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Wednesday
10/22/2008
9:00 AM
081022D
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Kathleen Dunn
After nine, Kathleen Dunn and her guest discuss the proposed health care plans of Senators Obama and McCain.
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
10/22/2008
10:00 AM
081022E
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Kathleen Dunn
After ten, Kathleen Dunn and her guests examine the current state of the Taliban and Al Qaeda in Pakistan and Afghanistan.
Guests:
10:00 - Steve Clemons, Director, New America Foundation’s American Strategy Program and Publisher of “The Washington Note.”
10:30 - Steve Coll, President and CEO, New America Foundation. Staff writer, the “New Yorker.”
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Wednesday
10/22/2008
10:00 PM
081022E
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Kathleen Dunn
After ten, Kathleen Dunn and her guests examine the current state of the Taliban and Al Qaeda in Pakistan and Afghanistan.
Guests:
10:00 - Steve Clemons, Director, New America Foundation’s American Strategy Program and Publisher of “The Washington Note.”
10:30 - Steve Coll, President and CEO, New America Foundation. Staff writer, the “New Yorker.”
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Tuesday
10/21/2008
9:00 AM
081021D
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Kathleen Dunn
Call in, after nine, to give Kathleen Dunn your program ideas and guest suggestions when she hosts her October open line.
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Tuesday
10/21/2008
10:00 AM
081021E
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Kathleen Dunn
According to Kathleen Dunn’s guest, after ten, Islam has been used as a political tool during this presidential election.
Guests:
- Janan Najeeb, President, Milwaukee Muslim Women's Coalition.
- Edina Lekovic, Communications Director, Muslim Public Affairs Council.
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Tuesday
10/21/2008
10:00 PM
081021E
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Kathleen Dunn
According to Kathleen Dunn’s guest, after ten, Islam has been used as a political tool during this presidential election.
Guests:
- Janan Najeeb, President, Milwaukee Muslim Women's Coalition.
- Edina Lekovic, Communications Director, Muslim Public Affairs Council.
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Monday
10/20/2008
9:00 AM
081020D
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Kathleen Dunn
After nine, it's all things political... with an emphasis on the battle-ground states... when Kathleen Dunn and her guest view the final stretch of the presidential race.
Guest: Alexander P. Lamis, Associate Professor of Political Science, Case Western Reserve University.
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Monday
10/20/2008
10:00 AM
081020E
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Kathleen Dunn
After ten, Kathleen Dunn and her guests examine the learning disability dyslexia (diss-LEKS-ee-ah), and discuss how children can get help at home and school to excel in education and employment.
Guests:
- Sara Pace, Director, Milwaukee Masonic Learning Center for Children.
- Cheryl Ward, Vice President, Wisconsin Branch, International Dyslexia Association.
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Monday
10/20/2008
10:00 PM
081020E
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Kathleen Dunn
After ten, Kathleen Dunn and her guests examine the learning disability dyslexia (diss-LEKS-ee-ah), and discuss how children can get help at home and school to excel in education and employment.
Guests:
- Sara Pace, Director, Milwaukee Masonic Learning Center for Children.
- Cheryl Ward, Vice President, Wisconsin Branch, International Dyslexia Association.
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Thursday
10/16/2008
9:00 AM
081016D
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Kathleen Dunn
After nine, Kathleen Dunn and her guests discuss the final presidential debate last night.
Guest: David Michael Green, Associate Professor of Political Science, Hofstra University.
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Thursday
10/16/2008
10:00 AM
081016E
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Kathleen Dunn
Kathleen Dunn's guest, after ten, worked with R-F-K and L-B-J, and shared in the historical events of the era... the Freedom Riders, college desegragation, the J-F-K assassination, the Vietnam War.
Guest: Nicholas deB. Katzenbach, served in the Kennedy and Johnson administrations. Author, "Some of It Was Fun: Working With RFK and LBJ" (Norton).
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Thursday
10/16/2008
10:00 PM
081016E
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Kathleen Dunn
Kathleen Dunn's guest, after ten, worked with R-F-K and L-B-J, and shared in the historical events of the era... the Freedom Riders, college desegragation, the J-F-K assassination, the Vietnam War.
Guest: Nicholas deB. Katzenbach, served in the Kennedy and Johnson administrations. Author, "Some of It Was Fun: Working With RFK and LBJ" (Norton).
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Wednesday
10/15/2008
9:00 AM
081015D
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Kathleen Dunn
After nine, Kathleen Dunn's guest says the Iraq war was intended to make the United States more secure, bring democracy to the Middle East, help win the war on terror, and consolidate American world leadership. Instead, he says, the war has accomplished the opposite.
Peter W. Galbraith, author of "Unintended Consequences: How the War in Iraq Strengthened America's Enemies" (Simon and Schuster)
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Wednesday
10/15/2008
10:00 AM
081015E
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Kathleen Dunn
After ten, award winning author Jon Katz joins Kathleen Dunn with the story of his exceptional dogs, and the unexpected power they have in their interaction with humans.
Guest: Jon Katz, author, “IZZY & LENORE: Two Dogs, An Unexpected Journey, and Me.”
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Tuesday
10/14/2008
9:00 AM
081014D
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Kathleen Dunn
After nine, Kathleen Dunn and her guest examine the global financial market as governments and banks from around the world take measures to solve the economic crisis.
Guest: Jon Danielsson, associate professor of finance at the London School of Economics.
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Tuesday
10/14/2008
10:00 AM
081014E
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Kathleen Dunn
After ten, Kathleen Dunn talks with best-selling author Michael Pollan, who calls for a transition to a "solar food economy" built on crop diversity and more small farms. “The health of a nation's food system,” he says, “is a critical issue of national security"
Guest: Michael Pollan, contributor for the New York Times Magazine. His article, "Farmer In Chief: What the Next President can and should do to remake the way we grow and eat our food" (October 12 issue).
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Tuesday
10/14/2008
10:00 PM
081014E
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Kathleen Dunn
After ten, Kathleen Dunn talks with best-selling author Michael Pollan, who calls for a transition to a "solar food economy" built on crop diversity and more small farms. “The health of a nation's food system,” he says, “is a critical issue of national security"
Guest: Michael Pollan, contributor for the New York Times Magazine. His article, "Farmer In Chief: What the Next President can and should do to remake the way we grow and eat our food" (October 12 issue).
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Monday
10/13/2008
9:00 AM
081013D
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Kathleen Dunn
With twenty-two days until the election, Kathleen Dunn and her guest discuss the latest from the campaign trail.
Guest: Anthony J. Nownes, Associate Professor of Political Science, University of Tennessee.
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Monday
10/13/2008
10:00 AM
081013E
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Kathleen Dunn
Millions will go to the polls next month to elect our next president. After ten, Kathleen Dunn and her guest discuss voter rights, and how to make sure your vote counts.
Guest: Greg Palast, journalist. Author, "Armed Madhouse: From Baghdad to New Orleans--Sordid Secrets & Strange Tales of a White House Gone Wild." Co-creator (with Bobby Kennedy Jr.), StealBackYourVote.org.
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Monday
10/13/2008
10:00 PM
080429E
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Kathleen Dunn
After ten, Kathleen Dunn's guest explores the resting places of deceased Presidents and Vice Presidents, and unearths fascinating information about these men... many of whom are not remembered by Americans today, but whose stories are worth telling.
Guest: Carll Tucker, author, "The Bear Went Over the Mountain."
(rebroadcast from April 29, 2008)
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Thursday
10/9/2008
9:00 AM
081009D
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Kathleen Dunn
Wall Street Journal Columnist Peggy Noonan joins Kathleen Dunn, after nine, to discuss her latest book, “Patriotic Grace: What it is and Why We Need it Now.”
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Thursday
10/9/2008
10:00 AM
081009E
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Kathleen Dunn
After ten, Kathleen Dunn and her guest discuss how music has effected the evolution of the brain, and become a core element of our identity as a species.
Guest: Daniel Levitin, Professor and Director, Laboratory for Music Perception, Cognition, and Expertise, Department of Psychology, McGill University. Author, "This Is Your Brain on Music,” and most recently "The World in Six Songs: How the Musical Brain Created Human Nature."
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Thursday
10/9/2008
10:00 PM
081009E
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Kathleen Dunn
After ten, Kathleen Dunn and her guest discuss how music has effected the evolution of the brain, and become a core element of our identity as a species.
Guest: Daniel Levitin, Professor and Director, Laboratory for Music Perception, Cognition, and Expertise, Department of Psychology, McGill University. Author, "This Is Your Brain on Music,” and most recently "The World in Six Songs: How the Musical Brain Created Human Nature."
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Wednesday
10/8/2008
9:00 AM
081008D
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Kathleen Dunn
After nine, Kathleen Dunn and her guest discuss last night's presidential debate.
Guest: David Fott, associate professor of political science, University of Nevada, Las Vegas.
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Wednesday
10/8/2008
10:00 AM
081008E
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Kathleen Dunn
How do Senators Obama and McCain's environmental policies match-up? After ten, Kathleen Dunn and her guest examine the presidential candidate's views on climate change, alternative energy, and more.
Guest: Josh McDaniel, environmental writer. His latest article appears in the September/October issue of E! Environmental Magazine.
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Wednesday
10/8/2008
10:00 PM
081008E
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Kathleen Dunn
How do Senators Obama and McCain's environmental policies match-up? After ten, Kathleen Dunn and her guest examine the presidential candidate's views on climate change, alternative energy, and more.
Guest: Josh McDaniel, environmental writer. His latest article appears in the September/October issue of E! Environmental Magazine.
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Tuesday
10/7/2008
9:00 AM
081007D
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Kathleen Dunn
After nine, Kathleen Dunn and her guest examine the evolution of American political cartooning, from its origins in the 18th century to today.
Guest: Donald Dewey, author, "The Art of Ill Will: The Story of American Political Cartoons."
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Tuesday
10/7/2008
10:00 AM
081007E
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Kathleen Dunn
Read a great book lately you'd like to share? Perhaps you need a recommendation? After ten, world famous librarian Nancy Pearl joins Kathleen Dunn to talk books.
