." He stars as the romantic anti-hero Bad Blake, a broken-down, hard-living country music singer who is helped by a journalist, played by Maggie Gyllenhaal. "Crazy Heart" opens December 16 at Lincoln Plaza Cinema and the Angelika Film Center. tag:odeo.com,2009-12-13,25537857 Sun, 13 Dec 2009 21:00:00 -0800 no WNYC's Leonard Lopate Show http://www.odeo.com/episodes/25539491-Crazy-Heart-The-Leonard-Lopate-Show-Monday-14-December-2009 Actor Jeff Bridges discusses his new film "Crazy Heart." He stars as the romantic anti-hero Bad Blake, a broken-down, hard-living country music singer who is helped by a journalist, played by Maggie Gyllenhaal. "Crazy Heart" opens December 16 at Lincoln Plaza Cinema and the Angelika Film Center. Actor Jeff Bridges discusses his new film "Crazy Heart." He stars as the romantic anti-hero Bad Blake, a broken-down, hard-living country music singer who is helped by a journalist, played by Maggie Gyllenhaal. "Crazy Heart" opens December 16 at Lincoln Plaza Cinema and the Angelika Film Center. Actor Jeff Bridges discusses his new film "Crazy Heart." He stars as the romantic anti-hero Bad Blake, a broken-down, hard-living country music singer who is helped by a journalist, played by Maggie Gyllenhaal. "Crazy Heart" opens December 16 at Lincoln Plaza Cinema and the Angelika Film Center. tag:odeo.com,2009-12-13,25539491 Sun, 13 Dec 2009 21:00:00 -0800 no WNYC's Leonard Lopate Show http://www.odeo.com/episodes/25524610-A-New-Standard-The-Leonard-Lopate-Show-Thursday-10-December-2009 Acclaimed vocalist Steve Tyrell has returned to the Café Carlyle to perform standards from the American songbook, holiday favorites, and selections from his recordings. This year marks the 10th anniversary of his 1999 debut "A New Standard." He’s performing through December 31. More information and reservations here. Acclaimed vocalist Steve Tyrell has returned to the Café Carlyle to perform standards from the American songbook, holiday favorites, and selections from his recordings. This year marks the 10th anniversary of his 1999 debut "A New Standard." He’s performing through December 31. More information and reservations here. Acclaimed vocalist Steve Tyrell has returned to the Café Carlyle to perform standards from the American songbook, holiday favorites, and selections from his recordings. This year marks the 10th anniversary of his 1999 debut "A New Standard." He’s performing through December 31. More information and reservations here. tag:odeo.com,2009-12-11,25524610 Fri, 11 Dec 2009 11:02:00 -0800 no WNYC's Leonard Lopate Show http://www.odeo.com/episodes/25539498-A-New-Standard-The-Leonard-Lopate-Show-Thursday-10-December-2009 Acclaimed vocalist Steve Tyrell has returned to the Café Carlyle to perform standards from the American songbook, holiday favorites, and selections from his recordings. This year marks the 10th anniversary of his 1999 debut "A New Standard." He’s performing through December 31. More information and reservations here. Acclaimed vocalist Steve Tyrell has returned to the Café Carlyle to perform standards from the American songbook, holiday favorites, and selections from his recordings. This year marks the 10th anniversary of his 1999 debut "A New Standard." He’s performing through December 31. More information and reservations here. Acclaimed vocalist Steve Tyrell has returned to the Café Carlyle to perform standards from the American songbook, holiday favorites, and selections from his recordings. This year marks the 10th anniversary of his 1999 debut "A New Standard." He’s performing through December 31. More information and reservations here. tag:odeo.com,2009-12-11,25539498 Fri, 11 Dec 2009 11:02:00 -0800 no WNYC's Leonard Lopate Show http://www.odeo.com/episodes/25524608-I-Know-How-to-Cook-The-Leonard-Lopate-Show-Friday-11-December-2009 The bible of French home cooking, Je Sais Cuisiner, by Ginette Mathiot, has sold over 6 million copies since it was first published in 1932. It's now available for the first time in English as I Know How to Cook, edited by Parisian food writer Clotilde Dusoulier. It includes more than 1,400 easy-to-follow recipes of every classic French dish, from croque monsieur to cassoulet. The bible of French home cooking, Je Sais Cuisiner, by Ginette Mathiot, has sold over 6 million copies since it was first published in 1932. It's now available for the first time in English as I Know How to Cook, edited by Parisian food writer Clotilde Dusoulier. It includes more than 1,400 easy-to-follow recipes of every classic French dish, from croque monsieur to cassoulet. The bible of French home cooking, Je Sais Cuisiner, by Ginette Mathiot, has sold over 6 million copies since it was first published in 1932. It's now available for the first time in English as I Know How to Cook, edited by Parisian food writer Clotilde Dusoulier. It includes more than 1,400 easy-to-follow recipes of every classic French dish, from croque monsieur to cassoulet. tag:odeo.com,2009-12-11,25524608 Fri, 11 Dec 2009 10:26:00 -0800 no WNYC's Leonard Lopate Show http://www.odeo.com/episodes/25539494-I-Know-How-to-Cook-The-Leonard-Lopate-Show-Friday-11-December-2009 The bible of French home cooking, Je Sais Cuisiner, by Ginette Mathiot, has sold over 6 million copies since it was first published in 1932. It's now available for the first time in English as I Know How to Cook, edited by Parisian food writer Clotilde Dusoulier. It includes more than 1,400 easy-to-follow recipes of every classic French dish, from croque monsieur to cassoulet. The bible of French home cooking, Je Sais Cuisiner, by Ginette Mathiot, has sold over 6 million copies since it was first published in 1932. It's now available for the first time in English as I Know How to Cook, edited by Parisian food writer Clotilde Dusoulier. It includes more than 1,400 easy-to-follow recipes of every classic French dish, from croque monsieur to cassoulet. The bible of French home cooking, Je Sais Cuisiner, by Ginette Mathiot, has sold over 6 million copies since it was first published in 1932. It's now available for the first time in English as I Know How to Cook, edited by Parisian food writer Clotilde Dusoulier. It includes more than 1,400 easy-to-follow recipes of every classic French dish, from croque monsieur to cassoulet. tag:odeo.com,2009-12-11,25539494 Fri, 11 Dec 2009 10:26:00 -0800 no WNYC's Leonard Lopate Show http://www.odeo.com/episodes/25524606-Food-Climate-Summit-The-Leonard-Lopate-Show-Friday-11-December-2009 Scott Stringer, Manhattan Borough President; Marion Nestle, Paulette Goddard Professor of Nutrition, Food Studies, and Public Health; and Anna Lappé, author of the forthcoming book, Diet for a Hot Planet: The Climate Crisis at the End of Your Fork and What You Can Do About It discuss the NYU Food & Climate Summit, taking place on December 12th. The event is organized by the Borough President's office and Just Food. Read the New York City Food Pledge and Charter here. Scott Stringer, Manhattan Borough President; Marion Nestle, Paulette Goddard Professor of Nutrition, Food Studies, and Public Health; and Anna Lappé, author of the forthcoming book, Diet for a Hot Planet: The Climate Crisis at the End of Your Fork and What You Can Do About It discuss the NYU Food & Climate Summit, taking place on December 12th. The event is organized by the Borough President's office and Just Food. Read the New York City Food Pledge and Charter here. Scott Stringer, Manhattan Borough President; Marion Nestle, Paulette Goddard Professor of Nutrition, Food Studies, and Public Health; and Anna Lappé, author of the forthcoming book, Diet for a Hot Planet: The Climate Crisis at the End of Your Fork and What You Can Do About It discuss the NYU Food & Climate Summit, taking place on December 12th. The event is organized by the Borough President's office and Just Food. Read the New York City Food Pledge and