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Thursday
3/19/2009
10:00 AM
090319E
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Kathleen Dunn
Historian John Gurda joins Kathleen Dunn, after ten, for a look back at the history of Milwaukee and the socialist movement at the turn of the twentieth century.
Guest: John Gurda, historian. Author, “The Making of Milwaukee,” and “Cream City Chronicles: Stories of Milwaukee's Past.”
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Thursday
3/19/2009
10:00 PM
090319E
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Kathleen Dunn
Historian John Gurda joins Kathleen Dunn, after ten, to examine Milwaukee’s past and the socialist movement at the turn of the twentieth century.
Guest: John Gurda, historian and author. His books include, “The Making of Milwaukee,” and “Cream City Chronicles: Stories of Milwaukee's Past.”
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Wednesday
3/18/2009
9:00 AM
090318D
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Kathleen Dunn
After nine, in light of the outrage this week for handing out one-hundred-sixty-five million dollars in bonuses, Kathleen Dunn and her guest examine insurer A-I-G’s handling of government bailout money.
Guest: Edward F. Stuart, Professor of Economics, Northeastern Illinois University.
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Wednesday
3/18/2009
10:00 AM
090318E
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Kathleen Dunn
Millions of Americans have lost their jobs in recent months, and thousands more worry they could be next. After ten, Kathleen Dunn and her guest discuss what to do if you get laid-off.
Guest: Martha Finney, author, “Rebound: A Proven Plan for Starting Over After Job Loss.”
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Wednesday
3/18/2009
10:00 PM
090318E
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Kathleen Dunn
Millions of Americans have lost their jobs in recent months, and thousands more worry they could be next. After ten, Kathleen Dunn and her guest discuss what to do if you get laid-off.
Guest: Martha Finney, author, “Rebound: A Proven Plan for Starting Over After Job Loss.”
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Tuesday
3/17/2009
9:00 AM
090317D
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Kathleen Dunn
The Project for Excellence in Journalism released its 2009 State of the News Media report on Monday. After nine, Kathleen and her guest examine the state of the American news media today, and its future development.
Guest: Tom Rosenstiel, Director, Project for Excellence in Journalism.
Read the report: http://www.stateofthemedia.org/2009/index.htm
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Tuesday
3/17/2009
10:00 AM
090317E
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Kathleen Dunn
Ireland’s Frank Delaney joins Kathleen Dunn, after ten, to share the culture, politics, and literature of the Emerald Isle.
Guest: Frank Delaney, born in Tipperary, Ireland. Former broadcaster and journalist. Author, “Ireland,” “Tipperary,” “Shannon.”
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Tuesday
3/17/2009
10:00 PM
090317E
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Kathleen Dunn
Ireland’s Frank Delaney joins Kathleen Dunn, after ten, to share the culture, politics, and literature of the Emerald Isle.
Guest: Frank Delaney, born in Tipperary, Ireland. Former broadcaster and journalist. Author, “Ireland,” “Tipperary,” “Shannon.”
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Monday
3/16/2009
9:00 AM
090316D
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Kathleen Dunn
The spending bill... earmark reform... a new F-D-A administrator... and turmoil within the Republican National Committee... those are some of the topics for Kathleen Dunn and her guest, after nine.
Guest: Mike Madden, Washington correspondent, Salon.com.
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Monday
3/16/2009
10:00 AM
090316E
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Kathleen Dunn
After ten, Kathleen Dunn talks with the founder of an organization that helps women initiate projects for social change in disadvantaged regions of the world.
Guest: Gretchen Steidle Wallace, founder, Global Grassroots. (www.globalgrassroots.org) Co-author, “The Devil Came on Horseback” with her brother, Brian Steidle, and co-producer of the documentary by the same name.
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Monday
3/16/2009
10:00 PM
090316E
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Kathleen Dunn
After ten, Kathleen Dunn talks with the founder of an organization that helps women initiate projects for social change in disadvantaged regions of the world.
Guest: Gretchen Steidle Wallace, founder, Global Grassroots. (www.globalgrassroots.org) Co-author, “The Devil Came on Horseback” with her brother, Brian Steidle, and co-producer of the documentary by the same name.
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Thursday
3/12/2009
9:00 AM
090312D
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Kathleen Dunn
After nine, Kathleen Dunn and her guest examine the four-hundred-ten-billion dollar spending bill signed by President Obama. Despite millions in earmarks, the President is saying he'll push for reforms in the future.
Guest: Ernest Goss, Chair in Regional Economics, Creighton University, Omaha.
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Thursday
3/12/2009
10:00 AM
090312E
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Kathleen Dunn
After ten, Kathleen Dunn's guest filmmaker talks about his latest documentary, which examines American dependence on foreign oil.
Guest: Greg Reitman, producer, “Fields of Fuel.”
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Thursday
3/12/2009
10:00 PM
090312E
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Kathleen Dunn
After ten, Kathleen Dunn guest filmmaker talks about his latest documentary, which examines American dependence on foreign oil.
Guest: Greg Reitman, producer, “Fields of Fuel.”
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Wednesday
3/11/2009
9:00 AM
090311D
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Kathleen Dunn
After nine, Kathleen Dunn and her guests take a look at the White House Forum on Health Reform convened last week by President Obama to discuss health care reform. Congressional leaders, community leaders and major stakeholders were invited.
Guest: Jim Stoffer, co-owner, Wholly Cow Frozen Custard. Forum attendee.
Guest: Jan Stoffer, co-owner, Wholly Cow Frozen Custard.
Guest: Debbie Socolar, Project Manager, Health Policy and Management, Boston University School of Public Health.
Link to information on the "Summit Conversations" series in Madison April 7: http://www.americasagenda.org/documents/StLouisPressReleaseRevised.pdf
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Wednesday
3/11/2009
10:00 AM
090311E
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Kathleen Dunn
After ten, Kathleen Dunn is joined by social and political activist Tom Hayden, to discuss the economy, and the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Guest: Tom Hayden, social and political activist. His books include, “Writings for a Democratic Society: The Tom Hayden Reader,” and “The Port Huron Statement: The Vision Call of the 1960s Revolution.”
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Wednesday
3/11/2009
10:00 PM
090311E
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Kathleen Dunn
After ten, Kathleen Dunn is joined by social and political activist Tom Hayden, to discuss the economy, and the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Guest: Tom Hayden, social and political activist. His books include, “Writings for a Democratic Society: The Tom Hayden Reader,” and “The Port Huron Statement: The Vision Call of the 1960s Revolution.”
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Tuesday
3/10/2009
9:00 AM
090310D
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Kathleen Dunn
A shooting outside a military barracks in Northern Ireland on Saturday left two dead and four wounded. After nine, Kathleen Dunn and her guests discuss the Real Irish Republican Army, and how recent violence may affect progress made since the 1998 Good Friday peace deal, which ended decades of sectarian strife.
