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Monday
2/8/2010
10:00 PM

Kathleen Dunn  - 100208E
February is American Heart Month, and after ten Kathleen Dunn and her guest discuss what you can do for good heart health.

Guest: Dr. Karen L. Moncher, Cardiologist and professor of medicine, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health.

 
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Monday
2/8/2010
10:00 AM

Kathleen Dunn  - 100208E
February is American Heart Month, and after ten Kathleen Dunn and her guest discuss what you can do for good heart health.

Guest: Dr. Karen L. Moncher, Cardiologist and professor of medicine, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health.

 
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Monday
2/8/2010
9:00 AM

Kathleen Dunn  - 100208D
After nine, Kathleen Dunn and her guests discuss the latest headlines from Washington and around the world.

Guest: Gregory Koger, Assistant Professor, Political Science. Author of the forthcoming book, “Filibustering: A Political History of Obstruction in the House and Senate.”

 
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Thursday
2/4/2010
10:00 PM

Kathleen Dunn  - 100204E
After ten, Kathleen Dunn and her guest remember the man from New Orleans who changed the face of American music... jazz trumpeter and singer Louis Armstrong.

Guest: Terry Teachout, Drama Critic, Wall Street Journal. Author, “Pops: A Life of Louis Armstrong.”

 
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Thursday
2/4/2010
10:00 AM

Kathleen Dunn  - 100204E
After ten, Kathleen Dunn and her guest remember the man from New Orleans who changed the face of American music... jazz trumpeter and singer Louis Armstrong.

Guest: Terry Teachout, Drama Critic, Wall Street Journal. Author, “Pops: A Life of Louis Armstrong.”

 
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Thursday
2/4/2010
9:00 AM

Kathleen Dunn  - 100204D
After nine, Kathleen Dunn talks with a man who is leading a large-scale campaign to strengthen policies and programs to overcome hunger and poverty around the world.

Guest: David Beckmann, President, Bread for the World. Founder and President, Alliance to End Hunger. Author, “Transforming the Politics of Hunger and Grace at the Table: Ending Hunger in God’s World.”

 
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Wednesday
2/3/2010
10:00 PM

Kathleen Dunn  - 100203E
Do you need long term care? After ten, Kathleen Dunn and her guests discuss who and when people should start planning for their long term health and living needs.

Guests:
- Donna Bryant, Lead Counselor at the Medigap Helpline, a program of the State of Wisconsin Board on Aging and Long Term Care.
- Romeo Raabe, Counselor for long term care, His practice, "The Long Term Care Guy" is located in Green Bay, WI.

 
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Wednesday
2/3/2010
10:00 AM

Kathleen Dunn  - 100203E
Do you need long term care? After ten, Kathleen Dunn and her guests discuss who and when people should start planning for their long term health and living needs.

Guests:
- Donna Bryant, Lead Counselor at the Medigap Helpline, a program of the State of Wisconsin Board on Aging and Long Term Care.
- Romeo Raabe, Counselor for long term care, His practice, "The Long Term Care Guy" is located in Green Bay, WI.

 
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Wednesday
2/3/2010
9:00 AM

Kathleen Dunn  - 100203D
After nine, Kathleen Dunn and her guests examine the Obama administration’s 2011 Federal Budget.

Guests:
9:00 - Daniel N. Shaviro, Professor of Taxation, NYU Law School.
9:30 - Alan Auerbach, Professor of Economics and Law. Director, Robert D. Burch Center for Tax Policy and Public Finance.

 
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Tuesday
2/2/2010
10:00 PM

Kathleen Dunn  - 100202E
How important is a good night's sleep? And does the amount of sleep you need decrease with age? After ten, Kathleen Dunn and her guest discuss the latest on sleep research.

Guest: TBA

 
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Tuesday
2/2/2010
10:00 AM

Kathleen Dunn  - 100202E
How important is a good night's sleep? And does the amount of sleep you need decrease with age? After ten, Kathleen Dunn and her guest discuss the latest on sleep research.

Guest: Dr. B Tucker Woodson, Professor and Chief, Division of Sleep Medicine, Department of Otolaryngology (oh/toe/lair/in/goll/oh/jee) & Communication Sciences. Director of the Froedtert Hospital/Medical College of Wisconsin Sleep Disorders Program.

 
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Tuesday
2/2/2010
9:00 AM

Kathleen Dunn  - 100202D
After nine, Kathleen Dunn and her guest discuss President Obama's proposed changes to the No Child Left Behind Act.

Guest: Steve Correia (ko-REE-uh), Associate Professor of Teacher Education, St. Norbert College.

 
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Monday
2/1/2010
10:00 PM

Kathleen Dunn  - 100201D
It's all things political, after ten, with Kathleen Dunn and her guest.

Guest: John Zogby, pollster, president and CEO, Zogby International. Author, “The Way We'll Be: The Zogby Report on the Transformation of the American Dream.”

 
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Monday
2/1/2010
10:00 AM

Kathleen Dunn  - 100201E
A new poll shows Fox News is the most trusted network among the general public... CNN came in second. After ten, Kathleen Dunn and her guest discuss media culture and the ways we consume news.

Guest: James Castonguay, associate professor, Department of Media Studies and Digital Culture, Sacred Heart University.