Charter here. tag:odeo.com,2009-12-11,25524606 Fri, 11 Dec 2009 08:03:00 -0800 no WNYC's Leonard Lopate Show http://www.odeo.com/episodes/25539492-Food-Climate-Summit-The-Leonard-Lopate-Show-Friday-11-December-2009 Scott Stringer, Manhattan Borough President; Marion Nestle, Paulette Goddard Professor of Nutrition, Food Studies, and Public Health; and Anna Lappé, author of the forthcoming book, Diet for a Hot Planet: The Climate Crisis at the End of Your Fork and What You Can Do About It discuss the NYU Food & Climate Summit, taking place on December 12th. The event is organized by the Borough President's office and Just Food. Read the New York City Food Pledge and Charter here. Scott Stringer, Manhattan Borough President; Marion Nestle, Paulette Goddard Professor of Nutrition, Food Studies, and Public Health; and Anna Lappé, author of the forthcoming book, Diet for a Hot Planet: The Climate Crisis at the End of Your Fork and What You Can Do About It discuss the NYU Food & Climate Summit, taking place on December 12th. The event is organized by the Borough President's office and Just Food. Read the New York City Food Pledge and Charter here. Scott Stringer, Manhattan Borough President; Marion Nestle, Paulette Goddard Professor of Nutrition, Food Studies, and Public Health; and Anna Lappé, author of the forthcoming book, Diet for a Hot Planet: The Climate Crisis at the End of Your Fork and What You Can Do About It discuss the NYU Food & Climate Summit, taking place on December 12th. The event is organized by the Borough President's office and Just Food. Read the New York City Food Pledge and Charter here. tag:odeo.com,2009-12-11,25539492 Fri, 11 Dec 2009 08:03:00 -0800 no WNYC's Leonard Lopate Show http://www.odeo.com/episodes/25524609-Please-Explain-Digestion-The-Leonard-Lopate-Show-Friday-11-December-2009 After all this talk of food, we’ll learn how it’s processed by the body for this week’s edition of Please Explain. Dr. Ira Breite, Clinical Assistant Professor of Internal Medicine and Gastroenterology at the NYU Langone Medical Center, joins us, along with Dr. David Seres, nutrition specialist in the Division of Preventive Medicine and Nutrition Columbia University Medical Center. After all this talk of food, we’ll learn how it’s processed by the body for this week’s edition of Please Explain. Dr. Ira Breite, Clinical Assistant Professor of Internal Medicine and Gastroenterology at the NYU Langone Medical Center, joins us, along with Dr. David Seres, nutrition specialist in the Division of Preventive Medicine and Nutrition Columbia University Medical Center. After all this talk of food, we’ll learn how it’s processed by the body for this week’s edition of Please Explain. Dr. Ira Breite, Clinical Assistant Professor of Internal Medicine and Gastroenterology at the NYU Langone Medical Center, joins us, along with Dr. David Seres, nutrition specialist in the Division of Preventive Medicine and Nutrition Columbia University Medical Center. tag:odeo.com,2009-12-11,25524609 Fri, 11 Dec 2009 07:56:00 -0800 no WNYC's Leonard Lopate Show http://www.odeo.com/episodes/25539495-Please-Explain-Digestion-The-Leonard-Lopate-Show-Friday-11-December-2009 After all this talk of food, we’ll learn how it’s processed by the body for this week’s edition of Please Explain. Dr. Ira Breite, Clinical Assistant Professor of Internal Medicine and Gastroenterology at the NYU Langone Medical Center, joins us, along with Dr. David Seres, nutrition specialist in the Division of Preventive Medicine and Nutrition Columbia University Medical Center. After all this talk of food, we’ll learn how it’s processed by the body for this week’s edition of Please Explain. Dr. Ira Breite, Clinical Assistant Professor of Internal Medicine and Gastroenterology at the NYU Langone Medical Center, joins us, along with Dr. David Seres, nutrition specialist in the Division of Preventive Medicine and Nutrition Columbia University Medical Center. After all this talk of food, we’ll learn how it’s processed by the body for this week’s edition of Please Explain. Dr. Ira Breite, Clinical Assistant Professor of Internal Medicine and Gastroenterology at the NYU Langone Medical Center, joins us, along with Dr. David Seres, nutrition specialist in the Division of Preventive Medicine and Nutrition Columbia University Medical Center. tag:odeo.com,2009-12-11,25539495 Fri, 11 Dec 2009 07:56:00 -0800 no WNYC's Leonard Lopate Show http://www.odeo.com/episodes/25524607-WWOOFing-The-Leonard-Lopate-Show-Friday-11-December-2009 We take a look at WWOOFing — World Wide Opportunities on Organic Farms — an international movement that started in the UK in 1971 that connects volunteers with organic farmers around the world. In return for volunteer help, WWOOF hosts offer food, accommodations, and opportunities to learn about organic farming. Sarah Potenza, Incoming Board President of WWOOF USA, joins us, along with Amanda Provencher, who, with her husband, hosts several WWOOFers every summer at their farm, and Jonathan Tannenbaum, who recently returned from a four-month WWOOFing trip in Italy. We take a look at WWOOFing — World Wide Opportunities on Organic Farms — an international movement that started in the UK in 1971 that connects volunteers with organic farmers around the world. In return for volunteer help, WWOOF hosts offer food, accommodations, and opportunities to learn about organic farming. Sarah Potenza, Incoming Board President of WWOOF USA, joins us, along with Amanda Provencher, who, with her husband, hosts several WWOOFers every summer at their farm, and Jonathan Tannenbaum, who recently returned from a four-month WWOOFing trip in Italy. We take a look at WWOOFing — World Wide Opportunities on Organic Farms — an international movement that started in the UK in 1971 that connects volunteers with organic farmers around the world. In return for volunteer help, WWOOF hosts offer food, accommodations, and opportunities to learn about organic farming. Sarah Potenza, Incoming Board President of WWOOF USA, joins us, along with Amanda Provencher, who, with her husband, hosts several WWOOFers every summer at their farm, and Jonathan Tannenbaum, who recently returned from a four-month WWOOFing trip in Italy. tag:odeo.com,2009-12-11,25524607 Fri, 11 Dec 2009 07:29:00 -0800 no WNYC's Leonard Lopate Show http://www.odeo.com/episodes/25539493-WWOOFing-The-Leonard-Lopate-Show-Friday-11-December-2009 We take a look at WWOOFing — World Wide Opportunities on Organic Farms — an international movement that started in the UK in 1971 that connects volunteers with organic farmers around the world. In return for volunteer help, WWOOF hosts offer food, accommodations, and opportunities to learn about organic farming. Sarah Potenza, Incoming Board President of WWOOF USA, joins us, along with Amanda Provencher, who, with her husband, hosts several WWOOFers every summer at their farm, and Jonathan Tannenbaum, who recently returned from a four-month WWOOFing trip in Italy. We take a look at WWOOFing — World Wide Opportunities on Organic Farms — an international movement that started in the UK in 1971 that connects volunteers with organic farmers around the world. In return for volunteer help, WWOOF hosts offer food, accommodations, and opportunities to learn about organic farming. Sarah Potenza, Incoming Board President of WWOOF USA, joins us, along with Amanda Provencher, who, with her husband, hosts several WWOOFers every summer at their farm, and Jonathan Tannenbaum, who recently returned from a four-month WWOOFing trip in Italy. We take a look at WWOOFing — World Wide Opportunities on Organic Farms — an international movement that started in the UK in 1971 that connects volunteers with organic farmers around the world. In return for volunteer help, WWOOF hosts offer food, accommodations, and opportunities to learn about organic farming. Sarah Potenza, Incoming