Leonard Lopate has narrated 5 audiobooks on Listento.it by 6 authors. The most-rated is Bob Schieffer in Conversation with Leonard Lopate at the 92nd Street Y.
Steve Coll in Conversation with Leonard Lopate at the 92nd Street Y
Summary
The author of the Pulitzer Prize-winning Ghost Wars: The Secret History of the CIA, Afghanistan, and Bin Laden, from the Soviet Invasion to September 10, 2001, The New Yorker writer Steve Coll discusses his most recent book, The Bin Ladens: An Arabian Family in the American Century. Coll talks to David Remnick, the editor in chief of The New Yorker.
©2008 92nd Street Young Men's and Young Women's Hebrew Association (P)2008 92nd Street Young Men's and Young Women's Hebrew Association
Senator Chuck Hagel at the 92nd Street Y
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Nebraska Senator Chuck Hagel, currently serving as secretary of defense, was on four Senate committees: Foreign Relations; Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs; Intelligence; and Rules and Administration. He is the author of America: The Next Chapter: Tough Questions and Straight Answers.
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Cindy Sheehan and Eve Ensler on 'The Impact of Political Protests' at the 92nd Street Y
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Iraq War critic Cindy Sheehan and renowned playwright Eve Ensler discuss the power of protests and their impact on policies and public opinion.Ms. Sheehan recounts taking her anti-war message to the president's doorstep, as described in her new book Peace Mom: A Mother's Journey Through Heartache to Activism. Ms. Ensler, author of The Vagina Monologues and a prominent anti-violence activist, discusses the world's fixation on security in her new book Insecure at Last: Losing It in Our Security-Obsessed World.Ms. Sheehan and Ms. Ensler also discuss the ways in which petitions, rallies, and marches can capture the attention of lawmakers, voters, and the news media.Leonard Lopate is host of the public radio talk show The Leonard Lopate Show, broadcast on WNYC.
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William Shatner at the 92nd Street Y
Summary
Do you know him best as Capt. James T. Kirk of the Starship Enterprise? As the over-the-top pitchman for Priceline.com? As Denny Crane on Boston Legal, or perhaps T.J. Hooker in the eponymous '80s TV show? However you know him, you haven't really gotten to know William Shatner, one of the most recognizable and durable television actors of the last 50 years. He has written a memoir, Up Till Now: The Autobiography, in which he recounts the ups and downs, the surprises, disappointments, and delights of his career, which shows no signs of slowing down. Find out about his memorable "There's something on the wing!" Twilight Zone episode, his role in history's first all-Esperanto movie, and what the cast of Star Trek really thought of him.
©2008 92nd Street Young Men's and Young Women's Hebrew Association (P)2008 92nd Street Young Men's and Young Women's Hebrew Association
Bob Schieffer in Conversation with Leonard Lopate at the 92nd Street Y
Summary
Bob Schieffer, the Emmy Award-winning anchor and moderator of Face the Nation, has been covering the news for more than 45 years. He is the author of This Just In and Bob Schieffer's America, which speaks to current events and the range of American experience today. A CBS News correspondent since 1969, Schieffer has covered all four major Washington beats: the White House, the Pentagon, the State Department, and Capitol Hill. Leonard Lopate is the host of WNYC's Leonard Lopate Show.
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