Leonard Lopate at Large on WBAI Radio in New York

(11/9/20) Jumping off hospital rooftops, hanging themselves in janitorial closets, overdosing on drugs—they’re A students and their suicides are often like well-planned school projects. Doctors are our healers, yet they have the highest rate of suicide among any profession. Two-time Emmy Award-winner Robyn Symon’s eye-opening new documentary Do No Harm exposes a silent epidemic and the truth about a sick healthcare system that not only drives our brilliant young doctors to take their own lives but puts patients’ lives at risk too. Join us for a hard look at this disturbing phenomenon in this installment of Leonard Lopate at Large on WBAI.

(11/4/20) Despite being home to more than 267 million people, the culture of the Southeast Asian country of Indonesia (consisting of over 17,000 islands, 6,000 of which are populated), remains mostly unknown in the West. This is particularly true regarding food. In her new cookbook Coconut & Sambal, chef and Bon Appetit contributor Lara Lee reveals the secrets behind authentic Indonesian cookery that her grandmother taught her. Join us for a journey though the unique and delicious food culture of Indonesia in this installment of Leonard Lopate at Large on WBAI.

(11/4/20) In the new documentary A La Calle, which translates as “to the street” in Spanish, directors Maxx Caicedo and Nelson G. Navarrete look at Venezuela’s recent political upheavals through the eyes of Venezuelan opposition leader Leopoldo López. His arrest and imprisonment inspires a national movement against the dictatorship of Nicolás Maduro. Join us for a look at government corruption in Venezuela and the local people who had the courage to challenge it in this installment of Leonard Lopate at Large on WBAI.

(11/3/20) The framers of the Constitution battled over it. Lawmakers have tried to amend or abolish it more than 700 times. To this day, millions of voters and even members of Congress, misunderstand how it works. It deepens our national divide and distorts the core democratic principles of political equality and majority rule. In this Election Day edition of Leonard Lopate at Large on WBAI, Jesse Wegman of the New York Times editorial board and author of Let the People Pick the President: The Case for Abolishing the Electoral College makes the case for doing away with this core principle of American elections.

(11/2/20) Before he became a familiar journalistic voice at WNYC or WBAI’s former general manger, Robert Hennelly was national affairs correspondent for Pacifica Network News. His writing has appeared in the New York Times, Slate, the Village Voice, the Christian Science Monitor, the Miami Herald, the Detroit Free Press along with dozens of other magazines and newspapers. In his latest appearance on Leonard Lopate at Large on WBAI, Bob previews Tuesday’s election, with an emphasis on the less covered local races that could play a decisive role in national politics.

(10/30/20)Marion Nestle is the Paulette Goddard Professor of Nutrition, Food Studies and Public Health at New York University. Her latest book, Let's Ask Marion What You Need to Know about the Politics of Food, Nutrition, and Health, is an insightful collection of her exchanges with environmental advocate Kerry Trueman. Back by popular demand, Marion and Kerry return to the show to take your calls on how to see through the hype and eat right in this installment of Leonard Lopate at Large on WBAI.

(10/29/20)The career of Ken Kwapis reads like a top five list of iconic TV series. The casts of The Larry Sanders Show, Freaks and Geeks, The Office, The Bernie Mac Show and Parks and Recreation have all praised his famously light touch as a director. Ken’s new memoir But What I Really What to Do Is Direct: Lessons from a Life Behind the Camera is a rollercoaster ride of brawls with the top brass, clashes over budgets and the passion that made it all worthwhile. Join us for a look at what it takes to succeed in show business on your own terms in this installment of Leonard Lopate at Large on WBAI.

(10/27/20) Dr. Sean B. Carroll is the Allan Wilson Professor of Molecular Biology and Genetics and at the Howard Hughes Medical Institute at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Dr. Carroll’s latest book “A Series of Fortunate Events: Chance and the Making of the Planet, Life, and You” tells the story of the awesome power of chance, the surprising source of all beauty and diversity in the universe. Join us for a look at one of the most important but least appreciated aspects of life in this installment of Leonard Lopate at Large on WBAI.

(10/26/20) Abraham Lincoln did not come out of nowhere. But if the 16th US president was shaped by his times, he also managed at his life's fateful hour to shape them to an extent few could have foreseen. What emerges in “Abe: Abraham Lincoln in His Times,” the new book by David S. Reynolds, professor of American studies at the CUNY Graduate Center, is a man who at each stage in his life managed to arrive at a broader view of things than all but his most enlightened peers. Join us for a look at a President whose name continues to be brought up by major politicians in both parties in this installment of Leonard Lopate at Large on WBAI.

(10/23/20) Regular contributors to the show Kathryn Petras and Ross Petras, the sister and brother team of word masters, are the authors of “You’re Saying It Wrong,” “That Doesn’t Mean What You Think It Means,” “Very Bad Poetry” and “Wretched Writing.” In this installment of Leonard Lopate at Large on WBAI, Kathy and Ross take your calls on how the way we speak is changing because of the pandemic.