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Monday
10/6/2008
9:00 AM
081006D
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Kathleen Dunn
After nine, it’s all things political when Kathleen Dunn and her guest discuss the V-P debate, and the economy.
Guest: Steven S. Smith, Director, Weidenbaum Center on the Economy, Government, and Public Policy. Professor, Political Science, Washington University, St. Louis.
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Monday
10/6/2008
10:00 AM
081006E
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Kathleen Dunn
After ten, Kathleen Dunn's guest says America's most daunting problem is overexpansion and over-consumption abroad and at home. He proposes a policy of humility and pragmatism in all aspects of government.
Guest: Andrew J. Bacevich, professor of History and International Relations, Boston University. Author, "The Limits of Power: The End of American Exceptionalism" (Henry Holt)
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Monday
10/6/2008
10:00 PM
081006E
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Kathleen Dunn
After ten, Kathleen Dunn's guest says America's most daunting problem is overexpansion and over-consumption abroad and at home. He proposes a policy of humility and pragmatism in all aspects of government.
Guest: Andrew J. Bacevich, professor of History and International Relations, Boston University. Author, "The Limits of Power: The End of American Exceptionalism" (Henry Holt)
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Thursday
10/2/2008
9:00 AM
081002D
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Kathleen Dunn
After nine, Kathleen Dunn and her guest discuss the latest from the campaign trail, and offer a preview of tonight’s Vice Presidential debate.
Guest: Julian E. Zelizer, Professor of History and Public Affairs, Princeton University.
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Thursday
10/2/2008
10:00 AM
081002E
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Kathleen Dunn
Celebrated author, poet, and teacher Maya Angelou (MY-ah ANN-juh-low) joins Kathleen Dunn, after ten, to discuss her new book, “Letter to my Daughter.”
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Wednesday
10/1/2008
9:00 AM
081001D
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Kathleen Dunn
President Bush this week again urged Congress to swiftly pass an economic bailout plan. After nine, Kathleen Dunn and her guest discuss the current economic crisis.
Guest: J. Peter Ferderer, Professor of Economics, Macalester College.
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Wednesday
10/1/2008
10:00 AM
081001E
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Kathleen Dunn
How heavily should college admission boards weigh S-A-T and A-C-T scores in their selection process? After ten, Kathleen Dunn and her guest examine the use of standardized tests in undergraduate admission.
Guests:
- David Hawkins, Director of Public Policy, National Association for College Admission Counseling.
- Steve Syverson, Vice President for Enrollment, Lawrence University in Wisconsin.
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Wednesday
10/1/2008
10:00 PM
081001E
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Kathleen Dunn
How heavily should college admission boards weigh S-A-T and A-C-T scores in their selection process? After ten, Kathleen Dunn and her guest examine the use of standardized tests in undergraduate admission.
Guests:
- David Hawkins, Director of Public Policy, National Association for College Admission Counseling.
- Steve Syverson, Vice President for Enrollment, Lawrence University in Wisconsin.
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Tuesday
9/30/2008
9:00 AM
080930D
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Kathleen Dunn
The Brew Crew is heading to the baseball playoffs for the first time is twenty-six years. After nine, Kathleen Dunn and her guests discuss the '82 and '08 Brewers.
Guests:
- Michael Bauman, columnist, Major League Baseball.com, www.mlb.com. Former columnist, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.
- Lawrence Baldassaro, Professor of Italian, UW–Milwaukee. Co-Author, “Ted Williams: Reflections on a Splendid Life,” and co-editor, “The American Game: Baseball and Ethnicity.”
- Tom Skibosh, former media & public relations director for The Milwaukee Brewers (1976-1994). Author, “If you wanna have fun, go someplace else! An Insider's Humorous Look at Major League Baseball.”
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Tuesday
9/30/2008
10:00 AM
080930E
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Kathleen Dunn
After ten, Kathleen Dunn’s guest describes how accidents of evolution created the quirky, imperfect human mind... and how to make it work for you.
Guest: Gary Marcus, professor of psychology, New York University. Director, NYU Infant Language Learning Center. Author, “Kluge: The Haphazard Construction of the Human Mind."
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Tuesday
9/30/2008
10:00 PM
080930E
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Kathleen Dunn
After ten, Kathleen Dunn’s guest describes how accidents of evolution created the quirky, imperfect human mind... and how to make it work for you.
Guest: Gary Marcus, professor of psychology, New York University. Director, NYU Infant Language Learning Center. Author, “Kluge: The Haphazard Construction of the Human Mind."
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Monday
9/29/2008
9:00 AM
080929D
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Kathleen Dunn
Friday night was the first in a series of presidential debates. Now it's your turn to talk. After nine, join Kathleen Dunn and her guest for All Things Political.
Guest: David J. Lanoue, Professor and Department Chair, Political Science, University of Alabama.
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Monday
9/29/2008
10:00 AM
080929E
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Kathleen Dunn
After ten, Kathleen Dunn talks with the President of Common Cause about campaign finance, voting rights, and the current financial crisis.
Guest: Bob Edgar, President, Common Cause. www.commoncause.org
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Monday
9/29/2008
10:00 PM
080929E
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Kathleen Dunn
After ten, Kathleen Dunn talks with the President of Common Cause about campaign finance, voting rights, and the current financial crisis.
Guest: Bob Edgar, President, Common Cause. www.commoncause.org
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Thursday
9/25/2008
9:00 AM
080925D
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Kathleen Dunn
After nine, Kathleen Dunn and her guests discuss ways to effectively teach children about politics.
Guests:
- William Damon, Professor of Education at Stanford University and the Director of the Stanford Center on Adolescence. Author of, “The Path to Purpose: Helping Our Children Find Their Calling in Life.”
- Dan Hart, Professor of Psychology, Center for Children and Childhood Studies, Rutgers University.
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Thursday
9/25/2008
10:00 AM
080925E
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Kathleen Dunn
After ten, Kathleen Dunn talks with journalist Sally Quinn about religion, family, and the presidential election.
Guest: Sally Quinn, Washington Post journalist. Author. Co-moderates the blog, “On Faith”, from the Washington Post and Newsweek.
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Thursday
9/25/2008
10:00 PM
080925E
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Kathleen Dunn
After ten, Kathleen Dunn talks with journalist Sally Quinn about religion, family, and the presidential election.
Guest: Sally Quinn, Washington Post journalist. Author. Co-moderates the blog, “On Faith”, from the Washington Post and Newsweek.
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Wednesday
9/24/2008
9:00 AM
080924D
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Kathleen Dunn
"Science Debate 2008" was formed by an organization of thousands of scientists and engineers to stimulate discussion on scientific policy in the current political arena. After nine, Kathleen Dunn talks with a member.
Guest: Shawn Lawrence Otto, organizer, Science Debate 2008.
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Wednesday
9/24/2008
10:00 AM
080924E
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Kathleen Dunn
Kathleen Dunn hosts her September open-line, after ten.
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Wednesday
9/24/2008
10:00 PM
080924E
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Kathleen Dunn
Kathleen Dunn hosts her September open-line, after ten.
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Tuesday
9/23/2008
9:00 AM
080923D
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Kathleen Dunn
After nine, Kathleen Dunn and her guest examine the health care proposals of Presidential nominees McCain and Obama.
Guests:
- Eileen T. O'Grady, RN, PhD, NP, policy editor, “American Journal for Nurse Practitioners.”
- Mark E. Rushefsky, Professor, Department of Political Science, Missouri State University. Co-author, “Health Care in America: Separate and Unequal.”
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Tuesday
9/23/2008
10:00 AM
080923E
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Kathleen Dunn
In terms of political party preference why do some states remain red and others blue? After ten, Kathleen Dunn’s guest describes the cultural and economic factors that cause people to vote the way they do.
Guest: Andrew Gelman, professor of statistics and political science, Columbia University. Author, “Red State, Blue State, Rich State, Poor State: Why Americans Vote the Way They Do.”
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Tuesday
9/23/2008
10:00 PM
080923E
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Kathleen Dunn
In terms of political party preference why do some states remain red and others blue? After ten, Kathleen Dunn’s guest describes the cultural and economic factors that cause people to vote the way they do.
Guest: Andrew Gelman, professor of statistics and political science, Columbia University. Author, “Red State, Blue State, Rich State, Poor State: Why Americans Vote the Way They Do.”
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Monday
9/22/2008
9:00 AM
080922D
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Kathleen Dunn
After nine, it's all things political when Kathleen Dunn and her guest discuss the major headlines from Washington.
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Monday
9/22/2008
10:00 AM
080922E
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Kathleen Dunn
The 2008 Making Democracy Work Summit kicks off next week. After ten, Kathleen Dunn talks with members of the League of Women Voters about the upcoming elections, and the importance of making every vote count.
Guests:
10:00 – Mary Wilson, President, National League of Women Voters.
10:30 – Andrea Kaminski, Executive Director, League of Women Voters of Wisconsin.
10:30 - Pegi Taylor, Co-producer, “My Vote Performs.”
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Monday
9/22/2008
10:00 PM
080922E
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Kathleen Dunn
The 2008 Making Democracy Work Summit kicks off next week. After ten, Kathleen Dunn talks with members of the League of Women Voters about the upcoming elections, and the importance of making every vote count.
Guests:
10:00 – Mary Wilson, President, National League of Women Voters.
10:30 – Andrea Kaminski, Executive Director, League of Women Voters of Wisconsin.
10:30 - Pegi Taylor, Co-producer, “My Vote Performs.”
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Thursday
9/18/2008
9:00 AM
080918D
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Kathleen Dunn
The House this week approved a measure that would ease a longstanding ban on off-shore oil drilling. After nine, Kathleen and her guest discuss pending legislation in Congress in the lead-up to the November elections.
Guest: Jodi Schneider, Senior Editor, Congressional Quarterly. www.cq.com
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Thursday
9/18/2008
10:00 AM
080918E
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Kathleen Dunn
After ten, Kathleen Dunn and her guest discuss the war in Iraq.
