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Friday
5/2/2008
10:00 AM
080502E
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Kathleen Dunn
Will Barack Obama survive Reverend Wright's remarks? After ten, Kathleen Dunn and her guest discuss Barack Obama's problems with Reverend Wright.
Guest: Rick Moran, the Chicago Editor of Pajamas Media, associate Editor of The American Thinker.
http://www.rightwingnuthouse.com/
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Friday
5/2/2008
10:00 PM
080502E
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Kathleen Dunn
Will Barack Obama survive Reverend Wright's remarks? After ten, Kathleen Dunn and her guest discuss Barack Obama's problems with Reverend Wright.
Guest: Rick Moran, the Chicago Editor of Pajamas Media, associate Editor of The American Thinker.
http://www.rightwingnuthouse.com/
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Thursday
5/1/2008
9:00 AM
080501D
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Kathleen Dunn
The U.S. economy grew a mere point-six-percent in the first quarter, and the recession debate continues. After nine, Kathleen Dunn and her guest discuss the weak economy, and consumer worries about the rising cost of energy and food.
Guest: Richard C. Longworth, Fellow, Council on Global Affairs. Author, “Caught in the Middle: America's Heartland in the Age of Globalism."
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Thursday
5/1/2008
10:00 AM
080501E
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Kathleen Dunn
After ten, Kathleen Dunn and her guest examine the evolution of consumer culture in America, from gaslights and horse-drawn carriages... to six-lane highways and big box stores today.
Guest: Jeffrey Kaplan, activist and freelance writer. His latest piece, “The Gospel of Consumption” (May/June Orion magazine).
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Thursday
5/1/2008
10:00 PM
080501E
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Kathleen Dunn
After ten, Kathleen Dunn and her guest examine the evolution of consumer culture in America, from gaslights and horse-drawn carriages... to six-lane highways and big box stores today.
Guest: Jeffrey Kaplan, activist and freelance writer. His latest piece, “The Gospel of Consumption” (May/June Orion magazine).
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Wednesday
4/30/2008
9:00 AM
080430D
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Kathleen Dunn
Arianna Huffington joins Kathleen Dunn, after nine, to discuss her new book, “Right Is Wrong: How the Lunatic Fringe Hijacked America, Shredded the Constitution, and Made Us All Less Safe.”
Guest: Arianna Huffington, co-founder and editor-in-chief of The Huffington Post.
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Wednesday
4/30/2008
10:00 AM
080430E
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Kathleen Dunn
The United Nations Secretary-General said yesterday that if a three-quarters-of-a-million shortfall in the World Food Program is not met we risk widespread hunger, malnutrition, and social unrest on an unprecedented scale. After ten, Kathleen Dunn and her guests discuss the growing world food crisis.
Guests:
– Dan Gustafson, Director, Liaison Office, Food and Agriculture Organization, United Nations.
9:00 - Ken Moore, President, American Society of Agronomy. Professor, Department of Agronomy, Iowa State University.
9:30 - Per Pinstrup-Andersen, Professor of Food, Nutrition and Public Policy, Cornell University. Professor of Agricultural Economics, Copenhagen University.
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Wednesday
4/30/2008
10:00 PM
080430E
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Kathleen Dunn
The United Nations Secretary-General said yesterday that if a three-quarters-of-a-million shortfall in the World Food Program is not met we risk widespread hunger, malnutrition, and social unrest on an unprecedented scale. After ten, Kathleen Dunn and her guests discuss the growing world food crisis.
Guests:
– Dan Gustafson, Director, Liaison Office, Food and Agriculture Organization, United Nations.
9:00 - Ken Moore, President, American Society of Agronomy. Professor, Department of Agronomy, Iowa State University.
9:30 - Per Pinstrup-Andersen , Professor of Food, Nutrition and Public Policy, Cornell University. Professor of Agricultural Economics, Copenhagen University.
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Tuesday
4/29/2008
9:00 AM
080429D
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Kathleen Dunn
After nine, Kathleen Dunn is joined by Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Washington Bureau Chief Craig Gilbert.
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Tuesday
4/29/2008
10:00 AM
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".
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Tuesday
4/29/2008
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".
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Monday
4/28/2008
9:00 AM
080428D
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Jim Packard in for Kathleen Dunn
After nine, Jim Packard and his guests talk politics, re-capping all the major news from Washington.
Guests:
- Margie Hershey, Professor of Political Science, Indiana University.
- George Rabinowitz, Professor of Political Science, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill.
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Monday
4/28/2008
10:00 AM
080428E
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Jim Packard in for Kathleen Dunn
After ten, Jim Packard’s guest argues that energy independence is "a populist charade masquerading as energy strategy." Fossil fuels are a finite and planet-killing source of fuel, he observes, and an alternative will require an economic and social transformation as great as the Industrial Revolution.
Guest: Paul Roberts, author, “The End of Oil.” "The Seven Myths of Energy Independence" (May/June 2008 “Mother Jones” magazine).
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Monday
4/28/2008
10:00 PM
080428E
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Jim Packard in for Kathleen Dunn
After ten, Jim Packard’s guest argues that energy independence is "a populist charade masquerading as energy strategy." Fossil fuels are a finite and planet-killing source of fuel, he observes, and an alternative will require an economic and social transformation as great as the Industrial Revolution.
Guest: Paul Roberts, author, “The End of Oil.” His latest article, "The Seven Myths of Energy Independence," (May/June 2008 “Mother Jones” magazine).
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Friday
4/25/2008
9:00 AM
080425D
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Joy Cardin in for Kathleen Dunn
This past week, the New York Times disclosed an investigation that raises disturbing questions about the media's role as a conduit for Pentagon propaganda. After nine, Joy Cardin and her guest discuss the dividing line between government and journalism.
Guest: Isabel MacDonald, communications director for FAIR, a national media watch group. www.fair.org
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Friday
4/25/2008
10:00 AM
080425E
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Jim Packard in for Kathleen Dunn
Can you recall John Billington, Anne Bonny, or Stephen Pleasonton’s place in history? After ten, Jim Packard and his guest take a look at history's almost-famous... but mostly forgotten... folks.
Guest: Michael Farquhar (Far-kwar), author, “A Treasury of Foolishly Forgotten Americans.”
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Friday
4/25/2008
10:00 PM
080425E
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Jim Packard in for Kathleen Dunn
Can you recall John Billington, Anne Bonny, or Stephen Pleasonton’s place in history? After ten, Jim Packard and his guest take a look at history's almost-famous... but mostly forgotten... folks.
Guest: Michael Farquhar (Far-kwar), author, “A Treasury of Foolishly Forgotten Americans.”
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Thursday
4/24/2008
9:00 AM
080424D
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Kathleen Dunn
After nine, Kathleen Dunn hosts her April open line. Call in with your suggestions for programs and guests.
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Thursday
4/24/2008
10:00 AM
080424E
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Kathleen Dunn
After ten, Kathleen Dunn's guest discusses some of the most renowned presidential speechwriters, and offers a comparative view of modern presidents from the vantage point of the speech writer.
Guest: Robert Schlesinger, Newsroom Editor and Co-Instructor for Political Reporting, Boston University's Washington Journalism Center. Author, "White House Ghosts: Presidents and Their Speechwriters" (Simon & Schuster).
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Thursday
4/24/2008
10:00 PM
080424E
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Kathleen Dunn
After ten, Kathleen Dunn's guest discusses some of the most renowned presidential speechwriters, and offers a comparative view of modern presidents from the vantage point of the speech writer.
Guest: Robert Schlesinger, Newsroom Editor and Co-Instructor for Political Reporting, Boston University Washington Journalism Center. Author, "White House Ghosts: Presidents and Their Speechwriters" (Simon & Schuster).
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Wednesday
4/23/2008
9:00 AM
080423D
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Kathleen Dunn
Veteran journalist Sander Vanocur (SAN-der van-OH-curr) joins Kathleen Dunn, after nine, to discuss the results of the Pennsylvania Primary.
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Wednesday
4/23/2008
10:00 AM
080423E
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Kathleen Dunn
After ten, Kathleen Dunn’s guest gives a historical perspective on climate change, recounting the consequences of shifting climate in the Medieval Warm Period.
Guest: Brian Fagan, Emeritus professor of anthropology and archeology, University of California, Santa Barbara. Author, “The Great Warming: Climate Change and the Rise and Fall of Civilizations.”
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Wednesday
4/23/2008
10:00 PM
080423E
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Kathleen Dunn
After ten, Kathleen Dunn’s guest gives a historical perspective on climate change, recounting the consequences of shifting climate in the Medieval Warm Period.
Guest: Brian Fagan, Emeritus professor of anthropology and archeology, University of California, Santa Barbara. Author, “The Great Warming: Climate Change and the Rise and Fall of Civilizations.”
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Tuesday
4/22/2008
9:00 AM
080422D
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Kathleen Dunn
Kathleen Dunn’s guest, after nine, suggests that children who come of age on antidepressants may be seriously affecting their psychological development and core identity.
Guest: Richard Friedman, Professor of Psychiatry and Director of the Psychopharmacology Clinic, Weill Cornell Medical College.
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Tuesday
4/22/2008
10:00 AM
080422E
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Kathleen Dunn
After ten, celebrate Earth Day with Kathleen Dunn and her guest as they discuss ways to keep our environment healthy.
Guest: Lori Bongiorno, author, “Green, Greener, Greenest.”
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Monday
4/21/2008
9:00 AM
080421D
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Kathleen Dunn
British Prime Minister Gordon Brown visited Washington, the Democratic candidates squared off in Philadelphia, and John McCain made a campaign stop in Wisconsin… After nine, Kathleen Dunn and her guests talk about all things political.
Guest: Michael Hagen, Professor, Political Science, Temple University.
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Monday
4/21/2008
10:00 AM
080421E
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Kathleen Dunn
Librarian Nancy Pearl joins Kathleen Dunn, after ten, to talk about new and notable books.
Guest: Nancy Pearl, former director, Seattle Public Library. Author, “Book Lust,” and “Book Crush.”
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Monday
4/21/2008
10:00 PM
080421E
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Kathleen Dunn
Librarian Nancy Pearl joins Kathleen Dunn, after ten, to talk about new and notable books.
Guest: Nancy Pearl, former director, Seattle Public Library. Author, “Book Lust,” and “Book Crush.”
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Friday
4/18/2008
9:00 AM
080418D
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Jim Packard in for Kathleen Dunn
According to Jim Packard’s guest, after nine, the recession is a wake up call. Americans need to confront some false gods... free trade, gas guzzlers, and Wall Street.”
Guest: Peter Morici, Professor, Robert H. Smith School of Business, University of Maryland.
