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Wednesday
12/26/2012
9:00 AM
121226D

Bicentenary of Charles Dickens
This week we rebroadcast Kathleen Dunn's Best Conversations of 2012. This hour, Kathleen Dunn and her guest mark the bicentenary of Charles Dickens
birth by discussing his life and work. (Rebroadcast from 2/6/2012)
Guest: Martin Fido, senior lecturer, Arts and Sciences Writing Program, Boston University. Author, "The World of Charles Dickens."

Wednesday
12/26/2012
10:00 AM
121226E

Earl Scruggs
This week we rebroadcast Kathleen Dunn's Best Conversations of 2012. This was a program Kathleen Dunn hosted shortly after the death of bluegrass and banjo legend, Earl Scruggs. (Rebroadcast from 4/3/2012)
Guests:

- Peter Cooper, senior music writer, The Daily Tennessean and a Grammy-nominated singer/songwriter.

- Bob Black, Bluegrass musician and banjo player. Black toured with Bill Monroe and is the author of, "Come Hither to Go Yonder: Playing Bluegrass With Bill Monroe."

Wednesday
12/26/2012
10:00 PM
121226E

Tuesday
12/25/2012
9:00 AM
121225D

Walter Cronkite
This week we rebroadcast Kathleen Dunn's Best Conversations of 2012. This hour, historian Douglas Brinkley on the life of Walter Cronkite. During his heyday, the longtime anchor of the CBS Evening News was known as "the most trusted man in America."

Guest:
Douglas Brinkley, Professor of History, Rice University. Brinkley is the history commentator for CBS News and a contributing editor to Vanity Fair. He is the author of several books, most recently, "Cronkite."

Tuesday
12/25/2012
10:00 AM
121225E

Biography of the Sun
This week we rebroadcast Kathleen Dunn's Best Conversations of 2012. This hour, the biography of the sun: from its stellar birth to its spectacular future death.
Guest:
Bob Berman, "Strange Universe" columnist for Astronomy magazine, author of "The Sun's Heartbeat: And Other Stories From the Life of the Star That Powers Our Planet"

Tuesday
12/25/2012
10:00 PM
121225E

Monday
12/24/2012
9:00 AM
121224D

George McGovern
We kick off our week of special rebroadcasts of our favorite conversations from 2012. This hour, Kathleen Dunn talks with former South Dakota Senator George McGovern to discuss his thoughts on the future of the Democratic Party. (Rebroadcast from 3/1/2012)
Guest: George McGovern, former South Dakota Senator and Democratic nominee for president in 1972. Author, "What It Means to Be a Democrat."

Monday
12/24/2012
10:00 AM
121224E

National Poetry Month
This hour, we'll re-air another of our favorite programs from 2012. This is a program Kathleen Dunn hosted to celebrate National Poetry month. (Rebroadcast from 4/5/2012)
Guests:

- Bruce Dethlefsen, Wisconsin's State Poet Laureate.

- Linda Gregerson, Poet and Distinguished University Professor of English Language and Literature at the University of Michigan.

Monday
12/24/2012
10:00 PM
121224E

Thursday
12/20/2012
9:00 AM
121220D

Peggy Post on Gift Giving
Peggy Post, Emily Post's great-granddaughter-in-law, joins Kathleen Dunn to talk about meaningful gift giving this holiday season.
Guest: Peggy Post, director of The Emily Post Institute and the author of more than a dozen etiquette books.

Thursday
12/20/2012
10:00 AM
121220E

End of Your Life Book Club
Will Schwalbe's bestseller The End of Your Life Book Club chronicles the last two years of his mother's life, when they read the same books in an informal book club of two. This hour, Kathleen Dunn talks with Will about living, reading and sharing.
Guest:
Will Schwalbe - Book editor, founder of the recipe site Cookstr and the author of the memoir "The End of Your Life Book Club."

Thursday
12/20/2012
10:00 PM
121220E

Wednesday
12/19/2012
9:00 AM
121219D

Gun Control Legislation
In the wake of the Newtown, Connecticut shooting, there is renewed talk about gun control legislation in Washington. This hour, U.S. Representative Gwen Moore (D-Milwaukee) and Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett talk about what she would like to see proposed, and then a public health expert discusses the effects of various firearm policies.
Guests:
9:06: Tom Barrett, Mayor of Milwaukee
9:30: Matthew Miller, Associate Professor of Health Policy and Management at the Harvard School of Public Health

Wednesday
12/19/2012
10:00 AM
121219E

Book Club: Civil Disobedience
This hour: the December edition of our Back-to-School Book Club. We tackle Henry David Thoreau's 1849 essay Civil Disobedience, which was adapted from lectures he gave after serving a night in jail for not paying his Massachusetts taxes. Thoreau argues that individuals should not allow injustices to be perpetrated in their names by their governments, and the ideas in the piece famously inspired Ghandi and Martin Luther King, Jr.
Guests:
Russ Castronovo - Professor of English and American Studies at UW-Madison
Alex Zakaras - Political philosopher and Associate Professor of Political Science at the University of Vermont

Wednesday
12/19/2012
10:00 PM
121219E

Tuesday
12/18/2012
9:00 AM
121218D

Gun Violence
Kathleen Dunn is joined by a member from Mayors Against Illegal Guns, and the Police Chief of Oak Creek where a mass shooting took place at a Sikh temple in August.
Guests:

- John Edwards, Police Chief, Oak Creek, Wisconsin.

- John Dickert, Mayor of Racine.

Tuesday
12/18/2012
9:30 AM
121218X

The Geography of Gun Violence
Kathleen Dunn is joined by Richard Florida who examines the geography of gun violence in America by studying the correlations between gun deaths and other kinds of social indicators.
Guest: Richard Florida, Professor, University of Toronto & NYU. Senior Editor, The Atlantic. Author of several books including, "The Rise of the Creative Class," and "The Great Reset: How the Post-Crash Economy Will Change the Way We Live and Work."

Tuesday
12/18/2012
10:00 AM
121218E

List of 2012 Game Changers from Rolling Stone
An editor from Rolling Stone joins Kathleen Dunn to review the magazine's list of game changers, from politics to music, in 2012.
Guest: Will Dana, Managing Editor, Rolling Stone.

Tuesday
12/18/2012
10:00 PM
121218E

Monday
12/17/2012
9:00 AM
121217D

All Things Political
This hour, the week that was in politics with Kathleen Dunn and her guests.
Guests:

- Bob Lowry, Professor and Political Science Program Head, School of Economic, Political and Policy Sciences, The University of Texas at Dallas.

- Adam Winkler, Professor of Constitutional Law, UCLA. Author, "Gunfight: The Battle Over the Right to Bear Arms in America."

Monday
12/17/2012
10:00 AM
121217E

Dealing With Tragedies
In the wake of the devastating school shooting in Connecticut last week, this hour, Kathleen Dunn and her guest examine how a nation, families, and friends deal with tragic events.
Guest: Connie Kilmark, founder, counseling and consulting firm, Kilmark & Associates.

Monday
12/17/2012
10:00 PM
121217E

Thursday
12/13/2012
9:00 AM
121213D

Egypt and Syria
This hour, Kathleen Dunn discusses the upcoming constitutional referendum in Egypt and the US recognition of the Syrian Opposition Coalition.
Guests:
9am: Mona el-Ghobashy - Assistant Professor of Political Science at Barnard College
9:30am: James F. Jeffrey - Former U.S. Ambassador to Iraq, Turkey, and Albania. He was the Deputy National Security advisor in the George W. Bush Administration from 2007 to 2008 and is currently a visiting fellow at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy

Thursday
12/13/2012
10:00 AM
121213E

Open Line
Join Kathleen Dunn for her December open line. Call in with your show and guest suggestions.

Thursday
12/13/2012
10:00 PM
121213D

Egypt and Syria
This hour, Kathleen Dunn discusses the upcoming constitutional referendum in Egypt and the US recognition of the Syrian Opposition Coalition.
Guests:
Mona el-Ghobashy - Assistant Professor of Political Science at Barnard College
James F. Jeffrey - Former U.S. Ambassador to Iraq, Turkey, and Albania. He was the Deputy National Security advisor in the George W. Bush Administration from 2007 to 2008 and is currently a visiting fellow at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy

Wednesday
12/12/2012
9:00 AM
121212D

Right-to-Work Legislation in Michigan
The Michigan Legislature approved two bills on Tuesday that reduces the power of organized labor within the state. This hour Kathleen Dunn speaks with individuals on both sides of the right-to-work issue.
Guests:

9:00 - Kathleen Gray, political reporter, Detroit Free Press.

9:20 - Vincent Vernuccio, Director of Labor Policy, Mackinac Center for Public Policy.

9:40 - Robert Reich, former Secretary of Labor in the Clinton Administration and Chancellor's Professor of Public Policy at the University of California at Berkeley. Author of several books, the latest of which, "Beyond Outrage," is now out in paperback.

Wednesday
12/12/2012
10:00 AM
121212E

Pearl Harbor Christmas
This hour, Kathleen Dunn talks about a Christmas season like no other: December, 1941. Historian Stanley Weintraub discusses his recent book about the days after the surprise Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor.
Guest:
Stanley Weintraub - Professor Emeritus of Arts and Humanities at Penn State University. His most recent book is Pearl Harbor Christmas: A World at War, December 1941.

Wednesday
12/12/2012
10:00 PM
121212E

Tuesday
12/11/2012
9:00 AM
121211D

Supreme Court and Gay Marriage
The United States Supreme Court has agreed to hear challenges to the Federal Defense of Marriage Act and California's Proposition 8 ban on same-sex marriage. This hour, Kathleen Dunn discuss the history of each, and the possible rulings.
9:00 - Jami Floyd, attorney, broadcast journalist and legal analyst for cable and network news, and is a frequent contributor to WNYC Radio.