Guest: Bing West, Author, "The Strongest Tribe: War, Politics & the Endgame in Iraq." West was assistant secretary of defense for international security affairs under President Reagan. Correspondent, Atlantic Monthly.
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Thursday
9/18/2008
10:00 PM
080918E
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Kathleen Dunn
After ten, Kathleen Dunn and her guest discuss the war in Iraq.
Guest: Bing West, Author, "The Strongest Tribe: War, Politics & the Endgame in Iraq." West was assistant secretary of defense for international security affairs under President Reagan. Correspondent, Atlantic Monthly.
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Wednesday
9/17/2008
9:00 AM
080917D
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Kathleen Dunn
General Petraeus (peh-TRAY-us) stepped down this week as military commander in Iraq. After nine, Kathleen Dunn talks with a Middle East expert about the ongoing Iraq War, and U.S. raids in Pakistan.
Guest: Fawaz Gerges, Carnegie Scholar and Chair in International Affairs and Middle Eastern Studies, Sarah Lawrence College, New York.
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Wednesday
9/17/2008
10:00 AM
080917E
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Kathleen Dunn
The mysteries of the universe unfold, after ten, for Kathleen Dunn and her guest Theoretical Physicist Brian Greene.
Guest: Brian Greene, Professor of Mathematics & Physics, Columbia University. Author, “Icarus at the Edge of Time.”
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Wednesday
9/17/2008
10:00 PM
080917E
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Kathleen Dunn
The mysteries of the universe unfold, after ten, for Kathleen Dunn and her guest Theoretical Physicist Brian Greene.
Guest: Brian Greene, Professor of Mathematics & Physics, Columbia University. Author, “Icarus at the Edge of Time.”
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Tuesday
9/16/2008
9:00 AM
080916D
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Kathleen Dunn
Wall Street was dealt another blow this week when Lehman Brothers filed for bankruptcy and Merrill Lynch was acquired by Bank of America. After nine, Kathleen Dunn and her guest discuss the latest economic headlines.
Guest: Peter Morici, Professor of Economics and International Business, University of Maryland. Former Director of Economics, U.S. International Trade Commission.
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Tuesday
9/16/2008
10:00 AM
080916E
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Kathleen Dunn
After ten, Kathleen Dunn talks with a middle-school teacher who for thirty years has used humor and compassion to teach his students and help them succeed.
Guest: Bernie Schein, teacher. Author, "If Holden Caulfield Were in My Classroom: Inspiring Love, Creativity, and Intelligence in Middle School Kids" (Sentient Publications).
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Tuesday
9/16/2008
10:00 PM
080916E
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Kathleen Dunn
After ten, Kathleen Dunn talks with a middle-school teacher who for thirty years has used humor and compassion to teach his students and help them succeed.
Guest: Bernie Schein, teacher. Author, "If Holden Caulfield Were in My Classroom: Inspiring Love, Creativity, and Intelligence in Middle School Kids" (Sentient Publications).
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Monday
9/15/2008
9:00 AM
080915D
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Kathleen Dunn
Have the culture wars returned? Have campaign ads stopped being about the issues to instead focus on personal attacks? After nine, Kathleen Dunn and guest talk all-things politics.
Guest: David J. Jackson, Associate Professor, Department of Political Science, Bowling Green State University.
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Monday
9/15/2008
10:00 AM
080915E
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Kathleen Dunn
Veteran journalist, and long-time host of "Face the Nation," Bob Schieffer (SHE-fer) joins Kathleen Dunn, after ten, to discuss his new book, "Bob Schieffer's America".
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Monday
9/15/2008
10:00 PM
080915E
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Kathleen Dunn
Veteran journalist, and long-time host of "Face the Nation," Bob Schieffer (SHE-fer) joins Kathleen Dunn, after ten, to discuss his new book, "Bob Schieffer's America".
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Thursday
9/11/2008
9:00 AM
080911D
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Kathleen Dunn
After nine, Kathleen Dunn talks with an organizer for "The Way Forward Series" at Marquette University in Milwaukee. Beginning September fifteenth, the series will examine key policy issues in the presidential race.
Guests:
9:00 - Judith Mayotte, Office of Public Affairs, Marquette University.
9:15 - Abdur Chowdhury, Professor of Economics, Marquette University.
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Thursday
9/11/2008
10:00 AM
080911E
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Kathleen Dunn
After ten, Kathleen Dunn and her guest talk about how our words relate to our thoughts, and to the world around us... and what that tells us about ourselves.
Guest: Steven Pinker, Professor of Psychology and Harvard College Professor at Harvard University. Author, "The Stuff of Thought: Language as a Window into Human Nature" (Penguin Books).
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Thursday
9/11/2008
10:00 PM
080911E
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Kathleen Dunn
After ten, Kathleen Dunn and her guest talk about how our words relate to our thoughts, and to the world around us... and what that tells us about ourselves.
Guest: Steven Pinker, Professor of Psychology and Harvard College Professor at Harvard University. Author, "The Stuff of Thought: Language as a Window into Human Nature" (Penguin Books).
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Wednesday
9/10/2008
9:00 AM
080910D
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Kathleen Dunn
Are voters more likely to go to the polls if there is someone on the ballot they dislike? After nine, Kathleen Dunn and her guest discuss the psychology of voting.
Guests:
- Samuel L. Popkin, Professor of Political Science, University of California, San Diego.
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Wednesday
9/10/2008
10:00 AM
080910E
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Kathleen Dunn
Loneliness is bad for your health, according to Kathleen Dunn’s guest, after ten.
Guest: John Cacioppo, Director, Center for Cognitive and Social Neuroscience, Department of Psychology, University of Chicago. Author, “Loneliness: Human Nature and the Need for Social Connection.”
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Wednesday
9/10/2008
10:00 PM
080910E
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Kathleen Dunn
Loneliness is bad for your health, according to Kathleen Dunn’s guest, after ten.
Guest: John Cacioppo, Director, Center for Cognitive and Social Neuroscience, Department of Psychology, University of Chicago. Author, “Loneliness: Human Nature and the Need for Social Connection.”
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Tuesday
9/9/2008
9:00 AM
080909D
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Kathleen Dunn
After nine, Kathleen Dunn and her guest examine the latest news from Pakistan... a new president, recent U.S. missile attacks, and findings from the 2008 terrorism index.
Guest: Christine Fair, Senior Political Scientist, RAND cooperation. www.rand.org
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Tuesday
9/9/2008
10:00 AM
080909E
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Kathleen Dunn
Is Gov. Sarah Palin being treated unfairly in the press, or has the media been falsely accused? After ten, Kathleen Dunn and her guest discuss the role of the media in the presidential campaign.
Guest: Robert McChesney, professor, Institute of Communications Research, and the Graduate School of Information and Library Science, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign. Host, radio show, "Media Matters," broadcast on WILL-AM
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Tuesday
9/9/2008
10:00 PM
080909E
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Kathleen Dunn
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Monday
9/8/2008
9:00 AM
080908D
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Kathleen Dunn
The political conventions are over and the presidential campaigns have entered the home stretch. After nine, Kathleen Dunn and her guest review the latest from the campaign trail.
Guest: Michael P. McDonald, Associate Professor, George Mason University. Non-Resident Senior Fellow, Brookings Institution.
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Monday
9/8/2008
10:00 AM
080908E
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Kathleen Dunn
Arctic sea ice is melting at an alarming rate making it possible for the first time in history to circumnavigate the North Pole. After ten, Kathleen Dunn and her guest discuss the impact of disappearing Arctic ice.
Guest: Julienne Stroeve, Research Scientist, National Snow and Ice Data Center, University of Colorado at Boulder.
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Monday
9/8/2008
10:00 PM
080908E
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Kathleen Dunn
Arctic Sea ice is melting at an alarming rate, making it possible, for the first time in history, to circumnavigate the North Pole. After ten, Kathleen Dunn and her guest discuss the impact of disappearing Arctic ice.
Guest: Julienne Stroeve, Research Scientist, National Snow and Ice Data Center, University of Colorado at Boulder.
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Thursday
9/4/2008
10:00 AM
080904E
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Kathleen Dunn
After ten, Kathleen Dunn and her guests continue coverage of the Republican National Convention.
Guests:
10 - Craig Gilbert, Washington Bureau Chief, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.
10:30 - Julian E. Zelizer, Professor of History and Public Affairs, Princeton University.
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Wednesday
9/3/2008
10:00 AM
080903E
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Kathleen Dunn
After ten, Kathleen Dunn and her guests examine the Tuesday evening speeches at the Republican National Convention, including President Bush and Senator Lieberman.
Guest: Jeffrey Ladewig, Assistant Professor, Department of Political Science, University of Connecticut.
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Wednesday
9/3/2008
10:00 PM
080903E
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Kathleen Dunn
After ten, Kathleen Dunn and her guests examine the Tuesday evening speeches at the Republican National Convention, including President Bush and Senator Lieberman.
Guest: Jeffrey Ladewig, Assistant Professor, Department of Political Science, University of Connecticut.
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Tuesday
9/2/2008
10:00 AM
080902E
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Kathleen Dunn
After ten, Kathleen Dunn and her guests continue coverage of the Republican National Convention.
Guests:
10:00 – Quin Hillyer, columnist, American Spectator. Associate editor, the Washington Examiner.
10:30 - Dermot Cole, columnist, Fairbanks Daily News-Miner.
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Tuesday
9/2/2008
10:00 PM
080902E
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Kathleen Dunn
After ten, Kathleen Dunn and her guests continue coverage of the Republican National Convention.
Guests:
10:00 – Quin Hillyer, columnist, American Spectator. Associate editor, the Washington Examiner.
10:30 - Dermot Cole, columnist, Fairbanks Daily News-Miner.
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Monday
9/1/2008
10:00 AM
080901E
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Kathleen Dunn
After ten, Kathleen Dunn and her guest continue coverage of the Republican National Convention.
Guest: Gerald McBeath, Department Chair and Professor of Political Science, University of Alaska, Fairbanks.