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Friday
4/18/2008
10:00 AM
080418E
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Jim Packard in for Kathleen Dunn
After ten, Jim Packard talks with Amy and David Goodman about their new book, “Standing Up To the Madness: Ordinary Heroes in Extraordinary Times.”
Guests:
- Amy Goodman, host and executive producer, “Democracy Now!
- David Goodman, investigative journalist.
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Friday
4/18/2008
10:00 PM
080418E
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Jim Packard in for Kathleen Dunn
After ten, Jim Packard talks with Amy and David Goodman about their new book, “Standing Up To the Madness: Ordinary Heroes in Extraordinary Times.”
Guests:
- Amy Goodman, host and executive producer, “Democracy Now!
- David Goodman, investigative journalist.
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Thursday
4/17/2008
9:00 AM
080417D
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Kathleen Dunn
What's the status of the news media in 2008? After nine, Kathleen Dunn and her guest discuss how people get their news.
Guest: Amy Mitchell, Deputy Director, Project for Excellence in Journalism.
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Thursday
4/17/2008
10:00 AM
080417E
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Kathleen Dunn
Chinese authorities are trying to improve air quality for the upcoming Olympics by ordering factory and construction shutdowns. After ten, Kathleen Dunn and her guests discuss how Olympic athletes are preparing their bodies to compete in the smoggy air of Bejing.
Guests:
- Dr. Norman Edelman, Chief Medical Officer, American Lung Association.
- Jeanette Bolden, Olympic Gold Medalist and 2008 U.S. Women’s Track & Field Coach.
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Thursday
4/17/2008
10:00 PM
080417E
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Kathleen Dunn
Chinese authorities are trying to improve air quality for the upcoming Olympics by ordering factory and construction shutdowns. After ten, Kathleen Dunn and her guests discuss how Olympic athletes are preparing their bodies to compete in the smoggy air of Bejing.
Guests:
- Dr. Norman Edelman, Chief Medical Officer, American Lung Association.
- Jeanette Bolden, Olympic Gold Medalist and 2008 U.S. Women’s Track & Field Coach.
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Wednesday
4/16/2008
9:00 AM
080416D
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Kathleen Dunn
After nine, Kathleen Dunn and her guest discuss the latest developments on the campaign trail.
Guest: Chase Martyn, Managing Editor, Iowa Independent.
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Wednesday
4/16/2008
10:00 AM
080416E
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Kathleen Dunn
After ten, Kathleen Dunn talks with a baseball writer about everything you need to know about the Milwaukee Brewers.
Guest: Tom Haudricourt, Reporter, Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel. Author, “Brewers Essential.”
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Wednesday
4/16/2008
10:00 PM
080416E
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Kathleen Dunn
After ten, Kathleen Dunn talks with a baseball writer about everything you need to know about the Milwaukee Brewers.
Guest: Tom Haudricourt, Reporter, Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel. Author, “Brewers Essential.”
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Tuesday
4/15/2008
9:00 AM
080415D
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Jim Packard in for Kathleen Dunn
After nine, Jim Packard talks with a national security expert about the latest news from Iraq.
Guest: Anthony H. Cordesman, Chair in Strategy, Center for Strategic and International Studies.
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Tuesday
4/15/2008
10:00 AM
080415E
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Jim Packard in for Kathleen Dunn
After ten, Jim Packard and his guest talk about strange Wisconsin... cursed pigmen, maverick artists, ancient puzzles, haunted inns, and lots more you could see around the state.
Linda Godfrey, writer, illustrator, and investigator of offbeat and strange stories. Author, "Strange Wisconsin: More Badger State Weirdness" (Trails Books)
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Tuesday
4/15/2008
10:00 PM
080415E
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Jim Packard in for Kathleen Dunn
Jim Packard and his guest talk about strange Wisconsin... cursed pigmen, maverick artists, ancient puzzles, haunted inns, and lots more you could see around the state.
Linda Godfrey, writer, illustrator, and investigator of offbeat and strange stories. Author, "Strange Wisconsin: More Badger State Weirdness" (Trails Books)
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Monday
4/14/2008
9:00 AM
080414D
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Jim Packard in for Kathleen Dunn
After nine, Jim Packard and his guest discuss the top news stories from last week.
Guest: Ed Miller, Professor of Political Science, University of Wisconsin – Stevens Point.
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Monday
4/14/2008
10:00 AM
080414E
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Jim Packard in for Kathleen Dunn
After ten, it’s your guide to the ancient Olympics as Jim Packard and guests discuss the lifestyles of the original Greek athletes, and challenge some Olympic myths.
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Monday
4/14/2008
10:00 PM
080414E
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Jim Packard in for Kathleen Dunn
After ten, it’s your guide to the ancient Olympics as Jim Packard and guests discuss the lifestyles of the original Greek athletes, and challenge some Olympic myths.
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Friday
4/11/2008
9:00 AM
080411D
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John Munson in for Kathleen Dunn
President Bush says he will suspend U.S. troop withdrawals from Iraq this summer, but cut the length of tours of duty. After nine, John Munson and his guests discuss last year’s troop surge, and current deployments in the Middle East.
Guests:
9:00 – Shane Sanderson, votevets.org
9:30 - Philip Klein, reporter, “The American Spectator”
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Friday
4/11/2008
10:00 AM
080411E
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John Munson in for Kathleen Dunn
The Iraq War has already cost the U.S. nearly a trillion dollars. After ten, John Munson's guest says the full, real costs of the war are much higher, and Americans will be paying them for decades to come.
Guest: Joseph E. Stiglitz, winner of the Nobel Prize in Economics in 2001. Author, "The Three Trillion Dollar War: The True Cost of the Iraq Conflict" (Norton).
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Friday
4/11/2008
10:00 PM
080411X
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Kathleen Dunn
After ten, enjoy a comedic slice of a dogs life when Kathleen Dunn welcomes the co-editor of a new book that celebrates the endless laughs dogs offer their people. Guest: Cameron Woo, co-founder and co-editor, “Bark” magazine. Editor of the recently published book, “Howl: A Collection of the Best Contemporary Dog Wit.” (rebroadcast from 10/6/07)
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Thursday
4/10/2008
9:00 AM
080410D
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John Munson in for Kathleen Dunn
After nine, John Munson talks with an ecologist about the lifetime consumption of the average American, the focus of a new National Geographic special.
Guest: Eric W. Sanderson, Associate Director, Living Landscapes Program, Wildlife Conservation Society.
“Human Footprint” premiers Sunday, April 13, 2008 at 9 pm ET/PT on the National Geographic Channel.
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Thursday
4/10/2008
10:00 AM
080410E
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John Munson in for Kathleen Dunn
After ten, John Munson talks with Representative Frank Boyle about his twenty-two years as a Wisconsin assemblyman. Boyle announced last week that he won’t seek re-election this fall.
Guest: State Representative Frank Boyle, 73rd Assembly District.
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Thursday
4/10/2008
10:00 PM
080410D
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John Munson in for Kathleen Dunn
After ten, John Munson talks with Representative Frank Boyle about his twenty-two years as a Wisconsin assemblyman. He announced last week that he won’t seek re-election in the fall.
Guest: State Representative Frank Boyle, 73rd Assembly District.
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Wednesday
4/9/2008
9:00 AM
080409D
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Jim Packard in for Kathleen Dunn
During his testimony before Congress yesterday, General Petraeus (peh-TRAY-us) said that security progress in Iraq has been “significant but uneven.” After nine, Jim Packard and his guests discuss the latest from Iraq: troop levels, recent violence in Basra, Iran, and congressionally mandated benchmarks.
Guests:
9:00 - Bruce Jentleson, professor at the Terry Sanford Institute of Public Policy, Duke University.
9:30 - Robert Olson, Professor, Middle East Politics, University of Kentucky.
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Wednesday
4/9/2008
10:00 AM
080409E
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Jim Packard in for Kathleen Dunn
After ten, Jim Packard's guest introduces us to the man behind Roget's (roe-ZJHAY's) Thesaurus of English Words and Phrases, and how he put his compulsion to make lists to work in 1852.
Guest: Joshua Kendall, freelance journalist. Author, "The Man Who Made Lists" (Putnam).
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Wednesday
4/9/2008
10:00 PM
080409E
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Jim Packard in for Kathleen Dunn
After ten, Jim Packard's guest introduces us to the man behind Roget's Thesaurus of English Words and Phrases, and how he put his compulsion to make lists to work in 1852.
Guest: Joshua Kendall, freelance journalist. Author, "The Man Who Made Lists" (Putnam).
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Tuesday
4/8/2008
9:00 AM
080408D
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Jim Packard in for Kathleen Dunn
For the last time as Presidents, Bush and Putin met over the weekend to sign an important policy document. After nine, Jim Packard and his guest discuss the Strategic Framework Declaration, and U.S. and Russian relations.
Guest: David McDonald, professor and chair, Department of History, UW-Madison.
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Tuesday
4/8/2008
10:00 AM
080408E
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Jim Packard in for Kathleen Dunn
According to a recent article in the New York Times, the number of undergraduate philosophy majors is ballooning. After ten, Jim Packard and his guests examine why college students today are becoming increasingly attracted to the study of philosophy.
Guests:
- Marilyn Friedman, Professor and Director of Undergraduate Studies, Department of Philosophy, Washington University.
- Frances Egan, Professor, Vice-Chair and director of Undergraduate Studies, Philosophy Department, Rutgers University.
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Tuesday
4/8/2008
10:00 PM
080408E
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Jim Packard in for Kathleen Dunn
According to a recent article in the New York Times, the number of undergraduate philosophy majors is ballooning. After ten, Jim Packard and his guests examine why college students today are becoming increasingly attracted to the study of philosophy.
Guests:
- Marilyn Friedman, Professor and Director of Undergraduate Studies, Department of Philosophy, Washington University.
- Frances Egan, Professor, Vice-Chair and director of Undergraduate Studies, Philosophy Department, Rutgers University.
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Monday
4/7/2008
9:00 AM
080407D
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John Munson in for Kathleen Dunn
The nation lost another eighty-thousand jobs in March as the economy continues to struggle, President Bush wrapped up his last NATO summit, and the elections continues to heat up. After nine, John Munson and his guest discuss the latest headlines, and more.
Guest: Michael Parkin, assistant professor of politics, Oberlin College
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Monday
4/7/2008
10:00 AM
080407E
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John Munson in for Kathleen Dunn
Returning soldiers from Iraq and Afghanistan face many obstacles, but John Munson’s guests, after ten, are trying to alleviate one of them by training veterans for new careers.
