Today, on Leonard Lopate At Large, Leonard and Brian will discuss Brian Abrams’s new book “OBAMA: An Oral History 2009-2017,” the first comprehensive look into President Barack Obama’s White House. Featuring on-the-record conversations with over 100 West Wing staffers, administration… Read More ›
Today on Leonard Lopate At Large, author Ann Beattie joins Leonard for the second installment in Leonard’s Underread Book Club, the short stories of Jean Stafford. Though her first novel, “Boston Adventure” was a national best seller, earning her national… Read More ›
Today Leonard’s conversation is with Dr. James A. Parrott on his study of Ride-Hailing apps. Uber, Lyft and other ride-hailing services have become a ubiquitous presence in the five boroughs over the past several years, but their popularity has raised… Read More ›
On Thursday’s show, Leonard has a conversation with Khalil Cumberbatch, associate vice president of policy at the David Rothenberg Center for Public Policy at The Fortune Society. On today’s show, Khalil shares his story and tells about the work he… Read More ›
On today’s Leonard Lopate At Large, Leonard has a conversation with Edwin Frank, founder of New York Review Books Back In 1999, Edwin Frank founded New York Review Books to reintroduce out-of-print works—many in first translations from around the world—to… Read More ›
Today, Leonard hosts a tribute to Aretha Franklin… When Aretha Franklin died the age of 76, she left behind a body of work that will stand the test of time as some of the greatest music ever recorded.Today, Leonard broadcasts… Read More ›
On Leonard Lopate At Large today, it is all things culinary as Leonard welcomes Robin Hood Radio’s Arthur Schwartz (The Food Maven) to the table! Arthur Schwartz was the restaurant critic and executive food editor of the New York Daily News for… Read More ›
Today Leonard has a conversation with Peter Aaron, and Brooke Allen on Syria before the war. In 2009, Peter Aaron, an architectural photographer, and Brooke Allen, author and professor, went on vacation with their children to Syria. Brooke wrote a… Read More ›
Today Leonard is joined in the studio by lead guitarist and founding member of the MC5, Wayne Kramer. From his genre-defining wall of feedback on the band’s seminal work “Kick Out The Jams” to their infamous performance at the… Read More ›
Today Leonard talks with Michael Patrick MacDonald on Ireland: Michael Patrick MacDonald grew up in the Old Colony Housing Project in South Boston . After losing four of his eleven siblings and seeing his generation decimated by poverty, crime, addiction, and… Read More ›