 
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Monday
2/1/2010
9:00 AM

Kathleen Dunn  - 100201D
It's all things political, after nine, with Kathleen Dunn and her guest.

Guest: John Zogby, pollster, president and CEO, Zogby International. Author, “The Way We'll Be: The Zogby Report on the Transformation of the American Dream.”

 
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Thursday
1/28/2010
10:00 PM

Kathleen Dunn  - 100128E
After ten, Kathleen Dunn's guest suggests strategies for parents who have unorganized teenage boys.

Guest: Ana Homayoun, author of "That Crumpled Paper Was Due Last Week."

 
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Thursday
1/28/2010
10:00 AM

Kathleen Dunn  - 100128E
After ten, Kathleen Dunn's guest suggests strategies for parents who have unorganized teenage boys.

Guest: Ana Homayoun, author of "That Crumpled Paper Was Due Last Week."

 
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Thursday
1/28/2010
9:00 AM

Kathleen Dunn  - 100128D
After nine, Kathleen Dunn and her guests discuss President Obama's first State of the Union address.

Guests:
- Mike Gousha, Distinguished Fellow in Law and Public Policy at Marquette University. Host, "Up Front with Mike Gousha" on WISN.
- Julia Azari, Assistant Professor of Political Science, Marquette University.

 
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Wednesday
1/27/2010
10:00 AM

Kathleen Dunn  - 100127E
After ten, Kathleen Dunn takes your program ideas and guest suggestions during her January open-line.
 
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Wednesday
1/27/2010
9:00 AM

Kathleen Dunn  - 100127D
After nine, Kathleen Dunn and her guests examine the rise of the contemporary Tea Party political demonstration, and recent turmoil within the movement.

Guests:
- Elvin Lim, Assistant Professor of Government, Wesleyan University. Author, “The Anti-Intellectual Presidency: The decline of Presidential Rhetoric from George Washington to George W. Bush.”
- Erika G. King, Professor of Political Science, Grand Valley State University. Author, “Framing the Iraq War Endgame.”

 
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Tuesday
1/26/2010
10:00 PM

Kathleen Dunn  - 100126E
The current economic crisis has been often cited as the worst since the Great Depression of the 1930s. After ten, Kathleen Dunn and her guest examine the Franklin D. Roosevelt presidency and his New Deal.

Guest: Adam Cohen, member New York Times Editorial Board. Author, “Nothing to Fear: FDR’s Inner Circle and the Hundred Days that Created Modern America.”

 
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Tuesday
1/26/2010
10:00 AM

Kathleen Dunn  - 100126E
The current economic crisis has often been referred to as "the worst since the Great Depression" of the 1930s. After ten, Kathleen Dunn and her guest take a look back at the New Deal presidency of Franklin D. Roosevelt.

Guest: Adam Cohen, member, New York Times Editorial Board. Author, “Nothing to Fear: FDR’s Inner Circle and the Hundred Days that Created Modern America.”

 
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Tuesday
1/26/2010
9:00 AM

Kathleen Dunn  - 100126D
After nine, Kathleen Dunn and her guests examine the impact of the Supreme Court's recent ruling on campaign finance.


Guests:
9:00 – Bob Edgar, President, Common Cause. www.commoncause.org.
9:30 - Jeff Milyo (My-low), Professor of Economics and Public Affairs, Adjunct professor of Political Science, University of Missouri.

 
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Monday
1/25/2010
10:00 PM

Kathleen Dunn  - 100125E
After ten, Kathleen Dunn speaks with a researcher who is working to ensure the future of endangered species by banking genetic materials through the expansion of a “frozen zoo.”

Guest: Dr. Betty Dresser, Senior Vice President of Research and Facility Director for the Audubon Center for Research of Endangered Species, Freeport-McMoRan Audubon Species Survival Center, and Audubon Wilderness Park.

 
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Monday
1/25/2010
10:00 AM

Kathleen Dunn  - 100125E
After ten, Kathleen Dunn speaks with a researcher who is working to ensure the future of endangered species by banking genetic materials through the expansion of a “frozen zoo.”

Guest: Dr. Betty Dresser, Senior Vice President of Research and Facility Director for the Audubon Center for Research of Endangered Species, Freeport-McMoRan Audubon Species Survival Center, and Audubon Wilderness Park.

 
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Monday
1/25/2010
9:00 AM

Kathleen Dunn  - 100125D
After nine, the talk turns to politics as Kathleen Dunn and her guest discuss last week's top political headlines.

Guest: Rob Farley, Staff Writer, PolitiFact and reporter for the St. Petersburg Times.

 
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Thursday
1/21/2010
10:00 PM

Kathleen Dunn  - 100121E
After ten, Kathleen Dunn and her guest examine how the history of U.S. foreign policy has been substantially affected by the domestic political landscape.

Guest: Julian E. Zelizer, Professor of History and Public Affairs, Princeton University. Author, "Arsenal of Democracy: The Politics of National Security - From World War II to the War on Terrorism."

 
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Thursday
1/21/2010
10:00 AM

Kathleen Dunn  - 100121E
After ten, Kathleen Dunn and her guest examine how the history of U.S. foreign policy has been substantially affected by the domestic political landscape.

Guest: Julian E. Zelizer, Professor of History and Public Affairs, Princeton University. Author, "Arsenal of Democracy: The Politics of National Security - From World War II to the War on Terrorism."