Guests:
10:00 – Jyl DeHaven, Co-Founder and Board President, greencollarvets.org
10:00 – John Wright, Iraq war veteran, working for greencollarvets.org
10:30 - Richard Ehrlich, Executive Director, veterantutors.org
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Monday
4/7/2008
10:00 PM
080407E
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Kathleen Dunn
Returning soldiers from Iraq and Afghanistan face many obstacles, but Kathleen Dunn’s guests, after ten, are trying to alleviate one of them by training veterans for new careers.
Guests:
10:00 – Jyl DeHaven, Co-Founder and Board President, greencollarvets.org
– John Wright, Iraq war veteran, working for greencollarvets.org
10:30 - Richard Ehrlich, Executive Director, veterantutors.org
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Friday
4/4/2008
9:00 AM
080404D
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John Munson in for Kathleen Dunn
Meeting with other NATO nations this week, President Bush urged leaders to commit more troops to Afghanistan and grant membership to Ukraine and Georgia. After nine, John Munson and his guest discuss this week's NATO summit in Bucharest, Romania.
Guest: James M. Goldgeier, Senior Fellow for Transatlantic Relations, Council on Foreign Relations. Professor of political science and international politics, George Washington University.
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Friday
4/4/2008
10:00 AM
080404E
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John Munson in for Kathleen Dunn
During the Great Depression, FDR’s New Deal gave two-hundred struggling Midwestern families a chance to relocate and farm the land in Alaska. After ten, John Munson and his guests discuss a new documentary that chronicles this epic resettlement.
Guests:
- Joan Juster, Filmmaker, “Alaska Far Away: The New Deal Pioneers of the Matanuska Colony”.
- Wayne Bouwens, one of the original colonists.
The film screens Saturday, April 5 at the Wisconsin Film Festival. www.wifilmfest.org
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Friday
4/4/2008
10:00 PM
080404E
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John Munson in for Kathleen Dunn
During the Great Depression, FDR’s New Deal gave two-hundred struggling Midwestern families a chance to relocate and farm the land in Alaska. After ten, John Munson and his guests discuss a new documentary that chronicles this epic resettlement.
Guests:
- Joan Juster, Filmmaker, “Alaska Far Away: The New Deal Pioneers of the Matanuska Colony”.
- Wayne Bouwens, one of the original colonists.
The film screens Saturday, April 5 at the Wisconsin Film Festival. www.wifilmfest.org
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Thursday
4/3/2008
9:00 AM
080403D
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John Munson in for Kathleen Dunn
After nine, John Munson’s guest describes what he believes are the major issues causing higher taxes, and what economic obstacles the next president will face.
Guest: Paul B. Farrell, columnist, DowJones-MarketWatch.com. Author, “Millionaire Code,” and the “Lazy Person's Guide to Investing.”
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Thursday
4/3/2008
10:00 AM
080403E
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John Munson in for Kathleen Dunn
After ten, John Munson and his guest discuss a recent report that compares federal dollars given to each state for public health. It indicates that only five states received less funding than Wisconsin last year.
Guest: Richard Hamburg, Director of Government Relations, Trust for America’s Health.
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Thursday
4/3/2008
10:00 PM
080403E
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John Munson in for Kathleen Dunn
After ten, John Munson and his guest discuss a recent report that compares federal dollars given to each state for public health. It indicates that only five states received less funding than Wisconsin last year.
Guest: Richard Hamburg, Director of Government Relations, Trust for America’s Health.
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Wednesday
4/2/2008
9:00 AM
080402D
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John Munson in for Kathleen Dunn
No official results from Saturday's elections in Zimbabwe have been announced. After nine, John Munson and his guest discuss the situation in Zimbabwe (zim-BOB-way).
Guest: Edmond J. Keller, professor of political science and Director of the UCLA Globalization Research Center-Africa, University of California-Los Angeles.
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Wednesday
4/2/2008
10:00 AM
080402E
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John Munson in for Kathleen Dunn
Mark Vonnegut, son of author Kurt Vonnegut, joins John Munson, after ten, to discuss, "Armageddon in Retrospect," a collection of unpublished work by his father, the first since his death in 2007.
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Wednesday
4/2/2008
10:00 PM
080402D
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John Munson in for Kathleen Dunn
No official results from Saturday's elections in Zimbabwe have been announced. After nine, John Munson and his guest discuss the situation in Zimbabwe (zim-BOB-way).
Guest: Edmond J. Keller, professor of political science and Director of the UCLA Globalization Research Center-Africa, University of California-Los Angeles.
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Tuesday
4/1/2008
9:00 AM
080401D
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John Munson in for Kathleen Dunn
After nine, John Munson and his guests examine the Chinese crackdown in Tibet following violent protests, and the international reaction in light of the upcoming Olympics.
Guests:
9:00 – Geshe Thupten Dorjee (Tup-ten Dor-jay), ordained Tibetan Buddhist monk, Tibetan Cultural Institute of Arkansas, University of Arkansas.
9:30 – Joseph Fewsmith, Director of East Asian Studies Program; Professor of International Relations and Political Science, Boston University.
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Tuesday
4/1/2008
10:00 AM
080401E
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John Munson in for Kathleen Dunn
After ten, John Munson and his guests discuss the shrinking Antarctic ice sheet, and the global environmental impact.
Guests:
- Walt Meir, Research Scientist, National Snow and Ice Data Center, University of Colorado, Boulder.
- George Stone, professor, Natural Sciences, Milwaukee Area Technical College.
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Tuesday
4/1/2008
10:00 PM
080401E
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John Munson in for Kathleen Dunn
After ten, John Munson and his guests discuss the shrinking Antarctic ice sheet, and the global environmental impact.
Guests:
- Walt Meir, Research Scientist, National Snow and Ice Data Center, University of Colorado, Boulder.
- George Stone, professor, Natural Sciences, Milwaukee Area Technical College.
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Monday
3/31/2008
9:00 AM
080331D
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Kathleen Dunn
It’s all things political, after nine, for Kathleen Dunn and guest.
Guest: Andy Borowitz, online columnist, www.borowitzreport.com. Author, “The Republican Playbook.” Winner of the first-ever National Press Club Award for Humor.
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Monday
3/31/2008
10:00 AM
080331E
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Kathleen Dunn
His music and presence is felt today from Broadway and film scores, to symphony halls and opera houses. Kathleen Dunn talks with the author of a new biography on composer George Gershwin. Author, “George Gershwin: His Life and Work” (repeat from April 6, 2007).
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Monday
3/31/2008
10:00 PM
080331E
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Kathleen Dunn
His music and presence is felt today from Broadway and film scores, to symphony halls and opera houses. Kathleen Dunn talks with the author of a new biography on composer George Gershwin. Author, “George Gershwin: His Life and Work” (repeat from April 6, 2007).
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Friday
3/28/2008
9:00 AM
080328D
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Kathleen Dunn
In just about a year it went from an obscure slogan to a triumph of geopolitical branding. After nine, Veronica Rueckert and her guests discuss how a handful of activists and the phrase “Genocide Olympics” managed to shake up Beijing.
Guests:
- Jill Savitt, Executive Director, "Dream for Darfur".
- lan Greenberg, writer for The NYT Magazine. His article, "Changing the Rules of the Games" (March 30).
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Friday
3/28/2008
10:00 AM
080328E
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Veronica Rueckert in for Kathleen Dunn
After ten, Veronica Rueckert and her guest discuss the cinematic release of the Dr. Seuss classic children's book, “Horton Hears a Who,” and the author's life and legacy.
Guest: Philip Nel, Associate Professor of English, Kansas State University. Author, “The Annotated Cat: Under the Hats of Seuss and His Cats (Random House, 2007), and “Dr. Seuss: American Icon" (Continuum)
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Friday
3/28/2008
10:00 PM
080328E
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Veronica Rueckert in for Kathleen Dunn
After ten, Veronica Rueckert and her guest discuss the cinematic release of the Dr. Seuss classic children's book, “Horton Hears a Who,” and the author's life and legacy.
Guest: Philip Nel, Associate Professor of English, Kansas State University. Author, “The Annotated Cat: Under the Hats of Seuss and His Cats (Random House, 2007), and “Dr. Seuss: American Icon" (Continuum)
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Thursday
3/27/2008
9:00 AM
080327D
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Kathleen Dunn
After nine, Kathleen Dunn and her guest discuss the violence that erupted in two of the largest cities in Iraq this week, threatening to destabilize a long-term truce.
Guest: Fawaz Gerges, Carnegie Scholar and Chair in International Affairs and Middle Eastern Studies, Sarah Lawrence College, New York.
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Thursday
3/27/2008
10:00 AM
080327E
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Kathleen Dunn
Is the mighty Colorado River in peril? After ten, Kathleen Dunn and her guest discuss water management and climate change in the American west.
Guest: Tim Folger, series editor for the annual “Best American Science and Nature Writing anthology” (Houghton Mifflin). Contributing editor, Discover magazine. His recent article, “Requiem for a River” (spring edition, onearth magazine). www.onearth.org
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Thursday
3/27/2008
10:00 PM
080327E
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Kathleen Dunn
Is the mighty Colorado River in peril? After ten, Kathleen Dunn and her guest discuss water management and climate change in the American west.
Guest: Tim Folger, series editor for the annual “Best American Science and Nature Writing anthology” (Houghton Mifflin). Contributing editor, Discover magazine. His recent article, “Requiem for a River” (spring edition, onearth magazine). www.onearth.org
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Wednesday
3/26/2008
9:00 AM
080326D
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Kathleen Dunn
According to the “Agency Coordinating Body for Afghan Relief” billions of dollars meant for aid is wasted. After nine, Kathleen Dunn and her guest discuss security and reconstruction efforts in Afghanistan.
Guest: M. Nazif Shahrani, Chairman, Department of Near Eastern Languages and Cultures and Professor of Anthropology, Central Asian and Middle Eastern Studies, Indiana University.
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Wednesday
3/26/2008
10:00 AM
080326E
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Kathleen Dunn
After ten, Kathleen Dunn and her guest discuss how young people today are combining technology with a vigorous social spirit to revive progressive politics.
Guest: Michael Connery, has been an integral part of the youth movement since its beginnings. Author, "Youth to Power: How Today's Young Voters Are Building Tomorrow's Progressive Majority" (IG Publishing). www.futuremajority.com
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Wednesday
3/26/2008
10:00 PM
080326E
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Kathleen Dunn
After ten, Kathleen Dunn and her guest discuss how young people today are combining technology with a vigorous social spirit to revive progressive politics.