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Monday
9/1/2008
10:00 PM
080901E
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Kathleen Dunn
If you fear change, rarely laugh, and spend most of your day in a job you don't love, you may be suffering from "Adultitis." After ten, Veronica Rueckert's guests describe the symptoms... and the cure.
Guests: Kim and Jason Kotecki, authors, "Escape Adulthood" and "The
Escape Plan: A 40-Day Plan to Annihilate the Adultitis in Your Life". www.adultitis.org
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Thursday
8/28/2008
10:00 AM
080828E
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Kathleen Dunn
After ten, Kathleen Dunn and her guests continue the Democratic National Convention coverage.
Guests:
10 - E.J. Dionne, Jr., syndicated columnist, the Washington Post. Author, "Souled Out: Reclaiming Faith & Politics After the Religious Right." Senior Fellow, The Brookings Institution.
10:30 - Kenneth Bickers, Professor and Chair, Department of Political Science, University of Colorado.
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Wednesday
8/27/2008
10:00 AM
080827E
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Kathleen Dunn
Congresswoman Tammy Baldwin joins Kathleen Dunn, after ten, as part of W-P-R continuing coverage of the Democratic National Convention.
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Wednesday
8/27/2008
10:00 PM
080827E
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Kathleen Dunn
Congresswoman Tammy Baldwin joins Kathleen Dunn, after ten, as part of W-P-R continuing coverage of the Democratic National Convention.
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Tuesday
8/26/2008
10:00 AM
080826E
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Kathleen Dunn
Kathleen Dunn continues coverage of the Democratic National Convention, after ten. She talks with reporter Chase Martyn from the Iowa Independent, and USA Today Washington Bureau Chief Susan Page.
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Tuesday
8/26/2008
10:00 PM
080826E
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Kathleen Dunn
Kathleen Dunn continues coverage of the Democratic National Convention, after ten. She is joined by Iowa Independent reporter Chase Martyn, and USA Today Washington bureau chief Susan Page.
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Monday
8/25/2008
10:00 AM
080825E
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Kathleen Dunn
After ten, Kathleen Dunn and her guest recap some of the wildest rides to the White House... the funniest slogans, convention fights, campaign trail pranks, and more.
Guest: Jennifer Drapkin, senior editor, "mental_floss" magazine.
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Monday
8/25/2008
10:00 PM
080825E
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Kathleen Dunn
After ten, Kathleen Dunn and her guest recap some of the wildest rides to the White House... the funniest slogans, convention fights, campaign trail pranks, and more.
Guest: Jennifer Drapkin, senior editor, "mental_floss" magazine.
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Thursday
8/21/2008
9:00 AM
080821D
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Kathleen Dunn
The E.P.A. announced Tuesday that six Wisconsin counties failed to meet air-quality standards. After nine, Kathleen Dunn finds out why.
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Thursday
8/21/2008
10:00 AM
080821E
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Kathleen Dunn
The talk turns to language for Kathleen Dunn and her guest, after ten.
Guest: Mardy Grothe, author of "I Never Metaphor I Didn't Like:
A Comprehensive Compilation of History's Greatest Analogies, Metaphors, and Similes."
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Thursday
8/21/2008
10:00 PM
080821E
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Kathleen Dunn
The talk turns to language for Kathleen Dunn and her guest, after ten.
Guest: Mardy Grothe, author of "I Never Metaphor I Didn't Like:
A Comprehensive Compilation of History's Greatest Analogies, Metaphors, and Similes."
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Wednesday
8/20/2008
9:00 AM
080820D
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Kathleen Dunn
Retail giant Wal-Mart has come under fire for telling workers if Democrats win in November they'll likely change federal law making it easier for workers to unionize, forcing them to pay large dues. After nine, Kathleen Dunn and her guests examine the The Employee Free Choice Act, proposed legislation before the U.S. Congress.
Guests:
9:00 – James Sherk, Fellow in Labor Policy, Center for Data Analysis, Heritage Foundation.
9:30 - David Newby, president, Wisconsin AFL-CIO (American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations).
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Wednesday
8/20/2008
10:00 AM
080820E
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Kathleen Dunn
Economist James Galbraith (GAHL-brayth) joins Kathleen Dunn, after ten, to debunk what he sees as the myth that America's economic might has its roots in free trade.
Guest: James Galbraith, professor, Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs, University of Texas at Austin. Author, “The Predator State: How Conservatives Abandoned the Free Market and Why Liberals Should Too.”
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Wednesday
8/20/2008
10:00 PM
080820E
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Kathleen Dunn
Economist James Galbraith (GAHL-brayth) joins Kathleen Dunn, after ten, to debunk what he sees as the myth that America's economic might has its roots in free trade.
Guest: James Galbraith, professor, Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs, University of Texas at Austin. Author, “The Predator State: How Conservatives Abandoned the Free Market and Why Liberals Should Too.”
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Tuesday
8/19/2008
9:00 AM
080819D
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Kathleen Dunn
After nine, Kathleen Dunn and her guests have an Olympic update… Dara Torres, Michael Phelps, competitors from Wisconsin, and more.
Guests:
9:00 - Gary D’Amato, journalist, Milwaukee Journal Sentinal.
9:25 - Todd Milewski, sports reporter, The Capital Times.
9:40 - Matt Miller, swimming coach and co-director, Walter Schroeder Aquatic Center.
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Tuesday
8/19/2008
10:00 AM
080819E
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Kathleen Dunn
After ten, Kathleen Dunn and her guest discuss current trends in American society and where we’re headed... politically, culturally, and spiritually.
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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Tuesday
8/19/2008
10:00 PM
080819E
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Kathleen Dunn
After ten, Kathleen Dunn and her guest discuss current trends in American society and where we’re headed... politically, culturally, and spiritually.
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
8/18/2008
9:00 AM
080818D
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Kathleen Dunn
After nine, Kathleen Dunn and her guest discuss the latest news from around the nation and around the world.
Guest: Charles Lipson, Professor of Political Science and Director, Program on International Politics, Economics, and Security, University of Chicago.
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Monday
8/18/2008
10:00 AM
080818E
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Kathleen Dunn
After ten, Kathleen Dunn's guest contrasts the high school experiences of students in the United States, India, and China.
Guest: Bob Compton, documentary filmaker, "Two Million Minutes: A Global Examination."
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Monday
8/18/2008
10:00 PM
080818E
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Kathleen Dunn
After ten, Kathleen Dunn's guest contrasts the high school experiences of students in the United States, India, and China.
Guest: Bob Compton, documentary filmaker, "Two Million Minutes: A Global Examination."
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Thursday
8/14/2008
9:00 AM
080814D
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Kathleen Dunn
Irish Fest kicks off in Milwaukee this week. After nine, Kathleen Dunn and her guests discuss the culture, music and politics of Ireland.
Guests:
- Keith Finnegan, Chief Executive, and Radio Host, Galway Bay FM radio, Galway, Ireland.
- The Kane Sisters, Liz and Yvonne, traditional Irish fiddle duo.
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Thursday
8/14/2008
10:00 AM
080814E
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Kathleen Dunn
After ten, the author who coined the 60's phrase "population explosion" joins Kathleen Dunn to talk human evolution and our impact on the environment.
Guest: Paul Ehrlich, President, Center for Conservation Biology, and Professor of Population Studies, Stanford University. Co-author, "The Dominant Animal: Human Evolution and the Environment."
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Thursday
8/14/2008
10:00 PM
080814E
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Kathleen Dunn
After ten, the author who coined the 60's phrase "population explosion" joins Kathleen Dunn to talk human evolution and our impact on the environment.
Guest: Paul Ehrlich, President, Center for Conservation Biology, and Professor of Population Studies, Stanford University. Co-author, "The Dominant Animal: Human Evolution and the Environment."
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Wednesday
8/13/2008
9:00 AM
080813D
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Kathleen Dunn
Last week, the F-B-I disclosed it had improperly obtained the telephone records of newspaper reporters, prompting a personal apology from Director Robert Mueller. After nine, Kathleen Dunn and her guest discuss the prospect of a federal shield law for journalists to protect their confidential sources and the public’s right to know.
Guest: Lucy Dalglish, Executive Director, The Reporters Committee, Freedom of the Press.
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Wednesday
8/13/2008
10:00 AM
080813E
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Kathleen Dunn
Pulitzer Prize-winning author Ron Suskind joins Kathleen Dunn, after ten, to discuss his latest book, "The Way of the World". www.ronsuskind.com
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Wednesday
8/13/2008
10:00 PM
080813E
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Kathleen Dunn
Pulitzer Prize-winning author Ron Suskind joins Kathleen Dunn, after ten, to discuss his latest book, "The Way of the World". www.ronsuskind.com
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Tuesday
8/12/2008
9:00 AM
080812D
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Kathleen Dunn
After nine, Kathleen Dunn her guest discuss impeachment proceedings now underway in Pakistan for President Pervez Musharraf (per-VEZ moo-SHAR-ahff). A look at what the process entails, and whether Musharraf will contest the charges brought against him.
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Tuesday
8/12/2008
10:00 AM
080812E
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Kathleen Dunn
After ten, Kathleen Dunn's guest discusess how math education in the United States just doesn't add-up, and what we can do about it.
Guest: Jo Boaler, author, "What's Math Got To Do With It? Helping Children To Love Their Least Favorite Subject-And Why It's Important For America" (Viking).
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Tuesday
8/12/2008
10:00 PM
080812E
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Kathleen Dunn
After ten, Kathleen Dunn's guest discusess how math education in the United States just doesn't add-up, and what we can do about it.
Guest: Jo Boaler, author, "What's Math Got To Do With It? Helping Children To Love Their Least Favorite Subject-And Why It's Important For America" (Viking).
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Monday
8/11/2008
9:00 AM
080811D
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Kathleen Dunn
It’s All Things Political with Kathleen Dunn and her guest, after nine.
Guest: Evan Perez, reporter for the Washington bureau of The Wall Street Journal.
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Monday
8/11/2008
10:00 AM
080811E
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Kathleen Dunn
Are children today over-scheduled? After ten, Kathleen Dunn talks with a child psychologist about how parents should strike a balance between busy time and free time for their kids.