Guests:
9:00 - John McGarry, Professor of Political Studies; Canada Research Chair in Nationalism and Democracy, Queen’s University, Kingston, Canada.
9:30 - Jon Tonge, Professor and Head, School of Politics and Communication Studies, University of Liverpool.
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Tuesday
3/10/2009
10:00 AM
090310E
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Kathleen Dunn
If you've eaten a tomato recently, chances are it was picked by someone who lives in a form of virtual slavery. After ten, Kathleen Dunn and her guest discuss what many are calling the migrant worker slave trade in Florida.
Guest: Barry Estabrook, Contributing Editor, Gourmet Magazine.
Link to the Coalition of Immokalee Workers Web site: http://www.ciw-online.org/
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Tuesday
3/10/2009
10:00 PM
090310E
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Kathleen Dunn
If you've eaten a tomato recently, chances are it was picked by someone who lives in a form of virtual slavery. After ten, Kathleen Dunn and her guest discuss what many are calling the migrant worker slave trade in Florida.
Guest: Barry Estabrook, Contributing Editor, Gourmet Magazine.
Link to the Coalition of Immokalee Workers Web site: http://www.ciw-online.org/
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Monday
3/9/2009
9:00 AM
090309D
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Kathleen Dunn
The top headlines in the news are discussed by Kathleen Dunn and her guests, after nine.
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Monday
3/9/2009
10:00 AM
090309E
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Kathleen Dunn
After ten, join Kathleen Dunn and her guest for a conversation about books that have made a real-world impact. Whether saving lives... or getting people killed... predicting America’s future... or uncovering its past.
Guest: Rosemary Ahern, freelance writer and book editor. Her recent article, “The 25 most Influential Books of the Past 25 years” (March-April “Mental_Floss” magazine).
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Monday
3/9/2009
10:00 PM
090309E
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Kathleen Dunn
After ten, Kathleen Dunn and her guest discuss books that have had a real-world impact. Whether they’ve saved lives... or gotten people killed... predicted America’s future... or uncovered its past.
Guest: Rosemary Ahern, freelance writer and book editor. Her recent article, “The 25 most Influential Books of the Past 25 years” (March-April “Mental_Floss” magazine).
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Thursday
3/5/2009
9:00 AM
090305D
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Kathleen Dunn
After nine, Kathleen Dunn and her guests examine whether class size affects student achievement.
Guests:
- Dan Goldhaber, Research Professor, Center on Reinventing Public Education, University of Washington.
- Emily Horowitz, Assistant Professor, Sociology & Criminal Justice, St. Francis College.
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Thursday
3/5/2009
10:00 AM
090305E
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Kathleen Dunn
It's a whimsical look at relationships, after ten, for Kathleen Dunn and her guests. From dating, to marriage, having kids, and staying happy... all from The New Yorker’s Cartooning Couple.
Guests: Liza Donnelly and Michael Maslin, co-authors, “Cartoon Marriage: Adventures in Love and Matrimony by The New Yorker’s Cartooning Couple.”
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Thursday
3/5/2009
10:00 PM
090305E
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Kathleen Dunn
It's a whimsical look at relationships for Kathleen Dunn and her guests, after ten. From dating, to marriage, having kids, and staying happy... all told by The New Yorker’s Cartooning Couple.
Guests: Liza Donnelly and Michael Maslin, co-authors, “Cartoon Marriage: Adventures in Love and Matrimony by The New Yorker’s Cartooning Couple.”
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Wednesday
3/4/2009
9:00 AM
090304D
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Kathleen Dunn
After nine, Kathleen Dunn’s guest says "socialism" has become a new scare word... and warnings about the stimulus bill putting the nation on the road to socialism are mistaken.
Guest: Robert Brent Toplin, Professor of History, University of North Carolina, Wilmington.
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Wednesday
3/4/2009
10:00 AM
090304E
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Kathleen Dunn
After ten, Kathleen Dunn and her guest examine a proposal by a group of thirty-four legal experts that would change the role and conduct of the Supreme Court. A look at how feasible the changes would be, and what they would mean for the American legal system.
Guest: Paul Carrington, Professor of Law, Duke University.
Read the proposal: http://paulcarrington.com/Four%20Proposals%20for%20a%20Judiciary%20Act.htm
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Wednesday
3/4/2009
10:00 PM
090304E
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Kathleen Dunn
After ten, Kathleen Dunn and her guest examine a proposal by thirty-four legal experts that would change the role and conduct of the Supreme Court. A look at how feasible the changes would be, and what they would mean for the American legal system.
Guest: Paul Carrington, Professor of Law, Duke University.
Read the proposal: http://paulcarrington.com/Four%20Proposals%20for%20a%20Judiciary%20Act.htm
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Tuesday
3/3/2009
9:00 AM
090303D
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Kathleen Dunn
According to Kathleen Dunn’s guest, after nine, President Obama would be more successful in ending the recession by following the example of Warren Harding... not Franklin D. Roosevelt.
Guest: Matt Kibbe, President and CEO, FreedomWorks. www.freedomworks.org
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Tuesday
3/3/2009
10:00 AM
090303E
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Kathleen Dunn
Each year, a small group of researchers venture across the ice sheets of Antarctica in search of meteorites. After ten, Kathleen talks with the principal investigator of the Antarctic Search for Meteorites about ongoing research, and how it's fundamentally changed our understanding of the solar system.
Guest: Dr. Ralph Harvey, Associate Professor of Geology, Case Western Reserve University. Principal Investigator, Antarctic Search for Meteorites.
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Tuesday
3/3/2009
10:00 PM
090303E
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Kathleen Dunn
Each year, a small group of researchers venture across the ice sheets of Antarctica in search of meteorites. After ten, Kathleen talks with the principal investigator of the Antarctic Search for Meteorites about ongoing research, and how it's fundamentally changed our understanding of the solar system.
Guest: Dr. Ralph Harvey, Associate Professor of Geology, Case Western Reserve University. Principal Investigator, Antarctic Search for Meteorites.
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Monday
3/2/2009
9:00 AM
090302D
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Kathleen Dunn
After nine, Kathleen Dunn and her guest discuss the world of politics... from the economic stimulus bill... to Republican National Comittee Chair Michael Steele, and the future of the Republican party.
Guest: Melissa Harris-Lacewell, Associate Professor of Politics and African American Studies, Princeton University.
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Monday
3/2/2009
10:00 AM
090302E
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Kathleen Dunn
Chicago's Second City theater has put its trademark twists to the saga of Rod Blagojevich in the production of "Rod Blagojevich Superstar!" After ten, Kathleen and her guests discuss the hit play and Second City's latest projects.