Guest: Michael Connery, has been an integral part of the youth movement since its beginnings. Author, "Youth to Power: How Today's Young Voters Are Building Tomorrow's Progressive Majority" (IG Publishing). www.futuremajority.com
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Tuesday
3/25/2008
9:00 AM
080325D
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Kathleen Dunn
After nine, Kathleen Dunn is joined by an investigative journalist to discuss security contractors and the Iraq war.
Guest: Jeremy Scahill, journalist. Fellow, Nation Institute. Author, “Blackwater: The Rise of the World’s Most Powerful Mercenary Army.”
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Tuesday
3/25/2008
10:00 AM
080325E
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Kathleen Dunn
After ten, Kathleen Dunn and her guests examine the psychology of bullying, the increase in cyber bullying, and how parents and educators can promote tolerance and respect.
Guests:
- Dorothy Espelage, Professor and Associate Chair, Educational Psychology, Child Development Division, University of Illinois.
- Marvin Berkowitz, Professor of Character Education, University of Missouri, St. Louis.
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Tuesday
3/25/2008
10:00 PM
080325E
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Kathleen Dunn
After ten, Kathleen Dunn and her guests examine the psychology of bullying, the increase in cyber bullying, and how parents and educators can promote tolerance and respect.
Guests:
- Dorothy L. Espelage, Professor and Associate Chair, Educational Psychology, Child Development Division, University of Illinois.
- Marvin W. Berkowitz, Sanford N. McDonnell Professor of Character Education, University of Missouri, St. Louis.
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Monday
3/24/2008
9:00 AM
080324D
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Kathleen Dunn
Kathleen Dunn and her guest talk politics, after nine, re-capping all the people and events that made headlines last week.
Guest: James Melcher, Assistant Professor of Political Science, University of Maine at Farmington.
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Monday
3/24/2008
10:00 AM
080324E
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Kathleen Dunn
According to Kathleen Dunn's guest, after ten, human evolution has been gathering speed for the past fifty-thousand years, and natural selection may be changing the human genome faster than ever.
Guest: John Hawks, Assistant Professor of Anthropology, UW-Madison.
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Monday
3/24/2008
10:00 PM
080324E
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Kathleen Dunn
According to Kathleen Dunn's guest, after ten, human evolution has been gathering speed for the past fifty-thousand years, and natural selection may be changing the human genome faster than ever.
Guest: John Hawks, Assistant Professor of Anthropology, UW-Madison.
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Friday
3/21/2008
9:00 AM
080321D
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Kathleen Dunn
What qualities do you value in a President and Vice President? After nine, Kathleen Dunn and her guest discuss the issues and personalities affecting the presidential campaign.
Guest: Lawrence Jacobs, Chair for Political Studies, Hubert H. Humphrey Institute of Public Affairs. Professor of Political Science, University of Minnesota.
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Friday
3/21/2008
10:00 AM
080321E
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Kathleen Dunn
Health care... the war in Iraq... personal character... the economy… What issue will most affect your vote in November? Who would you pick for Vice President for each remaining candidate? After ten, Kathleen Dunn listens to your answers.
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Friday
3/21/2008
10:00 PM
080321E
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Kathleen Dunn
What qualities do you value in a President and Vice President? After nine, Kathleen Dunn and her guest discuss the issues and personalities affecting the presidential campaign.
Guest: Lawrence Jacobs, Chair for Political Studies, Hubert H. Humphrey Institute of Public Affairs. Professor of Political Science, University of Minnesota.
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Thursday
3/20/2008
9:00 AM
080320D
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Kathleen Dunn
After nine, Kathleen Dunn’s guest celebrates the life and work of Fred Rogers on what would have been his eightieth birthday.
Guest: Margaret Mary Kimmel, professor emeritus at the University of Pittsburgh’s School of Information Sciences, and Fellow of the Fred Rogers Center for Early Learning and Children’s Media at Saint Vincent College.
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Thursday
3/20/2008
10:00 AM
080320E
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Kathleen Dunn
After ten, Kathleen Dunn talks with NPR Weekend Edition host Scott Simon about his latest book, "Windy City: A Novel of Politics."
Guest: Scott Simon, author, "Jackie Robinson and the Integration of Baseball", "Pretty Birds", and "Windy City: A Novel of Politics" (Random House).
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Thursday
3/20/2008
10:00 PM
080320E
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Kathleen Dunn
After ten, Kathleen Dunn talks with NPR Weekend Edition host Scott Simon about his latest book, "Windy City: A Novel of Politics."
Guest: Scott Simon, author, "Jackie Robinson and the Integration of Baseball", "Pretty Birds", and "Windy City: A Novel of Politics" (Random House).
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Wednesday
3/19/2008
9:00 AM
080319D
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Kathleen Dunn
After nine, Kathleen Dunn talks with an author of a study that finds that, contrary to popular belief, people tend to become more liberal as they age, sometimes more so than the young.
Guest: Nick Danigelis, Professor and Chair, Department of Sociology, University of Vermont.
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Wednesday
3/19/2008
10:00 AM
080319E
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Kathleen Dunn
A 65-year-old couple retiring this year will need nearly a quarter-of-a-million dollars to cover medical costs in retirement, according to Fidelity Investments' latest healthcare cost estimate. After ten, Kathleen Dunn and her guest discuss rising health care costs.
Guest: Thomas Getzen, Professor, Risk, Insurance, and Healthcare Management, Temple University.
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Wednesday
3/19/2008
10:00 PM
080319E
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Kathleen Dunn
A 65-year-old couple retiring this year will need nearly a quarter-of-a-million dollars to cover medical costs in retirement, according to Fidelity Investments' latest healthcare cost estimate. After ten, Kathleen Dunn and her guest discuss rising health care costs.
Guest: Thomas Getzen, Professor, Risk, Insurance, and Healthcare Management, Temple University.
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Tuesday
3/18/2008
9:00 AM
080318D
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Kathleen Dunn
After nine, five years after the beginning of the Iraq War, Kathleen Dunn and her guest examine the presidential candidates' strategies for ending the conflict.
Guest: Stephen Zunes, professor of politics and international studies, University of San Francisco. Contributor, Foreign Policy In Focus (www.fpif.org).
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Tuesday
3/18/2008
10:00 AM
080318E
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Kathleen Dunn
President Bush vetoed a measure that would end the use of torture by the U.S. The move provoked only limited outcry. After ten, Kathleen Dunn talks with an editor at Washington Monthly about the magazines recent cover article, “No Torture. No exceptions.”
Guest: Rachel Morris, editor, Washington Monthly.
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Tuesday
3/18/2008
10:00 PM
080318E
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Kathleen Dunn
President Bush vetoed a measure that would end the use of torture by the U.S. The move provoked only limited outcry. After ten, Kathleen Dunn talks with an editor at Washington Monthly about the magazines recent cover article, “No Torture. No exceptions.”
Guest: Rachel Morris, editor, Washington Monthly.
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Monday
3/17/2008
9:00 AM
080317D
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Kathleen Dunn
From the Mid East to the Midwest, and from uprisings in Tibet, to the fall of New York Governor Eliot Spitzer... It’s all things political, after nine, for Kathleen Dunn, her guests... and you.
Guests:
9:00 - John Zogby, pollster, president and CEO, Zogby International.
9:30 - Rachel Sklar, Media and Special Projects Editor, Huffington Post.
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Monday
3/17/2008
10:00 AM
080317E
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Kathleen Dunn
Today it's St. Patrick's Day, and Irish people around the world will be celebrating the day. After ten, Kathleen Dunn and her guest talk about the festivities, as well as the beautiful country of Ireland, its food and its music.
James Bainbridge, travel writer, co-author of "Ireland Travel Guide 2008" (Lonely Planet)
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Monday
3/17/2008
10:00 PM
080317E
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Kathleen Dunn
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Friday
3/14/2008
9:00 AM
080314D
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Kathleen Dunn
Do you have a program idea for Kathleen Dunn? After nine, call in with your suggestions when Kathleen hosts her March open line.
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Friday
3/14/2008
10:00 AM
080314E
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Kathleen Dunn
Facial recognition, tool usage, vocabulary building and sentence structure are just a few examples of the brain power of animals. After ten, Kathleen Dunn and her guests take a look inside the animal mind.
Guests:
10:00 - Irene Pepperberg, cognitive psychologist, Brandeis University. Founder, The Alex Foundation. www.alexfoundation.org
10:30 - Keith Kendrick, Professor, Cognitive and Behavioral Neuroscience, The Babraham Institute, University of Cambridge. www.babraham.ac.uk/cognitive/kendrick
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Friday
3/14/2008
10:00 PM
080314E
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Kathleen Dunn
Facial recognition, tool usage, vocabulary building and sentence structure are just a few examples of the brain power of animals. After ten, Kathleen Dunn and her guests take a look inside the animal mind.
Guests:
10:00 - Irene Pepperberg, cognitive psychologist, Brandeis University. Founder, The Alex Foundation. www.alexfoundation.org
10:30 - Keith Kendrick, Professor, Cognitive and Behavioral Neuroscience, The Babraham Institute, University of Cambridge. www.babraham.ac.uk/cognitive/kendrick
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Thursday
3/13/2008
9:00 AM
080313D
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Kathleen Dunn
Former vice-presidential candidate Geraldine Ferraro said recently that if Barack Obama "was a white man, he would not be in this position" as Democratic front-runner. After nine, Kathleen Dunn and her guests discuss race in America, and what has been described as the “white vote vs. the black vote.”
Guests:
- Walter C. Farrell, Jr., Associate Director, Urban Investment Strategies Center, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
- Melissa Harris-Lacewell, Associate Professor of Politics and African American Studies, Princeton University.
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Thursday
3/13/2008
10:00 AM
080313E
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Kathleen Dunn
After ten, Kathleen Dunn's guest says faith is re-emerging in America as a force for progressive social change, bringing people together, and transcending ideological debates.
Guest: Jim Wallis, founder of Sojourners. Author, "The Great Awakening: Reviving Faith & Politics in a Post-religious Right America" (Harper One).
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Thursday
3/13/2008
10:00 PM
080313E
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Kathleen Dunn
After ten, Kathleen Dunn's guest says faith is re-emerging in America as a force for progressive social change, bringing people together, and transcending ideological debates.
Guest: Jim Wallis, founder of Sojourners. Author, "The Great Awakening: Reviving Faith & Politics in a Post-religious Right America" (Harper One).
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Wednesday
3/12/2008
9:00 AM
080312D
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Kathleen Dunn
Sixty-three thousand jobs were lost in the U.S. in February... twenty-two thousand in January. After nine, Kathleen Dunn and her guest look at the state of the U.S. economy and the current job market.
Guest: Peter Morici, Professor of International Business, University of Maryland.