9:20 - Katherine Franke, Professor of Law and Director, Center for Gender and Sexuality Law, Columbia.

Tuesday
12/11/2012
10:00 AM
121211E

Sam Cooke
Today is the anniversary of the death of soul legend Sam Cooke. This hour, we celebrate his music and legacy.
Guest:
Daniel Wolff - Author of recent book THE FIGHT FOR HOME: HOW (PARTS OF) NEW ORLEANS CAME BACK. His book on Sam Cooke is YOU SEND ME: THE LIFE AND TIMES OF SAM COOKE

Tuesday
12/11/2012
10:00 PM
121211E

Monday
12/10/2012
9:00 AM
121210D

All Things Political
Kathleen Dunn and her guests recap the week's top political news.
Guests:

9:00 - Clarence Page, op-ed columnist, Tribune Media Services. Member, editorial board, Chicago Tribune.

9:30 - Dave Zweifel - Editor Emeritus at the Capital Times

Monday
12/10/2012
10:00 AM
121210E

The Second City
The Second City opened its doors on a snowy Chicago night in December of 1959. This hour, Kathleen Dunn is joined by current performers to discuss the theatre's history and the art of improv.

Guests: Cate Freedman, Eddie Mujica and Neal Dandade, performers with Second City.

Monday
12/10/2012
10:00 PM
121210E

Thursday
12/6/2012
9:00 AM
121206D

Southern Poverty Law Center President
This hour, Kathleen Dunn talks to the President of the Southern Poverty Law Center about the SPLC's efforts to raise awareness of hate crimes, including the Sikh Temple shooting in Oak Creek in August.
Guest:

Richard Cohen - President of the Southern Poverty Law Center

Thursday
12/6/2012
10:00 AM
121206E

Dave Brubeck
Dave Brubeck, the jazz pianist, composer and bandleader behind the legendary Dave Brubeck Quartet, died Wednesday at age 91. This hour Kathleen Dunn explores the legendary musician's career and influence on jazz today.
Guest: Mark Davis, jazz pianist. Chair of Jazz Studies at the Wisconsin Conservatory of Music and he serves as an instructor at Cardinal Stritch University, Wisconsin Lutheran College and Alverno College.

Thursday
12/6/2012
10:00 PM
121206E

Wednesday
12/5/2012
9:00 AM
121205D

Drones
The number of drone strikes have increased during Obama's first term. This hour, Kathleen Dunn and her guest discuss the use of drones, and how the administration is setting a legal framework for drone warfare.
Guest: Bill Roggio, Managing Editor, The Long War Journal. President, Public Multimedia, Inc. Adjunct Fellow, Foundation for the Defense of Democracies. Media Fellow, Hoover Institute. Contributor, The Weekly Standard.

Wednesday
12/5/2012
10:00 AM
121205E

Return to Pearl
This hour, the Pearl Harbor documentary Return to Pearl, about a group of Wisconsin World War II veterans that visited Pearl Harbor in June 2012.
Guest:
Mark Siegrist - Milwaukee-based journalist and host of the documentary Return to Pearl
Ken Sweet - Wisconsin Pearl Harbor veteran

Wednesday
12/5/2012
10:00 PM
121205E

Tuesday
12/4/2012
9:00 AM
121204D

Books of 2012
This hour, end-of-the-year book suggestions from two independent booksellers.
Guests:
Daniel Goldin - Owner of Boswell Books on Downer Avenue in Milwaukee
Hans Weyandt - Co-owner of Micawber's Books in St. Paul, Minnesota. He is also the editor of Read This! Handpicked Favorites from America's Indie Bookstores

Tuesday
12/4/2012
10:00 AM
121204E

Thomas Jefferson
Kathleen Dunn speaks with biographer Jon Meacham about his latest book on our nation's third president, Thomas Jefferson.
Guest: Jon Meacham, Pulitzer Prize-winning author and journalist. His books include, "American Lion: Andrew Jackson in the White House," "American Gospel: God, the Founding Fathers, and the Making of a Nation," and most recently, "Thomas Jefferson: The Art of Power."

Tuesday
12/4/2012
10:00 PM
121204E

Monday
12/3/2012
9:00 AM
121203D

All Things Political
Kathleen Dunn recaps the latest news across the country; from the fate of the fiscal cliff, immigration and filibuster reform, to the potential end of the 1 dollar bill.
Guest: Ron Elving, Senior Washington Editor, NPR News.

Monday
12/3/2012
10:00 AM
121203E

Tax Code
This hour Kathleen Dunn's guest explains the most divisive aspects of our current tax code, and what Republicans and Democrats propose in order to bring down our national debt.
Guest: David Cay Johnston, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and author; his latest book is "The Fine Print: How Big Companies Use 'Plain English' to Rob You Blind"

Monday
12/3/2012
10:00 PM
121203E

Thursday
11/29/2012
9:00 AM
121129D

AIDS
According to a new Government report, of the 50,000 new HIV infections in the U.S. each year, more than one in four affect people ages 13 to 24, more than half of whom don't know they're infected. This hour Kathleen Dunn discusses the continuing epidemic, education, and the upcoming World AIDS Day.
Guests:

- Mike Gifford, Executive Director, AIDS Resource Center of Wisconsin. www.arcw.org

- Gary Hollander, Executive Director, Diverse & Resilient. www.diverseandresilient.org

Thursday
11/29/2012
10:00 AM
121129E

History of Columbia Records
2012 marks the 125th anniversary of the Columbia Records. This hour: a look at the history of that label, which reflects the history of America.
Guest:
Sean Wilentz - Professor of History at Princeton University and author of 360 Sound: The Columbia Records Story.

Thursday
11/29/2012
10:00 PM
121129E

Wednesday
11/28/2012
9:00 AM
121128D

Drug Shortages
This hour, Kathleen Dunn and her guest discuss the ongoing issue with prescription drug shortages.

Guest: Amy Peak, Assistant Professor, Pharmacy Practice, and Director of Drug Information Services & Academic Advising, Butler University.

Wednesday
11/28/2012
10:00 AM
121128E

November Book Club
November's edition of the Back-to-School Book Club looks at Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass: An American Slave. Born in 1818, Douglass learned to read as a slave in his native Maryland, which prepared him for a lifetime of self-education. He escaped to the North at age twenty, and joined the abolitionist movement in the 1840s. This memoir, released in 1845, both exemplified and expanded the genre of slave narrative.
Guests:
Russ Castronovo - Professor of English and American Studies at UW-Madison
Ivy Wilson - Associate Professor of English and Director of American Studies at Northwestern Unviersity
LISTENERS: The text is in the public domain, so you can go to http://bit.ly/fJ9EUm to get a copy

Wednesday
11/28/2012
10:00 PM
121128E

November Book Club
November's edition of the Back-to-School Book Club looks at Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass: An American Slave. Born in 1818, Douglass learned to read as a slave in his native Maryland, which prepared him for a lifetime of self-education. He escaped to the North at age twenty, and joined the abolitionist movement in the 1840s. This memoir, released in 1845, both exemplified and expanded the genre of slave narrative.
GUESTS:
Russ Castronovo - Professor of English and American Studies at UW-Madison
Ivy Wilson - Associate Professor of English and Director of American Studies at Northwestern Unviersity
LISTENERS: The text is in the public domain, so you can go to http://bit.ly/fJ9EUm to get a copy

Tuesday
11/27/2012
9:00 AM
121127D

UN Climate Change Conference
Doha, Qatar hosts the 2012 United Nations Climate Change Conference, which opened on Monday. This hour, Kathleen Dunn and her guest talk about the history of international environmental treaties and what this year's participants hope to achieve at the summit.
Guest:
David Hunter - Professor of Law and Director of the International Legal Studies Program at American University

Tuesday
11/27/2012
10:00 AM
121127E

Doc Severinsen and the MSO
Doc Severinsen, known by millions as Johnny Carson's band leader on The Tonight Show, talks about his upcoming holiday concerts with the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra. MSO President Mark Niehaus also joins Kathleen Dunn to discuss his new role as the organization's leader.
Guests:
Doc Severinsen - trumpeter and bandleader for The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson. He returns to Milwaukee to conduct the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra in Doc the Halls: A Merry Doc Holiday!
Mark Niehaus - President and Executive Director of the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra
Listeners: For tickets to Doc the Halls, go to www.mso.org

Tuesday
11/27/2012
10:00 PM
121127E

Doc Severinsen and the MSO
Doc Severinsen, known by millions as Johnny Carson's band leader on The Tonight Show, talks about his upcoming holiday concerts with the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra. MSO President Mark Niehaus also joins Kathleen Dunn to discuss his new role as the organization's leader.
Guests:
Doc Severinsen - trumpeter and bandleader for The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson. He returns to Milwaukee to conduct the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra in Doc the Halls: A Merry Doc Holiday! www.mso.org
Mark Niehaus - President and Executive Director of the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra
Listeners: For tickets to Doc the Halls, go to www.mso.org

Monday
11/26/2012
9:00 AM
121126D

All Things Political
All Things Political with David Swerdlick, Contributing Editor at The Root
Guest:
David Swerdlick - Contributing Editor at The Root. He also writes for The Hill and the New York Daily News

Monday
11/26/2012
10:00 AM
121126E

Peace Corps
This hour Kathleen Dunn speaks with the Acting Director of the Peace Corps, Carrie Hessler-Radelet, about the organization's global health initiatives.
Guest: Carrie Hessler-Radelet, Acting Director of the Peace Corps.