Board President of WWOOF USA, joins us, along with Amanda Provencher, who, with her husband, hosts several WWOOFers every summer at their farm, and Jonathan Tannenbaum, who recently returned from a four-month WWOOFing trip in Italy. tag:odeo.com,2009-12-11,25539493 Fri, 11 Dec 2009 07:29:00 -0800 no WNYC's Leonard Lopate Show http://www.odeo.com/episodes/25519746-Underreported-The-Death-of-Sergei-Magnitsky-The-Leonard-Lopate-Show-Thursday-10-December-2009 In November, a 37-year-old tax lawyer named Sergei Magnitsky died in a Russian jail cell. Before he passed away, Magnitsky drafted a series of letters and petitions describing the squalid conditions in Russia’s prisons. Now, those documents have leaked and have created an unusual firestorm of criticism in a country where millions once perished in the Soviet Gulag. We’ll speak with Washington Post foreign correspondent Philip P. Pan, who just returned from Russia and has written about the case. You can read his article about Magnitsky's letters here. In November, a 37-year-old tax lawyer named Sergei Magnitsky died in a Russian jail cell. Before he passed away, Magnitsky drafted a series of letters and petitions describing the squalid conditions in Russia’s prisons. Now, those documents have leaked and have created an unusual firestorm of criticism in a country where millions once perished in the Soviet Gulag. We’ll speak with Washington Post foreign correspondent Philip P. Pan, who just returned from Russia and has written about the case. You can read his article about Magnitsky's letters here. In November, a 37-year-old tax lawyer named Sergei Magnitsky died in a Russian jail cell. Before he passed away, Magnitsky drafted a series of letters and petitions describing the squalid conditions in Russia’s prisons. Now, those documents have leaked and have created an unusual firestorm of criticism in a country where millions once perished in the Soviet Gulag. We’ll speak with Washington Post foreign correspondent Philip P. Pan, who just returned from Russia and has written about the case. You can read his article about Magnitsky's letters here. tag:odeo.com,2009-12-10,25519746 Thu, 10 Dec 2009 09:57:00 -0800 no WNYC's Leonard Lopate Show http://www.odeo.com/episodes/25539499-Underreported-The-Death-of-Sergei-Magnitsky-The-Leonard-Lopate-Show-Thursday-10-December-2009 In November, a 37-year-old tax lawyer named Sergei Magnitsky died in a Russian jail cell. Before he passed away, Magnitsky drafted a series of letters and petitions describing the squalid conditions in Russia’s prisons. Now, those documents have leaked and have created an unusual firestorm of criticism in a country where millions once perished in the Soviet Gulag. We’ll speak with Washington Post foreign correspondent Philip P. Pan, who just returned from Russia and has written about the case. You can read his article about Magnitsky's letters here. In November, a 37-year-old tax lawyer named Sergei Magnitsky died in a Russian jail cell. Before he passed away, Magnitsky drafted a series of letters and petitions describing the squalid conditions in Russia’s prisons. Now, those documents have leaked and have created an unusual firestorm of criticism in a country where millions once perished in the Soviet Gulag. We’ll speak with Washington Post foreign correspondent Philip P. Pan, who just returned from Russia and has written about the case. You can read his article about Magnitsky's letters here. In November, a 37-year-old tax lawyer named Sergei Magnitsky died in a Russian jail cell. Before he passed away, Magnitsky drafted a series of letters and petitions describing the squalid conditions in Russia’s prisons. Now, those documents have leaked and have created an unusual firestorm of criticism in a country where millions once perished in the Soviet Gulag. We’ll speak with Washington Post foreign correspondent Philip P. Pan, who just returned from Russia and has written about the case. You can read his article about Magnitsky's letters here. tag:odeo.com,2009-12-10,25539499 Thu, 10 Dec 2009 09:57:00 -0800 no WNYC's Leonard Lopate Show http://www.odeo.com/episodes/25519747-Underreported-Alaska-s-Melting-Permafrost-The-Leonard-Lopate-Show-Thursday-10-December-2009 It’s estimated that the world’s permafrost contains 1,600 billion tons of carbon. As global temperatures rise, there are growing concerns about that all that permafrost could melt, releasing those gasses into the atmosphere. On today’s second Underreported Vladimir Romanovsky, a geophysics professor at the University of Alaska at Fairbanks explains what happens when permafrost melts and what’s happened to villages in Alaska that have already been affected by the effects of melting permafrost. It’s estimated that the world’s permafrost contains 1,600 billion tons of carbon. As global temperatures rise, there are growing concerns about that all that permafrost could melt, releasing those gasses into the atmosphere. On today’s second Underreported Vladimir Romanovsky, a geophysics professor at the University of Alaska at Fairbanks explains what happens when permafrost melts and what’s happened to villages in Alaska that have already been affected by the effects of melting permafrost. It’s estimated that the world’s permafrost contains 1,600 billion tons of carbon. As global temperatures rise, there are growing concerns about that all that permafrost could melt, releasing those gasses into the atmosphere. On today’s second Underreported Vladimir Romanovsky, a geophysics professor at the University of Alaska at Fairbanks explains what happens when permafrost melts and what’s happened to villages in Alaska that have already been affected by the effects of melting permafrost. tag:odeo.com,2009-12-10,25519747 Thu, 10 Dec 2009 08:36:00 -0800 no WNYC's Leonard Lopate Show http://www.odeo.com/episodes/25539500-Underreported-Alaska-s-Melting-Permafrost-The-Leonard-Lopate-Show-Thursday-10-December-2009 It’s estimated that the world’s permafrost contains 1,600 billion tons of carbon. As global temperatures rise, there are growing concerns about that all that permafrost could melt, releasing those gasses into the atmosphere. On today’s second Underreported Vladimir Romanovsky, a geophysics professor at the University of Alaska at Fairbanks explains what happens when permafrost melts and what’s happened to villages in Alaska that have already been affected by the effects of melting permafrost. It’s estimated that the world’s permafrost contains 1,600 billion tons of carbon. As global temperatures rise, there are growing concerns about that all that permafrost could melt, releasing those gasses into the atmosphere. On today’s second Underreported Vladimir Romanovsky, a geophysics professor at the University of Alaska at Fairbanks explains what happens when permafrost melts and what’s happened to villages in Alaska that have already been affected by the effects of melting permafrost. It’s estimated that the world’s permafrost contains 1,600 billion tons of carbon. As global temperatures rise, there are growing concerns about that all that permafrost could melt, releasing those gasses into the atmosphere. On today’s second Underreported Vladimir Romanovsky, a geophysics professor at the University of Alaska at Fairbanks explains what happens when permafrost melts and what’s happened to villages in Alaska that have already been affected by the effects of melting permafrost. tag:odeo.com,2009-12-10,25539500 Thu, 10 Dec 2009 08:36:00 -0800 no WNYC's Leonard Lopate Show http://www.odeo.com/episodes/25519744-Finian-s-Rainbow-The-Leonard-Lopate-Show-Thursday-10-December-2009 Jim Norton and Kate Baldwin talk about their roles in the first Broadway revival of the classic musical, "Finian’s Rainbow" in nearly 50 years. It’s one of the first of the socially conscious postwar musicals--it deals in a satirical way with issues of class, race, and