Guest: Alvin Rosenfeld, M.D., child psychiatrist. Co-author, “Hyper-Parenting: Are You Hurting Your Child by Trying Too Hard?” and “The Over-Scheduled Child.”
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Monday
8/11/2008
10:00 PM
080811E
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Kathleen Dunn
Are children today over-scheduled? After ten, Kathleen Dunn talks with a child psychologist about how parents should strike a balance between busy time and free time for their kids.
Guest: Alvin Rosenfeld, M.D., child psychiatrist. Co-author, “Hyper-Parenting: Are You Hurting Your Child by Trying Too Hard?” and “The Over-Scheduled Child.”
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Friday
8/8/2008
9:00 AM
080808D
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Veronica Rueckert in for Kathleen Dunn
With gas prices soaring, more and more Americans are parking their cars and riding bicycles. After nine, Veronica Rueckert and her guests discuss current trends in biking, safety, and how to choose the right bike for you.
Guests:
- David Vogt, Deputy Executive Director, Bicycle Federation of Wisconsin. www.bfw.org
- Amy Walker, publisher and contributor to “Momentum.” www.momentumplanet.com
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Friday
8/8/2008
10:00 AM
080808E
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Kathleen Dunn
Veronica Rueckert’s guests, after ten, say the media has been sexualizing children at younger and younger ages, with a devastating effect on their development.
Guests:
- Jean Kilbourne, lecturer, media critic, and author.
- Diane Levin, professor of education at Wheelock College in Boston.
*Co-authors, “So Sexy So Soon: The New Sexualized Childhood and What Parents Can Do to Protect Their Kids” (Ballantine, 2008).
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Friday
8/8/2008
10:00 PM
080808E
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Kathleen Dunn
Veronica Rueckert’s guests, after ten, say the media has been sexualizing children at younger and younger ages, with devastating effects on their development.
Guests:
- Jean Kilbourne, lecturer, media critic, and author.
- Diane Levin, professor of education at Wheelock College in Boston.
*Co-authors, “So Sexy So Soon: The New Sexualized Childhood and What Parents Can Do to Protect Their Kids” (Ballantine, 2008).
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Thursday
8/7/2008
9:00 AM
080807D
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Kathleen Dunn
Acoording to the Government Accountability Office, Iraq will more than double in oil income this year. After nine, Kathleen Dunn and her guests discuss why more oil money generated in Iraq is not being spent on reconstruction.
Guests:
9:00 - Charles Tiefer, Professor of Law, University of Baltimore.
9:30 - Karen DeYoung, Senior Diplomatic Correspondent and Associate Editor, The Washington Post.
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Thursday
8/7/2008
10:00 AM
080807E
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Kathleen Dunn
After ten, Kathleen Dunn's guest talks about the ancient neighborhoods of Beijing, and how they've been torn down for the Olympics. For many, a way of life is being destroyed... in the name of progress.
Guest: Michael Meyer, author, "The Last Days of Old Beijing: Life in the Vanishing Backstreets of a City Transformed" (Bloomsbury).
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Thursday
8/7/2008
10:00 PM
080807E
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Kathleen Dunn
After ten, Kathleen Dunn's guest talks about the ancient neighborhoods of Beijing, and how they've been torn down for the Olympics. For many, a way of life is being destroyed... in the name of progress.
Guest: Michael Meyer, author, "The Last Days of Old Beijing: Life in the Vanishing Backstreets of a City Transformed" (Bloomsbury).
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Wednesday
8/6/2008
9:00 AM
080806D
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Kathleen Dunn
Barack Obama has a twenty-one hour campaign-stop in Indiana, fueling speculation he will choose Evan Bayh as his running mate. After nine, Kathleen Dunn and her guests examine potential contenders for Vice Presidential candidates.
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Wednesday
8/6/2008
10:00 AM
080806E
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Kathleen Dunn
Al Gore issued a challenge to produce one-hundred percent of our electricity from renewable sources within ten years. After ten, Kathleen Dunn and her guests examine how this goal matches up with the presidential candidate's policies.
Guest: Ronald Bailey, science correspondent, Reason magazine and Reason.com.
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Wednesday
8/6/2008
10:00 PM
080806E
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Kathleen Dunn
Al Gore issued a challenge to produce one-hundred percent of our electricity from renewable sources within ten years. After ten, Kathleen Dunn and her guests examine how this goal matches up with the presidential candidate's policies.
Guest: Ronald Bailey, science correspondent, Reason magazine and Reason.com.
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Tuesday
8/5/2008
9:00 AM
080805D
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Kathleen Dunn
After nine, Kathleen Dunn and her guest examine the world oil market, and the relationship between expanded off-shore drilling, tapping oil reserves, and supply vs. demand.
Guest: Frank A. Wolak, Professor of Commodity Price Studies, Department of Economics, Stanford University.
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Tuesday
8/5/2008
10:00 AM
080805E
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Kathleen Dunn
After ten, Kathleen and her guest discuss kids and nutrition in light of a report that found ninety percent of fast food kid's meals have far more than a servings worth of calories.
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Tuesday
8/5/2008
10:00 PM
080805E
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Kathleen Dunn
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Monday
8/4/2008
9:00 AM
080804D
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Kathleen Dunn
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Republican strategist Dave Winston join Kathleen Dunn, after nine, to talk politics.
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Monday
8/4/2008
10:00 AM
080804E
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Kathleen Dunn
After ten, call in with your program ideas and guest suggestions when Kathleen Dunn hosts her August open line.
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Monday
8/4/2008
10:00 PM
080804E
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Kathleen Dunn
After ten, in a re-broadcast from this morning, Kathleen Dunn takes program ideas and guest suggestions during her August open line.
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Friday
8/1/2008
9:00 AM
080801D
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Veronica Rueckert in for Kathleen Dunn
Could cancer spread from one person to another? After nine, Veronica Rueckert's guest discusses the possibility, now being explored by scientists, that cancer may be contagious.
Guest: David Quammen, contributing writer, Harper's magazine. His article, "Contagious Cancer: The Evolution of a Killer" (April issue).
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Friday
8/1/2008
10:00 AM
080801E
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Veronica Rueckert in for Kathleen Dunn
Are you suffering from "Adultitis"? (adult-I-tis) You may be if you fear change, rarely laugh, and spend most of your day in a job you don't love. After ten, Veronica Rueckert's guests describe the symptoms... and the cure.
Guests: Kim and Jason Kotecki, authors, "Escape Adulthood" and "The
Escape Plan: A 40-Day Plan to Annihilate the Adultitis in Your Life." www.adultitis.org
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Friday
8/1/2008
10:00 PM
080801E
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Veronica Rueckert in for Kathleen Dunn
Are you suffering from "Adultitis"? You may be if you fear change, rarely laugh, and spend most of your day in a job you don't love. After ten, Veronica Rueckert's guests describe the symptoms... and the cure.
Guests: Kim and Jason Kotecki, authors, "Escape Adulthood" and "The
Escape Plan: A 40-Day Plan to Annihilate the Adultitis in Your Life." www.adultitis.org
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Thursday
7/31/2008
9:00 AM
080731D
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Veronica Rueckert in for Kathleen Dunn
After nine, Veronica Rueckert's guest says that, contrary to popular belief, ethanol fuel will do little to increase energy security... but it will increase greenhouse gas emissions, water pollution, and food prices.
Guest: Kenneth P. Green, resident scholar, AEI (American Enterprise Institute).
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Thursday
7/31/2008
10:00 AM
080731E
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Veronica Rueckert in for Kathleen Dunn
By accident or faulty manufacturing, home consumer products injure more than 33-million Americans each year. After ten, Veronica Rueckert and her guest take a look at the ten most dangerous things in your home.
Guest: Cristen Conger, staff writer, www.howstuffworks.com
www.discovery.com
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Thursday
7/31/2008
10:00 PM
080731E
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Veronica Rueckert in for Kathleen Dunn
By accident or faulty manufacturing, home consumer products injure more than 33-million Americans each year. After ten, Veronica Rueckert and her guest take a look at the ten most dangerous things in your home.
Guest: Cristen Conger, staff writer, www.HowSuffWorks.com.
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Wednesday
7/30/2008
9:00 AM
080730D
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Veronica Rueckert in for Kathleen Dunn
After nine, Veronica Rueckert's guests say Americans should consider a “Prosperity Agenda,” where the government recognizes that by ensuring the economic and domestic future of other countries, we ensure our own safety and economic success.
Guests:
- Nancy Soderberg, former U.S. Ambassador to the UN.
- Brian Katulis, Senior Fellow, Center for American Progress.
Co-authors, "The Prosperity Agenda: What the World Wants From America and What We Need in Return" (Wiley).
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Wednesday
7/30/2008
10:00 AM
080730E
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Veronica Rueckert in for Kathleen Dunn
What do Yoga, expensive sandwiches, non-motorized boating, and 80's night have in common? Veronica Rueckert’s guest, after ten, says they're all “Stuff White People Like.”
Guest: Christian Lander, Blogger. Author, “Stuff White People Like.”
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Wednesday
7/30/2008
10:00 PM
080730E
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Veronica Rueckert in for Kathleen Dunn
What do Yoga, expensive sandwiches, non-motorized boating, and 80's night have in common? Veronica Rueckert’s guest, after ten, says they're all “Stuff White People Like.”
Guest: Christian Lander, Blogger. Author, “Stuff White People Like.”
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Tuesday
7/29/2008
9:00 AM
080729D
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Veronica Rueckert in for Kathleen Dunn
Is television news information or entertainment? After ten, Veronica Rueckert's guest explains why he believes that T-V news does not serve the public as it claims.
Guest: Steve Powers, journalist, former news-talk anchor. Author, "How to Watch TV News" (Penguin Books/Revised Edition).
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Tuesday
7/29/2008
10:00 AM
080729E
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Veronica Rueckert in for Kathleen Dunn
After ten, Veronica Rueckert's guest says that while the focus on the development and advancement of young women has skyrocketed, society has forgotten and ignored the needs of our young men.