Monday
11/26/2012
10:00 PM
121126E

Thursday
11/22/2012
10:00 PM
120125E

James Madison
James Madison led one of the most influential and prolific lives in American history. After ten, Kathleen Dunn is joined by a historian to discuss the life of the Father of the Constitution. (Rebroadcast from January 25, 2012)
Guest: Richard Brookhiser, historian and author. His latest book is, "James Madison."

Wednesday
11/21/2012
9:00 AM
121121D

Destiny of the Republic
Kathleen Dunn and her guest discuss the 1881 assassination attempt on President James A. Garfield, and the dreadfully misguided medical efforts to save his life. (Rebroadcast from September 29, 2011)

Guest: Candice Millard, former writer and editor, National Geographic magazine. Author, "River of Doubt: Theodore Roosevelt's Darkest Journey", "Destiny of the Republic: A Tale of Madness, Medicine and the Murder of a President"

Wednesday
11/21/2012
10:00 AM
121121E

Man Made
When humorist Joel Stein learned he was fathering a baby boy he set out to explore what being a man meant. He joins Kathleen Dunn to discuss his quest to define masculinity. (Rebroadcast from June 26, 2012)
Guest: Joel Stein, Staff Writer, TIME. Author, "Man Made: A Stupid Quest for Masculinity."

Wednesday
11/21/2012
10:00 PM
121121E

Tuesday
11/20/2012
9:00 AM
121120D

Holidays and Commerce
Black Friday begins even earlier this year. Wal-Mart will open at 8pm, Target at 9pm, and Kohl's at midnight. Many criticize the retailers for offering steep discounts to their earliest shoppers, but the turnout remains high. In many cases, the first hour of "Gray Thursday" shopping sees the highest shopping traffic of the year. This hour, Kathleen Dunn and her guest talk about the intersection of holidays, commerce, and family.
GUEST:

Elizabeth H. Pleck - Professor Emerita at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign. She is the author of Celebrating the Family: Ethnicity, Consumer Culture, and Family Rituals.

Tuesday
11/20/2012
10:00 AM
121120E

The Film, "Lincoln"
This January marks the 150th anniversary of The Emancipation Proclamation, and a new film by Stephen Spielberg that depicts the events leading up to the signing. This hour Kathleen Dunn talks to both a film critic and one of the historical consultants on the film. They discuss "Lincoln" as both history and art.
Guests:
Harold Holzer, Historian, Scholar, Chairman of The Lincoln Bicentennial Foundation, and Hertog Fellow at The New-York Historical Society. Holzer is the author of several books including, "Lincoln: How Abraham Lincoln Ended Slavery in America."
Alison Wilmore - Film critic at Movieline.com

Tuesday
11/20/2012
10:00 PM
121120E

Monday
11/19/2012
9:00 AM
121119D

All Things Political
On this edition of All Things Political Kathleen Dunn and her guest discuss the foreign policy of Obama's second term, the Benghazi hearings, and the selection of new Secretaries of State and Defense.
Guest: Stephen Dyson, Associate Professor of Political Science, University of Connecticut.

Monday
11/19/2012
10:00 AM
121119E

Voting Rights Act and SCOTUS
Earlier this month, the Supreme Court agreed to hear a challenge to a key provision of the Voting Rights Act. This hour, Kathleen Dunn and her guest look at the legal questions in the case and how the Voting Rights Act might be updated.
GUEST:
Nathaniel Persily - Professor of Law and Political Science at Columbia University

Monday
11/19/2012
10:00 PM
121119E

Thursday
11/15/2012
9:00 AM
121115D

Affordable Health Care Act
Last week's election most likely settled the fate of the Affordable Health Care Act. This hour, Kathleen Dunn and her guest discuss how the provisions of the act will be implemented.
Guest: Paul Starr, Professor of Sociology and Public Affairs, and Stuart Professor of Communications and Public Affairs, Princeton University. Co-founder, The American Prospect. Author, "Remedy and Reaction: The Peculiar American Struggle over Health Care Reform."

Thursday
11/15/2012
10:00 AM
121115E

Study Abroad Programs
This hour, Kathleen Dunn and her guests discuss a recent report that accessed study abroad programs around the world. The report ranked the University of Wisconsin in the top 10 of colleges that send students overseas to study.
Guests:

- Peggy Blumenthal, Senior Counselor, The Institute of International Education.

- Susan Lochner, Assistant Director, International Academic Programs, University of Wisconsin, Madison.

Thursday
11/15/2012
10:00 PM
121115D

Wednesday
11/14/2012
9:00 AM
121114D

School Funding
On Monday, State Superintendent Tony Evers released a proposal that his office said would increase school aid. He also seeks to set a state funding level for districts of $3,000 per pupil. This hour, Kathleen Dunn and her guest talk about the details of the plan and what education policies we might see passed in Madison next year.
GUEST:
Steve Correia - Associate Professor of Education at St. Norbert College

Wednesday
11/14/2012
10:00 AM
121114E

Cuba's New Now
Kathleen Dunn speaks with a journalist who has been reporting on the economic, cultural, and political transitions taking place in Cuba since Fidel Castro handed power over to his brother, Raul.
Guest: Cynthia Gorney, professor, Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism. Contributing writer for The New York Times Magazine and National Geographic. Her latest article, "Cuba's New Now," appears on the November cover of National Geographic.

Wednesday
11/14/2012
10:00 PM
121114E

Tuesday
11/13/2012
9:00 AM
121113D

Syria
A coalition of rebel groups formed an umbrella group on Sunday, seeking international recognition. with the conflict in its 21st month and violence spreading to Syria's neighbors, is there a path to peace in Syria?
GUESTS:
9:06 - 9:35: Borzou Daragahi - Middle East and North Africa Bureau Chief for the Financial Times, based in Cairo
9:35 - 10: Stephen Zunes - Professor of Politics and International Studies at the University of San Francisco. He chairs the program in Middle Eastern Studies.

Tuesday
11/13/2012
10:00 AM
121113E

Kurt Vonnegut: The Letters
Kathleen Dunn is joined by editor Dan Wakefield and Mark Vonnegut, son of the late Kurt Vonnegut. The writer's personal correspondences, ranging over sixty years, has just been published under the title, "Kurt Vonnegut: The Letters."
Guests:

- Mark Vonnegut, American pediatrician and memoirist. Son of Kurt Vonnegut.

- Dan Wakefield, novelist, journalist and screenwriter. Editor, "Kurt Vonnegut: The Letters."

Tuesday
11/13/2012
10:00 PM
121113E

Monday
11/12/2012
9:00 AM
121112D

All Things Political
Another edition of All Things Political with Kathleen Dunn and her guests as they discuss last week's elections, and preview President Obama's second term.
Guests:

9:00- Matt Bai, chief political correspondent, "The New York Times Magazine," and writer of the "Political Times" column for the Times political blog, "The
Caucus."

9:30 - Scott Bauer, Associated Press correspondent, based in Madison, WI.

Monday
11/12/2012
10:00 AM
121112E

Photos of Vietnam Veterans
In commemoration of Veterans' Day, we talk about an effort to collect a photograph of every Wisconsin Vietnam Veteran. Kathleen Dunn and her guests discuss the project with the founder of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund, as well as a Wisconsinite who has been active in finding photos for the project.
GUESTS:
Jan Scruggs - President and Founder of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund
Bryce Kelley - Medford resident. Bryce has been active in acquiring photos of Wisconsin Vietnam Veterans for the project.
LISTENERS: For more information on how to submit photos of Vietnam Veterans from Wisconsin, visit www.vvmf.org/wisconsin

Monday
11/12/2012
10:00 PM
121112E

Thursday
11/8/2012
9:00 AM
121108D

Patchwork Nation
Latinos, African Americans, young voters and women are all demographic groups that contributed to President Obama's winning 2012 coalition. But how did the results break down community type? This hour, Kathleen Dunn talks to Patchwork Nation founder Dante Chinni.
GUEST:

Dante Chinni - journalist and creator of the multimedia project PATCHWORK NATION

Thursday
11/8/2012
10:00 AM
121108E

Climate Change and Election
In his victory speech Tuesday night, President Obama said "We want our children to live in an America...that isn't threatened by the destructive power of a warming planet." But climate change was not a major issue in the Presidential campaign. This hour, Kathleen Dunn and her guests talk about the potential political will to confront this issue post-Sandy and post-election.
GUESTS:
Elizabeth Kolbert - Staff writer for the New Yorker and author of Field Notes from a Catastrophe: Man, Nature, and Climate Change
Paul Robbins - Geographer and the Director of the Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. He is the author of Political Ecology.

Thursday
11/8/2012
10:00 PM
121108E

Climate Change and Election
In his victory speech Tuesday night, President Obama said "We want our children to live in an America...that isn't threatened by the destructive power of a warming planet" But climate change was not a major issue in the Presidential campaign. This hour, Kathleen Dunn and her guests talk about the potential political will to confront this issue post-Sandy and post-election.
GUESTS:
Elizabeth Kolbert - Staff writer for the Nee Yorker and author of Field Notes from a Catastrophe: Man, Nature, and Climate Change
Paul Robbins - Geographer and the Director of the Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. He is the author of Political Ecology.

Wednesday
11/7/2012
9:00 AM
121107D

Election Results
This hour, Kathleen Dunn and her guests discuss the results from last night's elections.
Guests:

- Kathleen Dolan - Professor, Political Science, University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee.

- Matt Viser - National Political Reporter, Boston Globe.