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Wednesday
3/12/2008
10:00 AM
080312E
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Kathleen Dunn
Anna Graham, Jean Poole, Please Cope, and a boy named Sue… After ten, Kathleen Dunn and her guest examine the theory and psychology of names. www.badbabynames.net
Guest: Michael Sherrod, co-author, “Bad Baby Names: The Worst True Names Parents Saddled Their Kids With, and You Can Too!”
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Wednesday
3/12/2008
10:00 PM
080312E
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Kathleen Dunn
Anna Graham, Jean Poole, Please Cope, and a boy named Sue… After ten, Kathleen Dunn and her guest examine the theory and psychology of names.
Guest: Michael Sherrod, co-author, “Bad Baby Names: The Worst True Names Parents Saddled Their Kids With, and You Can Too!”
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Tuesday
3/11/2008
9:00 AM
080311D
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Kathleen Dunn
After nine, Kathleen Dunn and her guest discuss the fate of the Florida and Michigan delegates.
Guest: Alexander Lamis, associate professor of political science, Case Western Reserve University.
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Tuesday
3/11/2008
10:00 AM
080311E
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Kathleen Dunn
Kathleen Dunn speaks with a cardiologist, after ten, about women’s heart disease.
Guest: Dr. Lee Arnold Biblo, cardiologist at Froedtert Hospital and Vice Chairman of Medicine at the Medical College of Wisconsin
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Tuesday
3/11/2008
10:00 PM
080311E
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Kathleen Dunn
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Monday
3/10/2008
9:00 AM
080310D
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Kathleen Dunn
McCain is in, a top Obama aid is out, and the fate of Florida and Michigan delegates is still unclear... After nine, Kathleen Dunn and her guest bring you up to date on all the news from Washington.
Guest: Julie Mason, White House Correspondent, Houston Chronicle Washington Bureau.
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Monday
3/10/2008
10:00 AM
080310E
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Kathleen Dunn
Do boys and girls learn in different ways? After ten, Kathleen Dunn's guest explains how some groups believe in single sex education, based in their belief that boys and girls learn differently, and instruction should be tailored to each gender.
Elizabeth Weil, contributing writer to the New york Times Magazine. Her article, "Teaching To The Testosterone" (cover story, March 2nd)
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Monday
3/10/2008
10:00 PM
080310E
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Kathleen Dunn
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Friday
3/7/2008
9:00 AM
080307D
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Kathleen Dunn
Next week’s Time magazine asks the question, “How much does experience matter?” After nine, Kathleen Dunn and her guests examine the role of experience, character, and intelligence in choosing a president.
Guests:
9:00 - David Von Drehle, writer, Time magazine. Author, “Does Experience Matter in a President?”
9:30 - John Cloud, writer, Time magazine. Author, “The Science of Experience.”
(both articles March 10 issue).
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Friday
3/7/2008
10:00 AM
080307E
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Kathleen Dunn
Susan Jacoby, author of the best-selling book, “Age of American Unreason,” joins Kathleen Dunn, after ten, to discuss the cultural landscape today, and why she believes it’s creating a crisis of memory and knowledge.
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Friday
3/7/2008
10:00 PM
080307E
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Kathleen Dunn
Susan Jacoby, author of the best-selling book, “Age of American Unreason,” joins Kathleen Dunn, after ten, to discuss the cultural landscape today, and why she believes it’s creating a crisis of memory and knowledge.
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Thursday
3/6/2008
9:00 AM
080306D
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Jim Packard in for Kathleen Dunn
Will Israel and Palestine resume peace talks? After nine, Jim Packard and his guest discuss Condoleeza Rice’s trip the Middle East, and the possibility of a peace deal before President Bush leaves office.
Guest: Scott Lasensky, Acting Vice President and Senior Research Associate, Center for Conflict Analysis and Prevention, United States Institute of Peace. Co-author, “Negotiating Arab-Israeli Peace: American Leadership in the Middle East.”
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Thursday
3/6/2008
10:00 AM
080306E
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Jim Packard in for Kathleen Dunn
After ten, Jim Packard and his guest discuss how to keep your brain fit, and your memory sharp.
Guest: John Ratey (Ray-tee), associate clinical professor of psychiatry, Harvard Medical School. Private practitioner in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Author, “Spark: The Revolutionary New Science of Exercise and the Brain.”
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Thursday
3/6/2008
10:00 PM
080306E
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Jim Packard in for Kathleen Dunn
After ten, Jim Packard and his guest discuss how to keep your brain fit, and your memory sharp.
Guest: John Ratey, associate clinical professor of psychiatry, Harvard Medical School. Private practitioner in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Author, “Spark: The Revolutionary New Science of Exercise and the Brain.”
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Wednesday
3/5/2008
9:00 AM
080305D
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Kathleen Dunn
After nine, Kathleen Dunn talks with reporters in Ohio and Texas about yesterday’s primaries.
Guests:
9:00 - Sabrina Eaton, Washington Reporter, Cleveland Plain Dealer
9:30 - Todd J. Gillman, Washington Bureau staff writer, Dallas Morning News.
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Wednesday
3/5/2008
10:00 AM
080305E
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Kathleen Dunn
After ten, Kathleen Dunn talks with presenters for the upcoming Wisconsin Renewable Energy Summit, "Green Jobs -- Growing Wisconsin's Economy."
Guests:
- Don Wichert, Program Director, Focus on Energy Renewable Energy Program.
- Jeff Anthony, Manager, Utility Programs and Policy, American Wind Energy Association.
www.renewableenergysummit.org
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Wednesday
3/5/2008
10:00 PM
080305E
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Kathleen Dunn
After ten, Kathleen Dunn talks with presenters for the upcoming Wisconsin Renewable Energy Summit, "Green Jobs -- Growing Wisconsin's Economy."
Guests:
- Don Wichert, Program Director, Focus on Energy Renewable Energy Program.
- Jeff Anthony, Manager, Utility Programs and Policy, American Wind Energy Association.
www.renewableenergysummit.org
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Tuesday
3/4/2008
9:00 AM
080304D
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Kathleen Dunn
After nine, Kathleen Dunn talks with award-winning foreign correspondent Martin Fletcher about his most memorable reporting, and what's happening in the world today.
Guest: Martin Fletcher, NBC News Bureau Chief in Tel Aviv. Author, "Breaking News: A Stunning and Memorable Account of Reporting from Some of the Most Dangerous Places in the World" (St. Martin's Press).
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Tuesday
3/4/2008
10:00 AM
080304E
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Kathleen Dunn
After ten, Kathleen Dunn and her guest talk about the state of our educational system.
Guest: Frederick M. Hess, Director of Education Policy Studies, American Enterprise Institute. Author, “Still at Risk: What Students Don’t Know, Even Now.”
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Tuesday
3/4/2008
10:00 PM
080304E
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Kathleen Dunn
After ten, Kathleen Dunn and her guest talk about the state of our educational system.
Guest: Frederick M. Hess, Director of Education Policy Studies, American Enterprise Institute. Author, “Still at Risk: What Students Don’t Know, Even Now.”
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Monday
3/3/2008
9:00 AM
080303D
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Kathleen Dunn
BBC Washington correspondent Vincent Dowd joins Kathleen Dunn, after nine, to talk about all the latest news from the world of politics.
Guest: Vincent Dowd, Washington correspondent, BBC.
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Monday
3/3/2008
10:00 AM
080303E
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Kathleen Dunn
According to Kathleen Dunn’s guest, after ten, the sub-prime crisis is just the tip of the economic iceberg. He says fundamental changes in American life may turn today’s suburban McMansions into tomorrow’s tenements.
Guest: Christopher B. Leinberger, Visiting Fellow, the Brookings Institution. Professor, Urban Planning, the University of Michigan. Author, “The Next Slum?” (March issue, The Atlantic Monthly)
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Monday
3/3/2008
10:00 PM
080303E
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Kathleen Dunn
According to Kathleen Dunn’s guest, after ten, the sub-prime crisis is just the tip of the economic iceberg. He says fundamental changes in American life may turn today’s suburban McMansions into tomorrow’s tenements.
Guest: Christopher B. Leinberger, Visiting Fellow, the Brookings Institution. Professor, Urban Planning, the University of Michigan. Author, “The Next Slum?” (March issue, The Atlantic Monthly)
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Friday
2/29/2008
9:00 AM
080229D
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John Munson in for Kathleen Dunn
Conservative icon William F. Buckley Junior died Wednesday at 82. After nine, John Munson and his guests remember how Buckley shaped the modern conservative movement.
Guests:
9:00 - John B. Judis, Senior Editor, The New Republic. Author, “William F. Buckley, Jr.: Patron Saint of the Conservatives”.
9:30 - Roger Kimball, Pajamas Media Xpress blogger. Cultural critic.
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Friday
2/29/2008
10:00 AM
080229E
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John Munson in for Kathleen Dunn
In the summer of 1913, he set off into the Maine woods, naked and with no supplies. After ten, John Munson and his guest discuss the life of outdoorsman Joseph Knowles. A look at his exploits in wilderness survival, and the accusations of fraud that followed him.
Guest: Jim Motavalli, editor, E - The Environmental Magazine. www.emagazine.com. Author, “Naked in the Woods: Joseph Knowles and the Legacy of Frontier Fakery.”
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Friday
2/29/2008
10:00 PM
080229E
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John Munson in for Kathleen Dunn
In the summer of 1913, he set off into the Maine woods, naked and with no supplies. After ten, John Munson and his guest discuss the life of outdoorsman Joseph Knowles. A look at his exploits in wilderness survival, and the accusations of fraud that followed him.
Guest: Jim Motavalli, editor, E - The Environmental Magazine. www.emagazine.com. Author, “Naked in the Woods: Joseph Knowles and the Legacy of Frontier Fakery.”
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Thursday
2/28/2008
9:00 AM
080228D
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Kathleen Dunn
After nine, Kathleen Dunn and her guests examine both sides of the school voucher program in Milwaukee. A recent report suggests that there is little difference in performance between private and public school school students.
Guests:
9:00 - Mike Ford, Research Associate, School Choice Wisconsin.
9:30 - Dennis Oulahan, President, Milwaukee Teachers’ Education Association.
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Thursday
2/28/2008
10:00 AM
080228E
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Kathleen Dunn
Have pollsters gone over the top this election cycle, or have they missed the mark? Is there a disparity between media coverage of presidential candidates? After ten, Kathleen Dunn and her guests discuss politics and the media.
Guests:
10:00 - Nancy Mathiowetz, Professor and Chair, Department of Sociology, UW-Milwaukee. President, American Association for Public Opinion Research.
10:30 - Amy Mitchell, Deputy Director, Project for Excellence in Journalism.