economics. "Finian’s Rainbow" is playing at St. James Theater, 246 West 44th Street. Event: Kate Baldwin is performing songs from her debut album, "Let’s See What Happens" Sunday, December 13 at 8:30 pm Feinstein's at Loews Regency 540 Park Avenue at 61st Street For ticket reservations and club information, please call 212- 339-4095 or visit feinsteinsatloewsregency.com Jim Norton and Kate Baldwin talk about their roles in the first Broadway revival of the classic musical, "Finian’s Rainbow" in nearly 50 years. It’s one of the first of the socially conscious postwar musicals--it deals in a satirical way with issues of class, race, and economics. "Finian’s Rainbow" is playing at St. James Theater, 246 West 44th Street. Event: Kate Baldwin is performing songs from her debut album, "Let’s See What Happens" Sunday, December 13 at 8:30 pm Feinstein's at Loews Regency 540 Park Avenue at 61st Street For ticket reservations and club information, please call 212- 339-4095 or visit feinsteinsatloewsregency.com Jim Norton and Kate Baldwin talk about their roles in the first Broadway revival of the classic musical, "Finian’s Rainbow" in nearly 50 years. It’s one of the first of the socially conscious postwar musicals--it deals in a satirical way with issues of class, race, and economics. "Finian’s Rainbow" is playing at St. James Theater, 246 West 44th Street. Event: Kate Baldwin is performing songs from her debut album, "Let’s See What Happens" Sunday, December 13 at 8:30 pm Feinstein's at Loews Regency 540 Park Avenue at 61st Street For ticket reservations and club information, please call 212- 339-4095 or visit feinsteinsatloewsregency.com tag:odeo.com,2009-12-10,25519744 Thu, 10 Dec 2009 07:50:00 -0800 no WNYC's Leonard Lopate Show http://www.odeo.com/episodes/25539497-Finian-s-Rainbow-The-Leonard-Lopate-Show-Thursday-10-December-2009 Jim Norton and Kate Baldwin talk about their roles in the first Broadway revival of the classic musical, "Finian’s Rainbow" in nearly 50 years. It’s one of the first of the socially conscious postwar musicals--it deals in a satirical way with issues of class, race, and economics. "Finian’s Rainbow" is playing at St. James Theater, 246 West 44th Street. Event: Kate Baldwin is performing songs from her debut album, "Let’s See What Happens" Sunday, December 13 at 8:30 pm Feinstein's at Loews Regency 540 Park Avenue at 61st Street For ticket reservations and club information, please call 212- 339-4095 or visit feinsteinsatloewsregency.com Jim Norton and Kate Baldwin talk about their roles in the first Broadway revival of the classic musical, "Finian’s Rainbow" in nearly 50 years. It’s one of the first of the socially conscious postwar musicals--it deals in a satirical way with issues of class, race, and economics. "Finian’s Rainbow" is playing at St. James Theater, 246 West 44th Street. Event: Kate Baldwin is performing songs from her debut album, "Let’s See What Happens" Sunday, December 13 at 8:30 pm Feinstein's at Loews Regency 540 Park Avenue at 61st Street For ticket reservations and club information, please call 212- 339-4095 or visit feinsteinsatloewsregency.com Jim Norton and Kate Baldwin talk about their roles in the first Broadway revival of the classic musical, "Finian’s Rainbow" in nearly 50 years. It’s one of the first of the socially conscious postwar musicals--it deals in a satirical way with issues of class, race, and economics. "Finian’s Rainbow" is playing at St. James Theater, 246 West 44th Street. Event: Kate Baldwin is performing songs from her debut album, "Let’s See What Happens" Sunday, December 13 at 8:30 pm Feinstein's at Loews Regency 540 Park Avenue at 61st Street For ticket reservations and club information, please call 212- 339-4095 or visit feinsteinsatloewsregency.com tag:odeo.com,2009-12-10,25539497 Thu, 10 Dec 2009 07:50:00 -0800 no WNYC's Leonard Lopate Show http://www.odeo.com/episodes/25519743-Right-Relationship-The-Leonard-Lopate-Show-Thursday-10-December-2009 Peter G. Brown explains how the core Quaker principle of "right relationship"—respecting the integrity, resilience, and beauty of human and natural communities—can serve as the foundation for a new economic model. In Right Relationship: Building a Whole Earth Economy, he and co-author Geoffrey Garver propose new economic policies that combine ecological awareness with a focus on fairness toward all peoples. Peter G. Brown explains how the core Quaker principle of "right relationship"—respecting the integrity, resilience, and beauty of human and natural communities—can serve as the foundation for a new economic model. In Right Relationship: Building a Whole Earth Economy, he and co-author Geoffrey Garver propose new economic policies that combine ecological awareness with a focus on fairness toward all peoples. Peter G. Brown explains how the core Quaker principle of "right relationship"—respecting the integrity, resilience, and beauty of human and natural communities—can serve as the foundation for a new economic model. In Right Relationship: Building a Whole Earth Economy, he and co-author Geoffrey Garver propose new economic policies that combine ecological awareness with a focus on fairness toward all peoples. tag:odeo.com,2009-12-09,25519743 Wed, 09 Dec 2009 21:00:00 -0800 no WNYC's Leonard Lopate Show http://www.odeo.com/episodes/25519745-A-New-Standard-The-Leonard-Lopate-Show-Thursday-10-December-2009 Acclaimed vocalist Steve Tyrell has returned to the Café Carlyle to perform standards from the American songbook, holiday favorites, and selections from his recordings. This year marks the 10th anniversary of his 1999 debut "A New Standard." He’s performing through December 31. More information and reservations here. Acclaimed vocalist Steve Tyrell has returned to the Café Carlyle to perform standards from the American songbook, holiday favorites, and selections from his recordings. This year marks the 10th anniversary of his 1999 debut "A New Standard." He’s performing through December 31. More information and reservations here. Acclaimed vocalist Steve Tyrell has returned to the Café Carlyle to perform standards from the American songbook, holiday favorites, and selections from his recordings. This year marks the 10th anniversary of his 1999 debut "A New Standard." He’s performing through December 31. More information and reservations here. tag:odeo.com,2009-12-09,25519745 Wed, 09 Dec 2009 21:00:00 -0800 no WNYC's Leonard Lopate Show http://www.odeo.com/episodes/25539496-Right-Relationship-The-Leonard-Lopate-Show-Thursday-10-December-2009 Peter G. Brown explains how the core Quaker principle of "right relationship"—respecting the integrity, resilience, and beauty of human and natural communities—can serve as the foundation for a new economic model. In Right Relationship: Building a Whole Earth Economy, he and co-author Geoffrey Garver propose new economic policies that combine ecological awareness with a focus on fairness toward all peoples. Peter G. Brown explains how the core Quaker principle of "right relationship"—respecting the integrity, resilience, and beauty of human and natural communities—can serve as the foundation for a new economic model. In Right Relationship: Building a Whole Earth Economy, he and co-author Geoffrey Garver propose new economic policies that combine ecological awareness with a focus on fairness toward all peoples. Peter G. Brown explains how the core Quaker principle of "right relationship"—respecting the integrity, resilience, and beauty of human and natural communities—can serve as the foundation for a new economic model. In Right Relationship: Building a Whole Earth Economy, he and co-author Geoffrey Garver propose new economic policies that combine ecological awareness with a focus on fairness toward all peoples. tag:odeo.com,2009-12-09,25539496 Wed, 09 Dec 2009 21:00:00 -0800 no WNYC's Leonard Lopate Show