- Jonathan Alter - Award-winning writer and journalist. His books include The Promise: President Obama, Year One, and The Defining Moment: FDR's Hundred Days and the Triumph of Hope.

Wednesday
11/7/2012
10:00 AM
121107E

Swing State election results
Kathleen Dunn and her rotating panel of guests discuss the swing state results around the country. We begin in Wisconsin, and visit Ohio, and look at Congressional results..
Guests:
- Chuck Quirmbach, WPR Milwaukee reporter

- Brian Bull, Reporter/Producer for Northeast Ohio Public Radio
- Cameron Joseph - Staff Writer for The Hill

Wednesday
11/7/2012
10:00 PM
121107E

Swing State election results
Kathleen Dunn and her rotating panel of guests discuss the swing state results around the country. We begin in Wisconsin, and visit Ohio, Iowa, and Florida.
Guests:
- Chuck Quirmbach, WPR Milwaukee reporter

- Brian Bull, Reporter/Producer for Northeast Ohio Public Radio
- Cameron Joseph - Staff Writer for The Hill

Tuesday
11/6/2012
9:00 AM
121106D

History of Election Night
On election day in America, Kathleen Dunn and her guest revisit coverage of passed elections by NBC News.

Guest: Stephen Battaglio, TV Guide business editor. Author, "Election Night: A Television History 1948 - 2012."

Tuesday
11/6/2012
10:00 AM
121106E

Native and Hmong Education
November 8th through the 11th, La Crosse hosts the 9th Annual Widening the Circle Native American & Hmong Indigenous Education Symposium. The symposium addresses common educational dilemmas in both the Native and Hmong cultures in Wisconsin. This hour, Kathleen Dunn and her guests talk about the mission of the event and what students and educators will explore.
GUESTS:
Matthew Stewart - Chair, Widening the Circle Symposium

Xong Xiong - Executive Director for the La Crosse Area Hmong Mutual Assistance Association, Inc.

Monday
11/5/2012
9:00 AM
121105D

All Things Political
Kathleen Dunn hosts a special edition of All Things Political previewing tomorrow's presidential election.
Guests:

9:00 - Steven Thomma, Senior White House Correspondent and the Government and Politics Editor for McClatchy Newspapers.

9:20 - Chip Saltsman, republican strategist and former national campaign manager for Governor Mike Huckabee's presidential campaign.

9:40 - Ari Berman, contributing writer for The Nation magazine and an Investigative Journalism Fellow at The Nation Institute. Author, "Herding Donkeys: The Fight to Rebuild the Democratic Party and Reshape American Politics."

Monday
11/5/2012
10:00 AM
121105E

Wisconsin Senate and Presidential Campaigning
This hour Kathleen Dunn speaks with reporters across Wisconsin about the state's senate race, and recent campaigning by the presidential candidates.

Guests:

- Chuck Quirmbach, WPR Reporter, Milwaukee Bureau.

- Patty Murray, WPR Reporter, Green Bay Bureau.

- Ben Jones, investigative reporter for Gannett Wisconsin Media

- Maureen McCollum, WPR Reporter, La Crosse Bureau.

Monday
11/5/2012
10:00 PM
121105E

Thursday
11/1/2012
9:00 AM
121101D

Electoral College
With less than a week before Americans head to the polls, John Munson and his guest delve into the reasoning and history behind our electoral college, and discusses if the method is still the best way to select the nation's president.
Guest: John C. Fortier, Director of the Democracy Project, Bipartisan Policy Center. Author, "After the People Vote: A Guide to the Electoral College."

Thursday
11/1/2012
10:00 AM
121101E

Elite Forces in Afghanistan
Since the raid that killed Osama bin Laden in 2011, more attention has been given to elite fighting units like the Navy SEALs and the Green Berets. Also, our military relies on these soldiers more and more as we shift to a smaller fighting force. This hour, journalist Kevin Maurer talks about the time he spent traveling with a Special Forces team in Afghanistan as they defeated insurgents and trained Afghan soldiers.
GUEST:
Kevin Maurer - journalist and author of Gentlemen Bastards: On the Ground in Afghanistan with America's Elite Special Forces

Thursday
11/1/2012
10:00 PM
121101E

Wednesday
10/31/2012
9:00 AM
121031D

Foreign press on US
How do foreign journalists and international readers look at our election? This hour, Kathleen Dunn and her guest talk about the view from beyond the border.
GUEST:
Konrad Yakabuski - chief US political writer for The Globe and Mail, one of Canada's major newspapers

Wednesday
10/31/2012
10:00 AM
121031E

Federalist Papers
This hour, the October edition of our Back-to-School Book Club. Right before we vote in another Presidential election, we examine the first close-to-free referendum in our nation's history. Kathleen Dunn and her guests dissect Federalist Papers 4, 9, 10 and 51, essays that advocated for the ratification of the Constitution.
GUESTS:
Russ Castronovo - Professor of English and American Studies at UW-Madison
Richard Beeman - Professor of History at the University of Pennsylvania and editor of the new Penguin Books series, "Civic Classics."

Wednesday
10/31/2012
10:00 PM
121031E

Tuesday
10/30/2012
9:00 AM
121030D

The Last Great Senate
Former Senate staffer and trade ambassador under President Bill Clinton, Ira Shapiro joins Kathleen Dunn to discuss the last several decades of the U.S. Senate, and key races in 2012.
Guest: Ira Shapiro, former General Counsel and Ambassador in the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative during the Clinton administration. Author, "The Last Great Senate: Courage and Statesmanship in Times of Crisis."

Tuesday
10/30/2012
10:00 AM
121030E

Voting in Ohio
This hour Kathleen Dunn's guests discuss the importance of Ohio, and their 18 electoral votes, in selecting the nation's President.
Guests:

10:00- Jo Ingles, News Reporter at Ohio Public Radio and Television.

10:30 - Daniel Coffey, Associate Professor of Political Science and Fellow, Bliss Institute of Applied Politics, University of Akron. Co-author, "Buckeye Battleground: Ohio, Campaigns, and Elections in the Twenty-First Century."

Tuesday
10/30/2012
10:00 PM
121030E

Monday
10/29/2012
9:00 AM
121029D

All Things Political
Political writer, Craig Gilbert, joins Kathleen Dunn to talk about the latest news from the campaign trail.
Guest: Craig Gilbert, Washington Bureau Chief, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.

Monday
10/29/2012
10:00 AM
121029E

Political Movies
Some of the country's best political commentary comes from Hollywood movies. This hour, Kathleen Dunn and her guest discuss political films.
GUEST:
Mike Mayo - film critic and a contributor to The Washington Post and The Roanoke Times.

Monday
10/29/2012
10:00 PM
121029E

Thursday
10/25/2012
9:00 AM
121025D

Leonardo da Vinci: Machines in Motion
Live from the History Museum at the Castle on the campus of Lawrence University in Appleton, Kathleen Dunn and her guests talk about the museum's current exhibit, Leonardo da Vinci: Machines in Motion.
GUESTS:
Edmund Kern - Professor of History at Lawrence University
Terry Bergen - Executive Director of the History Museum at the Castle

Thursday
10/25/2012
10:00 AM
121025E

Technical education
Live from the History Museum at the Castle on the campus of Lawrence University in Appleton, Kathleen Dunn and her guests talk technical education and the lack of skilled trade workers in the Fox Valley and nationwide.
GUESTS:
Bob Ellenbecker - Welding/Metal Fabrication Instructor at Fox Valley Technical College
Warren Long - Senior Principal Supplier Development Engineer at Oshkosh Corporation
Justin Knight - Student at FVTC

Thursday
10/25/2012
10:00 PM
121025E

Wednesday
10/24/2012
9:00 AM
121024D

Domestic Violence
October is domestic violence awareness month. This hour Kathleen Dunn and her guests discuss why domestic violence still plagues our society in light of this weekend's shooting by a husband who killed his estranged wife and two bystanders.
Guests:

- Carmen Pitre, Director, Sojourner Family Peace Center in Milwaukee.

- Nicole Warner, Domestic Abuse Survivor.

- John Diedrich, Reporter, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.

Wednesday
10/24/2012
10:00 AM
121024E

Gay Marriage and the Law
This fall, gay marriage measures are on the ballot in Minnesota, Maryland, Maine, and Washington State, and the Supreme Court may soon take up one of several gay marriage cases asking for consideration. This hour, Kathleen Dunn and her guest look at the history of gay marriage and the law.
GUEST:
Michael J. Klarman - Professor at Harvard Law School and author of From the Closet to the Altar: Courts, Backlash, and the Struggle for Same-Sex Marriage

Wednesday
10/24/2012
10:00 PM
121024E

Tuesday
10/23/2012
9:00 AM
121023D

Debate Analysis
A two-part debate analysis this hour. First, Kathleen Dunn and her guest talk about the foreign policy claims and counterclaims made by President Obama and Governor Romney last night. Then, we look at rhetorical strategies used throughout all of the debates.
GUESTS:
9:06 - 9:40: Indira Lakshmanan - Senior Correspondent for Bloomberg News. She covers U.S. foreign policy
9:40 - 10: Karrin Anderson - Associate Professor of communication Studies at Colorado State University

Tuesday
10/23/2012
10:00 AM
121023E

Martin Luth King and The Mountaintop
Martin Luther King, Jr.'s last night on earth gets a dramatic re-telling in the Milwaukee Repertory Theater's production of The Mountaintop by Katori Hall. This hour, Kathleen Dunn talks to the Memphis-born Hall, and the show's director, about King and their personal sources of inspiration for the play and production.
GUESTS:
Katori Hall - playwright, performer and author of The Mountaintop, now on stage at the Milwaukee Repertory Theater

May Adrales - Artistic Associate at Milwaukee Rep and director of The Mountaintop

Tuesday
10/23/2012
10:00 PM
121023E

Monday
10/22/2012
9:00 AM
121022D

All Things Political
With only fifteen days until the election, Kathleen Dunn and her guests discuss the latest news from the campaign trail, recent polls in swing states, and preview tonight's final Presidential debate.