 
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Thursday
1/21/2010
9:00 AM

Kathleen Dunn  - 100121D
After nine, Kathleen Dunn gets an update from a doctor working in Haiti, and speaks with an expert on disaster emergency medicine about the complications of coordinating relief efforts there.


Guests:
- Dr. Hernando Garzon, Kaiser Permanente emergency physician in Sacramento, CA. Current team leader for Relief International in Haiti.
- Chip Duncan, documentary filmmaker and author.
- Dr. Marvin L. Birnbaum, Emeritus Professor of Medicine and Physiology with the University of Wisconsin. Vice-President for Humanitarian Affairs for the World Association for Disaster and Emergency Medicine (WADEM) and is Editor-in-Chief of the group’s official Journal “Prehospital and Disaster Medicine.”

 
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Wednesday
1/20/2010
10:00 PM

Kathleen Dunn  - 100120E
After ten, Kathleen Dunn's guest tells of the most significant discoveries in evolutionary biology, and the fascinating people who made them.

Guest: Sean Carroll, Professor of Genetics and Molecular Biology, UW-Madison. Investigator, Howard Hughes Medical Institute. Director, Carroll Laboratory. www.molbio.wisc.edu/carroll. Author, “Remarkable Creatures: Epic Adventures in the Search for the Origins of Species.”

 
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Wednesday
1/20/2010
10:00 AM

Kathleen Dunn  - 100120E
After ten, Kathleen Dunn's guest tells of the most significant discoveries in evolutionary biology, and the fascinating people who made them.

Guest: Sean Carroll, Professor of Genetics and Molecular Biology, UW-Madison. Investigator, Howard Hughes Medical Institute. Director, Carroll Laboratory. www.molbio.wisc.edu/carroll. Author, “Remarkable Creatures: Epic Adventures in the Search for the Origins of Species.”

 
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Wednesday
1/20/2010
9:00 AM

Kathleen Dunn  - 100120D
After nine, Kathleen Dunn and her guests discuss the results from Tuesday’s Massachusetts senate election, and how the winner could sway health reform legislation.

Guests:
9:00 - Helen Ann Halpin, Professor of Health Policy and Director, Center for Health and Public Policy Studies, University of California Berkeley School of Public Health.
9:20 - Susan Giaimo, Visiting Assistant Professor in Political Science, Department of Political Science, Marquette University. Author, “Markets and Medicine: the Politics of Health Care Reform in Britain, Germany, and the United States.”
9:40 - James Morone, Professor of Political Science and Urban Studies, Brown University. Co-Author, “The Heart of Power: Health and Politics in the Oval Office.”

 
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Tuesday
1/19/2010
10:00 PM

Kathleen Dunn  - 100119E
After ten, Kathleen Dunn’s guest warns against the use of chemical pesticides and herbicides in the home landscape, to avoid health and safety issues for children and pets.

Guest: Paul Tukey, activist, author, and producer. co-founder, SafeLawns & Landscapes www.safelawns.org. His latest film is, “A Chemical Reaction.” www.ChemicalReactionMovie.com

 
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Tuesday
1/19/2010
10:00 AM

Kathleen Dunn  - 100119E
After ten, Kathleen Dunn’s guest warns against the use of chemical pesticides and herbicides on the home landscape, to avoid health and safety issues for children and pets.

Guest: Paul Tukey, activist, author, and producer/co-founder, SafeLawns & Landscapes. www.safelawns.org. His latest film, “A Chemical Reaction.” www.ChemicalReactionMovie.com

 
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Tuesday
1/19/2010
9:00 AM

Kathleen Dunn  - 100119D
Anger over Wall Street's big bonuses has resurfaced, despite talk of a new bank tax that would target fifty of Wall Street's biggest firms... with assets of 50-billion or more. After nine, Kathleen Dunn and her guest examine President Obama's proposed "Financial Crisis Responsibility Fee."

Guest: Bob Landaas, President, Landaas & Company investment firm, Milwaukee. Former co-host, "Dollar Signs" (PBS Channel 10 WMVS).

 
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Monday
1/18/2010
10:00 PM

Kathleen Dunn  - 100118E
Marie Curie, Albert Einstein, Stephen Hawking and more… after ten, Kathleen Dunn’s guest shares outrageous stories about legendary minds.

Guest: Linda Rodriguez McRobbie, contributor for “Mental_floss” Magazine. Her article, “Crazy Smart: 11 Acts of Genius, Ripped from the Tabloids!,” appears in the Jan/Feb issue.

 
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Monday
1/18/2010
10:00 AM

Kathleen Dunn  - 100118E
Marie Curie, Albert Einstein, Stephen Hawking and more... After ten, Kathleen Dunn’s guest shares outrageous stories about legendary minds.

Guest: Linda Rodriguez McRobbie, contributor for “Mental_floss” Magazine. Her article, “Crazy Smart: 11 Acts of Genius, Ripped from the Tabloids!” (Jan/Feb issue)

 
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Monday
1/18/2010
9:00 AM

Kathleen Dunn  - 100118D
After nine, Kathleen Dunn and her guest review last week's top headlines. Plus, a conversation about earthquake relief with people on the ground in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. Plus, the Massachusetts Senate race, and how its outcome could shape health care reform.
 