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Thursday
2/28/2008
10:00 PM
080228E
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Kathleen Dunn
Have pollsters gone over the top this election cycle, or have they missed the mark? Is there a disparity between media coverage of presidential candidates? After ten, Kathleen Dunn and her guests discuss politics and the media.
Guests:
10:00 - Nancy Mathiowetz, Professor and Chair, Department of Sociology, University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee. President, American Association for Public Opinion Resources.
10:30 - Amy Mitchell, Deputy Director, Project for Excellence in Journalism.
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Wednesday
2/27/2008
9:00 AM
080227D
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John Munson in for Kathleen Dunn
Tribal leaders gathered at the Capital yesterday for the annual State of the Tribes Address. After nine, John Munson and his guests discuss improving communication between lawmakers and Wisconsin tribes, rising health care costs and parity in tribal schools.
Guests:
9:00 - Brian Bull, Assistant News Director, Wisconsin Public Radio.
9:30 - Robert Chicks, President, Great Lakes Inter-Tribal Council.
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Wednesday
2/27/2008
10:00 AM
080227E
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John Munson in for Kathleen Dunn
After ten, John Munson's guests are involved with the “Encyclopedia of Life,” an online project by an international team of scientists, which will unveil it’s first thirty thousand pages on Thursday. www.eol.org
Guests:
9:00 - Graham Higley, Head of Library and Information Services, Natural History Museum in London, England.
9:30 - John McCarter, President and Chief Executive Officer, The Field Museum.
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Wednesday
2/27/2008
10:00 PM
080227E
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John Munson in for Kathleen Dunn
After ten, John Munson's guests are involved with the “Encyclopedia of Life,” an online project by an international team of scientists, which will unveil it’s first thirty thousand pages on Thursday. www.eol.org
Guests:
9:00 - Graham Higley, Head of Library and Information Services, Natural History Museum in London, England.
9:30 - John McCarter, President and Chief Executive Officer, The Field Museum.
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Tuesday
2/26/2008
9:00 AM
080226D
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Kathleen Dunn
After nine, Kathleen Dunn talks politics with NPR Political Junkie, Ken Rudin (ROO-d'n), and writer Sandy Horwitt.
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Tuesday
2/26/2008
10:00 AM
080226E
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Kathleen Dunn
After ten, Kathleen Dunn and her guest examine the presidential campaign of republican candidate John McCain; his foreign and economic policies, campaign finances, and his relationship within the G-O-P.
Guest: Chase Martyn, Managing Editor, Iowa Independent. http://iowaindependent.co
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Tuesday
2/26/2008
10:00 PM
080226E
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Kathleen Dunn
After ten, Kathleen Dunn and her guest examine the presidential campaign of republican candidate John McCain; his foreign and economic policies, campaign finances, and his relationship within the G-O-P.
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Monday
2/25/2008
9:00 AM
080225D
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John Munson in for Kathleen Dunn
After nine, John Munson and his guests discuss the major political headlines from Pakistan and Kosovo.
Guests:
9:00 - R. Bruce Hitchner, Professor and Chair, Classics; Director, Archaeology Program; Chairman, Dayton Peace Accords Project, Tufts University.
9:30 - Moeed Yusuf, Research Fellow, Strategic and Economic Policy Research, an Islamabad-based think tank.
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Monday
2/25/2008
10:00 AM
080225E
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John Munson in for Kathleen Dunn
Yesterday, the Cuban National Assembly elected a new President. After ten, John Munson and his guest discuss Cuba without Fidel Castro, and what, if anything, could change.
Guest; Silvia Wilhelm, Executive Director of Cuban Bridges, an organization in Miami, Florida.
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Monday
2/25/2008
10:00 PM
080225C
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John Munson in for Kathleen Dunn
Yesterday, the Cuban National Assembly elected a new President. After ten, John Munson and his guest discuss Cuba without Fidel Castro, and what, if anything, could change.
Guest; Silvia Wilhelm, Executive Director of Cuban Bridges, an organization in Miami, Florida.
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Friday
2/22/2008
9:00 AM
080222D
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John Munson in for Kathleen Dunn
After nine, John Munson and his guest discuss the latest from the presidential campaign.
Guest: Matt Bai, covers national politics for The New York Times Magazine. Author, "The Argument: Billionaires, Bloggers, and the Battle to Remake Democratic Politics" (Penguin Press).
www.nytimes.com/primaryargument
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Friday
2/22/2008
10:00 AM
080222E
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John Munson in for Kathleen Dunn
How do you know when you're getting a fair price? After ten, John Munson and his guest discuss the economic, psychological, and cultural factors that influence pricing.
Guest: Sarah Maxwell, author, “The Price is Wrong: Understanding What Makes a Price Seem Fair and the True Cost of Unfair Pricing.”
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Friday
2/22/2008
10:00 PM
080222E
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John Munson in for Kathleen Dunn
How do you know when you're getting a fair price? After ten, John Munson and his guest discuss the economic, psychological, and cultural factors that influence pricing.
Guest: Sarah Maxwell, author, “The Price is Wrong: Understanding What Makes a Price Seem Fair and the True Cost of Unfair Pricing.”
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Thursday
2/21/2008
9:00 AM
080221D
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John Munson in for Kathleen Dunn
Consumer prices rose more than expected in January, reflecting big increases in the cost of food and health care. After nine, John Munson's guest says the U.S. faces a serious risk of "stagflation," where millions could lose their jobs, their homes, or both.
Guest: Dean Baker, Co-director, Center for Economic and Policy Research, Washington D.C.
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Thursday
2/21/2008
10:00 AM
080221E
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John Munson in for Kathleen Dunn
Do those dinner-time telemarketer calls on your cell phone get you miffed? Relief may be on the way. After ten, John Munson’s guest discusses a state senate bill that would add mobile phones to the Wisconsin Do Not Call list.
Guest: Jon Erpenbach, Democratic State Senator, Middleton.
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Thursday
2/21/2008
10:00 PM
080221E
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John Munson in for Kathleen Dunn
Do those dinner-time telemarketer calls on your cell phone get you miffed? Relief may be on the way. After ten, John Munson’s guest discusses a state senate bill that would add Mobile phones to the Wisconsin Do Not Call list.
Guest: Jon Erpenbach, Democratic State Senator, Middleton.
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Wednesday
2/20/2008
9:00 AM
080220D
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John Munson in for Kathleen Dunn
After nine, John Munson and his guests examine the controversial reauthorization of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act... and the retroactive legal immunity for telecommunications companies involved in the Bush administration’s warrantless surveillance program.
Guests:
9:00 - William Weaver, Associate Professor, Political Science, University of Texas at El Paso.
9:30 - Anthony Sebok, Professor of Law, Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law, Yeshiva University.
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Wednesday
2/20/2008
10:00 AM
080220E
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John Munson in for Kathleen Dunn
America has a fascination with Abraham Lincoln. Did he have a happy childhood? Did he own slaves? Did he seek war with The South? After ten, John Munson's guest discusses the life an legacy of Lincoln.
Guest: Gerald J. Prokopowicz, chair, History Department, East Carolina University. Former Lincoln Scholar, Lincoln Museum, Fort Wayne, Indiana. Author, "Did Lincoln Own Slaves? And Other Frequently Asked Questions About Abraham Lincoln" (Pantheon).
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Wednesday
2/20/2008
10:00 PM
080220E
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John Munson in for Kathleen Dunn
America has a fascination with Abraham Lincoln. Did he have a happy childhood? Did he own slaves? Did he seek war with The South? After ten, John Munson's guest discusses the life an legacy of Lincoln.
Guest: Gerald J. Prokopowicz, chair, History Department, East Carolina University. Former Lincoln Scholar, Lincoln Museum, Fort Wayne, Indiana. Author, "Did Lincoln Own Slaves? And Other Frequently Asked Questions About Abraham Lincoln" (Pantheon).
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Tuesday
2/19/2008
9:00 AM
080219D
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John Munson in for Kathleen Dunn
After nine, John Munson's guest discusses recently proposed changes to the Great Lakes Water Compact and how they could force the re-negotiation of the current deal.
Guest: State Senator Bob Jauch.
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Tuesday
2/19/2008
10:00 AM
080219E
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John Munson in for Kathleen Dunn
After ten, John Munson talks with the leader of an international team of astronomers who've recently announced the discovery of a miniature version of our own solar system 5-thousand light-years away in the Milky Way galaxy.
Guest: Scott Gaudi, assistant professor of astronomy, Ohio State University.
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Tuesday
2/19/2008
10:00 PM
080219E
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John Munson in for Kathleen Dunn
After ten, John Munson talks with the leader of an international team of astronomers who've recently announced the discovery of a miniature version of our own solar system 5-thousand light-years away in the Milky Way galaxy.
Guest: Scott Gaudi, assistant professor of astronomy, Ohio State University.
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Monday
2/18/2008
9:00 AM
080218D
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Jim Packard in for Kathleen Dunn
Join Jim Packard and his guests, after nine, as they recap all the major headlines from Washington, and preview Tuesday’s Wisconsin primary.
Guests:
- Craig Gilbert, Washington Bureau Chief, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. (9)
- Janet Boles, Professor of Political Science, Marquette University (9:30)
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Monday
2/18/2008
10:00 AM
080218E
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Jim Packard in for Kathleen Dunn
With Wisconsinites heading to the polls tomorrow to vote in the presidential primary, who will you be voting for and why? Let us know, after ten, when Jim Packard hosts a presidential straw poll.
Results:
Obama, 45 votes
Clinton, 25 votes
Huckabee, 3 votes
Paul, 3 votes
McCain, 1 vote
Edwards, 1 vote
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Monday
2/18/2008
10:00 PM
080218E
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Jim Packard in for Kathleen Dunn
With Wisconsinites heading to the polls tomorrow to vote in the presidential primary, who will you be voting for and why? Let us know, after ten, when Jim Packard hosts a presidential straw poll.
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Friday
2/15/2008
9:00 AM
080215D
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Veronica Rueckert in for Kathleen Dunn
After nine, Veronica Rueckert talks with a top Clinton adviser about the Senator’s presidential campaign.
Guest: Ann Lewis, Senior adviser for Senator Hillary Clinton’s Presidential campaign.
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Friday
2/15/2008
10:00 AM
080215E
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Veronica Rueckert in for Kathleen Dunn
After ten, as the election heats up, Veronica Rueckert is joined by two philosopher-comedians to examine how to decipher all the political doublespeak.
Guests: Thomas Cathcart and Daniel Klein, co-authors, “Aristotle and an Aardvark Go to Washington: Understanding Political Doublespeak Through Philosophy and Jokes.”