Guest: Meg Meeker, M.D., practitioner of pediatric and adolescent medicine. Author, "Boys Should Be Boys: Seven Secrets to Raising Healthy Boys" (Regnery Publishing).
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Tuesday
7/29/2008
10:00 PM
080729E
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Veronica Rueckert in for Kathleen Dunn
After ten, Veronica Rueckert's guest says that while the focus on the development and advancement of young women has skyrocketed, society has forgotten and ignored the needs of our young men.
Guest: Meg Meeker, M.D., practitioner of pediatric and adolescent medicine. Author, "Boys Should Be Boys: Seven Secrets to Raising Healthy Boys" (Regnery Publishing).
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Monday
7/28/2008
9:00 AM
080728D
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Veronica Rueckert in for Kathleen Dunn
After nine, join Veronica Rueckert and her guest for the program All Things Political. This week, Obama’s trip overseas, McCain’s media woes, foreign policy, the environment, and the economy.
Guest: Peverill Squire, Hicks and Martha Griffiths Chair in American Political Institutions and Co-Editor, Legislative Studies Quarterly, Department of Political Science, University of Missouri.
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Monday
7/28/2008
10:00 AM
080728E
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Veronica Rueckert in for Kathleen Dunn
After ten, Veronica Rueckert's guest talks about the year she spent testing every principle, tip, theory, and study she could find, on pursuing happiness.
Gretchen Rubin, blogger, "The Happiness Project."
http://www.happinessproject.typepad.com
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Monday
7/28/2008
10:00 PM
080728E
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Veronica Rueckert in for Kathleen Dunn
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Friday
7/25/2008
9:00 AM
080725D
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Veronica Rueckert in for Kathleen Dunn
After nine, Veronica Rueckert and her guest examine the extent of foreign news coverage in American print journalism.
Guest: Amy Mitchell, deputy director, Project for Excellence in Journalism.
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Friday
7/25/2008
10:00 AM
080725E
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Veronica Rueckert in for Kathleen Dunn
Americans' love affair with their lawns may be shifting to sustenance over aesthetics. After ten, Veronica Rueckert and her guests discuss what some are calling, “edible estates.”
Guests:
- Elizabeth Kolbert, staff writer, The New Yorker.
- Fritz Haeg, artist, architect. Creator, “Edible Estates” project.
- Ted Steinberg, Professor of History and Professor of Law, Department of History, Case Western Reserve University. Author, “American Green: The Obsessive Quest for the Perfect Lawn”.
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Friday
7/25/2008
10:00 PM
080725E
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Veronica Rueckert in for Kathleen Dunn
Americans' love affair with their lawns may be shifting to sustenance over aesthetics. After ten, Veronica Rueckert and her guests discuss what some are calling, “edible estates.”
Guests:
- Elizabeth Kolbert, staff writer, The New Yorker.
- Fritz Haeg, artist, architect. Creator, “Edible Estates” project.
- Ted Steinberg, Professor of History and Professor of Law, Department of History, Case Western Reserve University. Author, “American Green: The Obsessive Quest for the Perfect Lawn”.
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Thursday
7/24/2008
9:00 AM
080724D
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Kathleen Dunn
After nine, John Munson and his guest discuss the status of the Great Lakes Compact, and whether Congress and the White House will support the measure. Lawmakers from Great Lakes states, including Wisconsin Governor Jim Doyle, are in Washington, D.C. this week.
Guest: David Naftzger, Executive Director, Council of Great Lakes Governors.
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Thursday
7/24/2008
10:00 AM
080724E
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John Munson in for Kathleen Dunn
After ten, John Munson and his guest discuss what's right... and what's wrong... with the global food system.
Guest: Paul Roberts, author, “The End of Food”.
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Thursday
7/24/2008
10:00 PM
080724E
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John Munson in for Kathleen Dunn
After ten, John Munson and his guest discuss what's right... and what's wrong... with the global food system.
Guest: Paul Roberts, author, “The End of Food”.
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Wednesday
7/23/2008
9:00 AM
080723D
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John Munson in for Kathleen Dunn
After nine, John Munson and his guest discuss school funding. Should states emphasize district-level financing to improve the overall allocation of funding and maximize academic success.
Guest: R. Anthony Rolle, Associate Professor, College of Education and Human Development, Texas A&M University.
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Wednesday
7/23/2008
10:00 AM
080723E
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John Munson in for Kathleen Dunn
A priest, a rabbi and a minister walk into a bar. The bartender says, "What is this, a joke?” After ten, John Munson and his guest examine the history and philosophy of jokes.
Guest: Jim Holt, Author, “Stop Me If You've Heard This: A History and Philosophy of Jokes.”
(Note: Due to a technical problem, the first 20 minutes of this program are unavailable.)
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Tuesday
7/22/2008
9:00 AM
080722D
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John Munson in for Kathleen Dunn
With the recent Wisconsin budget shortfall, lawmakers are examining ways to increase revenue. After nine, John Munson and his guests discuss the impact of corporate tax loopholes and how stopping them could help fix the state budget.
Guests:
- Russ Decker, Wisconsin Senator (D-Schofield).
- Michael Mazerov, Senior Fellow, State Fiscal Project, Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, Washington, DC.
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Tuesday
7/22/2008
10:00 AM
080722E
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John Munson in for Kathleen Dunn
Are we on the verge of another baby-boom? A record 4-point-three-million babies were born in America last year. After ten, John Munson and his guests discuss the increasing U.S. population and its potential impact on the economy and the environment.
Guests:
– Robert Engelman, vice president for programs, Worldwatch Institute. Author, “More: Population, Nature, and What Women Want.”
– Hans-Peter Kohler, Professor, Department of Sociology, Research Associate, Population Studies Center, University of Pennsylvania.
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Tuesday
7/22/2008
10:00 PM
080722E
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John Munson in for Kathleen Dunn
Are we on the verge of another baby-boom? A record 4-point-three-million babies were born in America last year. After ten, John Munson and his guests discuss the increasing U.S. population and its potential impact on the economy and the environment.
Guests:
– Robert Engelman, vice president for programs, Worldwatch Institute. Author, “More: Population, Nature, and What Women Want.”
– Hans-Peter Kohler, Professor, Department of Sociology, Research Associate, Population Studies Center, University of Pennsylvania.
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Monday
7/21/2008
9:00 AM
080721D
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John Munson in for Kathleen Dunn
It’s All Things Political, after nine, when John Munson and his guests discuss immigration reform, Obama’s overseas trip, energy policy, and the struggling economy.
Guests:
- Rodolfo Espino, assistant professor of political science, Arizona State University
- Erin E. O’Brien, assistant professor of political science, University of Massachusetts Boston. Author, “The Politics of Identity: Solidarity Building among America's Working Poor.”
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Monday
7/21/2008
10:00 AM
080721E
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John Munson in for Kathleen Dunn
After ten, John Munson and his guest explore the state of the arts in Wisconsin.
Guest: Anne Katz, Executive Director, Arts Wisconsin.
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Monday
7/21/2008
10:00 PM
080721E
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John Munson in for Kathleen Dunn
After ten, John Munson and his guest explore the state of the arts in Wisconsin.
Guest: Anne Katz, Executive Director, Arts Wisconsin.
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Friday
7/18/2008
9:00 AM
080718D
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Veronica Rueckert in for Kathleen Dunn
After nine, Veronica Rueckert and her guests take a look at the cover of this week's The New Yorker magazine, depicting what the editors insist is a satire of Barack & Michelle Obama... examining what role, if any, can race play in political humor?
Guests:
9:00 - Darryl Dickson-Carr, associate professor, Department of English, Southern Methodist University.
9:00 - Russell Peterson, visiting assistant professor of American Studies, University of Iowa. Author, “Strange Bedfellows: How Late-Night Comedy Turns Democracy Into a Joke."
9:30 - Bill Carter, journalist, The New York Times.
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Friday
7/18/2008
10:00 AM
080718E
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Veronica Rueckert in for Kathleen Dunn
Does spending time online change the way we think? After ten, Veronica Rueckert and her guests discuss the effect of the Internet on the brain.
Guests:
- Nicholas Carr, journalist, author, “The Big Switch: Rewiring the World, from Edison to Google.” His recent article, “Is Google Making Us Stupid?” (The Atlantic magazine).
- Maryanne Wolf, director, Center for Reading and Language Research and professor of Child Development, Tufts University.
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Friday
7/18/2008
10:00 PM
080718E
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Veronica Rueckert in for Kathleen Dunn
Does spending a lot of time online change the way we think? After ten, Veronica Rueckert and her guests discuss the effect of the internet on the brain.
Guests:
- Nicholas Carr, journalist, author, “The Big Switch: Rewiring the World, from Edison to Google.” His recent article, “Is Google Making Us Stupid?” (The Atlantic magazine).
- Maryanne Wolf, director, Center for Reading and Language Research and professor of Child Development, Tufts University.
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Thursday
7/17/2008
9:00 AM
080717D
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Kathleen Dunn
After nine, Kathleen Dunn and her guests discuss the immigration raid last month on a meat plant in Iowa where nearly half of the plant’s workers were arrested.
Guests:
- Paul Real, Hispanic Minister, St. Bridget's Catholic Church, Postville, IA.
- David Vasquez, campus pastor, Luther College.
- Jens Manuel Krogstad, Staff Writer, Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier.
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Thursday
7/17/2008
10:00 AM
080717E
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Kathleen Dunn
After ten, Kathleen Dunn talks with the author of "The Dark Side," an investigative account of U.S. decisions made in the pursuit of terrorists around the world, which she says have not only violated the Constitution and American values, but also hindered the pursuit of Al Qaeda.
Guest: Jane Mayer, political and investigative reporter for The New Yorker. Author, "The Dark Side: The Inside Story of How The War on Terror Turned into a War on American Ideals" (Doubleday).
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Thursday
7/17/2008
10:00 PM
080717E
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Kathleen Dunn
After ten, Kathleen Dunn talks with the author of "The Dark Side," an investigative account of U.S. decisions made in the pursuit of terrorists around the world, which she says have not only violated the Constitution and American values, but also hindered the pursuit of Al Qaeda.