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Thursday
1/14/2010
10:00 PM

Kathleen Dunn  - 100114D
After nine, Kathleen Dunn and her guests remember the life of Miep Gies (MEEP GEESE), the woman who saved the diary of Anne Frank, and helped hide the Jewish girl and her family from the Nazis for more than two years in Amsterdam.

Guests:
9:00 - Annemarie Bekker, Communciations Department, Anne Frank House and Museum. www.annefrank.org
9:30 - Willy Lindwer, Dutch documentary filmmaker. “The Last Seven Months of Anne Frank.”

 
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Thursday
1/14/2010
10:00 AM

Kathleen Dunn  - 100114E
A 7.0 magnitude quake devastated an already impoverished Haiti early this week. After ten, Kathleen Dunn and her guests discuss the humanitarian needs of the country.


Guests:
10:00 - Jan Byrd, Project Coordinator, The Haiti Project. www.haitiproject.org
10:20 – Ken Schumann, a veterinarian and member of the Lake Country Rotary Club, and longtime humanitarian aid volunteer in Haiti.
10:40 - Gigi Pomerantz, Founder and Director, YOUTHAITI. www.youthaiti.org

 
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Thursday
1/14/2010
9:00 AM

Kathleen Dunn  - 100114D
After nine, Kathleen Dunn and her guests remember the life of Miep Gies (MEEP GEESE), the woman who saved the diary of Anne Frank, and helped hide the Jewish girl and her family from the Nazis for more than two years in Amsterdam.

Guests:
9:00 - Annemarie Bekker, Communciations Department, Anne Frank House and Museum. www.annefrank.org
9:30 - Willy Lindwer, Dutch documentary filmmaker. “The Last Seven Months of Anne Frank.”

 
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Wednesday
1/13/2010
10:00 PM

Kathleen Dunn  - 100113E
After ten, Kathleen Dunn and her guest examine the legal challenge to California's Proposition Eight, the voter-approved constitutional amendment denying same-sex couples the right to marry.

Guests:
10:00 - John Marcotte, Writer. Author, “California Protection of Marriage Act” www.rescuemarriage.org
10:30 - Jesse H. Choper, Professor of Public Law, University of California–Berkeley.

 
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Wednesday
1/13/2010
10:00 AM

Kathleen Dunn  - 100113E
After ten, Kathleen Dunn and her guest examine the legal challenge to California's Proposition Eight, the voter-approved constitutional amendment denying same-sex couples the right to marry.

Guests:
10:00 - John Marcotte, Writer. Author, “California Protection of Marriage Act” www.rescuemarriage.org
10:30 - Jesse H. Choper, Professor of Public Law, University of California–Berkeley.

 
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Wednesday
1/13/2010
9:00 AM

Kathleen Dunn  - 100113D
After nine, Kathleen Dunn’s guest says former Home Run slugger Mark McGwire’s apology for using steroids didn't go far enough because he didn't admit they gave him a competitive edge.

Guest: Mike Bauman, National Columnist, www.mlb.com.

 
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Tuesday
1/12/2010
10:00 PM

Kathleen Dunn  - 100112E
After ten, Kathleen Dunn is joined by a sociologist who has spent eight years researching the hidden resistance to an economy that harms millions of working families.

Guest: Lisa Dodson, Professor, Department of Sociology, Boston College. Author, “The Moral Underground: How Ordinary People Subvert an Unfair Economy.”

 
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Tuesday
1/12/2010
10:00 AM

Kathleen Dunn  - 100112E
After ten, Kathleen Dunn is joined by a sociologist who has spent eight years researching the hidden resistance to an economy that harms millions of working families.

Guest: Lisa Dodson, Professor, Department of Sociology, Boston College. Author, “The Moral Underground: How Ordinary People Subvert an Unfair Economy.”

 
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Tuesday
1/12/2010
9:00 AM

Kathleen Dunn  - 100112D
It was reported over the weekend that Senate Majority leader Harry Reid once described President Obama as "light-skinned" with "no Negro dialect." After nine, Kathleen Dunn and her guest discuss thoughts on color and race in America.

Guest: Ronald E. Hall, Professor, School of Social Work, Michigan State University. Editor, “Racism in the 21st century: An empirical analysis of skin color.” Co-Author, “The Color Complex: The Politics Of Skin Color among African Americans.”

 
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Monday
1/11/2010
10:00 PM

Kathleen Dunn (Evening Repeat)  - 100111E
Cosmologists found more evidence of dark energy, astronauts returned Hubble to prime condition, and astronomers photographed worlds beyond our solar system.... after ten, Kathleen Dunn speaks with an associate editor from Astronomy Magazine about the top-ten stories from 2009.

Guest: Liz Kruesi, Associate Editor, Astronomy Magazine. www.astronomy.com

 
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Monday
1/11/2010
10:00 AM

Kathleen Dunn  - 100111E
Cosmologists found more evidence of dark energy, astronauts returned Hubble to prime condition, and astronomers photographed worlds beyond our solar system.... after ten, Kathleen Dunn speaks with an associate editor from Astronomy Magazine about the top-ten stories from 2009.