GUEST: Mike Bradecich (Dick Mell and Pat Fitzgerald), actor
GUEST: Lori McClain (Patti Blagojevich), actor
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Monday
3/2/2009
10:00 PM
090302E
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Kathleen Dunn
Chicago's Second City theater has put its trademark twists to the saga of Rod Blagojevich in the production of "Rod Blagojevich Superstar!" After ten, Kathleen and her guests discuss the hit play and Second City's latest projects.
GUEST: Mike Bradecich (Dick Mell and Pat Fitzgerald), actor
GUEST: Lori McClain (Patti Blagojevich), actor
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Thursday
2/26/2009
9:00 AM
090226D
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Kathleen Dunn
After nine, Kathleen Dunn and her guest discuss proposed financial reforms by the Obama Administration, the economic stimulus package, and reaction from Congress.
Guest: Julian E. Zelizer, Professor of History and Public Affairs, Princeton University.
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Thursday
2/26/2009
10:00 AM
090226E
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Kathleen Dunn
From the first Iowa caucuses... to the historic election of Barack Obama, the 2008 election inspired the nation. After nine, Kathleen Dunn and her guest look back on the memorable election year 2008.
Guest: Evan Thomas, Editor-at-Large, Newsweek. Author, with Newsweek staff, “A Long Time Coming: The Inspiring, Combative 2008 Campaign and the Historic Election of Barack Obama”
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Thursday
2/26/2009
10:00 PM
090226E
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Kathleen Dunn
From the first Iowa caucuses... to the historic election of Barack Obama, the 2008 election inspired the nation. After nine, Kathleen Dunn and her guest look back on the memorable election year 2008.
Guest: Evan Thomas, Editor-at-Large, Newsweek. Author, with Newsweek staff, “A Long Time Coming: The Inspiring, Combative 2008 Campaign and the Historic Election of Barack Obama”
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Wednesday
2/25/2009
9:00 AM
090225D
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Kathleen Dunn
Veteran White House staffer Stephen Hess joins Kathleen Dunn, after nine, to discuss his latest book, “What Do We Do Now?: A Workbook for the President-elect.”
Guest: Stephen Hess, Senior Fellow Emeritus, Governance Studies, Brookings Institution.
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Wednesday
2/25/2009
10:00 AM
090225E
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Kathleen Dunn
With increasing reliance on standardized testing in American schools, educators face increasing pressure to "teach to the test" After ten, Kathleen Dunn and her guest discuss how standard schooling can discourage kid's critical thinking, and cripple their imagination.
Guest: John Taylor Gatto, author, "Weapons of Mass Instruction: A Schoolteacher’s Journey through the Dark World of Compulsory Schooling".
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Wednesday
2/25/2009
10:00 PM
090225E
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Kathleen Dunn
With increasing reliance on standardized testing in American schools, educators face increasing pressure to "teach to the test" After ten, Kathleen Dunn and her guest discuss how standard schooling can discourage kid's critical thinking, and cripple their imagination.
Guest: John Taylor Gatto, author, "Weapons of Mass Instruction: A Schoolteacher’s Journey through the Dark World of Compulsory Schooling".
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Tuesday
2/24/2009
9:00 AM
090224D
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Kathleen Dunn
After nine, Pulitzer Prize winning journalist David Cay Johnson joins Kathleen Dunn to discuss his latest book, "Free Lunch: How the Wealthiest Americans Enrich Themselves at Government Expense (and Stick You With the Bill)."
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Tuesday
2/24/2009
10:00 AM
090224E
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Kathleen Dunn
Inaugural Poet Elizabeth Alexander joins Kathleen Dunn, after ten. She'll discuss language, the future of the arts, and her poem, “Praise Song for the Day”.
Guest: Elizabeth Alexander, Professor of African American studies and English literature, Yale University. Inaugural poet for President Barack Obama.
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Tuesday
2/24/2009
10:00 PM
090224E
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Kathleen Dunn
Inaugural Poet Elizabeth Alexander joins Kathleen Dunn, after ten. She'll discuss language, the future of the arts, and her poem, “Praise Song for the Day”.
Guest: Elizabeth Alexander, Professor of African American studies and English literature, Yale University. Inaugural poet for President Barack Obama.
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Monday
2/23/2009
9:00 AM
090223D
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Kathleen Dunn
Last week, President Obama signed an economic stimulus bill, auto companies turned in restructuring plans to Congress, and Hillary Clinton continued her first trip abroad as Secretary of State. After nine, Kathleen Dunn and her guest analyze the headlines and the newsmakers of the past week.
Guest: Gwen Ifill, senior correspondent, PBS Newshour. Managing editor and moderator, PBS Washington Week.
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Monday
2/23/2009
10:00 AM
090223E
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Kathleen Dunn
Seventy-five years after F-D-R signed The New Deal, its successes and failures are now being examined as Congress tackles a new stimulus package. After ten, Kathleen Dunn and her guests look back at how Americans recovered from the Great Depression.
Guests: Kathryn Flynn and Richard Polese, co-authors, “The New Deal: A 75th Anniversary Celebration.”
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Monday
2/23/2009
10:00 PM
090223E
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Kathleen Dunn
Last week, President Obama signed an economic stimulus bill, auto companies turned in restructuring plans to Congress, and Hillary Clinton continued her first trip abroad as Secretary of State. After nine, Kathleen Dunn and her guest analyze the headlines and the newsmakers of the past week.
Guest: Gwen Ifill, senior correspondent, PBS Newshour. Managing editor and moderator, PBS Washington Week.
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Thursday
2/19/2009
9:00 AM
090219D
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Kathleen Dunn
President Obama inherited a world of foreign policy challenges. After nine, Kathleen and her guest discuss the Obama administration approach to national security.
Guest: David E. Sanger, chief Washington correspondent for The New York Times. Author, "The Inheritance: The World Obama Confronts and the Challenges to American Power." (Crown)
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Thursday
2/19/2009
10:00 AM
090219E
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Kathleen Dunn
After ten, Kathleen Dunn and her guest examine an event last week five hundred miles over Siberia... two satellites collided, creating a massive debris cloud. A look at the possible threat to other spacecraft, long term effect, and the need for Space Traffic Control.
Guest: Rich Talcott, Senior Editor, "Astronomy Magazine".
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Thursday
2/19/2009
10:00 PM
090219E
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Kathleen Dunn
After ten, Kathleen Dunn and her guest examine an event last week five hundred miles over Siberia... two satellites collided, creating a massive debris cloud. A look at the possible threat to other spacecraft, long term effect, and the need for Space Traffic Control.
Guest: Rich Talcott, Senior Editor, "Astronomy Magazine".
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Wednesday
2/18/2009
9:00 AM
090218D
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Kathleen Dunn
After nine, Kathleen Dunn and her guest examine the restructuring plans presented Tuesday by General Motors and Chrysler to the U.S. Treasury Department. A look at what the plans mean, ongoing talks between unions and auto companies, and on to the challenges of the coming months.