Guests:

9:00 - John McCormack, staff writer, The Weekly Standard.

9:30 - Sam Stein, Political Editor and White House Correspondent, Huffington Post. Contributor, MSNBC.

Monday
10/22/2012
10:00 AM
121022E

New Planet, then Art Heist
This hour, we discuss two recent, under-the-radar news stories. First, a Yale University-led group of astronomers-along with citizen scientists-announced their discovery of a new planet last week. Kathleen Dunn talks to the director of the Barlow Planetarium in Menasha. Then, we look at the phenomenon of art theft in the wake of last week's heist of Picasso, Monet, Matisse, and other paintings from the Kunsthal Museum in Rotterdam.
GUESTS:
10 - 10:35: Alan Peche - Director of the Barlow Planetarium

10:35 - 11: Anthony Amore - Author, with Tom Mashberg, of Stealing Rembrandts: The Untold Stories of Notorious Art Heists.

Monday
10/22/2012
10:00 PM
121022E

Thursday
10/18/2012
9:00 AM
121018D

Milwaukee Art Museum
Kathleen Dunn and her guests discuss a new exhibit at the Milwaukee Art museum, "Rembrandt, Van Dyck, Gainsborough: The Treasures of Kenwood House, London." mam.org
Guests:

- Susan Jenkins, senior curator at the English Heritage Foundation.

- William Rudolph, Curator of American Art and Decorative Arts, Milwaukee Art Museum.

Thursday
10/18/2012
10:00 AM
121018E

The Signal and the Noise
Statistician Nate Silver examines the world of prediction, from volcanoes to elections, and explains why some forecasts work and some don't.
Guest: Nate Silver, FiveThirtyEight blogger. Author, "The Signal and the Noise: Why So Many Predictions Fail-but Some Don't."

Thursday
10/18/2012
10:00 PM
121018E

Wednesday
10/17/2012
9:00 AM
121017D

Election Special from Pabst Theatre
Live from the Pabst Theatre in downtown Milwaukee, Kathleen Dunn begins this hour with the leaders of Wisconsin's political power centers: Milwaukee and Waukesha. Then, student political leaders from around Milwaukee discuss their voter registration and get-out-the-vote efforts.

9-9:30:

Tom Barrett - Mayor of Milwaukee

Dan Vrakas - County Executive of Waukesha County
9:30-10:

Taylor Thompson - President of UW-Milwaukee College Republicans

Sofina Ziu - President of Alverno College Democrats

Patrick Garrett - President of Marquette University College Republicans

Josh Kuck - Chair of College Democrats at UW-Milwaukee

Wednesday
10/17/2012
10:00 AM
121017E

Election Special from Pabst Theatre
Live from the Pabst Theatre in downtown Milwaukee, Kathleen Dunn and her panel of experts break down the 2012 campaign. They talk about the tasks facing Obama and Romney in the final weeks, the role of Latino voters, and whether economic trends favor Republican or Democratic candidates.

GUESTS:

Mike Gousha - Distinguished Fellow in Law and Public Policy at Marquette University Law School and Host of "UpFront with Mike Gousha"

Paru Shah - Assistant Professor of Political Science at UW-Milwaukee

Abdur Chowdry, Chair of Economics at Marquette University

Wednesday
10/17/2012
10:00 PM
121017E

Election Special from Pabst Theatre
From the Pabst Theatre in downtown Milwaukee, Kathleen Dunn and her panel of experts break down the 2012 campaign. They talk about the tasks facing Obama and Romney in the final weeks, the role of Latino voters, and whether economic trends favor Republican or Democratic candidates.

GUESTS:

Mike Gousha - Distinguished Fellow in Law and Public Policy at Marquette University Law School and Host of "UpFront with Mike Gousha"

Paru Shah - Assistant Professor of Political Science at UW-Milwaukee

Abdur Chowdry, Chair of Economics at Marquette University

Tuesday
10/16/2012
9:00 AM
121016D

Cuban Missle Crisis
Marking the 50th anniversary of what many consider the most dangerous 13 day period in the history of mankind, PBS will be broadcasting "Cuban Missile Crisis-Three Men Go to War," next week. This hour, Kathleen Dunn and her guests recount that time in history.

Guests:

- Michael Dobbs, Journalist and Author, "One Minute to Midnight: Kennedy, Khrushchev, and Castro on the Brink of Nuclear War."

- Brigadier General Gerald Eugene McIlmoyle (Mac-ill-moyle), a U2 pilot who flew missions over Cuba.

Tuesday
10/16/2012
10:00 AM
121016E

Tariq Ramadan: Islam and the Arab Awakening
This hour, Islamic scholar Tariq Ramadan talks about the origins of the Arab Spring, the ongoing civil war in Syria, and North Africa's first steps towards democracy.
GUEST:
Tariq Ramadan - Professor of Islamic Studies at Oxford University and author of the new book, Islam and the Arab Awakening

Tuesday
10/16/2012
10:00 PM
121016E

Monday
10/15/2012
9:00 AM
121015D

All Things Political
Kathleen Dunn and her guest recap the nation's top political news.
Guest: Julian Zelizer, Professor of History and Public Affairs, Princeton University.

Monday
10/15/2012
10:00 AM
121015E

Global Middle Class Shift
As U.S. towns and states continue to cope with the loss of middle class factory jobs, many towns overseas are experiencing a reversal of that trend. This hour, Kathleen Dunn and her guests get specific about where jobs are moving, and talk about the meaning of the term "middle class" in a shifting global economy.
GUESTS:
Thomas Mucha - GlobalPost Editor

Patrick Winn - GlobalPost Senior Correspondent for Southeast Asia
READ: Check out GlobalPost's "America: The Gutted" blog: http://bit.ly/PnLuOk

Monday
10/15/2012
10:00 PM
121015E

Thursday
10/11/2012
9:00 AM
121011D

Surviving Progress
Filmmaker, Harold Crooks, joins Kathleen Dunn to discuss his latest documentary, "Surviving Progress."
Guest: Harold Crooks, writer, director, and producer of documentary films.

Thursday
10/11/2012
10:00 AM
121011E

Bob Dylan
Bob Dylan biographer Sean Wilentz, discusses Dylan's new album "Tempest," and the artist's cultural influence.
Guest: Sean Wilentz, Professor of History at Princeton University. Author, "Bob Dylan In America."

Thursday
10/11/2012
10:00 PM
121011E

Wednesday
10/10/2012
9:00 AM
121010D

Salman Rushdie on "Joseph Anton"
Salman Rushdie, award winning author, joins Kathleen Dunn to recount his years in hiding evading the ayatollah's fatwa.
Guest: Salman Rushdie, author of eleven novels including, "Midnight's Children" (which was awarded the Booker Prize in 1981), "Shame," and "The Satanic Verses." His newly released memoir is titled, "Joseph Anton."

Wednesday
10/10/2012
10:00 AM
121010E

Marine Biodiversity and the Health of the Oceans
This hour, Kathleen Dunn and her guest discuss the importance of ocean science, marine biodiversity, and the health of the oceans.
Guest: Ellen Prager, Marine Scientist and President, Earth2Ocean, Inc. Her most recent book is "Sex, Drugs, and Sea Slime: The Oceans' Oddest Creatures and Why They Matter."

Wednesday
10/10/2012
10:00 PM
121010E

Tuesday
10/9/2012
9:00 AM
121009D

Geographic History of the United States
Kathleen Dunn and her guests discuss the geographic history of the United states, how state lines were drawn, and some proposed states that never made the cut.
Guests:

- Mark Stein, playwright, screenwriter, and author. His books include, "How The States Got Their Shapes," and now its follow-up, "How the States Got Their Shapes Too: The People Behind the Border-Lines."

- M. Asher Cantrell, Freelance writer and contributor to Mental_floss.org.

Tuesday
10/9/2012
10:00 AM
121009E

Fact Checking
With 28 days remaining before the November election, Kathleen Dunn and her guests discuss how the campaign ads, debates, and speeches are being fact checked.
Guests:

- Tom Bevan, Co-Founder and Executive Editor, RealClearPolitics.

- Greg Borowski - Senior Editor for projects and investigations at the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel and Editor of the newspaper's PolitiFact Wisconsin site

Tuesday
10/9/2012
10:00 PM
121009E

Monday
10/8/2012
9:00 AM
121008D

All Things Political
This hour, a three-part All Things Political. Kathleen Dunn and her rotating panel of guests analyze the Senate race in Wisconsin, Senate races nationally, and the Presidential Race.
GUESTS:
Katie Foody - Investigative reporter for Gannett Wisconsin Media

Jill Lawrence, Managing Editor, Politics, National Journal.

Monday
10/8/2012
10:00 AM
121008E

As Goes Janesville
The new documentary As Goes Janesville by local filmmaker Brad Lichtenstein depicts one Wisconsin town's effort to reinvent itself after the closing of its GM plant in 2008. This hour, Kathleen Dunn talks to Lichtenstein about the Janesville leaders and residents he follows in the film.
GUEST:
Brad Lichtenstein - President of Wisconsin-based 371 Productions and director of As Goes Janesville
WATCH: As Goes Janesville airs tonight at 9pm on Wisconsin Public Television. It also is airing as part of the Milwaukee Film Festival. Go to mkefilm.org for more information

Monday
10/8/2012
10:00 PM
121008E

Thursday
10/4/2012
9:00 AM
121004D

Debate Analysis
Kathleen Dunn and her guests discuss last night's Presidential debate.
Guests:

- Jim VandeHei, Executive Editor for POLITICO.