Guest: Liz Kruesi, Associate Editor, Astronomy Magazine. www.astronomy.com

 
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Monday
1/11/2010
9:00 AM

Kathleen Dunn  - 100111D
Kathleen Dunn and her guest discuss all things political, after nine.

Guest: George Waller, Assistant Professor, University of Wisconsin – Fox Valley.

 
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Thursday
1/7/2010
10:00 PM

Kathleen Dunn  - 100107E
He did something no former president had ever done before... or since... After ten, Kathleen Dunn and her guest recount the amazing three-week Road Trip in 1953 by then former President Harry Truman and his wife Bess... and his amusing attempts to keep a low profile along the way.

Guest: Matthew Algeo, Author, "Harry Truman’s Excellent Adventure: The True Story of a Great American Road Trip."

 
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Thursday
1/7/2010
10:00 AM

Kathleen Dunn  - 100107E
In 1953, Harry Truman did something no former president had ever done before... or since: He took a road trip. After ten, Kathleen Dunn and her guest recount Truman's amazing three-week journey and his amusing attempts to keep a low profile along the way.

Guest: Matthew Algeo, Author, "Harry Truman’s Excellent Adventure: The True Story of a Great American Road Trip."

 
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Thursday
1/7/2010
9:00 AM

Kathleen Dunn  - 100107D
After nine, Kathleen Dunn and her guest discuss the presence al Qaeda in Yemen and how this may effect the closing of Guantanamo.

Guest: Charles Schmitz, Professor of Geography, Towson University. President, American Institute of Yemeni Studies.

 
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Wednesday
1/6/2010
10:00 PM

Kathleen Dunn  - 100106E
After ten, former C-N-N chairman Walter Isaacson joins Kathleen Dunn to discuss his new collection of essays that explores the roots of creativity, what makes for great leadership, and how influential people end up rippling the surface of history.

Guest: Walter Isaacson, CEO, Aspen Institute. Former chairman of CNN and the managing editor of “Time Magazine.” Author, “American Sketches: Great Leaders, Creative Thinkers, and Heroes of a Hurricane.”

 
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Wednesday
1/6/2010
10:00 AM

Kathleen Dunn  - 100106E
After ten, former C-N-N chairman Walter Isaacson joins Kathleen Dunn to discuss his new collection of essays that explores the roots of creativity, what makes for great leadership, and how influential people end up rippling the surface of history.

Guest: Walter Isaacson, CEO, Aspen Institute. Former chairman of CNN and the managing editor of “Time Magazine.” Author, “American Sketches: Great Leaders, Creative Thinkers, and Heroes of a Hurricane.”

 
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Wednesday
1/6/2010
9:00 AM

Kathleen Dunn  - 100106D
Actor, director and screenwriter Alan Alda joins Kathleen Dunn, after nine, to discuss a new Public Television series that examines what makes us human.

Guests:
- Alan Alda, actor, author and producer. His memoirs, “Never Have Your Dog Stuffed, and Other Things I’ve Learned,” and “Things I Overheard While Talking to Myself.” He is host of the special PBS series, “The Human Spark.” www.pbs.org/wnet/humanspark
- Graham Chedd, Series producer, “The Human Spark.”

 
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Tuesday
1/5/2010
10:00 PM

Kathleen Dunn  - 100105E
After ten, Kathleen Dunn talks with an environmental law and policy expert about how urban planners should rethink the typical American city.

Guest: Henry Henderson, Director, Midwest Program, Natural Resources Defense Council.

 
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Tuesday
1/5/2010
10:00 AM

Kathleen Dunn  - 100105E
After ten, Kathleen Dunn talks with an environmental law and policy expert about how urban planners should rethink the typical American city.

Guest: Henry Henderson, Director, Midwest Program, Natural Resources Defense Council.

 
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Tuesday
1/5/2010
9:00 AM

Kathleen Dunn  - 100105D
The House and Senate health care bills continue through Congress... states and political parties becoming strapped for cash... and national security again at the forefront. Join Kathleen Dunn and her guest, after nine, for a discussion of all the latest news.

Guest: Marvin Overby, Professor Chair in Political Science, University of Missouri.

 
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Monday
1/4/2010
10:00 PM

John Munson in for Kathleen Dunn  - 100104E
New rules go into effect for Credit Cards in February as part of the Credit Card Act of 2009. After ten, John Munson and his guest discuss the changes.

Guest: TBA

 
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Monday
1/4/2010
10:00 AM

John Munson in for Kathleen Dunn  - 100104E
New rules go into effect for Credit Cards in February as part of the Credit Card Act of 2009. After ten, John Munson and his guest discuss the changes.

Guest: Angela K. Littwin, Assistant Professor, University of Texas at Austin, School of Law

 
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Monday
1/4/2010
9:00 AM

John Munson in for Kathleen Dunn  - 100104D
After nine, John Munson and his guest recap all the major political headlines from last week.

Guest: Mike Madden, Washington correspondent, Salon.com.

 
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Thursday
12/31/2009
10:00 PM

John Munson in for kathleen Dunn  - 091231E
After ten, John Munson talks with one of five experts invited last week by the B-B-C to contribute to "A portrait of the Decade" He tracked word usage to indicate the top stories and trends of the last decade.

Guest: Paul JJ Payack, President and Chief Word Analyst, The Global Language Monitor. www.languagemonitor.com . Author, “A Million Words and Counting: How Global English is Rewriting the World.”