Guest: Dr. Roland Zullo, Assistant Research Scientist, Institute of Labor and Industrial Relations at the University of Michigan.
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Wednesday
2/18/2009
10:00 AM
090218E
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Kathleen Dunn
A new generation of veterans faces unique challenges coming home from Afghanistan and Iraq... as well as tough economic times as they struggle to reclaim civilian life. After ten, Kathleen Dunn and her guest discuss the needs of the newest generation of veterans... and how to best care for them.
Guest:
- Phil Landis, CEO, Veterans Village of San Diego.
- Dave Mahler, founder and president,USA Together.
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Wednesday
2/18/2009
10:00 PM
090218E
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Kathleen Dunn
A new generation of veterans faces unique challenges coming home from Afghanistan and Iraq... tough economic times as they struggle to reclaim civilian life. After ten, Kathleen Dunn and her guest discuss the needs of the newest generation of veterans... and how to best care for them.
Guest:
- Phil Landis, CEO, Veterans Village of San Diego.
- Dave Mahler, founder and president,USA Together.
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Tuesday
2/17/2009
9:00 AM
090217D
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Kathleen Dunn
President Obama is set to sign the 7-hundred-87 billion dollar stimulus bill today in Denver. After nine, Kathleen Dunn and her guest discuss the short-term effect of the Economic Stimulus Plan... infrastructure and shovel-ready projects... and the impact on the Midwest.
Guest: Michael Cooper, reporter, New York Times.
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Tuesday
2/17/2009
10:00 AM
090217E
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Kathleen Dunn
After ten, Kathleen Dunn talks with former South Dakota Senator George McGovern, who, as a former Presidential Nominee, has a unique insight into the challenges, accomplishments, and controversies, of President Abraham Lincoln.
Guest: George McGovern, Democratic nominee for president in 1972. Author, "Abraham Lincoln: The Sixteenth President, 1861-1865" (Times Books).
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Tuesday
2/17/2009
10:00 PM
090217E
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Kathleen Dunn
After ten, Kathleen Dunn talks with former South Dakota Senator George McGovern, who, as a former Presidential Nominee, has a unique insight into the challenges, accomplishments, and controversies, of President Abraham Lincoln.
Guest: George McGovern, Democratic nominee for president in 1972. Author, "Abraham Lincoln: The Sixteenth President, 1861-1865" (Times Books).
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Monday
2/16/2009
9:00 AM
090216D
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Kathleen Dunn
After nine, Kathleen Dunn and her guests discuss all the latest news from Washington during her All Things Political hour.
Guest: David Yepsen, Director, Paul Simon Public Policy Institute, Southern Illinois University.
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Monday
2/16/2009
10:00 AM
090216E
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Kathleen Dunn
After ten, Kathleen Dunn and her guest discuss the biology of emotions, and how you can train yourself to be happy.
Guest: Richard J. Davidson, Professor of Psychology and Psychiatry. Director, Center for Creating a Healthy Mind, UW-Madison.
Link to Alabama prison study: http://www4.uwm.edu/hbssw/news_and_events/dhamma_brothers.cfm
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Monday
2/16/2009
10:00 PM
090216E
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Kathleen Dunn
After ten, Kathleen Dunn and her guest discuss the biology of emotions, and how you can train yourself to be happy.
Guest: Richard J. Davidson, Professor of Psychology and Psychiatry. Director, Center for Creating a Healthy Mind, UW-Madison.
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Thursday
2/12/2009
9:00 AM
090212D
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Kathleen Dunn
Insurgents attacked three government buildings in Kabul on Wednesday, killing at least twenty. After nine, Kathleen Dunn and her guests examine the Obama administration strategy in Afghanistan.
Guests:
9:00 - Thomas E. Gouttierre, Dean of International Studies and Director of the Center for Afghanistan Studies, University of Nebraska.
9:30 - Anand Gopal, Afghanistan Correspondent, The Christian Science Monitor.
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Thursday
2/12/2009
10:00 AM
090212E
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Kathleen Dunn
After ten, Kathleen Dunn and her guest examine the sexual predator threat on the Internet today, and how parents can keep their kids safe online.
Guests:
- Larry Magid, Technology analyst for CBS News and CNET. Author, “Myspace: Safe Online Networking for Your Kids.”
- Dr. Sharon Hirsch, Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, University of Chicago.
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Thursday
2/12/2009
10:00 PM
090212E
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Kathleen Dunn
After ten, Kathleen Dunn and her guest discuss the sexual predator accusations against a New Berlin high school student, and how parents can keep their kids safe online.
Guest: Larry Magid, Technology analyst for CBS News and CNET. Author, “Myspace: Safe Online Networking for Your Kids.”
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Wednesday
2/11/2009
9:00 AM
090211D
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Kathleen Dunn
Congress hopes to deliver a complete Stimulus bill to President Obama soon. After nine, Kathleen Dunn and her guest examine the separate House and Senate Economic Stimulus Packages... the differences between them... and the needed compromises.
Guest: Jodi Schneider, Senior Editor, Congressional Quarterly.
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Wednesday
2/11/2009
10:00 AM
090211E
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Kathleen Dunn
Mark Twain once said comedy keeps the heart sweet. After ten, Kathleen Dunn tests the theory with comedy-clips from George Carlin, Gilda Radner, George Gobel, and more.
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Wednesday
2/11/2009
10:00 PM
090211E
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Kathleen Dunn
Mark Twain once said comedy keeps the heart sweet. After ten, Kathleen Dunn tests the theory with comedy-clips from George Carlin, Gilda Radner, George Gobel, and more.
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Tuesday
2/10/2009
9:00 AM
090210D
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Kathleen Dunn
After nine, Kathleen Dunn and her guests discuss food safety laws in the United States, and the latest salmonella peanut butter recall.
Guests:
9:00 - Michael R. Taylor, Research Professor of Health Policy, School of Public Health, George Washington University.
9:30 - Jaydee Hanson, Policy Analyst, The Center for Food Safety.
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Tuesday
2/10/2009
10:00 AM
090210E
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Kathleen Dunn
The economic crisis has hit many businesses hard, forcing some to close their doors, and others to make changes in the way they do business. After ten, Kathleen Dunn and her guests discuss how the recession is affecting local book stores.
Guests:
- Daniel Goldin, general manager, Harry W. Schwartz Bookshops. He will reopen the Downer Avenue location as the Boswell Book Company in April.
- John Zimmerman, owner, Conkey's Bookstore in Appleton.
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Tuesday
2/10/2009
10:00 PM
090210E
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Kathleen Dunn
The economic crisis has hit many businesses hard, forcing some to close their doors, and others to make changes in the way they do business. After ten, Kathleen Dunn and her guests discuss how the recession is affecting local book stores.
Guests:
- Daniel Goldin, general manager, Harry W. Schwartz Bookshops. He will reopen the Downer Avenue location as the Boswell Book Company in April.