http://www.odeo.com/episodes/25515141-Philanthrocapitalism-The-Leonard-Lopate-Show-Wednesday-09-December-2009 For philanthropists of the past, charity was often a matter of simply giving money away, but the new generation of billionaires who are reshaping the way they give see charity as more like business. Matthew Bishop explains how philanthrocapitalism works and what it means for philanthropy. In Philanthrocapitalism, written with Michael Green, he speaks with Bill Gates, Bill Clinton, Warren Buffett, Oprah Winfrey, Bono, and other wealthy people motivated to change the world. Read Matthew Bishop's blog here. For philanthropists of the past, charity was often a matter of simply giving money away, but the new generation of billionaires who are reshaping the way they give see charity as more like business. Matthew Bishop explains how philanthrocapitalism works and what it means for philanthropy. In Philanthrocapitalism, written with Michael Green, he speaks with Bill Gates, Bill Clinton, Warren Buffett, Oprah Winfrey, Bono, and other wealthy people motivated to change the world. Read Matthew Bishop's blog here. For philanthropists of the past, charity was often a matter of simply giving money away, but the new generation of billionaires who are reshaping the way they give see charity as more like business. Matthew Bishop explains how philanthrocapitalism works and what it means for philanthropy. In Philanthrocapitalism, written with Michael Green, he speaks with Bill Gates, Bill Clinton, Warren Buffett, Oprah Winfrey, Bono, and other wealthy people motivated to change the world. Read Matthew Bishop's blog here. tag:odeo.com,2009-12-09,25515141 Wed, 09 Dec 2009 12:15:00 -0800 no WNYC's Leonard Lopate Show http://www.odeo.com/episodes/25539501-Philanthrocapitalism-The-Leonard-Lopate-Show-Wednesday-09-December-2009 For philanthropists of the past, charity was often a matter of simply giving money away, but the new generation of billionaires who are reshaping the way they give see charity as more like business. Matthew Bishop explains how philanthrocapitalism works and what it means for philanthropy. In Philanthrocapitalism, written with Michael Green, he speaks with Bill Gates, Bill Clinton, Warren Buffett, Oprah Winfrey, Bono, and other wealthy people motivated to change the world. Read Matthew Bishop's blog here. For philanthropists of the past, charity was often a matter of simply giving money away, but the new generation of billionaires who are reshaping the way they give see charity as more like business. Matthew Bishop explains how philanthrocapitalism works and what it means for philanthropy. In Philanthrocapitalism, written with Michael Green, he speaks with Bill Gates, Bill Clinton, Warren Buffett, Oprah Winfrey, Bono, and other wealthy people motivated to change the world. Read Matthew Bishop's blog here. For philanthropists of the past, charity was often a matter of simply giving money away, but the new generation of billionaires who are reshaping the way they give see charity as more like business. Matthew Bishop explains how philanthrocapitalism works and what it means for philanthropy. In Philanthrocapitalism, written with Michael Green, he speaks with Bill Gates, Bill Clinton, Warren Buffett, Oprah Winfrey, Bono, and other wealthy people motivated to change the world. Read Matthew Bishop's blog here. tag:odeo.com,2009-12-09,25539501 Wed, 09 Dec 2009 12:15:00 -0800 no WNYC's Leonard Lopate Show http://www.odeo.com/episodes/25515145-Pluto-Was-a-Planet-The-Leonard-Lopate-Show-Tuesday-08-December-2009 Astrophysicist and director of the American Museum of Natural History’s Hayden Planetarium Neil deGrasse Tyson looks at the fate of Pluto, which was long considered the ninth planet in our solar system until it was demoted to a "dwarf planet" in 2006. In The Pluto Files: The Rise and Fall of America’s Favorite Planet, he reconstructs Pluto’s origins, place in pop culture, and why its place in the pantheon of planets was revoked. Astrophysicist and director of the American Museum of Natural History’s Hayden Planetarium Neil deGrasse Tyson looks at the fate of Pluto, which was long considered the ninth planet in our solar system until it was demoted to a "dwarf planet" in 2006. In The Pluto Files: The Rise and Fall of America’s Favorite Planet, he reconstructs Pluto’s origins, place in pop culture, and why its place in the pantheon of planets was revoked. Astrophysicist and director of the American Museum of Natural History’s Hayden Planetarium Neil deGrasse Tyson looks at the fate of Pluto, which was long considered the ninth planet in our solar system until it was demoted to a "dwarf planet" in 2006. In The Pluto Files: The Rise and Fall of America’s Favorite Planet, he reconstructs Pluto’s origins, place in pop culture, and why its place in the pantheon of planets was revoked. tag:odeo.com,2009-12-09,25515145 Wed, 09 Dec 2009 12:11:00 -0800 no WNYC's Leonard Lopate Show http://www.odeo.com/episodes/25539509-Pluto-Was-a-Planet-The-Leonard-Lopate-Show-Tuesday-08-December-2009 Astrophysicist and director of the American Museum of Natural History’s Hayden Planetarium Neil deGrasse Tyson looks at the fate of Pluto, which was long considered the ninth planet in our solar system until it was demoted to a "dwarf planet" in 2006. In The Pluto Files: The Rise and Fall of America’s Favorite Planet, he reconstructs Pluto’s origins, place in pop culture, and why its place in the pantheon of planets was revoked. Astrophysicist and director of the American Museum of Natural History’s Hayden Planetarium Neil deGrasse Tyson looks at the fate of Pluto, which was long considered the ninth planet in our solar system until it was demoted to a "dwarf planet" in 2006. In The Pluto Files: The Rise and Fall of America’s Favorite Planet, he reconstructs Pluto’s origins, place in pop culture, and why its place in the pantheon of planets was revoked. Astrophysicist and director of the American Museum of Natural History’s Hayden Planetarium Neil deGrasse Tyson looks at the fate of Pluto, which was long considered the ninth planet in our solar system until it was demoted to a "dwarf planet" in 2006. In The Pluto Files: The Rise and Fall of America’s Favorite Planet, he reconstructs Pluto’s origins, place in pop culture, and why its place in the pantheon of planets was revoked. tag:odeo.com,2009-12-09,25539509 Wed, 09 Dec 2009 12:11:00 -0800 no WNYC's Leonard Lopate Show http://www.odeo.com/episodes/25515143-The-Talented-Miss-Highsmith-The-Leonard-Lopate-Show-Wednesday-09-December-2009 Fiction writer Patricia Highsmith had a life as dark and compelling as that of her favorite character, the talented Tom Ripley. Biographer Joan Schenkar describes Highsmith’s secretive life and how it influenced her writing, including her popular novels Strangers on a Train and The Talented Mr. Ripley. Her book is The Talented Miss Highsmith: The Secret Life and Serious Art of Patricia Highsmith. Event: Joan Schenkar will be speaking and signing books, and actress Kathleen Chalfant will be reading Wednesday, December 9, at 7:00 pm Barnes & Noble, Upper West Side 2289 Broadway, at 82nd Street Fiction writer Patricia Highsmith had a life as dark and compelling as that of her favorite character, the talented Tom Ripley. Biographer Joan Schenkar describes Highsmith’s secretive life and how it influenced her writing, including her popular novels Strangers on a Train and The Talented Mr. Ripley. Her book is The Talented Miss Highsmith: The Secret Life and Serious Art of Patricia Highsmith. Event: Joan Schenkar will be speaking and signing books, and actress Kathleen Chalfant will be reading Wednesday, December 9, at 7:00 pm Barnes & Noble, Upper West Side 2289 Broadway, at 82nd Street Fiction writer Patricia Highsmith had a life as dark and compelling as that of her favorite character, the talented Tom Ripley. Biographer Joan