Guest: Jane Mayer, political and investigative reporter for The New Yorker. Author, "The Dark Side: The Inside Story of How The War on Terror Turned into a War on American Ideals" (Doubleday).
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Wednesday
7/16/2008
9:00 AM
080716D
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Kathleen Dunn
After nine, Kathleen Dunn talks with an animal behaviorist about a recently increasing trend in giving animals prescription medications designed for humans.
Guest: Dr. Karen Overall, Research Associate, Department of Psychiatry and Center for Neurobiology & Behavior, University of Pennsylvania. Author, “Clinical Behavioral Medicine for the Small Animal,” and “Manual of Veterinary Behavioral Medicine.”
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Wednesday
7/16/2008
10:00 AM
080716E
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Kathleen Dunn
After ten, Kathleen Dunn and her guest look at how global warming might affect a nation like Bangladesh, where rising floodwaters could result in millions of environmental refugees.
Guest: George Black, Articles Editor, OnEarth Magazine. His latest article, “The Gathering Storm” (summer 2008 issue). www.onearth.org
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Wednesday
7/16/2008
10:00 PM
080716E
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Kathleen Dunn
After ten, Kathleen Dunn and her guest look at how global warming might affect a nation like Bangladesh, where rising floodwaters could result in millions of environmental refugees.
Guest: George Black, Articles Editor, OnEarth Magazine. His latest article, “The Gathering Storm” (summer 2008 issue). www.onearth.org
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Tuesday
7/15/2008
9:00 AM
080715D
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Kathleen Dunn
On Monday, President Bush lifted a long-standing ban on off-shore drilling, and urged Congress to pass a similar measure. After nine, Kathleen Dunn and her guests discuss the economic, environmental, and political implications of offshore drilling.
Guests:
- Sara J. Banaszak, Senior Economist, American Petroleum Institute.
- Holly Binns, Field Director, Environment Florida.
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Tuesday
7/15/2008
10:00 AM
080715E
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Kathleen Dunn
What reveals more about you... your CD collection... or what's in your refrigerator? Kathleen Dunn’s guest, after ten, talks about what our "stuff" says about us.
Guest: Sam Gosling, associate professor of psychology, University of Texas at Austin. Author, “Snoop: What Your Stuff Says About You.”
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Tuesday
7/15/2008
10:00 PM
080715E
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Kathleen Dunn
What reveals more about you... your CD collection... or what's in your refrigerator? Kathleen Dunn’s guest, after ten, talks about what our "stuff" says about us.
Guest: Sam Gosling, associate professor of psychology, University of Texas at Austin. Author, “Snoop: What Your Stuff Says About You.”
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Monday
7/14/2008
9:00 AM
080714D
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Kathleen Dunn
Global climate initiatives, the economy, and the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan are just some of the topics on the table, after nine, during Kathleen Dunn’s All Things Political hour.
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Monday
7/14/2008
10:00 AM
080714E
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Kathleen Dunn
According to Kathleen Dunn’s guest, after ten, if the U.S. wants to remain a global superpower, we need major reforms to restore the ability of our political system to act responsibly.
Guest: David Boren, president, University of Oklahoma. Former Oklahoma state legislator, governor, U.S. senator. Author, “A Letter to America.”
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Monday
7/14/2008
10:00 PM
080714E
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Kathleen Dunn
According to Kathleen Dunn’s guest, after ten, if the U.S. wants to remain a global superpower, we need major reforms to restore the ability of our political system to act responsibly.
Guest: David Boren, president, University of Oklahoma. Former Oklahoma state legislator, governor, U.S. senator. Author, “A Letter to America.”
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Friday
7/11/2008
9:00 AM
080711D
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John Munson in for Kathleen Dunn
After nine, John Munson and his guest discuss John McCain’s proposed "League of Democracies," a key component in his foreign policy platform. A look at how the League would be defined, and the potential problems with its creation and implementation.
Guest: Thomas Carothers, vice president for studies-international politics and governance at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace.
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Friday
7/11/2008
10:00 AM
080711E
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John Munson in for Kathleen Dunn
After ten, John Munson talks with financial planner Kevin McKinley about how to survive tough economic times, with strategies to protect... and grow... your net worth.
Guest: Kevin McKinley, serves on Governor Doyle's Council on Financial Literacy. Author, "Make Your Kid a Millionaire" (Simon & Schuster).
www.mckinleymoney.com
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Friday
7/11/2008
10:00 PM
080711E
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John Munson in for Kathleen Dunn
After ten, John Munson talks with financial planner Kevin McKinley about how to survive tough economic times, with strategies to protect and grow your net worth.
Guest: Kevin McKinley, serves on Governor Doyle's Council on Financial Literacy. Author, "Make Your Kid a Millionaire" (Simon & Schuster).
www.mckinleymoney.com
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Thursday
7/10/2008
9:00 AM
080710D
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Kathleen Dunn
The Taliban are resurging in Afghanistan... Iran has conducted missle tests, including one Tehran claims has the range to reach Israel. After Nine, Kathleen Dunn talks with a national security advisor about the ongoing turmoil in the Middle East.
Guest: David Isby, political and defense analyst. Author, “War in a Distant Country: Afghanistan: Invasion and Resistance.”
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Thursday
7/10/2008
10:00 AM
080710E
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Kathleen Dunn
Is there anything left to be told of the 1962 Cuban missile crisis? After ten, Kathleen Dunn's guest has some startling new revelations, illustrating how close we came to Armageddon.
Guest: Michael Dobbs, reporter, The Washington Post. Author, "One Minute to Midnight: Kennedy, Khrushchev, and Castro on the Brink of Nuclear War" (Knopf).
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Thursday
7/10/2008
10:00 PM
080710E
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Kathleen Dunn
Is there anything left to be told of the 1962 Cuban missile crisis? After ten, Kathleen Dunn's guest has some startling new revelations, illustrating how close we came to Armageddon.
Guest: Michael Dobbs, reporter, The Washington Post. Author, "One Minute to Midnight: Kennedy, Khrushchev, and Castro on the Brink of Nuclear War" (Knopf).
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Wednesday
7/9/2008
9:00 AM
080709D
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Kathleen Dunn
After nine, Kathleen Dunn and her guest examine the impact of third party candidates on past elections, and how they might influence the upcoming contest.
Guest: Lawrence Jacobs, director, Center for the Study of Politics and Governance, Hubert H. Humphrey Institute of Public Affairs. Professor, Department of Political Science, University of Minnesota.
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Wednesday
7/9/2008
10:00 AM
080709E
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Kathleen Dunn
He's the subject of TIME magazine’s annual "Making of America" issue. After ten, Kathleen Dunn and her guests discuss literary icon Mark Twain, and how he represents a vital tradition in American culture as a comedic commentator on serious matters.
Guests:
10:00 - Forest Robinson, Professor of American Studies and Literature, University of California, Santa Cruz.
10:00 - Shelley Fisher Fishkin, Professor of English and Director of American Studies, Stanford University.
10:30 - Roy Blount Jr., author & humorist. President, Authors Guild.
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Wednesday
7/9/2008
10:00 PM
080709E
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Kathleen Dunn
He's the subject of TIME magazine’s annual "Making of America" issue. After ten, Kathleen Dunn and her guests discuss literary icon Mark Twain, and how he represents a vital tradition in American culture as a comedic commentator on serious matters.
Guests:
10:00 - Forest Robinson, Professor of American Studies and Literature, University of California, Santa Cruz.
10:00 - Shelley Fisher Fishkin, Professor of English and Director of American Studies, Stanford University.
10:30 - Roy Blount Jr., author & humorist. President, Authors Guild.
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Tuesday
7/8/2008
9:00 AM
080708D
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Kathleen Dunn
After nine, Kathleen Dunn and her guest discuss the economic status and the future of the media. Newspapers across the country are hit with increasing costs and reduced advertising revenues. Last week, the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel announced it will cut 10-percent of its workforce, a move that mirrors newspapers across the country.
Guest: Rick Edmonds, media business analyst, Poynter Institute.
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Tuesday
7/8/2008
10:00 AM
080708E
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Kathleen Dunn
According to Kathleen Dunn’s guest, after ten, proponents of Intelligent Design want to replace modern science with "theistic science," and this, he warns, would have devastating consequences on both science and society.
Guest: Kenneth Miller, Professor of Biology, Brown University. Author, "Only a Theory: Evolution and the Battle for America's Soul" (Viking, 2008).
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Tuesday
7/8/2008
10:00 PM
080708E
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Kathleen Dunn
According to Kathleen Dunn’s guest, after ten, proponents of Intelligent Design want to replace modern science with "theistic science," and this, he warns, would have devastating consequences on both science and society.
Guest: Kenneth Miller, Professor of Biology, Brown University. Author, "Only a Theory: Evolution and the Battle for America's Soul" (Viking, 2008).
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Monday
7/7/2008
9:00 AM
080707D
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Kathleen Dunn
After nine, Kathleen Dunn talks politics with Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Washington Bureau Chief Craig Gilbert.
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Monday
7/7/2008
10:00 AM
080707E
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Kathleen Dunn
After ten, Kathleen Dunn takes your calls about what matters to you when you cast your ballot this November.
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Monday
7/7/2008
10:00 PM
080707E
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Kathleen Dunn
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Friday
7/4/2008
9:00 AM
080704D
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Veronica Rueckert in for Kathleen Dunn
Veronica Rueckert's guest, after nine, says it's easy for Americans to show their true patriotic colors: buy something made in America.
Guest: Todd Lipscomb, founder and president, Made in USA Forever. Author , "Achieving Prosperity: An Ethical Guide to Building Wealth"
www.MadeinUSAForever.com
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Friday
7/4/2008
10:00 AM
080704E
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Veronica Rueckert in for Kathleen Dunn
From the swimmer who dog-paddled his way to last place... to the gymnast with one leg who won three gold medals, Veronica Rueckert and her guest, after ten, discuss little known great moments in Olympic history.