- John Zimmerman, owner, Conkey's Bookstore in Appleton.
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Monday
2/9/2009
9:00 AM
090209D
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Kathleen Dunn
After nine Kathleen Dunn and her guests discuss the latest on the economy and politics.
Guests:
- Abdur Chowdhury, Professor of Economics, Marquette University.
- Alexander P. Lamis, Associate Professor of Political Science, Case Western Reserve University.
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Monday
2/9/2009
10:00 AM
090209E
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Kathleen Dunn
Nuclear power returned to the national energy debate in the 2008 presidential election. Sen. John McCain advocated the construction of dozens of nuclear power plants to create jobs and address America’s energy crunch. After ten, Kathleen and her guest discuss the future of nuclear power and if nuclear energy is a solution to global warming.
Guest: David Biello, Associate Editor, Scientific American
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Monday
2/9/2009
10:00 PM
090209E
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Kathleen Dunn
Nuclear power returned to the national energy debate in the 2008 presidential election, as Sen. John McCain advocated the construction of dozens of nuclear power plants across the country to create jobs and address America’s energy crunch. After ten, Kathleen and her guest discuss the future of nuclear power and if nuclear energy is a solution to global warming.
Guest: David Biello, Associate Editor, Scientific American
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Thursday
2/5/2009
9:00 AM
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Kathleen Dunn
After nine, Kathleen Dunn’s guest discusses "micro enterprise," building small businesses from the ground up... and how they could be the key to fixing the ailing Wisconsin economy and job market.
Guest: Rick Terrien, Executive Director, Iowa County Area Economic Development Corporation.
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Thursday
2/5/2009
10:00 AM
090205E
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Kathleen Dunn
Jane Goodall studied chimpanzees and Dian Fossey studied mountain Gorillas, but when have humans looked closely at themselves? After ten, Kathleen Dunn talks with the author of “The Well-Dressed Ape: A Natural History of Myself”
Guest: Hannah Holmes, Author, “The Well-Dressed Ape: A Natural History of Myself”
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Thursday
2/5/2009
10:00 PM
090205E
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Kathleen Dunn
Jane Goodall studied chimpanzees and Dian Fossey studied mountain Gorillas, but when have humans looked closely at themselves? After ten, Kathleen Dunn talks with the author of “The Well-Dressed Ape: A Natural History of Myself”
Guest: Hannah Holmes, author, “The Well-Dressed Ape: A Natural History of Myself”
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Wednesday
2/4/2009
9:00 AM
090204D
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Kathleen Dunn
After nine, Kathleen Dunn and her guests examine new proposals for limiting executive compensation. It was reported last week that Wall Street companies paid 18-point-4 billion dollars in bonuses despite those companies getting tax-payer money to save them from collapse.
Guests:
- Steven Balsam, Professor of Accounting, Fox School of Business and Management, Temple University.
- Timothy G. Pollock, Professor, Management and Organization Department, Smeal College of Business, Penn State University.
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Wednesday
2/4/2009
10:00 AM
090204E
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Kathleen Dunn
After ten, Kathleen and her guests discuss President Obama's nomination of Arne Duncan as U.S. Secretary of Education, and Duncan's strong belief in the role of the military in public education.
Guests:
10:00 - Andy Kroll, Independent Journalist.
10:30 - Timothy Knowles, Lewis-Sebring, Director, Urban Education Institute,
The University of Chicago.
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Wednesday
2/4/2009
10:00 PM
090204E
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Kathleen Dunn
After ten, Kathleen and her guests discuss President Obama's nomination of Arne Duncan as U.S. Secretary of Education, and Duncan's strong belief in the role of the military in public education.
Guests:
10:00 - Andy Kroll, independent journalist.
10:30 - Timothy Knowles, Lewis-Sebring, Director, Urban Education Institute,
The University of Chicago.
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Tuesday
2/3/2009
9:00 AM
090203D
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Kathleen Dunn
It's Kathleen's annual open-line show. Submit your ideas for future programming on Conversations with Kathleen Dunn.
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Tuesday
2/3/2009
10:00 AM
090203E
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Kathleen Dunn
The U.S. military has adapted to a variety of battlefields: the Taliban in rural Afghanistan, removing Saddam Hussein from urban Baghdad, and insurgencies in both countries. After ten, Kathleen and her guest discuss how the U.S. Military needs to prepare now for the unforeseen conflicts of the future.
Guest: Mackubin “Mac” Thomas Owens, Associate Dean of Academics for Electives and Directed Research and Professor of National Security Affairs, U.S. Naval War College. Senior Fellow, Foreign Policy Research Institute.
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Tuesday
2/3/2009
10:00 PM
090203E
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Kathleen Dunn
The U.S. military has been forced to adapt to a variety of battlefields: pushing the Taliban out of rural Afghanistan... removing Saddam Hussein from urban Baghdad and fighting insurgencies in both countries. After ten, Kathleen and her guest discuss how the U.S. Military needs to prepare for future unforeseen conflicts.
Guest: Mackubin “Mac” Thomas Owens, Associate Dean of Academcis for Electives and Directed Research and Professor of National Security Affairs, U.S. Naval War College. Senior Fellow, Foreign Policy Research Institute.
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Monday
2/2/2009
9:00 AM
090202D
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Kathleen Dunn
After nine, Kathleen Dunn and her guests discuss all the major headlines from across the nation, and around the world.
Guests:
9:00 - Matt Bai, contributing writer, “The New York Times Magazine."
9:30 - Tina Brown, founder and editor-in-chief of “The Daily Beast.” www.thedailybeast.com
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Monday
2/2/2009
10:00 AM
090202E
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Kathleen Dunn
Overpopulation is threatening life as we know it on the planet. Kathleen Dunn and her guests, after ten, discuss the relationship between population and the environment.
Guests:
- John Feeney, writer and organizer for “Global Population Speak Out.”
- Jeffrey McKee, professor of anthropology at Ohio State University. Author, “Sparing Nature: The Conflict Between Human Population Growth and Earth's Biodiversity.”
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Monday
2/2/2009
10:00 PM
090202E
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Kathleen Dunn
According to Kathleen Dunn’s guests overpopulation is threatening life as we know it on the planet. After ten, they discuss the relationship between population and the environment.
Guests:
- John Feeney, writer and organizer for “Global Population Speak Out.”
- Jeffrey McKee, professor of anthropology at Ohio State University. Author, “Sparing Nature: The Conflict Between Human Population Growth and Earth's Biodiversity.”
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Thursday
1/29/2009
9:00 AM
090129D
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Kathleen Dunn
During President Obama’s inauguration he pledged to “restore science to it’s rightful place.” After nine, Kathleen Dunn and her guest examine the future of scientific research, funding, and education in America.