Schenkar describes Highsmith’s secretive life and how it influenced her writing, including her popular novels Strangers on a Train and The Talented Mr. Ripley. Her book is The Talented Miss Highsmith: The Secret Life and Serious Art of Patricia Highsmith. Event: Joan Schenkar will be speaking and signing books, and actress Kathleen Chalfant will be reading Wednesday, December 9, at 7:00 pm Barnes & Noble, Upper West Side 2289 Broadway, at 82nd Street tag:odeo.com,2009-12-09,25515143 Wed, 09 Dec 2009 07:36:00 -0800 no WNYC's Leonard Lopate Show http://www.odeo.com/episodes/25539503-The-Talented-Miss-Highsmith-The-Leonard-Lopate-Show-Wednesday-09-December-2009 Fiction writer Patricia Highsmith had a life as dark and compelling as that of her favorite character, the talented Tom Ripley. Biographer Joan Schenkar describes Highsmith’s secretive life and how it influenced her writing, including her popular novels Strangers on a Train and The Talented Mr. Ripley. Her book is The Talented Miss Highsmith: The Secret Life and Serious Art of Patricia Highsmith. Event: Joan Schenkar will be speaking and signing books, and actress Kathleen Chalfant will be reading Wednesday, December 9, at 7:00 pm Barnes & Noble, Upper West Side 2289 Broadway, at 82nd Street Fiction writer Patricia Highsmith had a life as dark and compelling as that of her favorite character, the talented Tom Ripley. Biographer Joan Schenkar describes Highsmith’s secretive life and how it influenced her writing, including her popular novels Strangers on a Train and The Talented Mr. Ripley. Her book is The Talented Miss Highsmith: The Secret Life and Serious Art of Patricia Highsmith. Event: Joan Schenkar will be speaking and signing books, and actress Kathleen Chalfant will be reading Wednesday, December 9, at 7:00 pm Barnes & Noble, Upper West Side 2289 Broadway, at 82nd Street Fiction writer Patricia Highsmith had a life as dark and compelling as that of her favorite character, the talented Tom Ripley. Biographer Joan Schenkar describes Highsmith’s secretive life and how it influenced her writing, including her popular novels Strangers on a Train and The Talented Mr. Ripley. Her book is The Talented Miss Highsmith: The Secret Life and Serious Art of Patricia Highsmith. Event: Joan Schenkar will be speaking and signing books, and actress Kathleen Chalfant will be reading Wednesday, December 9, at 7:00 pm Barnes & Noble, Upper West Side 2289 Broadway, at 82nd Street tag:odeo.com,2009-12-09,25539503 Wed, 09 Dec 2009 07:36:00 -0800 no WNYC's Leonard Lopate Show http://www.odeo.com/episodes/25515142-The-Brother-Sister-Plays-The-Leonard-Lopate-Show-Wednesday-09-December-2009 Director Robert O’Hara and actors Brian Tyree Henry and Andre Holland discuss "The Brother/Sister Plays," Terrell Alvin McCraney’s trilogy of modern-day stories about an extended family and community in the Bayou. "The Brother/Sister Plays" are playing at the Public Theater through December 20. Director Robert O’Hara and actors Brian Tyree Henry and Andre Holland discuss "The Brother/Sister Plays," Terrell Alvin McCraney’s trilogy of modern-day stories about an extended family and community in the Bayou. "The Brother/Sister Plays" are playing at the Public Theater through December 20. Director Robert O’Hara and actors Brian Tyree Henry and Andre Holland discuss "The Brother/Sister Plays," Terrell Alvin McCraney’s trilogy of modern-day stories about an extended family and community in the Bayou. "The Brother/Sister Plays" are playing at the Public Theater through December 20. tag:odeo.com,2009-12-08,25515142 Tue, 08 Dec 2009 21:00:00 -0800 no WNYC's Leonard Lopate Show http://www.odeo.com/episodes/25515144-The-Gurus-of-How-To-The-Leonard-Lopate-Show-Wednesday-09-December-2009 Alvin and Larry Ubell, the Gurus of How-To, answer your questions about home repair. Call 212-433-9692 with your questions, or leave a comment below. The Ubells' Accurate Building Inspectors Website. Alvin and Larry Ubell, the Gurus of How-To, answer your questions about home repair. Call 212-433-9692 with your questions, or leave a comment below. The Ubells' Accurate Building Inspectors Website. Alvin and Larry Ubell, the Gurus of How-To, answer your questions about home repair. Call 212-433-9692 with your questions, or leave a comment below. The Ubells' Accurate Building Inspectors Website. tag:odeo.com,2009-12-08,25515144 Tue, 08 Dec 2009 21:00:00 -0800 no WNYC's Leonard Lopate Show http://www.odeo.com/episodes/25539502-The-Brother-Sister-Plays-The-Leonard-Lopate-Show-Wednesday-09-December-2009 Director Robert O’Hara and actors Brian Tyree Henry and Andre Holland discuss "The Brother/Sister Plays," Terrell Alvin McCraney’s trilogy of modern-day stories about an extended family and community in the Bayou. "The Brother/Sister Plays" are playing at the Public Theater through December 20. Director Robert O’Hara and actors Brian Tyree Henry and Andre Holland discuss "The Brother/Sister Plays," Terrell Alvin McCraney’s trilogy of modern-day stories about an extended family and community in the Bayou. "The Brother/Sister Plays" are playing at the Public Theater through December 20. Director Robert O’Hara and actors Brian Tyree Henry and Andre Holland discuss "The Brother/Sister Plays," Terrell Alvin McCraney’s trilogy of modern-day stories about an extended family and community in the Bayou. "The Brother/Sister Plays" are playing at the Public Theater through December 20. tag:odeo.com,2009-12-08,25539502 Tue, 08 Dec 2009 21:00:00 -0800 no WNYC's Leonard Lopate Show http://www.odeo.com/episodes/25539504-The-Gurus-of-How-To-The-Leonard-Lopate-Show-Wednesday-09-December-2009 Alvin and Larry Ubell, the Gurus of How-To, answer your questions about home repair. Call 212-433-9692 with your questions, or leave a comment below. The Ubells' Accurate Building Inspectors Website. Alvin and Larry Ubell, the Gurus of How-To, answer your questions about home repair. Call 212-433-9692 with your questions, or leave a comment below. The Ubells' Accurate Building Inspectors Website. Alvin and Larry Ubell, the Gurus of How-To, answer your questions about home repair. Call 212-433-9692 with your questions, or leave a comment below. The Ubells' Accurate Building Inspectors Website. tag:odeo.com,2009-12-08,25539504 Tue, 08 Dec 2009 21:00:00 -0800 no WNYC's Leonard Lopate Show http://www.odeo.com/episodes/25509900-International-Mine-Ban-Treaty-The-Leonard-Lopate-Show-Tuesday-08-December-2009 Nobel Peace Laureate Jody Williams talks about the Obama Administration's mixed messages on whether the United States will sign the International Mine Ban Treaty, which 156 nations are party to. She’ll also discuss the work of her organization, the International Campaign to Ban Landmines. Nobel Peace Laureate Jody Williams talks about the Obama Administration's mixed messages on whether the United States will sign the International Mine Ban Treaty, which 156 nations are party to. She’ll also discuss the work of her organization, the International Campaign to Ban Landmines. Nobel Peace Laureate Jody Williams talks about the Obama Administration's mixed messages on whether the United States will sign the International Mine Ban Treaty, which 156 nations are party to. She’ll also discuss the work of her organization, the International Campaign to Ban Landmines. tag:odeo.com,2009-12-08,25509900 Tue, 08 Dec 2009 07:44:00 -0800 no WNYC's Leonard Lopate Show http://www.odeo.com/episodes/25539506-International-Mine-Ban-Treaty-The-Leonard-Lopate-Show-Tuesday-08-December-2009 Nobel Peace Laureate Jody Williams talks about the Obama Administration's mixed messages on whether the United States will sign the International Mine Ban Treaty, which 156 nations are party to. She’ll also discuss the work of her organization, the International Campaign to Ban Landmines. Nobel Peace Laureate Jody Williams talks about the Obama Administration's