 
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Thursday
12/31/2009
10:00 AM

John Munson in for Kathleen Dunn  - 091231E
After ten, John Munson talks with one of five experts invited last week by the B-B-C to contribute to "A portrait of the Decade" He tracked word usage to indicate the top stories and trends of the last decade.

Guest: Paul JJ Payack, President and Chief Word Analyst, The Global Language Monitor. www.languagemonitor.com . Author, “A Million Words and Counting: How Global English is Rewriting the World.”

 
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Thursday
12/31/2009
9:00 AM

John Munson in for Kathleen Dunn  - 091231D
After nine, John Munson and his guest look back at the technological boom of the past decade.

Guest: Larry Magid, Technology analyst for CBS News and CNET. Author, “Myspace: Safe Online Networking for Your Kids.”

 
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Wednesday
12/30/2009
10:00 PM

John Munson in for kathleen Dunn  - 091230E
Around two-dozen states now have in the works or are considering legislation ranging from allowing medical marijuana to decriminalizing the possession of small amounts of the drug. After ten, John Munson and his guest discuss the pros and cons of legalizing marijuana.

Guests:
10:00 - David Evans, Drug Free America Foundation.
10:30 - Ethan Nadelmann, Executive Director, Drug Policy Alliance.

 
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Wednesday
12/30/2009
10:00 AM

John Munson in for kathleen Dunn  - 091230E
Around two-dozen states now have in the works or are considering legislation ranging from allowing medical marijuana to decriminalizing the possession of small amounts of the drug. After ten, John Munson and his guest discuss the pros and cons of legalizing marijuana.

Guests:
10:00 - David Evans, Drug Free America Foundation.
10:30 - Ethan Nadelmann, Executive Director, Drug Policy Alliance.

 
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Wednesday
12/30/2009
9:00 AM

John Munson in for kathleen Dunn  - 091230D
Violence in the Iraqi province of Nineveh, and tensions between India and China are just two of the international stories that you may have missed in 2009. After nine, John Munson and his guest review the global news stories this year that the editors of Foreign Policy magazine feel were overlooked.

Guest: Josh Keating, Associate Editor, Foreign Policy magazine. Author, “Top 10 Stories You Missed in 2009.” www.foreignpolicy.com

 
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Tuesday
12/29/2009
10:00 PM

John Munson in for Kathleen Dunn  - 091229E
After ten, John Munson and his guest examine the judicial selection process in Wisconsin.

Guest: Peter K. Rofes, Professor of Law, Associate Dean for Academic Affairs, and Director, Part-time Legal Education, Marquette University.

 
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Tuesday
12/29/2009
10:00 AM

John Munson in for Kathleen Dunn  - 091229E
After ten, John Munson and his guest examine the judicial selection process in Wisconsin.

Guest: Peter K. Rofes, Professor of Law, Associate Dean for Academic Affairs, and Director, Part-time Legal Education, Marquette University.

 
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Tuesday
12/29/2009
9:00 AM

John Munson in for Kathleen Dunn  - 091229D
After nine, John Munson and his guests discuss the biggest news of the last decade. Guests:
- Denny Gainer, visual journalist, “USA TODAY”
- H. Darr Beiser, photographer, “USA TODAY”

 
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Monday
12/28/2009
10:00 PM

John Munson in for Kathleen Dunn  - 091228E
After ten, John Munson and his guest discuss how one of Major League Baseball's most successful managers, Joe McCarthy, created Ten Commandments for success in baseball, and how they still apply today.

Guest: J. D. Thorne, Author, “The 10 Commandments of Baseball: An Affectionate Look at Joe McCarthy’s Principles for Success in Baseball (and Life).”

 
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Monday
12/28/2009
10:00 AM

John Munson in for Kathleen Dunn  - 091228E
After ten, John Munson and his guest discuss how one of Major League Baseball's most successful managers, Joe McCarthy, created Ten Commandments for success in baseball, and how they still apply today.

Guest: J. D. Thorne, Author, "The 10 Commandments of Baseball: An Affectionate Look at Joe McCarthy's Principles for Success in Baseball (and Life)."

 
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Monday
12/28/2009
9:00 AM

John Munson in for Kathleen Dunn  - 091228D
After nine, John Munson and his guest recap all the major political headlines from Washington.

Guest: Dennis Riley, Professor of Political Science, University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point.

 
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Thursday
12/24/2009
10:00 PM

Kathleen Dunn  - 091224E
After ten, Kathleen Dunn's guest introduces you to Compassionate Canines: therapy dogs, and special animals who provide comfort, support, and companionship to people of all ages in a variety of settings.

Guest: Molly Johnson, founder, Compassionate Canines. www.compassionatecanines.org

 
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Thursday
12/24/2009
10:00 AM

Kathleen Dunn  - 091224E
After ten, Kathleen Dunn's guest introduces you to Compassionate Canines: therapy dogs, and special animals who provide comfort, support, and companionship to people of all ages in a variety of settings.

Guest: Molly Johnson, founder, Compassionate Canines. www.compassionatecanines.org (Rebroadcast)

 
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Thursday
12/24/2009
9:00 AM

Kathleen Dunn  - 091224D
After nine, Kathleen Dunn and her guest discuss the life of Abigail Adams, wife of the nation's second President, and mother of the sixth.