- Christopher Rowland, Washington Bureau Chief, Boston Globe.

- Diana Bartelli Carlin, Associate Vice President for Graduate Education and Professor of Journalism, Saint Louis University.

Thursday
10/4/2012
10:00 AM
121004E

Abraham Lincoln
It's been almost 150 years since Abraham Lincoln gave The Gettysburg Address. This hour, we'll discuss the legacy of our nation's 16th president with a Lincoln presenter, Dennis Boggs. During the hour, we'll travel back to the 1800's and Boggs will answer questions as President Lincoln.
Guest: Dennis Boggs, Abraham Lincoln Presenter.

Thursday
10/4/2012
10:00 PM
121004E

Wednesday
10/3/2012
9:00 AM
121003D

John Quincy Adams
Kathleen Dunn is joined by a biographer to discuss the life of John Quincy Adams who served America as minister to six countries, a fearless secretary of state, a fighting senator and congressman -and sixth president of the United States.
Guest: Harlow Giles Unger, journalist, broadcaster, educator, and historian. His many books include, "Lion of Liberty: Patrick Henry and the Call to a New Nation," "The Last Founding Father James Monroe and a Nation's Call to Greatness," and most recently, "John Quincy Adams."

Wednesday
10/3/2012
10:00 AM
121003E

Alex Gibney
This year, the Milwaukee Film Festival festival pays special tribute to Academy Award-winning director Alex Gibney. This hour, Gibney talks about his new film Mea Maxima Culpa, which looks at the Catholic Church's cover-up of child sexual abuse.
GUEST:
Alex Gibney - Academy Award-winning documentary filmmaker and director of Taxi to the Dark Side. His new film is Mea Maxima Culpa.

LISTENERS: You can see Mea Maxima Culpa Friday night at 7 at the Oriental Theatre in Milwaukee. Thursday night, Alex's film Taxi to the Dark Side shows at 6:45pm at the Oriental, and Alex will be at a Q&A afterwards. For all of Alex's Milwaukee Film Fest appearances, click here: http://bit.ly/QVYQzd

Wednesday
10/3/2012
10:00 PM
121003E

Tuesday
10/2/2012
9:00 AM
121002D

Issues in the Media
Kathleen Dunn and her rotating panel of guests discuss the history of public broadcasting, and current issues in the media.

- Jack W. Mitchell, former Director of Wisconsin Public Radio. Professor, journalism and mass communication, University of Wisconsin-Madison.

- Robert W. McChesney, Gutgsell Endowed Professor in the Department of Communication at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Host of Media Matters at Illinois Public Media.

- Lizz Winstead, comedian, producer & co-creator of The Daily Show. Author, "Lizz Free or Die."

Tuesday
10/2/2012
10:00 AM
121002E

Nancy Pearl and Daniel Goldin on Book Suggestion...
Read any good books lately, or do you need a new recommendation? Nancy Pearl and Daniel Goldin join Kathleen Dunn to talk about new releases, as well as a few of their own all-time favorites.
Guests:

- Nancy Pearl, former director, Seattle Public Library. Author, "Book Lust" series, including, "Book Lust To Go: Recommended Reading For Travelers, Vagabonds, and Dreamers". www.nancypearl.com.

- Daniel Goldin, Owner, Boswell Books, http://boswell.indiebound.com.

Tuesday
10/2/2012
10:00 PM
121002E

Monday
10/1/2012
9:00 AM
121001D

All Things Political
Kathleen Dunn and her guest recap the latest news from Washington, and from the campaign trail.
Guests:

9:00 - Steven Thomma, Senior White House Correspondent and the Government and Politics Editor for McClatchy Newspapers.

9:35 - Jeffrey Lord, Contributing Editor of, "The American Spectator." Reagan White House political director, and aide to Jack Kemp.

Monday
10/1/2012
10:00 AM
121001E

Obama and the Supreme Court
The October Term 2012 at the Supreme Court begins today. Last term included the decision that upheld President Obama's Affordable Care Act, and this fall, the Court will hear many other controversial cases. This hour, Kathleen Dunn and her guest talk about the relationship between the Obama Administration and the Supreme Court, in particular Chief Justice John Roberts.
Guest:
Jeffrey Toobin - New Yorker staff writer and Senior Legal Analyst for CNN. His new book is The Oath: The Obama White House and the Supreme Court

Monday
10/1/2012
10:00 PM
121001E

Obama and the Supreme Court
Kathleen Dunn and her guest talk about the relationship between the Obama Administration and the Supreme Court, in particular Chief Justice John Roberts.
Guest:
Jeffrey Toobin - New Yorker staff writer and Senior Legal Analyst for CNN. His new book is The Oath: The Obama White House and the Supreme Court

Thursday
9/27/2012
9:00 AM
120927D

Death by China
Kathleen Dunn's guest recently completed documentary argues that China's government, and U.S. trade policies, are destroying American manufacturing companies and costing Americans their jobs.
Guest: Peter Navarro, professor at the Paul Merage School of Business at the University of California, Irvine. Writer and Director of, "Death by China," a book and Documentary by the same name. www.deathbychina.com

Thursday
9/27/2012
10:00 AM
120927E

Dancing Dogs: Stories
Jon Katz joins Kathleen Dunn to share stories about the unique relationships between humans and pets.
Guest: Jon Katz, writer, photographer, and author of several book including, "Going Home: Finding Peace When Pets Die," and most recently, "Dancing Dogs: Stories."

Thursday
9/27/2012
10:00 PM
120927E

Wednesday
9/26/2012
9:00 AM
120926D

NFL Referee Lockout
The NFL and NFL Referees Association remain at a stalemate in a labor dispute that has put replacement officials on the field for the third straight week. This hour, Kathleen Dunn and her guest discuss the cause of the lockout and criticisms of recent play calls made by the current referees.
Guest: Dennis Krause, Sports Programming Manager for Time Warner Cable Sports32. Host, "Sports 32 Roundtable", "The Dennis Krause Show".

Wednesday
9/26/2012
10:00 AM
120926E

Book Club for September: Common Sense
We kick off our Back-to-School Book Club with Thomas Paine's populist pamphlet Common Sense, published in January, 1776. Today, it is known as the book that inspired the American Revolution, but at the time, the action that Paine advocated was controversial. This hour, Kathleen Dunn and her regular Book Club guest talk about the ideas that the book put forth and how they have influenced our political discourse over the past 236 years.
Guest: Russ Castronovo - Professor of English and American Studies at UW-Madison
READ: The text is in the public domain, so you can go to Project Gutenberg or elsewhere to get your copy: http://bit.ly/Lt9PB2.

Wednesday
9/26/2012
10:00 PM
120926E

Book Club for September: Common Sense
We kick off our Back-to-School Book Club with Thomas Paine's populist pamphlet Common Sense, published in January, 1776. Today it is known as the book that inspired the American Revolution, but at the time, the action that Paine advocated was controversial. This hour, Kathleen Dunn and her regular Book Club guest talk about the ideas that the book put forth and how they have influenced our political discourse over the past 236 years.
Guest: Russ Castronovo - Professor of English and American Studies at UW-Madison
READ: The text is in the public domain, so you can go to or elsewhere to get your copy: http://bit.ly/Lt9PB2.

Tuesday
9/25/2012
9:00 AM
120925D

Middle East Protests and Obama at UN
Today, President Obama will address the recent Middle East protests and violence, as well as the anti-Muslim film "Innocence of Muslims," when he speaks at the UN General Assembly. This hour, Kathleen Dunn and her guest talk about the President's Middle East policy, as well as the media's treatment of the protests.
Guest:
Neil Hicks - International Policy Advisor at Human Rights First

Tuesday
9/25/2012
10:00 AM
120925E

Open Line
This hour, Kathleen Dunn takes your calls for topic and guest suggestions during the September Open Line.

Tuesday
9/25/2012
10:00 PM
120925D

Monday
9/24/2012
9:00 AM
120924D

All Things Political
NPR's Political Junkie, Ken Rudin, joins Kathleen Dunn to discuss the latest news from the campaign trail.
Guest: Ken Rudin (ROO-din). His weekly NPR column can be read here: www.npr.org/blogs/politicaljunkie/

Monday
9/24/2012
10:00 AM
120924E

Arctic Ice
According to a new report, the amount of ice in the Arctic Ocean shrank to an all-time low this year. This hour, Kathleen Dunn speaks with a researcher from the National Snow and Ice Data Center.
Guest: Walt Meier, Research Scientist, National Snow and Ice Data Center, University of Colorado, Boulder.

Monday
9/24/2012
10:00 PM
120924E

Thursday
9/20/2012
9:00 AM
120920D

Patchwork Nation
Kathleen Dunn is joined by the Patchwork Nation's Dante Chinni to discuss the 2012 electoral map.
Guest: Dante Chinni, journalist and creator of the multimedia project PATCHWORK NATION.

Thursday
9/20/2012
10:00 AM
120920E

Jonathan Kozol
It's been almost three decades since Jonathan Kozol met and wrote about poverty stricken families in New York City. Kozol joins Kathleen Dunn to discuss where the families are today.
Guest: Jonathan Kozol, author, "Fire In the Ashes: Twenty-Five Years Among the Poorest Children in America."

