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7/16/13 2:00pm |
Confronting Suburban Poverty in America - Today nearly one third of all Americans are poor, or nearly poor. And one-in-three of those Americans are living in the suburbs. Communities around Dayton, Detroit and Chicago have become home to low-income families pushed out of central cities by higher housing costs, restrictive zoning, and reinforced segregation.
Guest(s): Alan Berube |
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7/16/13 1:00pm |
Farm Bill and Food Stamps - A farm bill passed the House of Representatives last week that contained no funding for the food stamp program. This hour Kathleen Dunn speaks with a UW professor of public policy about the future of the bill, and how a lack of food stamps would affect the poor.
Guest(s): Timothy Smeeding |
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7/15/13 10:00pm |
Oliver Sacks - British neurologist Oliver Sacks joins Kathleen Dunn to talk about the joys of aging.
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7/15/13 2:00pm |
Oliver Sacks - British neurologist Oliver Sacks joins Kathleen Dunn to talk about the joys of aging.
Guest(s): Oliver Sacks |
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7/15/13 1:00pm |
All Things Political - Kathleen Dunn and her guest talk about the week's top political news.
Guest(s): Eric Von , Tim Murphy |
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7/11/13 10:00pm |
Student Loans and The Cost of Higher Education - Kathleen Dunn and her guests talk about the failed Senate vote to lower student loan rates, and compares the cost of higher education in the United States to the rest of the world.
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7/11/13 2:00pm |
Student Loans and The Cost of Higher Education - Kathleen Dunn and her guests talk about the failed Senate vote to lower student loan rates, and compares the cost of higher education in the United States to the rest of the world.
Guest(s): Karen McCarthy |
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7/11/13 1:00pm |
Bangladesh Update and Art - Kathleen Dunn and her guests discuss the latest developments in the tragic story of the Bangladesh clothing factory collapse that killed more than 1,100 people last April. We also take a "look" at the amazing tapestry art of Terese Agnew who created a portrait of a worker out of 30,000 clothing labels, to draw attention to the poor working conditions in Bangladesh.
Guest(s): Charles Kernaghan , Terese Agnew , Laurie Winters |
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7/10/13 10:00pm |
The New Middle Class - Former Wisconsin congressman, Steve Gunderson, joins Kathleen Dunn to stress the need for a stronger middle class in order for America to compete in a global economy.
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7/10/13 2:00pm |
The New Middle Class - Former Wisconsin Congressman, Steve Gunderson, joins Kathleen Dunn to stress the need for a stronger middle class in order for America to compete in a global economy.
Guest(s): Steve Gunderson |
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7/10/13 1:00pm |
Troop Withdrawal in Afghanistan - Earlier this week it was announced that the United States is considering pulling out all its troops from Afghanistan next year. This hour, Kathleen Dunn and her guests talk about military forces within the country, and tensions between President Obama's Administration and President Karzai's government.
Guest(s): Nake Kamrany , Thomas Gouttierre |
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7/9/13 10:00pm |
Testing on Chimpanzees - The National Institutes of Health (NIH) announced they plan to substantially reduce the use of chimpanzees in biomedical research. This hour, Kathleen Dunn speaks with individuals who support the NIH, and someone who argues testing on chimps is still crucial to improving human health.
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7/9/13 2:00pm |
Testing on Chimpanzees - The National Institutes of Health (NIH) announced they plan to substantially reduce the use of chimpanzees in biomedical research. This hour, Kathleen Dunn speaks with individuals who support the NIH, and someone who argues testing on chimps is still crucial to improving human health.
Guest(s): Jeffrey Kahn , Michael Wilson , Howard Garrison |
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7/9/13 1:00pm |
Obamacare Employer Mandate delayed - Critics are raising questions over the abrupt delay of the Affordable Care Law's Employer mandate. Join Kathleen and her guest to see why it's being delayed and what the implications will be.
Guest(s): Tom Howell Jr, Judy Solomon |
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7/8/13 10:00pm |
Two American Families - Kathleen Dunn talks with the filmmakers behind a new PBS Frontline documentary, narrated by Bill Moyers, that follows two Milwaukee families for over two decades as they try to survive in the middle class.
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7/8/13 2:00pm |
Two American Families - Kathleen Dunn talks with the filmmakers behind a new PBS Frontline documentary that follows two Milwaukee families for over two decades as they try to survive in the middle class.
Guest(s): Tom Casciato , Kathleen Hughes |
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7/8/13 1:00pm |
All Things Political - Kathleen Dunn and her guest talk about the week's top news, during our weekly All Things Political.
Guest(s): Sean Sullivan |
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7/4/13 10:00pm |
The Ghost in General Patton's Third Army - Join Kathleen Dunn and her guest, Eugene Schulz, as they discuss his book, "The Ghost in General Patton's Third Army." His memoir of service in the United States Army in World War II. (Rebroadcast from 6/11/2013)
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7/4/13 2:00pm |
The Ghost in General Patton's Third Army - Join Kathleen Dunn and her guest, Eugene Schulz, as they discuss his book, "The Ghost in General Patton's Third Army." His memoir of service in the United States Army in World War II. (Rebroadcast from 6/11/2013)
Guest(s): Gene Schultz |
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7/4/13 1:00pm |
Senator Olympia Snowe - After 18 years in the U.S. Senate, Maine Republican Olympia Snowe left office citing hyper-partisanship as a major reason for her departure. This hour, Senator Snowe joins Kathleen Dunn to talk about life experiences that shaped her politics, and her prescription for fixing the stalemate in Congress. (Rebroadcast from 6/5/2013)
Guest(s): Olympia Snowe |
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