Guests:
9:00 - Francesca Grifo, senior scientist and director, Scientific Integrity Program, Union of Concerned Scientists.
9:30 - Kenneth D. Miller, Professor, Center for Theoretical Neuroscience and Dept. of Neuroscience, Columbia University Medical School.
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Thursday
1/29/2009
10:00 AM
090129E
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Kathleen Dunn
After ten, Kathleen and her guest discuss the global Jihadist (zjee-HAHD-ist) movement today, which many agree remains the greatest single threat to United States security since the 9-11 terrorist attacks.
Guest: Bill Roggio, Managing Editor, The Long War Journal. President, Public Multimedia Inc.
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Thursday
1/29/2009
10:00 PM
090129E
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Kathleen Dunn
After ten, Kathleen and her guest discuss the global jihadist (zjee-HAHD-ist) movement today, which many agree remains the greatest single threat to United States security since the 9-11 terrorist attacks.
Guest: Bill Roggio, managing editor, The Long War Journal. President, Public Multimedia Inc.
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Wednesday
1/28/2009
9:00 AM
090128D
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Kathleen Dunn
On Monday, businesses around the world announced job cuts totaling more than 40-thousand in the U.S., and more than 60-thousand worldwide. After nine, Kathleen Dunn and her guest discuss what recent worldwide job-cuts mean for the economy, and what the Obama administration can do to help turn it around.
Guest: Campbell Harvey, Professor of International Business, Fuqua School of Business, Duke University.
Link to Professor Harvey's blog: http://dukeresearchadvantage.com/author/charvey/
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Wednesday
1/28/2009
10:00 AM
090128E
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Kathleen Dunn
After ten, Kathleen Dunn's guest gives us a sneak preview of an upcoming Public Television Special, "Looking for Lincoln: The Making of An American Icon". He is the author of the companion book for the program.
Guest: Philip B. Kunhardt III, (KOON-hart) writer-producer, Kunhardt Productions. Co-author, "Looking for Lincoln: The Making of An American Icon" (Knopf)
Companion volume to a PBS special February 11 at 8PM.
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Wednesday
1/28/2009
10:00 PM
090128E
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Kathleen Dunn
After ten, Kathleen Dunn's guest gives us a sneak preview of an upcoming Public Television Special, "Looking for Lincoln: The Making of An American Icon". He is the author of the companion book for the program.
Guest: Philip B. Kunhardt III, (KOON-hart) writer-producer, Kunhardt Productions. Co-author, "Looking for Lincoln: The Making of An American Icon" (Knopf)
Companion volume to a PBS special February 11 at 8PM.
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Tuesday
1/27/2009
9:00 AM
090127D
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Kathleen Dunn
President Obama signed an executive order last week to close GIT-MO. After nine, Kathleen Dunn and her guest discuss the challenges the new administration will face in closing the U.S. military prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.
Guest: Scott Silliman, law professor and executive director, Center on Law, Ethics and National Security, Duke University.
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Tuesday
1/27/2009
10:00 AM
090127E
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Kathleen Dunn
Explorer Eric Larsen joins Kathleen Dunn, after ten, to discuss his recent trip to the South Pole, and an upcoming “Save the Poles” expedition to raise awareness of global warming.
Guest: Eric Larsen, polar explorer, dog musher, adventure racer and educator.
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Tuesday
1/27/2009
10:00 PM
090127E
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Kathleen Dunn
Explorer Eric Larsen joins Kathleen Dunn, after ten, to discuss his recent trip to the South Pole, and an upcoming “Save the Poles” expedition to raise awareness of global warming.
Guest: Eric Larsen, polar explorer, dog musher, adventure racer and educator.
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Monday
1/26/2009
9:00 AM
090126D
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Kathleen Dunn
After nine, Kathleen and her guests recap the first days of the Barack Obama administration and discuss all the headlines from the past week.
Guests:
9:00 - Ken Rudin, NPR political editor. His weekly column, "Political Junkie".
9:30 - Mark Silva, National Correspondent, Chicago Tribune Washington Bureau.
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Monday
1/26/2009
10:00 AM
090126E
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Kathleen Dunn
After ten, Kathleen Dunn welcomes poet Nikki Giovanni (NICK-ee gee-oh-VAH-nee) to share from her latest book, "Bicycles: Love Poems," a companion to her 1997 "Love Poems."
Guest: Nikki Giovanni, Professor of English, Virginia Tech. Author, "Bicycles: Love Poems," a companion to her 1997 "Love Poems."
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Monday
1/26/2009
10:00 PM
090126E
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Kathleen Dunn
After ten, Kathleen Dunn welcomes poet Nikki Giovanni (NICK-ee gee-oh-VAH-nee) to share from her latest book, "Bicycles: Love Poems," a companion to her 1997 "Love Poems."
Guest: Nikki Giovanni, Professor of English, Virginia Tech. Author, "Bicycles: Love Poems," a companion to her 1997 "Love Poems."
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Thursday
1/22/2009
9:00 AM
090122D
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Kathleen Dunn
Kathleen Dunn’s guest, after nine, says the election of our first black president has to be followed by a demonstrated and pragmatic drive to improve race relations, or we’ll have fallen to prey to the biggest delusion in history.
Guest: Debra Dickerson, Journalist and Author. Her books include, “The End of Blackness,” and “An American Story.” Her latest article, “Class Is the New Black: How I had to look beyond race and learn to love equality,” appears in the Jan/Feb issue of Mother Jones Magazine.
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Thursday
1/22/2009
10:00 AM
090122E
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Kathleen Dunn
After ten, Kathleen Dunn talks with one of the chief scientists involved in recent exploration off the coast of Tasmania. The expedition revealed new species of animals, and more evidence of the threat of climate change on deep-sea coral.
Guest: Jess F. Adkins, Associate Professor of Geochemistry and Global Environmental Science, California Institute of Technology.
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Thursday
1/22/2009
10:00 PM
090122E
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Kathleen Dunn
After ten, Kathleen Dunn talks with one of the chief scientists in a recent exploration off the coast of Tasmania (taz-MANE-ee-ah). The expedition revealed new animals species, and more evidence of the threat of climate change on deep-sea coral.
Guest: Jess F. Adkins, associate Professor of Geochemistry and Global Environmental Science, California Institute of Technology.
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Wednesday
1/21/2009
9:00 AM
090121D
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Kathleen Dunn
Yesterday Barack Obama took the oath of office as 44th President of the United States of America. After nine, Kathleen Dunn and her guests look at the change this week in the nation's capitol, and President Obama’s first actions from the Oval Office.
Guests:
- Lawrence Jacobs, Director, Center for the Study of Politics and Governance, Hubert H. Humphrey Institute of Public Affairs. Professor, Department of Political Science, University of Minnesota.
- David Winston, president, Winston Group.
