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October 20, 1996 Programs
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1100 - 1159 Hour #1 Leadership
1200 - 1259 Hour #2 Stress and Trauma
1300 - 1359 Hour #3 Moral Tales
PROGRAM RUNDOWN Hour 1:Leadership
SEGMENT 1:
Robert Dallek tells Judith Strasser what five qualities
are necessary for leadership greatness. Dallek is the
author of "Hail to the Chief: The Making and Unmaking of
American Presidents." Also, former senator and
presidential contender Gary Hart tells Steve Paulson that
today's greatest leaders are afraid to go public in
contemporary America. Hart's latest book is "The
Patriot: An Exhortation to Liberate America from the
Barbarians."
SEGMENT 2:
Sound archivist Gordon Skene tells Steve Paulson what
goes into great rhetoric; and we hear excerpts from some
great speeches. Also, a commentary from Mark Montgomery
on why there are no great speakers in politics today.
SEGMENT 3:
Emmett Murphy, author of "Leadership IQ," tells Steve
Paulson that great leaders need front line experience and
that we should have a job description for the Presidency.
For cassette copies of this hour, call 1-800-747-7444, and ask for program number
10-20-A.
PROGRAM RUNDOWN Hour 2:Stress and Trauma
SEGMENT 1:
We've known that stress can cause ulcers and heart
disease. Now, researchers say chronic stress can alter
the structure of the brain. Stanford University
neuroscientist Robert Sapolsky tells Steve Paulson how
trauma can actually erase human memory. Also, Mary Roach
(a contributing editor to Health magazine) tells Jim
Fleming about the latest rage in Bombay, India - laughing
clubs.
SEGMENT 2:
Psychotherapist Brad Blanton has spent much of his career
searching for ways to beat stress. The real problem, he
says, is that we're chronic liars. He explains to Judith
Strasser why lying is the main cause of stress. Blanton
is the author of "Radical Honesty."
SEGMENT 3:
Suppose what gets you down isn't some garden-variety
stress, but real trauma - crippling emotional pain left
over from a nighmarish childhood. Psychotherapist
Lilliam Rubin tells Steve Paulson that even the most
traumatic childhood can be overcome. Rubin is the author
of "The Transcendent Child."
For cassette copies of this hour, call 1-800-747-7444, and ask for program number
10-20-B.
PROGRAM RUNDOWN: HOUR 3: Moral Tales
SEGMENT 1
Rabbi Burton Visotzky tells Judith Strasser why the Book
of Genesis is like a soap opera and how it can prompt
moral development in today's readers, even if they're not
churchgoers. Visotzky teaches at the Jewish Theological
Seminary of America and is the author of "The Genesis of
Ethics." Also, Stephen Mitchell tells Judith about the
multiple authors of Genesis. Mitchell has translated
many sacred texts and poetry of Rainer Maria Rilke. His
latest book is "Genesis."
SEGMENT 2:
Clarissa Pinkola Estes - poet, psychoanalyst and author
of the best-selling "Women Who Run with the Wolves" --
tells Steve Paulson some of the stories of survival and
regeneration that she learned from her refugee Hungarian
relatives. Estes' new book of these stories is "The
Faithful Gardener."
SEGMENT 3:
PC story-meister James Finn Garner tells Jim Fleming his
enlightened version of Hansel and Gretel; talks about the
nature of satire; and recites part of his updated
alphabet. Garner is responsible for "Politically Correct
Bedtime Stories," "Once upon a More Enlightened Time:
More Politically Correct Bedtime Stories," and
"Politically Correct Holiday Stories."
Cassette copies of this hour are not available.
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