mixed messages on whether the United States will sign the International Mine Ban Treaty, which 156 nations are party to. She’ll also discuss the work of her organization, the International Campaign to Ban Landmines. Nobel Peace Laureate Jody Williams talks about the Obama Administration's mixed messages on whether the United States will sign the International Mine Ban Treaty, which 156 nations are party to. She’ll also discuss the work of her organization, the International Campaign to Ban Landmines. tag:odeo.com,2009-12-08,25539506 Tue, 08 Dec 2009 07:44:00 -0800 no WNYC's Leonard Lopate Show http://www.odeo.com/episodes/25509899-U-N-Climate-Change-Summit-in-Copenhagen-The-Leonard-Lopate-Show-Tuesday-08-December-2009 As the UN Climate Change conference enters its second day in Copenhagen, Time staff writer Bryan Walsh describes what we can expect over the next two weeks, what the 15,000 delegates are talking about, and whether yesterday’s announcement that the EPA has determined that greenhouse gasses must be regulated will help the US come to an agreement in Denmark. Here are some of Bryan Walsh's recent articles about the Copenhagen conference: 5 Things to Watch for at the Copenhagen Climate-Change Conference As Climate Summit Nears, Skeptics Gain Traction The Tragedy of the Himalayas As the UN Climate Change conference enters its second day in Copenhagen, Time staff writer Bryan Walsh describes what we can expect over the next two weeks, what the 15,000 delegates are talking about, and whether yesterday’s announcement that the EPA has determined that greenhouse gasses must be regulated will help the US come to an agreement in Denmark. Here are some of Bryan Walsh's recent articles about the Copenhagen conference: 5 Things to Watch for at the Copenhagen Climate-Change Conference As Climate Summit Nears, Skeptics Gain Traction The Tragedy of the Himalayas As the UN Climate Change conference enters its second day in Copenhagen, Time staff writer Bryan Walsh describes what we can expect over the next two weeks, what the 15,000 delegates are talking about, and whether yesterday’s announcement that the EPA has determined that greenhouse gasses must be regulated will help the US come to an agreement in Denmark. Here are some of Bryan Walsh's recent articles about the Copenhagen conference: 5 Things to Watch for at the Copenhagen Climate-Change Conference As Climate Summit Nears, Skeptics Gain Traction The Tragedy of the Himalayas tag:odeo.com,2009-12-08,25509899 Tue, 08 Dec 2009 07:26:00 -0800 no WNYC's Leonard Lopate Show http://www.odeo.com/episodes/25539505-U-N-Climate-Change-Summit-in-Copenhagen-The-Leonard-Lopate-Show-Tuesday-08-December-2009 As the UN Climate Change conference enters its second day in Copenhagen, Time staff writer Bryan Walsh describes what we can expect over the next two weeks, what the 15,000 delegates are talking about, and whether yesterday’s announcement that the EPA has determined that greenhouse gasses must be regulated will help the US come to an agreement in Denmark. Here are some of Bryan Walsh's recent articles about the Copenhagen conference: 5 Things to Watch for at the Copenhagen Climate-Change Conference As Climate Summit Nears, Skeptics Gain Traction The Tragedy of the Himalayas As the UN Climate Change conference enters its second day in Copenhagen, Time staff writer Bryan Walsh describes what we can expect over the next two weeks, what the 15,000 delegates are talking about, and whether yesterday’s announcement that the EPA has determined that greenhouse gasses must be regulated will help the US come to an agreement in Denmark. Here are some of Bryan Walsh's recent articles about the Copenhagen conference: 5 Things to Watch for at the Copenhagen Climate-Change Conference As Climate Summit Nears, Skeptics Gain Traction The Tragedy of the Himalayas As the UN Climate Change conference enters its second day in Copenhagen, Time staff writer Bryan Walsh describes what we can expect over the next two weeks, what the 15,000 delegates are talking about, and whether yesterday’s announcement that the EPA has determined that greenhouse gasses must be regulated will help the US come to an agreement in Denmark. Here are some of Bryan Walsh's recent articles about the Copenhagen conference: 5 Things to Watch for at the Copenhagen Climate-Change Conference As Climate Summit Nears, Skeptics Gain Traction The Tragedy of the Himalayas tag:odeo.com,2009-12-08,25539505 Tue, 08 Dec 2009 07:26:00 -0800 no WNYC's Leonard Lopate Show http://www.odeo.com/episodes/25509901-The-Viking-in-the-Wheat-Field-The-Leonard-Lopate-Show-Tuesday-08-December-2009 Susan Dworkin discusses the work of Danish scientist Bent Skovmand, who amassed, multiplied, and documented thousands of wheat varieties and was instrumental in creating the world’s seed banks. Her book The Viking in the Wheat Field: A Scientist's Struggle to Protect the World's Wheat Harvest examines the often overlooked topic of how crucial the world’s dependence on wheat seeds is, and how these "genetic resources" should be saved and protected, especially as climate change is creating new agricultural stresses around the globe. Susan Dworkin discusses the work of Danish scientist Bent Skovmand, who amassed, multiplied, and documented thousands of wheat varieties and was instrumental in creating the world’s seed banks. Her book The Viking in the Wheat Field: A Scientist's Struggle to Protect the World's Wheat Harvest examines the often overlooked topic of how crucial the world’s dependence on wheat seeds is, and how these "genetic resources" should be saved and protected, especially as climate change is creating new agricultural stresses around the globe. Susan Dworkin discusses the work of Danish scientist Bent Skovmand, who amassed, multiplied, and documented thousands of wheat varieties and was instrumental in creating the world’s seed banks. Her book The Viking in the Wheat Field: A Scientist's Struggle to Protect the World's Wheat Harvest examines the often overlooked topic of how crucial the world’s dependence on wheat seeds is, and how these "genetic resources" should be saved and protected, especially as climate change is creating new agricultural stresses around the globe. tag:odeo.com,2009-12-07,25509901 Mon, 07 Dec 2009 21:00:00 -0800 no WNYC's Leonard Lopate Show http://www.odeo.com/episodes/25510737-The-Jazz-Loft-Project-The-Leonard-Lopate-Show-Tuesday-08-December-2009 W. Eugene Smith’s Jazz Loft Project has been legendary in the worlds of art, photography, and music for more than 40 years. Sam Stephenson, writer and instructor at the Center for Documentary Studies at Duke University, tells about his seven-year project to catalog, archive, select, and edit Smith’s jazz loft photographs and tapes for his book, The Jazz Loft Project. It includes photographs of some of the biggest names in jazz—Charles Mingus, Zoot Sims, Bill Evans, and Thelonious Monk among them—and countless underground characters who hung out at 821 Sixth Avenue late at night, as well as street scenes that Smith took from his fourth-floor window. Find out more about WNYC’s Jazz Loft Project Radio Series here. Event: There will be a jazz concert and book signing with author Sam Stephenson and four musicians, including drummer Ronnie Free, and Levon Henry Tuesday, December 8, at 7:30 pm Barnes & Noble, Lincoln Center 1972 Broadway, at 66th Street W. Eugene Smith’s Jazz Loft Project has been legendary in the worlds of art, photography, and music for more than 40 years. Sam Stephenson, writer and instructor at the Center for Documentary Studies at Duke University, tells about his seven-year project to catalog, archive, select, and edit Smith’s jazz loft photographs and tapes for his book, The Jazz Loft Project. It includes photographs of some of the biggest names in jazz—Charles Mingus, Zoot Sims, Bill Evans, and Thelonious Monk among them—and