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Friday
2/15/2008
10:00 PM
080215E
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Veronica Rueckert in for Kathleen Dunn
After ten, as the election heats up, Veronica Rueckert is joined by two philosopher-comedians to examine how to decipher all the political doublespeak.
Guests: Thomas Cathcart and Daniel Klein, co-authors, “Aristotle and an Aardvark Go to Washington: Understanding Political Doublespeak Through Philosophy and Jokes.”
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Thursday
2/14/2008
9:00 AM
080214D
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Veronica Rueckert in for Kathleen Dunn
It's the most highly anticipated open primary in recent state history. After nine, Veronica Rueckert talks with Governor Doyle about the significance of next Tuesday's Wisconsin Primary.
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Thursday
2/14/2008
9:30 AM
080214X
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Veronica Rueckert in for Kathleen Dunn
After nine thirty, Veronica Rueckert talks with the first in a series of candidate campaign advisors.
Guest: Susan Rice, senior foreign policy adviser to Senator Barack Obama. Rice served as assistant secretary of state under President Bill Clinton.
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Thursday
2/14/2008
10:00 AM
080214E
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Veronica Rueckert in for Kathleen Dunn
After ten, Veronica Rueckert and her guest discuss the true stories behind things you didn't even know had a story, from who invented the dishwasher, to the first person to ever go on a diet.
Guest: Will Pearson, co-founder and Editor, mental_floss magazine, which just released the book, “In the Beginning: From Big Hair to the Big Bang, mental_floss presents a Mouthwatering Guide to the Origins of Everything.”
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Thursday
2/14/2008
10:00 PM
080214E
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Veronica Rueckert in for Kathleen Dunn
After ten, Veronica Rueckert and her guest discuss the true stories behind things you didn't even know had a story, from who invented the dishwasher, to the first person to ever go on a diet.
Guest: Will Pearson, co-founder and Editor, mental_floss magazine, which just released the book, “In the Beginning: From Big Hair to the Big Bang, mental_floss presents a Mouthwatering Guide to the Origins of Everything.”
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Wednesday
2/13/2008
9:00 AM
080213D
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Veronica Rueckert in for Kathleen Dunn
In what has been dubbed the “Potomac Primaries,” voters in Virginia, Maryland and the District of Columbia went to the polls last night. After nine, Veronica Rueckert talks with two journalists who covered those contests.
Guests:
- David Nitkin, White House Correspondent, “The Baltimore Sun”.
- Candy Crowley, Senior Political Correspondent, CNN.
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Wednesday
2/13/2008
10:00 AM
080213E
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Veronica Rueckert in for Kathleen Dunn
After ten, Veronica Rueckert's guest is the producer of the film, “No End In Sight: Iraq’s Descent into Chaos”.
Guest: Charles Ferguson, Director and Producer, “No End in Sight: Iraq’s Descent into Chaos,” and author of the companion book.
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Wednesday
2/13/2008
10:00 PM
080213E
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Veronica Rueckert in for Kathleen Dunn
After ten, Veronica Rueckert's guest is the producer of the film, “No End In Sight: Iraq’s decent into Chaos”.
Guest: Charles Ferguson, Director and Producer, “No End in Sight: Iraq’s decent into Chaos,” and author of the companion book.
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Tuesday
2/12/2008
9:00 AM
080212D
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Veronica Rueckert in for Kathleen Dunn
A new study suggests people are spending less and less time outdoors. After nine, Veronica Rueckert and her guest examine the declining interest in nature based recreation and conservation.
Guest: Patricia Zaradic, conservation ecologist and Fellow, Environmental Leadership Program.
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Tuesday
2/12/2008
10:00 AM
080212E
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Veronica Rueckert in for Kathleen Dunn
Former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright joins Veronica Rueckert, after ten, to discuss her latest book, “Memo to the President Elect: How We Can Restore America's Reputation and Leadership.”
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Tuesday
2/12/2008
10:00 PM
080212E
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Veronica Rueckert in for Kathleen Dunn
Former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright joins Veronica Rueckert, after ten, to discuss her latest book, “Memo to the President Elect: How We Can Restore America's Reputation and Leadership.”
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Monday
2/11/2008
9:00 AM
080211D
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Veronica Rueckert in for Kathleen Dunn
After nine, Veronica Rueckert talks with New York Times columnist Paul Krugman about what's happening with the U.S. economy.
Guest: Paul Krugman, professor of Economics and International Affairs, Princeton University. Author, "The Conscience of a Liberal" (Norton).
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Monday
2/11/2008
10:00 AM
080211E
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Veronica Rueckert in for Kathleen Dunn
Much of what we eat and drink has crossed countries and continents to get to our tables. After ten, Veronica Rueckert's guest questions the "eat local" movement, and tells us why.
Guest: Sarah Murray, author, "Moveable Feasts: From Ancient Rome to the 21st Century, the Incredible Journeys of the Food We Eat."
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Monday
2/11/2008
10:00 PM
080211E
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Veronica Rueckert in for Kathleen Dunn
Much of what we eat and drink has crossed countries and continents to get to our tables. After ten, Veronica Rueckert's guest questions the "eat local" movement and tells us why.
Guest: Sarah Murray, author, "Moveable Feasts: From Ancient Rome to the 21st Century, the Incredible Journeys of the Food We Eat."
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Friday
2/8/2008
9:00 AM
080208D
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Veronica Rueckert in for Kathleen Dunn
After nine, from the coastal desert of Peru... to the once vast urban landscape of the medieval capital of Cambodia, Veronica Rueckert and her guests explore the top archaeological discoveries of 2007.
Guests: Mark Rose and Zach Zorich, Editors, Archaeology magazine. www.archaeology.org
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Friday
2/8/2008
10:00 AM
080208E
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Veronica Rueckert in for Kathleen Dunn
After ten, Veronica Rueckert talks with the President of the Milwaukee Public Museum about Gunther von Hagens’ (GOON-ter vahn HAH-gen's) “Body Worlds” exhibit.
Guests: Daniel M. Finley, President/CEO, Milwaukee Public Museum. www.mpm.edu The “Body Worlds” exhibit runs through May.
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Friday
2/8/2008
10:00 PM
080208E
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Veronica Rueckert in for Kathleen Dunn
After ten, Veronica Rueckert talks with the President of the Milwaukee Public Museum about Gunther von Hagens’ (GOON-ter vahn HAH-gen's) “Body Worlds” exhibit.
Guests: Daniel M. Finley, President/CEO, Milwaukee Public Museum. www.mpm.edu The “Body Worlds” exhibit runs through May.
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Thursday
2/7/2008
9:00 AM
080207D
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Veronica Rueckert in for Kathleen Dunn
Exit polls in Georgia suggest that more than half of the Democrats that voted in the State’s primary were black, with nearly 9-in-10 voting for Barack Obama. After nine, Veronica Rueckert and her guest discuss racial and ethnic factors in the American Political debate.
Guest: Earl Hutchinson, journalist, racial expert. Author, "The Ethnic Presidency: How Race Decides the Race to the White House".
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Thursday
2/7/2008
10:00 AM
080207E
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Veronica Rueckert in for Kathleen Dunn
Who started the tradition of the Presidential "first pitch" for baseball season? President Jimmy Carter appointed which future First Lady to the board of the Legal Services Corporation? After ten, Veronica Rueckert and her guest delve deep into presidential trivia.
Guest: Randy Howe, author and creator of, “Presidential 'Brainiac' Flash Cards: 600 Historical Facts and Trivia.”
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Thursday
2/7/2008
10:00 PM
080207E
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Veronica Rueckert in for Kathleen Dunn
Who started the tradition of the Presidential "first pitch" for baseball season? President Jimmy Carter appointed which future First Lady to the board of the Legal Services Corporation? After ten, Veronica Rueckert and her guest delve deep into presidential trivia.
Guest: Randy Howe, author and creator of, “Presidential 'Brainiac' Flash Cards: 600 Historical Facts and Trivia.”
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Wednesday
2/6/2008
9:00 AM
080206D
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Veronica Rueckert in for Kathleen Dunn
To what extent should parents influence the political attitudes of their children? After nine, Veronica Rueckert and her guests discuss what some are calling “party training.”
Guests:
- Ron Dicker, Freelance writer. Author, “Parents are Party Training Kids” (CNN.com).
- Christine Hamilton, Psychotherapist and Psychoanalyst with Private Practice, Manhattan, NY.
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Wednesday
2/6/2008
10:00 AM
080206E
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Veronica Rueckert in for Kathleen Dunn
According to Veronica Rueckert’s guest, after ten, a global average temperature shift of a mere six degrees would be a comparable difference between the very depths of the last Ice Age... and today.
Guest: Mark Lynas, National Geographic Emerging Explorer. Author, "Six Degrees: Our Future on a Hotter Planet.” A Documentary by the same name premiers Sunday, February 10, on the National Geographic Channel.
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Wednesday
2/6/2008
10:00 PM
080206E
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Veronica Rueckert in for Kathleen Dunn
According to Veronica Rueckert’'s guest, after ten, a global average temperature shift of a mere six degrees would be a comparable difference between the very depths of the last Ice Age... and today.
Guest: Mark Lynas, National Geographic Emerging Explorer. Author, "Six Degrees: Our Future on a Hotter Planet.” A Documentary by the same name premiers Sunday, February 10, on the National Geographic Channel.
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Tuesday
2/5/2008
9:00 AM
080205D
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Veronica Rueckert in for Kathleen Dunn
After nine, Veronica Rueckert and her guest examine the changing role of campaign theme songs through history, and the musical selections of the current crop of candidates.
Guests:
- Mark Clague, Assistant Professor of Musicology, University of Michigan.
- Courtney Brown, professor, Department of Political Science, Emory University. Author, “Politics in Music: Political Transformation from Beethoven to Hip-Hop."
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Tuesday
2/5/2008
10:00 AM
080205E
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Veronica Rueckert in for Kathleen Dunn
After ten, Veronica Rueckert and her guest discuss the strange power of nicknames.
Guest: David Owen, staff writer for The New Yorker. His article, ""Call Me Loyd: The Strange Power of Nicknames" (Anniversary Issue Feb. 11 & 18).
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Monday
2/4/2008
9:00 AM
080204D
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Veronica Rueckert in for Kathleen Dunn
After nine, with only a day left until Super Tuesday states go to the polls, Veronica Rueckert talks with N-P-R Political Junkie Ken Rudin, and Matt Bai (BYE) from the “New York Times.”
Guests:
9:00 - Ken Rudin, NPR political editor. He writes the weekly column, "Political Junkie".
9:30- Matt Bai, contributing writer, The New York Times Magazine.