Thursday
9/20/2012
10:00 PM
120920E

Wednesday
9/19/2012
9:00 AM
120919D

Romney and the 47 Percent
GOP Presidential nominee Mitt Romney's campaign is now under fire for comments he made about likely Obama voters who Romney said "believe the government has a responsibility to care for them, who believe that they are entitled to health care, to food, to housing, to you-name-it." This hour, Kathleen Dunn and her guest talk about the voters that Romney called the "forty-seven percent," and how his campaign can recover from the perceived gaffe.
Guest:
Alex Roarty - Staff writer for National Journal

Wednesday
9/19/2012
10:00 AM
120919E

Doors Open Milwaukee
This weekend is the Second Annual Doors Open Milwaukee, presented by Historic Milwaukee, Inc. This hour, Kathleen Dunn talks to the Program Manager, as well as Milwaukee historian John Gurda, about the city's notable places and what you learn when you step behind-the-scenes.
Guest:
George Wagner - Program Manager, Doors Open Milwaukee

John Gurda - historian and author of, among other books, The Making of Milwaukee

Wednesday
9/19/2012
10:00 PM
120919E

Doors Open Milwaukee
This weekend is the Second Annual Doors Open Milwaukee, presented by Historic Milwaukee, Inc. This hour, Kathleen Dunn talks to the event's Program Manager, as well as Milwaukee historian John Gurda, about the city's notable places and what you learn when you step behind-the-scenes.
Guest:
George Wagner - Program Manager, Doors Open Milwaukee

John Gurda - historian and author of, among other books, The Making of Milwaukee

Tuesday
9/18/2012
9:00 AM
120918D

Health Care Costs
Kathlenn Dunn speaks with two researchers whose recent report found that the United States health care system wasted 750 billion in 2009.
Guests:

- Dr. T. Bruce Ferguson, Jr., Chairman, Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, East Carolina Heart Institute.

- Eugene Litvak, President and Chief Executive Officer, Institute for Healthcare Optimization.

Tuesday
9/18/2012
10:00 AM
120918E

Auto Industry
Kathleen Dunn and her guests discuss the latest news from the auto industry.
Guests:

10:00 - Michelle Krebs, Editor-in-Chief, Edmunds.com

10:30 - Bill Visnic, Senior Editor, Edmunds.com.

Tuesday
9/18/2012
10:00 PM
120918E

Auto Industry
Kathleen Dunn and her guests discuss the latest news from the auto industry.
Guests:

10:00 - Michelle Krebs, Editor-in-Cheif, Edmunds.com

10:30 - Bill Visnic, Senior Editor, Edmunds.com.

Monday
9/17/2012
9:00 AM
120917D

All Things Political
This hour, Kathleen Dunn hosts another All Things Political as her guests discuss recent violence in the Middle East, and the latest presidential election news.
Guests:

9:00 - Marina Ottaway - Senior Associate at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace.

9:30 - Peter Grier - Washington Editor of the Christian Science Monitor. He was formerly the Monitor's chief diplomatic writer.

Monday
9/17/2012
10:00 AM
120917E

Mayor's Challenge
September 14th marked the deadline for the Mayor's Challenge, a contest sponsored by New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg's philanthropic foundation. Almost four hundred cities were expected to enter the competition. It grants an award of five million dollars to the application that most "demonstrates a novel and visionary approach to a challenge faced by cities." Four other cities will win awards of one million dollars each. This hour, Kathleen Dunn talks to two Wisconsin mayors about their applications for the Mayors Challenge, and what makes for effective urban policy.
Guests:
Jim Schmitt - Mayor of Green Bay, Wisconsin
John Dickert - Mayor of Racine, Wisconsin

Monday
9/17/2012
10:00 PM
120917E

Thursday
9/13/2012
9:00 AM
120913D

Libya and Egypt Violence
Protesters led assaults on U.S. diplomatic missions in Libya and Egypt on Tuesday killing U.S. Ambassador Chris Stevens. This hour, Kathleen Dunn and her guests discuss how governments should respond to hard-line Islamic militancy, as well as how the violence is playing into electoral politics.
Guests:

9:00 - Lindsey Hilsum, International Editor, Channel 4 News, United Kingdom. Author, "Sandstorm: Libya in the Time of Revolution."

9:35 - Aaron Zelin, Richard Borow fellow at The Washington Institute.

Thursday
9/13/2012
10:00 AM
120913E

Women of Newsweek, then Conflict Resolution Skil...
More than forty years ago, dozens of women at Newsweek magazine filed the first class action lawsuit by female journalists against their employer. This hour, Kathleen Dunn talks to one of the women who took part in the lawsuit, as well as a young female journalist who works there now. Later this hour, we mark the tenth anniversary of the founding of the Peace Learning Center of Milwaukee, an organization that teaches conflict resolution skills to elementary school students.
Guests:
10 - 10:30:
Lynn Povich - Editor-in-Chief of Working Woman magazine and Managing Editor/Senior Executive Producer for msnbc.com. She was the first woman Senior Editor of Newsweek, and her new book is The Good Girls Revolt: How the Women of Newsweek Sued their Bosses and Changed the Workplace
Jesse Ellison - Staff writer and Articles Editor at Newsweek and The Daily Beast
10:30 - 11:
Tara Serebin - Executive Director of the Peace Learning Center of Milwaukee

Thursday
9/13/2012
10:00 PM
120913E

Wednesday
9/12/2012
9:00 AM
120912D

Bain Capital
This hour, Kathleen Dunn's guest takes an in-depth look at the history of Bain Capital.
Guest: Eric Bates, Editor, Rolling Stone.

Wednesday
9/12/2012
10:00 AM
120912E

The Last Boys Picked
Kathleen Dunn's guest argues that many boys who show no interest in competitive sports face many social and emotional hurdles, from their peers, parents, and teachers.

Guest: Janet Sasson Edgette, Child, Adolescent & Family Psychologist. Author, "The Last Boys Picked: Helping Boys Who Don't Play Sports Survive Bullies and Boyhood."

Wednesday
9/12/2012
10:00 PM
120912E

Tuesday
9/11/2012
9:00 AM
120911D

Teachers Strike in Chicago
Education historian, Diane Ravitch, joins Kathleen Dunn to discuss the teacher strike in Chicago.
Guest: Diane Ravitch, historian of education, educational policy analyst, research professor, Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development, New York University. Former U.S. Assistant Secretary of Education.

Tuesday
9/11/2012
10:00 AM
120911E

Secret Science of Winning Campaigns
This election year, much of the coverage has focused on polling, political advertising, and the story each party and candidate tries to tell. But that kind of coverage may miss the real story. This hour, Kathleen Dunn and her guest discuss the emergence data-driven campaign techniques--tools that Barack Obama, Mitt Romney, and others use to predict and influence who votes, and how.
Guest:
Sasha Issenberg - Columnist for Slate and Washington correspondent for Monocle. His new book, The Victory Lab: The Secret Science of Winning Campaigns, is out today.

Tuesday
9/11/2012
10:00 PM
120911E

Monday
9/10/2012
9:00 AM
120910D

All Things Political
During All Things Political this week, Roben Farzad breaks down the jobs numbers released on Friday.
Guest:
Roben Farzad - Contributing Writer at Bloomberg Businessweek

Monday
9/10/2012
10:00 AM
120910E

Fear of a Black President
This hour, Kathleen Dunn talks to Atlantic Senior Editor Ta-Nehisi Coates about his recent piece "Fear of a Black President." Coates writes that in order to achieve full integration, blacks must be twice as good but half as black, and that demand smothers President Obama, leading to his reluctance to address issues of race.
Guest:
Ta-Nehisi Coates - Senior Editor for The Atlantic, where he writes about culture, politics, and social issues for TheAtlantic.com and the magazine. He is the author of the memoir The Beautiful Struggle.

Monday
9/10/2012
10:00 PM
120910E

Thursday
9/6/2012
9:00 AM
120906D

Democratic National Convention
Kathleen Dunn speaks with columnist Clarence Page, and Vanity Fair's national editor Todd S. Purdum about last night's speech by Bill Clinton and the last day of the Democratic National Convention.

Guests:

9:00 - Clarence Page, op-ed columnist, Tribune Media Services. Member, editorial board, Chicago Tribune.

9:30 - Todd S. Purdum, National Editor and Political Correspondent, Vanity Fair.

Thursday
9/6/2012
10:00 AM
120906E

Democratic National Convention
The Democratic National Convention is entering it's last day on Thursday. This hour, Kathleen Dunn will be joined by a conservative strategist, and a reporter from the Weekly Standard to discuss the week's events.

Guests:

10:00 - David Winston, President, Winston Group. Strategic adviser to Senate and House Republican leadership.

10:30 - Michael Warren, Reporter, Weekly Standard.

Thursday
9/6/2012
10:00 PM
120906E

Wednesday
9/5/2012
9:00 AM
120905D

DNC Speeches: Michelle Obama & Julian Castro
Kathleen Dunn talks to Jordan Fabian of Univision News about Julian Castro's keynote address and Democratic efforts to turn out Latino voters. Castro is the Mayor of San Antonio and the speech marked his national political debut. Then, we get rhetorical analysis of Michelle Obama's speech from Karrin Vasby Anderson of Colorado State University.
Guest:
9:06 - 9:35: Jordan Fabian - Political Editor of Univision News
9:35 - 10: Karrin Vasby Anderson - Associate Professor of Communication Studies at Colorado State University

Wednesday
9/5/2012
10:00 AM
120905E

Kati Marton's Paris: A Love Story
Paris was an important place for award-winning journalist Kati Marton while she was married to ABC News anchor Peter Jennings and, later, to the diplomat Richard C. Holbrooke. This hour, Marton talks about Jennings, Holbrooke, and Paris-the subjects of her new memoir.
Guest:
Kati Marton - former correspondent for ABC News and NPR and author of Paris: A Love Story.