Guest: Woody Holton, Associate Professor of History and American Studies, University of Richmond. Author, "Abigail Adams." (Rebroadcast)

 
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Wednesday
12/23/2009
10:00 PM

John Munson in for kathleen Dunn  - 091223E
After ten, John Munson and his guest discuss the history of Google and its founders, Larry Page and Sergey Brin.

Guest: Ken Auletta, Columnist, “Annals of Communications,” in the New Yorker. Author of several books including, “Three Blind Mice: How the TV Networks Lost Their Way,” and most recently, “Googled: The End of The World As We Know It.”

 
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Wednesday
12/23/2009
10:00 AM

John Munson in for kathleen Dunn  - 091223E
After ten, John Munson and his guest discuss the history of search giant Google, and its founders, Larry Page and Sergey Brin.

Guest: Ken Auletta, Columnist, “Annals of Communications,” in the New Yorker. Author of several books including, “Three Blind Mice: How the TV Networks Lost Their Way,” and most recently, “Googled: The End of The World As We Know It.”

 
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Wednesday
12/23/2009
9:00 AM

John Munson in for Kathleen Dunn  - 091223D
After nine, John Munson and his guest examine the recently released survey on public participation in the arts conducted by the National Endowment for the Arts.

Guest: Anne Katz, Executive Director, Arts Wisconsin.

 
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Tuesday
12/22/2009
10:00 PM

Kathleen Dunn  - 091222E
After ten, Kathleen Dunn and her guest share ideas for meaningful gift-giving in hard economic times.

Guest: Connie Kilmark, Founder, counseling and consulting firm, Kilmark & Associates.

 
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Tuesday
12/22/2009
10:00 AM

Kathleen Dunn  - 091222E
After ten, Kathleen Dunn and her guest share ideas for meaningful gift-giving in hard economic times.

Guest: Connie Kilmark, Founder, counseling and consulting firm, Kilmark & Associates.

 
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Tuesday
12/22/2009
9:00 AM

Kathleen Dunn  - 091222D
Health care reform, Obama's inauguration, the economy.. what do you think was the biggest news story of 2009? After nine, Kathleen Dunn and her guest discuss the year's top stories.

Guest: David Crary, National reporter, Associated Press.

 
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Monday
12/21/2009
10:00 PM

Kathleen Dunn  - 091221E
What were your favorite books from 2009? What selections will you be gifting for the holidays? After ten, Kathleen Dunn and her guest discuss the year’s best books.

Guest: Daniel Goldin, Owner, Boswell Book Company. www.boswellbooks.com

 
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Monday
12/21/2009
10:00 AM

Kathleen Dunn  - 091221E
What were your favorite books for 2009? What selections will you be gifting for the holidays? After ten, Kathleen Dunn and her guest discuss the year’s best books.

Guest: Daniel Goldin, Owner, Boswell Book Company. www.boswellbooks.com

 
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Monday
12/21/2009
9:00 AM

Kathleen Dunn  - 091221D
As the year draws to a close, Congress is scrambling to pass key legislation. After nine, Kathleen Dunn and her guest examine the latest headlines from Washington.

Guest: Joseph Kunkel, Professor and Chairperson, Political Science /Law Enforcement Department, Minnesota State University.

 
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Thursday
12/17/2009
10:00 PM

Kathleen Dunn  - 091217E
After ten, Kathleen Dunn and her guests examine the latest research on breast cancer and screening guidelines.


Guests:
10:00 – Richard Elledge, M.D., Clinical Professor of Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio.
10:30 - Gale Sisney, MD., Director of Breast Imaging at the University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics. Radiologist at the UW Carbone Cancer Center.

 
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Thursday
12/17/2009
10:00 AM

Kathleen Dunn  - 091217E
After ten, Kathleen Dunn and her guests examine the latest research on breast cancer and screening guidelines.


Guests:
10:00 – Richard Elledge, M.D., Clinical Professor of Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio.
10:30 - Gale Sisney, MD., Director of Breast Imaging at the University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics. Radiologist at the UW Carbone Cancer Center.

 
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Thursday
12/17/2009
9:00 AM

Kathleen Dunn  - 091217D
After nine, Kathleen Dunn and her guest examine the latest changes to the Senate health care bill.

Guest: Helen Ann Halpin, Professor of Health Policy and Director, Center for Health and Public Policy Studies, University of California Berkeley School of Public Health.

 
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Wednesday
12/16/2009
10:00 PM

Kathleen Dunn  - 091216E
After ten, Kathleen Dunn talks with historian James Bradley about his new book, "The Imperial Cruise: A Secret History of Empire and War"

James Bradley, is also author of "Flags of Our Fathers" and "Flyboys"

 
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Wednesday
12/16/2009
10:00 AM

Kathleen Dunn  - 091216E
After ten, Kathleen Dunn talks with historian James Bradley about his new book, "The Imperial Cruise: A Secret History of Empire and War"

James Bradley, is also author of "Flags of Our Fathers" and "Flyboys"

 
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Wednesday
12/16/2009
9:00 AM

Kathleen Dunn  - 091216D
Journalist Jeff Sharlet joins Kathleen Dunn, after nine, to discuss The Family, a secretive fellowship of powerful Christian politicians that centers on a Washington, D.C., townhouse.