countless underground characters who hung out at 821 Sixth Avenue late at night, as well as street scenes that Smith took from his fourth-floor window. Find out more about WNYC’s Jazz Loft Project Radio Series here. Event: There will be a jazz concert and book signing with author Sam Stephenson and four musicians, including drummer Ronnie Free, and Levon Henry Tuesday, December 8, at 7:30 pm Barnes & Noble, Lincoln Center 1972 Broadway, at 66th Street W. Eugene Smith’s Jazz Loft Project has been legendary in the worlds of art, photography, and music for more than 40 years. Sam Stephenson, writer and instructor at the Center for Documentary Studies at Duke University, tells about his seven-year project to catalog, archive, select, and edit Smith’s jazz loft photographs and tapes for his book, The Jazz Loft Project. It includes photographs of some of the biggest names in jazz—Charles Mingus, Zoot Sims, Bill Evans, and Thelonious Monk among them—and countless underground characters who hung out at 821 Sixth Avenue late at night, as well as street scenes that Smith took from his fourth-floor window. Find out more about WNYC’s Jazz Loft Project Radio Series here. Event: There will be a jazz concert and book signing with author Sam Stephenson and four musicians, including drummer Ronnie Free, and Levon Henry Tuesday, December 8, at 7:30 pm Barnes & Noble, Lincoln Center 1972 Broadway, at 66th Street tag:odeo.com,2009-12-07,25510737 Mon, 07 Dec 2009 21:00:00 -0800 no WNYC's Leonard Lopate Show http://www.odeo.com/episodes/25510738-Pluto-Was-a-Planet-The-Leonard-Lopate-Show-Tuesday-08-December-2009 Astrophysicist and director of the American Museum of Natural History’s Hayden Planetarium Neil deGrasse Tyson looks at the fate of Pluto, which was long considered the ninth planet in our solar system until it was demoted to a "dwarf planet" in 2006. In The Pluto Files: The Rise and Fall of America’s Favorite Planet, he reconstructs Pluto’s origins, place in pop culture, and why its place in the pantheon of planets was revoked. Astrophysicist and director of the American Museum of Natural History’s Hayden Planetarium Neil deGrasse Tyson looks at the fate of Pluto, which was long considered the ninth planet in our solar system until it was demoted to a "dwarf planet" in 2006. In The Pluto Files: The Rise and Fall of America’s Favorite Planet, he reconstructs Pluto’s origins, place in pop culture, and why its place in the pantheon of planets was revoked. Astrophysicist and director of the American Museum of Natural History’s Hayden Planetarium Neil deGrasse Tyson looks at the fate of Pluto, which was long considered the ninth planet in our solar system until it was demoted to a "dwarf planet" in 2006. In The Pluto Files: The Rise and Fall of America’s Favorite Planet, he reconstructs Pluto’s origins, place in pop culture, and why its place in the pantheon of planets was revoked. tag:odeo.com,2009-12-07,25510738 Mon, 07 Dec 2009 21:00:00 -0800 no WNYC's Leonard Lopate Show http://www.odeo.com/episodes/25539507-The-Viking-in-the-Wheat-Field-The-Leonard-Lopate-Show-Tuesday-08-December-2009 Susan Dworkin discusses the work of Danish scientist Bent Skovmand, who amassed, multiplied, and documented thousands of wheat varieties and was instrumental in creating the world’s seed banks. Her book The Viking in the Wheat Field: A Scientist's Struggle to Protect the World's Wheat Harvest examines the often overlooked topic of how crucial the world’s dependence on wheat seeds is, and how these "genetic resources" should be saved and protected, especially as climate change is creating new agricultural stresses around the globe. Susan Dworkin discusses the work of Danish scientist Bent Skovmand, who amassed, multiplied, and documented thousands of wheat varieties and was instrumental in creating the world’s seed banks. Her book The Viking in the Wheat Field: A Scientist's Struggle to Protect the World's Wheat Harvest examines the often overlooked topic of how crucial the world’s dependence on wheat seeds is, and how these "genetic resources" should be saved and protected, especially as climate change is creating new agricultural stresses around the globe. Susan Dworkin discusses the work of Danish scientist Bent Skovmand, who amassed, multiplied, and documented thousands of wheat varieties and was instrumental in creating the world’s seed banks. Her book The Viking in the Wheat Field: A Scientist's Struggle to Protect the World's Wheat Harvest examines the often overlooked topic of how crucial the world’s dependence on wheat seeds is, and how these "genetic resources" should be saved and protected, especially as climate change is creating new agricultural stresses around the globe. tag:odeo.com,2009-12-07,25539507 Mon, 07 Dec 2009 21:00:00 -0800 no WNYC's Leonard Lopate Show http://www.odeo.com/episodes/25539508-The-Jazz-Loft-Project-The-Leonard-Lopate-Show-Tuesday-08-December-2009 W. Eugene Smith’s Jazz Loft Project has been legendary in the worlds of art, photography, and music for more than 40 years. Sam Stephenson, writer and instructor at the Center for Documentary Studies at Duke University, tells about his seven-year project to catalog, archive, select, and edit Smith’s jazz loft photographs and tapes for his book, The Jazz Loft Project. It includes photographs of some of the biggest names in jazz—Charles Mingus, Zoot Sims, Bill Evans, and Thelonious Monk among them—and countless underground characters who hung out at 821 Sixth Avenue late at night, as well as street scenes that Smith took from his fourth-floor window. Find out more about WNYC’s Jazz Loft Project Radio Series here. Event: There will be a jazz concert and book signing with author Sam Stephenson and four musicians, including drummer Ronnie Free, and Levon Henry Tuesday, December 8, at 7:30 pm Barnes & Noble, Lincoln Center 1972 Broadway, at 66th Street W. Eugene Smith’s Jazz Loft Project has been legendary in the worlds of art, photography, and music for more than 40 years. Sam Stephenson, writer and instructor at the Center for Documentary Studies at Duke University, tells about his seven-year project to catalog, archive, select, and edit Smith’s jazz loft photographs and tapes for his book, The Jazz Loft Project. It includes photographs of some of the biggest names in jazz—Charles Mingus, Zoot Sims, Bill Evans, and Thelonious Monk among them—and countless underground characters who hung out at 821 Sixth Avenue late at night, as well as street scenes that Smith took from his fourth-floor window. Find out more about WNYC’s Jazz Loft Project Radio Series here. Event: There will be a jazz concert and book signing with author Sam Stephenson and four musicians, including drummer Ronnie Free, and Levon Henry Tuesday, December 8, at 7:30 pm Barnes & Noble, Lincoln Center 1972 Broadway, at 66th Street W. Eugene Smith’s Jazz Loft Project has been legendary in the worlds of art, photography, and music for more than 40 years. Sam Stephenson, writer and instructor at the Center for Documentary Studies at Duke University, tells about his seven-year project to catalog, archive, select, and edit Smith’s jazz loft photographs and tapes for his book, The Jazz Loft Project. It includes photographs of some of the biggest names in jazz—Charles Mingus, Zoot Sims, Bill Evans, and Thelonious Monk among them—and countless underground characters who hung out at 821 Sixth Avenue late at night, as well as street scenes that Smith took from his fourth-floor window. Find out more about WNYC’s Jazz Loft Project Radio Series here. Event: There will be a jazz concert and book signing with author Sam Stephenson and four musicians, including drummer Ronnie Free, and Levon Henry Tuesday, December 8, at 7:30 pm Barnes & Noble, Lincoln Center 1972 Broadway, at 66th Street tag:odeo.com,2009-12-07,25539508 Mon, 07 Dec 2009 21:00:00 -0800 no WNYC's Leonard Lopate Show