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Monday
2/4/2008
10:00 AM
080204E
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Veronica Rueckert in for Kathleen Dunn
After ten, the talk turns to the psychology of scent. Veronica Rueckert and her guest explore the relationship between scent, emotion and behavior.
Guest: Rachel Herz, Visiting Assistant Professor, Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Psychology, Brown University. Author, “The Scent of Desire: Discovering Our Enigmatic Sense of Smell.”
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Monday
2/4/2008
10:00 PM
080204E
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Veronica Rueckert in for Kathleen Dunn
After ten, the talk turns to the psychology of scent. Veronica Rueckert and her guest explore the relationship between scent, emotion and behavior.
Guest: Rachel Herz, Visiting Assistant Professor, Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Psychology, Brown University. Author, “The Scent of Desire: Discovering Our Enigmatic Sense of Smell.”
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Friday
2/1/2008
9:00 AM
080201D
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Veronica Rueckert in for Kathleen Dunn
After nine, with all the attention on the Presidential candidates, Veronica Rueckert wants your opinion on the potential nominee for Vice President. Call in with your best bet for running mate for each of the candidates.
Guests:
- Dotty Lynch, professor in the School of Communication at American University and a CBS News Political consultant. (9-9:30)
- Dan Coen, founder of the online magazine, vicepresidents.com, and author of, “Second String: Trivia, Facts, and Lists about the Vide Presidency and its Vice Presidents.” www.vicepresidents.com (9:30-10)
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Friday
2/1/2008
10:00 AM
080201E
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Veronica Rueckert in for Kathleen Dunn
Veronica Rueckert’s guest, after ten, says video games can help teach kids to think like doctors, lawyers, engineers, journalists, and other professionals.
Guest: David Williamson Shaffer, Associate Professor of Learning Science, UW-Madison. Game Scientist, Academic Advanced Distributed Learning Co-Laboratory.
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Friday
2/1/2008
10:00 PM
080201E
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Veronica Rueckert in for Kathleen Dunn
Veronica Rueckert’s guest, after ten, says video games can help teach kids to think like doctors, lawyers, engineers, journalists, and other professionals.
Guest: David Williamson Shaffer, Associate Professor of Learning Science, UW-Madison. Game Scientist, Academic Advanced Distributed Learning Co-Laboratory.
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Thursday
1/31/2008
9:00 AM
080131D
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Jim Packard in for Kathleen Dunn
Is the over-production and over-consumption of meat harming us and the planet? Yes, according to Jim Packard’s guests, after nine.
Guests:
- Mark Bittman, columnist, the New York Times. Author, “How to Cook Everything Vegetarian.” His recent article, “Rethinking the Meat-Guzzler” (1/27 New York Times: Week in Review).
- Gidon Eshel, geophysicist, Division of Science, Mathematics and Computing, Bard College.
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Thursday
1/31/2008
10:00 AM
080131E
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Jim Packard in for Kathleen Dunn
After ten, Jim Packard and his guest talk about touring Italy - from where and when to go, to what to do while you're there, and how to get around.
Guest: Anthony Capozzoli (cap-uh-ZOLE-ee), author of Unabellavista:Rome
www.unabellavista.com
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Thursday
1/31/2008
10:00 PM
080131E
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Kathleen Dunn
After ten, Jim Packard and his guest talk about touring Italy - from where and when to go, to what to do while you're there, and how to get around.
Guest: Anthony Capozzoli (cap-uh-ZOLE-ee), author of Unabellavista:Rome
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Wednesday
1/30/2008
9:00 AM
080130D
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Kathleen Dunn
After nine, Kathleen Dunn talks with a filmmaker, and a humanitarian aid worker about conditions in Darfur, and the crisis in Kenya.
Guests:
- Chip Duncan, filmmaker. Founder, “The Duncan Group,” film and television, Milwaukee.
- Farshad Rastegar, Chief Executive Officer and Founder, Relief International. www.ri.org
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Wednesday
1/30/2008
10:00 AM
080130E
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Kathleen Dunn
Republican strategist David Winston joins Kathleen Dunn, after ten, to talk about the Florida Primary, Giuliani’s chances of staying in the race, and the rest of the G-O-P field.
Guest: David Winston, president, Winston Group.
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Wednesday
1/30/2008
10:00 PM
080130E
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Kathleen Dunn
Republican strategist David Winston joins Kathleen Dunn, after ten, to talk about the Florida Primary, Giuliani’s chances of staying in the race, and the rest of the G-O-P field.
Guest: David Winston, president, Winston Group.
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Tuesday
1/29/2008
9:00 AM
080129D
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Kathleen Dunn
After nine, Kathleen Dunn talks with a correspondent for Atlantic magazine about his cover article, “After Iraq: A Report from the Middle East, and a Glimpse of It’s Possible Future.”
Guest: Jeffrey Goldberg, an Atlantic national correspondent. His article at www.theatlantic.com (Jan/Feb issue) Author, “Prisoners: A Story of Friendship and Terror.”
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Tuesday
1/29/2008
10:00 AM
080129E
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Kathleen Dunn
The Senate Finance Committee has begun questioning colleges and universities with large endowments about the rising costs of higher education. After ten, Kathleen Dunn and her guests examine how Universities set tuition rates, give out financial aid, and manage their endowments.
Guests:
- Lynne Munson, Adjunct Research Fellow, Center for College Affordability and Productivity.
- Wick Sloane, columnist for InsideHigherEd.
- Robert Shireman, Executive Director, Project on Student Debt.
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Tuesday
1/29/2008
10:00 PM
080129E
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Kathleen Dunn
The Senate Finance Committee has begun questioning colleges and universities with large endowments about the rising costs of higher education. After ten, Kathleen Dunn and her guests examine how Universities set tuition rates, give out financial aid, and manage their endowments.
Guests:
- Lynne Munson, Adjunct Research Fellow, Center for College Affordability and Productivity.
- Wick Sloane, columnist for InsideHigherEd.
- Robert Shireman, Executive Director, Project on Student Debt.
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Monday
1/28/2008
9:00 AM
080128D
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Kathleen Dunn
After nine, it’s all things political when Kathleen Dunn and her guests discuss the results of South Carolina’s Democratic primary, an update on the Florida Republican Primary, and a preview of “Super Tuesday.”
Guest: Joseph Stewart, Professor and Chair, Department of Political Science, Clemson University.
Guest: Lance deHaven-Smith, Professor of Public Administration and Policy, Florida State University.
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Monday
1/28/2008
10:00 AM
080128E
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Kathleen Dunn
Are more kids spending their childhood indoors? After ten, Kathleen Dunn talks with an environmental psychologist about kids’ changing relationship with their physical environment.
Guest: Roger Hart, professor of environmental psychology, City University of New York. Co-director, Children’s Environments Research Group.
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Friday
1/25/2008
9:00 AM
080125D
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Kathleen Dunn
According the Kathleen Dunn’s guest, after nine, the 2008 presidential election is making history by turning into a truly national race.
Guest: Lawrence Jacobs, Chair for Political Studies, Hubert H. Humphrey Institute of Public Affairs. Professor of Political Science, University of Minnesota.
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Friday
1/25/2008
10:00 AM
080125E
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Kathleen Dunn
After ten, Kathleen Dunn and her guest discuss global travel destinations that are certain to inspire. Such as witnessing the sun rise over Machu Picchu, hiking the Grand Canyon, or taking an artistic journey through the Louvre.
Guest: Mark Strauss, Senior Editor, Smithsonian Magazine
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Friday
1/25/2008
10:00 PM
080125E
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Kathleen Dunn
After ten, Kathleen Dunn and her guest discuss global travel destinations that are certain to inspire. Such as witnessing the sun rise over Machu Picchu, hiking the Grand Canyon, or taking an artistic journey through the Louvre.
Guest: Mark Strauss, Senior Editor, Smithsonian Magazine
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Thursday
1/24/2008
9:00 AM
080124D
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Anne Strainchamps in for Kathleen Dunn
According to Anne Strainchamps' guest, after nine, the debt Americans continue to pile-up is the byproduct of our turbo-charged economy. He says social and technological trends encourage spending and undermine self-control.
Guest: Stuart Vyse, professor of Psychology, Connecticut College, New London. Author, Going Broke: Why Americans Can't Hold On To Their Money" (Oxford University Press).
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Thursday
1/24/2008
10:00 AM
080124E
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Anne Strainchamps in for Kathleen Dunn
After ten, Anne Strainchamps and her guest discuss a waste management system that results in a by-product of fertilizer.
Guest: Frederick Kaufman, author, "A Short History of the American Stomach". His article, "Wasteland: A Journey Through the American Cloaca" (February Harper's Magazine). He is a professor of English, CUNY.
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Thursday
1/24/2008
10:00 PM
080124E
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Anne Strainchamps in for Kathleen Dunn
After ten, Anne Strainchamps and her guest discuss a waste management system that results in a by-product of fertilizer.
Guest: Frederick Kaufman, author, "A Short History of the American Stomach". His article, "Wasteland: A Journey Through the American Cloaca" (February Harper's Magazine).
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Wednesday
1/23/2008
9:00 AM
080123D
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Kathleen Dunn
Health Care is emerging as one of the major issues on voter’s minds this election year. After nine, Kathleen Dunn and her guest examine each presidential candidate’s proposal for health care reform.
Guest: Helen Halpin, Ph.D., M.S.P.H., director, Center for Health and Public Policy Studies, University of California at Berkeley.
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Wednesday
1/23/2008
10:00 AM
080123E
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Jim Packard in for Kathleen Dunn
With the presidential campaign heating up there's been a lot of discussion about the candidates political styles, but have you ever wondered about the politics of animals? After ten, Jim Packard and his guests examine the social structures of some of nature’s most intelligent animal species.
Guests:
10:00 - George Wittemyer, Postdoctoral researcher, Department of Environmental Science, Policy, and Management, University of California, Berkeley.
10:30 - Katherine C. MacKinnon, Assistant Professor of Anthropology, Department of Sociology & Criminal Justice and Center for International Studies, Saint Louis University. Co-author, “Primates in Perspective.”
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Wednesday
1/23/2008
10:00 PM
080123E
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Jim Packard in for Kathleen Dunn
With the presidential campaign heating up there's been a lot of discussion about the candidates political styles, but have you ever wondered about the politics of animals? After ten, Jim Packard and his guests examine the social structures of some of nature’s most intelligent animal species.
Guests:
10:00 - George Wittemyer, Postdoctoral researcher, Department of Environmental Science, Policy, and Management, University of California, Berkeley.
10:30 - Katherine C. MacKinnon, Assistant Professor of Anthropology, Department of Sociology & Criminal Justice and Center for International Studies, Saint Louis University. Co-author, “Primates in Perspective.”
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