Guest: Ethan Trex, contributing writer, “mental_floss” magazine.
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Friday
7/4/2008
10:00 PM
080704E
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Veronica Rueckert in for Kathleen Dunn
From the swimmer who dog-paddled his way to last place... to the gymnast with one leg who won three gold medals, Veronica Rueckert and her guest, after ten, discuss little known great moments in Olympic history.
Guest: Ethan Trex, contributing writer, “mental_floss” magazine.
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Thursday
7/3/2008
9:00 AM
080703D
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Kathleen Dunn
After nine, Kathleen Dunn and her guest discuss the resurgence of the Taliban in Afghanistan, and the escalating violence along the Pakistani border.
Guest: Thomas E. Gouttierre, Dean of International Studies and Programs, University of Nebraska at Omaha (UNO) and the University of Nebraska Medical Center (UNMC). Director of the Center for Afghanistan Studies at UNO.
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Thursday
7/3/2008
10:00 AM
080703E
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Kathleen Dunn
Barack Obama has announced his support for funding faith-based social organizations. After ten, Kathleen Dunn and her guest discuss the impact of religion on the presidential race.
Guest: Mark Silk, Professor of religion in public life at Trinity College. Director of the Trinity College Program on Public Values.
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Thursday
7/3/2008
10:00 PM
080703E
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Kathleen Dunn
Barack Obama has announced his support for funding faith-based social organizations. After ten, Kathleen Dunn and her guest discuss the impact of religion on the presidential race.
Guest: Mark Silk, Professor of religion in public life at Trinity College. Director of the Trinity College Program on Public Values.
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Wednesday
7/2/2008
9:00 AM
080702D
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Kathleen Dunn
After nine, Kathleen Dunn and her guest examine the possibility of military action against Iran. A recent New Yorker article claims the Bush administration has strengthened covert operations there just days after Israel renewed threats to attack nuclear facilities.
Guest: Hillary Mann Leverett, chief executive officer, Strategic Energy and Global Analysis (STRATEGA).
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Wednesday
7/2/2008
10:00 AM
080702E
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Kathleen Dunn
After ten, Kathleen Dunn talks with a Marine veteran who served in Iraq with his dog Lava. Both are now having trouble returning to normal life back home, showing signs of PTSD, and trying to heal each other.
Guest: Jay Kopelman, ex-Marine, author, "From Baghdad to America With Love", and "From Bagdad to America: Life Lessons From a Dog Named Lava".
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Wednesday
7/2/2008
10:00 PM
080702E
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Kathleen Dunn
After ten, Kathleen Dunn talks with a Marine veteran who served in Iraq with his dog Lava. Both are now having trouble returning to normal life back home, showing signs of PTSD, and trying to heal each other.
Guest: Jay Kopelman, ex-Marine, author, "From Baghdad to America With Love", and "From Bagdad to America: Life Lessons From a Dog Named Lava".
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Tuesday
7/1/2008
9:00 AM
080701D
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Kathleen Dunn
After nine, Kathleen Dunn and her guest discuss the effects of the federal "No Child Left Behind" law on Wisconsin schools. Last week, the state Department of Public Instruction reported that one-hundred-fifty-six schools failed to meet the education standards.
Guest: Jeanne Williams, Professor of Education Studies and Chair, Educational Studies Department, Ripon College.
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Tuesday
7/1/2008
10:00 AM
080701E
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Kathleen Dunn
After ten, Kathleen Dunn's guest says America is in trouble... the poor are getting poorer, and the middle class is an endangered species.
Guest: Barbara Ehrenreich, author, "This Land is Their Land: Reports from a Divided Nation" (Metropolitan Books).
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Tuesday
7/1/2008
10:00 PM
080701E
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Kathleen Dunn
After eight, Kathleen Dunn's guest says America is in trouble... the poor are getting poorer, and the middle class is an endangered species.
Guest: Barbara Ehrenreich, author, "This Land is Their Land: Reports from a Divided Nation" (Metropolitan Books).
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Monday
6/30/2008
9:00 AM
080630D
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Kathleen Dunn
After nine, the talk turns to politics when Kathleen Dunn and her guests recap all the major headlines from Washington.
Guests:
- David J. Jackson, Associate Professor, Department of Political Science, Bowling Green State University.
- Burdett A. "Bird" Loomis, Professor, Department of Political Science, University of Kansas.
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Monday
6/30/2008
10:00 AM
080630E
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Kathleen Dunn
After ten, Kathleen Dunn and her guest examine the killing last year of six rare mountain gorillas in the Congo and the political turmoil in the region. It was one of the worst massacres of mountain gorillas since scientist Dian Fossey began battling poachers 40 years ago.
Guest: Mark Jenkins, journalist and contributing writer for National Geographic. His article, “"Who Murdered the Mountain Gorillas?" (July issue).
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Monday
6/30/2008
10:00 PM
080630E
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Kathleen Dunn
After ten, Kathleen Dunn and her guest examine the killing last year of six rare mountain gorillas in the Congo and the political turmoil in the region. It was one of the worst massacres of mountain gorillas since scientist Dian Fossey began battling poachers 40 years ago.
Guest: Mark Jenkins, journalist and contributing writer for National Geographic. His article, “"Who Murdered the Mountain Gorillas?" (July issue).
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Friday
6/27/2008
9:00 AM
080627D
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Veronica Rueckert in for Kathleen Dunn
If the Democrats took the White House in November would we see a new social contract for America similar to F-D-R’s New Deal? What would the "middle class" look like under a GOP administration? After nine, Veronica Rueckert and her guest examine the economic future of millions of Americans.
Guest: Julian E. Zelizer, Professor of History and Public Affairs, Princeton University.
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Friday
6/27/2008
10:00 AM
080627E
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Veronica Rueckert in for Kathleen Dunn
After ten, Veronica Rueckert and her guest movie reviewer take a look at this summer 's crop of films.
Mike Mayo, movie reviewer. Co-host of “Max & Mike.com” and author, most recently, of "American Murder: Criminals, Crimes and the Media.”
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Friday
6/27/2008
10:00 PM
080627E
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Veronica Rueckert in for Kathleen Dunn
After ten, Veronica Rueckert and her guest movie reviewer take a look at this summer 's crop of films.
Mike Mayo, movie reviewer. Co-host of “Max & Mike.com” and author, most recently, of "American Murder: Criminals, Crimes and the Media.”
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Thursday
6/26/2008
9:00 AM
080626D
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Kathleen Dunn
The President of Zimbabwe (zim-BOB-way) vows to hold a scheduled run-off election on Friday despite increasing violence and the withdrawal of the opposition leader. After nine, Kathleen Dunn and her guest discuss the electoral crisis in Zimbabwe (zim-BOB-way), and the campaign of violence.
Guests:
- Martin Meredith, journalist and author. His books include, “Mugabe: Power, Plunder, and the Struggle for Zimbabwe's Future,” “The Fate of Africa: A History of Fifty Years of Independence.”
- Nicole Lee, Executive Director, TransAfrica Forum.
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Thursday
6/26/2008
10:00 AM
080626E
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Kathleen Dunn
Ever wonder why the states are shaped they way they are? What historical events led to the seemingly random Oklahoma panhandle? After ten, Kathleen Dunn and her guest look at the shape of our states, and the stories they have to tell.
Guest: Mark Stein, Author, “How the States Got Their Shapes”.
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Thursday
6/26/2008
10:00 PM
080626E
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Kathleen Dunn
Ever wonder why the states are shaped they way they are? What historical events led to the seemingly random Oklahoma panhandle? After ten, Kathleen Dunn and her guest look at the shape of our states, and the stories they have to tell.
Guest: Mark Stein, Author, “How the States Got Their Shapes”.
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Wednesday
6/25/2008
9:00 AM
080625D
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Kathleen Dunn
Last week, Barack Obama opted out of public financing, calling the system broken. After nine, Kathleen Dunn and her guest discuss the state of the presidential public financing system, and the effect of candidate Obama’s decision to refuse it.
Guest: Jeff Milyo, Professor, Department of Economics, University of Missouri-Columbia.
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Wednesday
6/25/2008
10:00 AM
080625E
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Kathleen Dunn
According to Kathleen Dunn’s guest, after ten, Americans are self-segregating into communities of like-minded individuals, resulting in an extremely polarized nation.
Guest: Bill Bishop, author, “The Big Sort: Why the Clustering of Like-Minded America is Tearing Us Apart.”
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Wednesday
6/25/2008
10:00 PM
080625E
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Kathleen Dunn
According to Kathleen Dunn’s guest, after ten, Americans are self-segregating into communities of like-minded individuals, resulting in a extremely polarized country.
Guest: Bill Bishop, author, “The Big Sort: Why the Clustering of Like-Minded America is Tearing Us Apart.”
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Tuesday
6/24/2008
9:00 AM
080624D
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Kathleen Dunn
After nine, Kathleen Dunn and her guest discuss Iraq war coverage compared to other news stories. Are the presidential elections and news about gas prices sapping attention from the conflict, now the third longest war in America's history?
Guest: Caryl (carol) Rivers, professor of Journalism, Boston University. Author, "Fractured Facts: How Cultural Myths Distort the News"
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Tuesday
6/24/2008
10:00 AM
080624E
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Kathleen Dunn
Was there evidence of sexism in the Hillary Clinton presidential campaign? Do words like "cackle," "cleavage," "pantsuits" alter the way the public looks at a senator? After ten, Kathleen Dunn and her guest look at prejudice and the media.
Guest: Iva Deutchman (DOYTCH-man), professor of political science, Hobart and William Smith Colleges.
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Tuesday
6/24/2008
10:00 PM
080624E
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Kathleen Dunn
Was there evidence of sexism in the Hillary Clinton presidential campaign? Do words like "cackle," "cleavage," "pantsuits" alter the way the public looks at a senator? After ten, Kathleen Dunn and her guest look at prejudice and the media.
Guest: Iva Deutchman (DOYTCH-man), professor of political science, Hobart and William Smith Colleges.
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