Wednesday
9/5/2012
10:00 PM
120905E

Tuesday
9/4/2012
9:00 AM
120904D

All Things Political
Kathleen Dunn hosts a special edition of All Things Political. She'll speak with individuals from the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, North Carolina.
Guests:

10:00- Dave DeWitt, Raleigh Bureau Chief, North Carolina Public Radio.

10:30 - Gwen Moore, Democratic U.S. Representative, Wisconsin's Fourth Congressional District.

10:45 - Melissa Harris-Perry, host of MSNBC's "Melissa Harris-Perry." Professor of political science at Tulane University, where she is founding director of the Anna Julia Cooper Project on Gender, Race, and Politics in the South.

Tuesday
9/4/2012
10:00 AM
120904E

Wind Power and Lake Michigan
Several stakeholders in the Great Lakes energy industry are funding a new research project to gauge Lake Michigan's ability to generate wind power. The WindSentinel research platform, located in the middle of the lake, is now sending data to researchers on shore. This hour, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel energy reporter Thomas Content describes the players and the project.
Guest:
Thomas Content - Energy and Clean Tech writer for the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

Tuesday
9/4/2012
10:00 PM
120904E

Monday
9/3/2012
9:00 AM
120903D

James Madison
In this Labor Day repeat edition, we talk about James Madison, who led one of the most influential and prolific lives in American history. After ten, Kathleen Dunn is joined by a historian to discuss the life of the Father of the Constitution.
Guest: Richard Brookhiser, historian and author. His latest book is, "James Madison."

Monday
9/3/2012
10:00 AM
120903E

Eternal Youth
In this Labor Day repeat edition, we ask: has the long-sought secret of eternal youth at last been found? After ten, Kathleen Dunn and her guest discuss what he calls the strange science of immortality.

Guest:
Jonathan Weiner, Professor of Medical and Scientific Journalism, Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism, Pulitzer Prize-winning science author, "The Beak of the Finch: A Story of Evolution in Our Time". Author, "Long For This World: The Strange Science of Immortality".

Monday
9/3/2012
10:00 PM
120903E

Thursday
8/30/2012
9:00 AM
120830D

Republican National Convention
Thursday the Republican National Convention wraps up with Mitt Romney's national address. This hour we speak with two individuals in attendance about the last four days inside the GOP.

Guests:

9:00 - Philip Klein, Senior Editorial Writer, Washington Examiner. Author, "Conservative Survival in the Romney Era."

9:30 - Lenny McAllister, author and conservative commentator. His books include, "Diary of a Mad Black PYC: Proud Young Conservative," and "Spoken Thoughts from an Amalgamated Advocate in Today's America."

Thursday
8/30/2012
10:00 AM
120830E

What's the Matter with White People
Salon.com's Joan Walsh joins Kathleen Dunn to discuss her thoughts on race and class in America: from the 1970's to present day.

Guest: Joan Walsh, editor at large, Salon.com. Political analyst, MSNBC. Author, "What's the Matter with White People: Why We Long for a Golden Age That Never Was."

Thursday
8/30/2012
10:00 PM
120830E

Wednesday
8/29/2012
9:00 AM
120829D

Ann Romney's Convention speech
Ann Romney addresses the GOP National Convention on Tuesday night, and many say that her task is to "humanize" her husband, Presidential nominee Mitt Romney. This hour, Kathleen Dunn breaks down the speech with Peter Canellos of the Boston Globe. Then, we look at the rhetoric and role of political spouses.
Guest:
9:06 - 9:25: Peter Canellos - Editorial Page Editor, Boston Globe
9:25 - 10: Karrin Vasby Anderson - Associate Professor of Communication Studies at Colorado State University

Wednesday
8/29/2012
10:00 AM
120829E

The Syllabus: A contract or a story?
We start this hour with the announcement of the first selection of the Kathleen Dunn Show Back-to-School Book Club. UW-Madison Professor Russ Castronovo will preview our September 26th conversation. Then, Kathleen talks to University of Houston professor Robert Zaretsky about that vaunted document, the syllabus. Is it a contract, or a story?
Guest:
10:06 - 10:13: Russ Castronovo - Professor of English at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Russ will be a regular guest for our Back-to-School Book Club.
10:13 - 11: Robert Zaretsky - Professor of French history at the Honors College, University of Houston.
Follow this link for info on the Back-to-School Book Club: http://wpr.org/kathleendunn/bookclub.cfm

Wednesday
8/29/2012
10:00 PM
120829E

Tuesday
8/28/2012
9:00 AM
120828D

Brennan Center for Justice
Kathleen Dunn speaks with someone from the Brennan Center for Justice about their proposal that would boost the power of small donors after Citizens United.

Guest: Adam Skaggs, Senior Counsel, The Democracy Program, Brennan Center for Justice.

Tuesday
8/28/2012
10:00 AM
120828E

Falling in Love with Joseph Smith
This week, Mitt Romney becomes the first Mormon to be nominated for President by a major political party. The founder of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints was Joseph Smith, a descendant of both the Puritan and Pilgrim separatist colonial settlements. This hour, Kathleen Dunn talks to documentary film writer Jane Barnes, whose investigation of Smith led to her near-conversion to Mormonism. Barnes' new book is "Falling in Love with Joseph Smith," and she talks about what made the Mormon founder so captivating and unconventional.
Guest:
Jane Barnes - Documentary film writer and author of "Falling in Love with Joseph Smith"

Tuesday
8/28/2012
10:00 PM
120828E

Monday
8/27/2012
9:00 AM
120827D

All Things Political
The Republican National Convention kicks off this week in Tampa, Florida. This hour, Kathleen Dunn hosts a special edition of All Things Political as she and her guests discuss the Romney/Ryan ticket, and the GOP platform going into the general election.
Guests:

9:00- Adam C. Smith, Political Editor, Tampa Bay Times.

9:25 - Rich Galen, Republican strategist and columnist, www.mullings.com.

9:40 - John McCormack, staff writer, The Weekly Standard.

Monday
8/27/2012
10:00 AM
120827E

The Voting Wars
The closely contested presidential election of 2000 drew a lot of attention to the way we vote-but Kathleen Dunn's guest says the system hasn't been fixed, and the next election meltdown may be just around the corner.
Guest:
Rick Hasen (HASS-en), Professor of Law and Political Science, University of California. Author, "The Voting Wars: From Florida 2000 to the Next Election Meltdown" http://electionlawblog.org/

Monday
8/27/2012
10:00 PM
120827E

The Voting Wars
The closely contested presidential election of 2000 drew a lot of attention to the way we vote-but Kathleen Dunn's guest says the system hasn't been fixed, and the next election meltdown may be just around the corner.

Guest:
Rick Hasen (HASS-en), Professor of Law and Political Science at the University of California, and author of "The Voting Wars: From Florida 2000 to the Next Election Meltdown" http://electionlawblog.org/

Thursday
8/23/2012
9:00 AM
120823D

Gore Vidal
Literary and cultural iconoclast Gore Vidal passed away last month. He was one of the most high-profile American writers of the second half of the 20th century and his death reminds us of the end of the public intellectual era. This hour, Kathleen Dunn and her guest discuss the life and long-term impact of Gore Vidal.
Guest:
Fred Kaplan, author of "Gore Vidal, A Biography" and "Lincoln, the Biography of a Writer."

Thursday
8/23/2012
10:00 AM
120823E

The Party Is Over
Kathleen Dunn speaks with a former GOP insider about his years working on Capitol Hill, and how he thinks extreme partisan politics is ruining our nation.

Guest: Mike Lofgren, retired in June 2011 after 28 years as a staff member in the U.S. Congress. From 2005 until his retirement, Lofgren was a professional staff member of the Senate Budget Committee. Author, "The Party Is Over: How Republicans Went Crazy, Democrats Became Useless and the Middle Class Got Shafted"

Thursday
8/23/2012
10:00 PM
120823E

Wednesday
8/22/2012
9:00 AM
120822D

Green-on-Blue attacks and Military suicide
Military officials say that attacks by Afghan soldiers and police officers have killed at least 40 NATO troops this year, including 23 Americans. The attacks are troubling, as the closeness of U.S. troops and Afghan security forces is a key component of the military's plan for a complete foreign troop pullout by the end of 2014. In addition, active duty military suicides are on pace to hit almost 200 this year. This hour, we talk about both the recent "green-on-blue" attacks and active duty military suicides with Mark Thompson of TIME.
Guest:
Mark Thompson - Mark Thompson - Washington Deputy Bureau Chief for TIME. He also moderates TIME's Battleland blog: http://nation.time.com/category/battleland/

Wednesday
8/22/2012
10:00 AM
120822E

Sexual Assualt and Rape
Recent comments from Rep. Todd Akin (R-Mo.) concerning what he called "legitimate rape" has raised criticisms around the world. This hour, Kathleen Dunn speaks with a political reporter from Missouri about the future of Akin's Senate Campaign. Later, she'll be joined by anti-sexual assault advocates to discuss the social, emotional, and psychological effects of rape.
Guests:

10:00 - Adam Allington, reporter, St. Louis Public Radio.
10:30 - Paul McComas, author, performer, and activist. McComas is a member of the National Leadership Council of the Rape, Abuse, and Incest National Network (RAINN).

10:30 - Pennie Meyers, Interim Executive Director, Wisconsin Coalition Against Sexual Assault.

Wednesday
8/22/2012
10:00 PM
120822E

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