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July 28, 1996 Programs
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1100 - 1159 Hour #1 Addiction 2 - Smoking
1200 - 1259 Hour #2 Science of Sport
1300 - 1359 Hour #3 Etiquette
PROGRAM RUNDOWN Hour 1:Addiction 2 - Smoking
SEGMENT 1:
Richard Kluger is the author of "Ashes to Ashes," a history of
the American cigarette industry. Kluger tells Steve Paulson
that the tobacco industry has been allowed to develop without
government regulation and that the Clinton administration's
aggressive anti-smoking policies present voters with a clear
choice in November. Also, NY Times reporter Philip Hilts tells
Judith Strasser that the tobacco industry has a long history of
evasion and deception; that it targets young smokers; and that
the current spate of product liability suits may force the
industry to change.
SEGMENT 2:
Richard Hurt runs the Nicotine Dependence Center at the Mayo
Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota. It's an intensive, eight day,
residential treatment program. Hurt tells Steve Paulson that
his clients are long-time smokers who've been unable to quit on
their own and describes some of the techniques he uses.
Kluger's success rate after one year is around forty three
percent.
SEGMENT 3:
David Shaw is the media critic for the Los Angeles Times and
the author of "The Pleasure Police." He tells Jim Fleming when
he began to notice the fervor of the anti-smoking movement and
wonders if it's gone too far.
For cassette copies of this hour, call 1-800-747-7444, and ask for program number
07-28-A.
PROGRAM RUNDOWN Hour 2:Science of Sport
SEGMENT 1:
Edward Fredrick is a biomechanical engineer who sees no limit
to human physical potential. He tells Jim Fleming how athletes
are developing both their bodies and supportive technology to
create new levels of achievement. Also, physiologist Brian
Whipp tells Jim Fleming that extraordinary athleticism is
nothing new. Whipp has studied the capabilities of the Roman
Legionnaires and come to some amazing conclusions.
SEGMENT 2:
Engineer Ralph Ray tells Steve Paulson all about the Superbike
II, the most technologically advanced bicycle ever built. The
US Olympic team is using it in Atlanta. By the way, Superbikes
cost more than Roll Royces and have no brakes. Also, sports
psychologist Jim Loehr (lair) tells Steve Paulson about IPS or
Ideal Performance State and the techniques athletes use to
achieve it.
SEGMENT 3:
Lynne Cox broke the records (men's and women's!) for swimming
the English Channel when she was 15. Now she swims for peace.
Cox tells Judith Strasser about her role as a research subject
for scientists studying the effects of cold on the human body,
and how she uses her swims (such as the one across the Bering
Stait) to foster international cooperation. She also speaks
lyrically about swimming at night, with sharks, amisdt huge
ocean swells. Cox is working on a book called "Between
Borders."
For cassette copies of this hour, call 1-800-747-7444, and ask for program number
07-28-B.
PROGRAM RUNDOWN: HOUR 3: Etiquette
SEGMENT 1
Judith Martin (a.k.a. Miss Manners) tells Jim Fleming that
etiquette is not just a ploy of the idle rich. She says that
too many people demand respect and are quick to react
(sometimes violently) to perceived slights but that they are
unwilling to extend the same courtesy to others. According to
Miss Manners, society cannot function without both law and
etiquette. Judith Martin's newspaper column is internationally
syndicated, and she is the author of "Miss Manners' Guide to
Excruciatingly Correct Behavior" and "Miss Manners Rescues
Civilization."
SEGMENT 2:
Historian Richard Bushman tells Steve Paulson that rules of
behavior have a long history in America and are one means of
establishing social hierarchy. Bushman teaches at Columbia and
is the author of "The Refinement of America." Also, Sarah
Kortum tells Jim Fleming about the importance of etiquette
books in the 19th century and provides several examples from
her book "The Hatless Man: An Anthology of Odd and Forgotten
Manners." And, Village Voice columnist Cynthia Heimel provides
a brief commentary on the joys of losing your cool.
SEGMENT 3:
Jesse Sheidlower is an editor in the Random House reference
department and editor of "The F Word." He talks with Judith
Strasser about the history of "the F word" and its ever wider
acceptance in American society, especially among the young.
For cassette copies of this hour, call 1-800-747-7444, and ask for program number
07-28-C.
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