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Wednesday
1/21/2009
10:00 AM
090121E
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Kathleen Dunn
After ten, Kathleen Dunn and her guest examine President Obama's inauguration speech as a preview to the first weeks and months of his administration.
Guest: Wayne Fields, Lynne Cooper Harvey Distinguished Chair in English, Washington University, St. Louis.
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Wednesday
1/21/2009
10:00 PM
090121E
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Kathleen Dunn
After ten, Kathleen Dunn and her guest examine President Obama's inauguration speech as a preview to the first weeks and months of his administration.
Guest: Wayne Fields, Lynne Cooper Harvey Distinguished Chair in English, Washington University, St. Louis.
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Tuesday
1/20/2009
10:00 PM
070921E
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Kathleen Dunn
After ten, Kathleen Dunn’s guests discuss understanding philosophy through jokes.
Guests: Thomas Cathcart and Daniel Klein, co-authors, "Plato and a Platypus Walk into a Bar: Understanding Philosophy Through Jokes." (REBROADCAST from 9-27-07)
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Monday
1/19/2009
9:00 AM
090119D
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Kathleen Dunn
After nine, Kathleen Dunn and her guest recap last week’s political headlines, and look ahead to the Obama Presidential Inauguration.
Guest: Khalilah L. Brown-Dean, Peter Strauss Family Assistant Professor of Political Science and African American Studies, and Resident Fellow, Institution for Social and Policy Studies, Yale University.
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Monday
1/19/2009
10:00 AM
090119E
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Kathleen Dunn
After ten, Kathleen Dunn and her guests examine the health of liberal arts education today, and how it might fare in the future.
Guests:
- Victor E. Ferrall, Jr., Former President of Beloit College. 1991-2000.
- Warren Goldstein, Professor and Chair, Department of History, University of Hartford.
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Monday
1/19/2009
10:00 PM
090119E
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Kathleen Dunn
After ten, Kathleen Dunn and her guests examine the health of liberal arts education today, and how it might survive in the future.
Guests:
- Victor E. Ferrall, Jr., Former President of Beloit College. 1991-2000.
- Warren Goldstein, Professor and Chair, Department of History, University of Hartford.
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Thursday
1/15/2009
9:00 AM
090115D
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Kathleen Dunn
After nine, Kathleen Dunn talks with a member of “The Israel Project” about the fighting in Gaza and the possibility of a ceasefire.
Guest: Laura Kam, Senior Advisor, The Israel Project. www.theisraelproject.org
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Thursday
1/15/2009
10:00 AM
090115E
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Kathleen Dunn
According to Kathleen Dunn's guest, after ten, humans are not hard-wired to lead their lives nasty, brutish, and short... but in fact, we're born to be Good.
Guest: Dacher Keltner, Professor of Psychology, University of California-Berkeley. Author, "Born to Be Good: The Science of a Meaningful Life" (Norton).
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Thursday
1/15/2009
10:00 PM
090115E
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Kathleen Dunn
According to Kathleen Dunn's guest, after ten, humans are not hard-wired to lead their lives nastily, brutish, and short... but in fact, we're born to be Good.
Guest: Dacher Keltner, professor of psychology, University of California-Berkeley. Author, "Born to Be Good: The Science of a Meaningful Life" (Norton).
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Wednesday
1/14/2009
9:00 AM
090114D
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Kathleen Dunn
Just returned from the region, Middle East expert Fawaz Gerges (FAH-wah ZJER-zjess) joins Kathleen Dunn, after nine, to discuss the escalating violence in Gaza.
Guest: Fawaz Gerges, Carnegie Scholar and Chair in International Affairs and Middle Eastern Studies, Sarah Lawrence College, New York.
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Wednesday
1/14/2009
10:00 AM
090114E
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Kathleen Dunn
After ten, Kathleen Dunn talks with Lt. Governor Barbara Lawton about recently unveiled recommendations by the Wisconsin Task Force on Arts and Creativity in Education to improve arts education throughout the state..
Guest: Barbara Lawton, Lt. Governor of Wisconsin. Chair, Wisconsin Arts Board. Co-Chair, Wisconsin Task Force on Arts and Creativity in Education.
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Wednesday
1/14/2009
10:00 PM
090114E
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Kathleen Dunn
After ten, Kathleen Dunn talks with Lt. Governor Barbara Lawton about recently unveiled recommendations by the Wisconsin Task Force on Arts and Creativity in Education to improve arts education throughout the state..
Guest: Barbara Lawton, Lt. Governor of Wisconsin. Chair, Wisconsin Arts Board. Co-Chair, Wisconsin Task Force on Arts and Creativity in Education.
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Tuesday
1/13/2009
9:00 AM
090113D
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Kathleen Dunn
After nine, Kathleen Dunn and her guest discuss President Bush’s final press conference yesterday, and Senate confirmation hearings this week for key Obama cabinet positions.
Guest: Julian E. Zelizer, Professor of History and Public Affairs, Princeton University.
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Tuesday
1/13/2009
10:00 AM
090113E
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Kathleen Dunn
The current economic crisis has been often cited as the worst since the Great Depression of the 1930s. After ten, Kathleen Dunn and her guest examine the Franklin D Roosevelt presidency and his New Deal.
Guest: Adam Cohen, Assistant Editorial Page Editor, The New York Times. Author, “Nothing to Fear: FDR’s Inner Circle and the Hundred Days that Created Modern America.”
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Tuesday
1/13/2009
10:00 PM
090113E
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Kathleen Dunn
The current economic crisis has been often cited as the worst since the Great Depression of the 1930s. After ten, Kathleen Dunn and her guest examine the Franklin D Roosevelt presidency and his New Deal.
Guest: Adam Cohen, assistant editorial page editor, The New York Times. Author, “Nothing to Fear: FDR’s Inner Circle and the Hundred Days that Created Modern America.”
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Monday
1/12/2009
9:00 AM
090112D
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Kathleen Dunn
Governor Rod Blagojevich is out, the unemployment rate is up, and the DOW continues to drop. After nine, Kathleen Dunn and her guest discuss all the latest political news.
Guests:
- Christopher Muste, Assistant Professor, American Politics, University of Montana.
- Ernie Goss, Professor, Economics, Creighton University.
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Monday
1/12/2009
10:00 AM
090112E
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Kathleen Dunn
When will the U.S. run out of oil? Will there ever be a global currency? After ten, Kathleen Dunn and her guest examine these, and the other big questions for 2009.
Guest: Ethan Trex, contributing writer, “mental_floss” magazine.
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Monday
1/12/2009
10:00 PM
090112E
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Kathleen Dunn
When will the U.S. run out of oil? Will there ever be a global currency? After ten, Kathleen Dunn and her guest examine these, and the other big questions for 2009.
Guest: Ethan Trex, contributing writer, “mental_floss” magazine.