Guest: Jeff Sharlet, Contributing Editor to Harper's and Rolling Stone Magazine. Author, "The Family: The Secret Fundamentalism at the Heart of American Power"

 
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Tuesday
12/15/2009
10:00 PM

Kathleen Dunn  - 091215E
Kathleen Dunn’s guest, after ten, explores what we eat and why, and how what we eat affects our lives and the environment.

Guest: Jonathan Safran Foer, author, “Eating Animals.” His novels include, “Everything is Illuminated,” and “Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close.”

 
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Tuesday
12/15/2009
10:00 AM

Kathleen Dunn  - 091215E
Kathleen Dunn’s guest, after ten, explores what we eat and why... and how what we eat affects our lives and the environment.

Guest: Jonathan Safran Foer, author, “Eating Animals.” His novels include, “Everything is Illuminated,” and “Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close.”

 
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Tuesday
12/15/2009
9:00 AM

Kathleen Dunn  - 091215D
After nine, Kathleen Dunn and her guest examine the great debates of our time... the U.S.... policy... and politics.

Guest: Larry Jacobs, Chair for Political Studies & Director, Center for the Study of Politics and Governance, Hubert H. Humphrey Institute and Department of Political Science, University of Minnesota.

 
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Monday
12/14/2009
10:00 PM

Kathleen Dunn (Evening Repeat)  - 091214E
A new report found that the average American consumes about 34 gigabytes of data and information each day. After ten, Kathleen Dunn speaks with one of the researchers about what types of information we are consuming.

Guest: Roger E. Bohn, Professor of Management, Director of the Global Information Industry Center, University of California, San Diego.

 
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Monday
12/14/2009
10:00 AM

Kathleen Dunn  - 091214E
A new report found that the average American consumes about 34 gigabytes of data and information each day. After ten, Kathleen Dunn speaks with one of the researchers about what types of information we are consuming.

Guest: Roger E. Bohn, Professor of Management, Director of the Global Information Industry Center, University of California, San Diego.

 
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Monday
12/14/2009
9:00 AM

Kathleen Dunn  - 091214D
After nine, Kathleen Dunn and her guest discuss all the latest news from Washington and around the globe.

GUEST: David Michael Green, Associate Professor of Political Science, Hofstra University.

 
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Thursday
12/10/2009
10:00 PM

Kathleen Dunn  - 091210E
Kathleen Dunn continues her series on health care throughout the world, after ten, as she speaks with a guest who works in health field in Haiti.

Guest: Dr. Matthew Solberg, Pediatrician in the Milwaukee Area. Participant in Global Health Outreach where he served as a primary care physician in rural areas of Haiti.

 
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Thursday
12/10/2009
10:00 AM

Kathleen Dunn  - 091210E
Kathleen Dunn continues her series on health care throughout the world, after ten, as she speaks with a guest who works in health field in Haiti.

Guest: Dr. Matthew Solberg, Pediatrician in the Milwaukee Area. Participant in Global Health Outreach where he served as a primary care physician in rural areas of Haiti.

 
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Thursday
12/10/2009
9:00 AM

Kathleen Dunn  - 091210D
After nine, Kathleen Dunn takes your calls for show and guest suggestions.
 
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Wednesday
12/9/2009
10:00 PM

Kathleen Dunn  - 091209E
Humanitarian Greg Mortenson joins Kathleen Dunn, after ten, to discuss his continuing work with community-based education and literacy programs... especially for girls... in the remote mountain regions of Afghanistan and Pakistan.

Guest: Greg Mortenson, Humanitarian and Educator. Co-founder (with Dr. Jean Hoerni) and Executive Director of nonprofit Central Asia Institute. Author, “Three Cups of Tea: One Man’s Mission to Promote Peace…One School At A Time” “Stones into Schools: Promoting Peace with Books, Not Bombs, in Afghanistan and Pakistan.”

 
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Wednesday
12/9/2009
10:00 AM

Kathleen Dunn  - 091209E
Humanitarian Greg Mortenson joins Kathleen Dunn, after ten, to discuss his continuing work with community-based education and literacy programs... especially for girls... in the remote mountain regions of Afghanistan and Pakistan.

Guest: Greg Mortenson, Humanitarian and Educator. Co-founder (with Dr. Jean Hoerni) and Executive Director of nonprofit Central Asia Institute. Author, “Three Cups of Tea: One Man’s Mission to Promote Peace…One School At A Time” & “Stones into Schools: Promoting Peace with Books, Not Bombs, in Afghanistan and Pakistan.”

 
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Wednesday
12/9/2009
9:00 AM

Kathleen Dunn  - 091209D
After nine, Kathleen Dunn and her guest examine recent poll numbers for President Obama, the Public Option in health care reform, the troop surge in Afghanistan, and how the media reports the results.
 
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Tuesday
12/8/2009
10:00 PM

John Munson in for Kathleen Dunn  - 091208E
After ten, John Munson's guest takes a look at America's love affair with shopping. He takes us on a tour of the world of malls, megastores, and online shopping, and explains, why, in spite of the economic situation, we'll continue with buying.

Guest: Lee Eisenberg, author, "Shoptimism: Why the American Consumer Will Keep on Buying No Matter What" (Free Press).

 
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