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Thursday
1/8/2009
9:00 AM
090108D
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Kathleen Dunn
President-elect Obama has offered the Surgeon General position to C-N-N analyst Dr. Sanjay Gupta. Expectations are rising for his public health agenda. After nine, Kathleen and her guests examine public health priorities the Obama administration should address.
Guests:
- Dr. Georges Benjamin, Executive Director, American Public Health Association.
- Michael Jacobsen, Executive Director, Center for Science in the Public Interest.
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Thursday
1/8/2009
10:00 AM
090108E
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Kathleen Dunn
After ten, Kathleen Dunn and her guest examine the current American tax system, the state of the economy, and why so many are asking for a government bailout.
Guest: David Cay Johnston, Pulitzer Prize winning journalist. Author, "Free Lunch: How the Wealthiest Americans Enrich Themselves at Government Expense (and Stick You With the Bill)." His recent article, “Fiscal Therapy” (Jan/Feb issue Mother Jones magazine).
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Thursday
1/8/2009
10:00 PM
090108E
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Kathleen Dunn
After ten, Kathleen Dunn and her guest examine the current American tax system, the state of the economy, and why so many are asking for a government bailout.
Guest: David Cay Johnston, Pulitzer Prize winning journalist. Author, "Free Lunch: How the Wealthiest Americans Enrich Themselves at Government Expense (and Stick You With the Bill)." His recent article, “Fiscal Therapy” (Jan/Feb issue Mother Jones magazine).
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Wednesday
1/7/2009
9:00 AM
090107D
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Kathleen Dunn
The 111th ( one-hundred-eleventh ) Congress convened in Washington this week. After nine, Kathleen Dunn and her guest discuss the new voices, familiar faces, and the top of the legislative agenda in Washington.
Guest: Kathleen Hunter, reporter, CQPolitics.com. www.cqpolitics.com
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Wednesday
1/7/2009
10:00 AM
090107E
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Kathleen Dunn
President-elect Obama made community service one of the defining themes of his campaign. After ten, Kathleen Dunn and her guests examine how Obama can capitalize immediately on a renewed spirit of civic engagement.
Guests:
- Kathy Martinson, Director, United Way Volunteer Center, Madison.
- Michael Thornton, faculty director, Morgridge Center for Public Service, University of Wisconsin-Madison.
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Wednesday
1/7/2009
10:00 PM
090107E
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Kathleen Dunn
President-elect Obama made community service one of the defining themes of his campaign. After ten, Kathleen Dunn and her guests examine how Obama can capitalize immediately on a renewed spirit of civic engagement.
Guests:
- Kathy Martinson, Director, United Way Volunteer Center, Madison.
- Michael Thornton, faculty director, Morgridge Center for Public Service, University of Wisconsin-Madison.
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Tuesday
1/6/2009
9:00 AM
090106D
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Kathleen Dunn
After nine, Kathleen Dunn and her guests examine the escalating military action in Gaza, diplomatic efforts from around the world, and prospects for a cease-fire.
Guests:
9:00 - Charles Levinson, Middle East correspondent, The Wall Street Journal.
9:30 – Juan Cole, Professor of History, University of Michigan. Author forthcoming, “Engaging the Muslim World” (Palgrave Macmillan, March, 2009).
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Tuesday
1/6/2009
10:00 AM
090106E
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Kathleen Dunn
Kathleen Dunn’s guest, after ten, says more and more people are injecting politics where it doesn’t belong. He advocates for establishing what he calls "political safe zones."
Guest: Jay Nordlinger, journalist and Senior Editor, “National Review.”
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Tuesday
1/6/2009
10:00 PM
090106E
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Kathleen Dunn
Kathleen Dunn’s guest, after ten, says more and more people are injecting politics where it doesn’t belong. He advocates for establishing what he calls "political safe zones."
Guest: Jay Nordlinger, journalist and Senior Editor, “National Review”
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Monday
1/5/2009
9:00 AM
090105D
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Kathleen Dunn
After nine, Kathleen Dunn and her guest recap the week's political news, from the streets of Gaza to the race for the New York Senate.
Guest: David Michael Green, Associate Professor of Political Science, Hofstra University.
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Monday
1/5/2009
10:00 AM
090105E
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Kathleen Dunn
After ten, Kathleen Dunn hosts her first open line of the New Year. Call in with your program ideas and guest suggestions.
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Monday
1/5/2009
10:00 PM
090105E
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Kathleen Dunn
After ten, in a rebroadcast from this morning, Kathleen Dunn hosts her first open line of the New Year when listeners call in with program ideas and guest suggestions.
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Thursday
1/1/2009
9:00 AM
090101D
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Kathleen Dunn
It’s the year in review with Kathleen Dunn and her guest. Join the discussion on the top news stories of 2008.
Guest: Charles Lipson, Professor of Political Science and Director, Program on International Politics, Economics, and Security, University of Chicago.
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Thursday
1/1/2009
10:00 AM
090101E
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Kathleen Dunn
In 2008 astronomers saw the first moments of the death of a star... the Phoenix (FEE-nicks) Lander tasted Martian water. After ten, Kathleen Dunn and he guest discuss the top 2008 stories from space.
Guest: Daniel Pendick, Associate Editor, Astronomy Magazine. www.astronomy.com
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Thursday
1/1/2009
10:00 PM
090101E
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Kathleen Dunn
In 2008 astronomers saw the first moments of the death of a star... the Phoenix (FEE-nicks) Lander tasted Martian water. After ten, Kathleen Dunn and he guest discuss the top 2008 stories from space.
Guest: Daniel Pendick, Associate Editor, Astronomy Magazine. www.astronomy.com
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Wednesday
12/31/2008
9:00 AM
081231D
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Kathleen Dunn
From the first Iowa caucuses... to the historic election of Barack Obama, the 2008 election captivated the nation. After nine, Kathleen Dunn and her guest look back on a memorable election year 2008.
Guests: Nick Summers, reporter, Newsweek.
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Wednesday
12/31/2008
10:00 AM
081231E
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Kathleen Dunn
After ten, Kathleen Dunn’s guest says while President-elect Obama has attractive ideas for improving post-secondary education, he should also use his position to undermine the Bachelor’s Degree as a job qualification.
Guest: Charles Murray, scholar, American Enterprise Institute. Author, “Real Education: Four Simple Truths for Bringing America’s Schools Back to Reality.”
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Wednesday
12/31/2008
10:00 PM
081231E
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Kathleen Dunn
After ten, Kathleen Dunn’s guest says while President-elect Obama has attractive ideas for improving post-secondary education, he should also use his position to undermine the Bachelor’s Degree as a job qualification.
Guest: Charles Murray, scholar, American Enterprise Institute. Author, “Real Education: Four Simple Truths for Bringing America’s Schools Back to Reality.”
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Tuesday
12/30/2008
9:00 AM
081230D
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Kathleen Dunn
After nine, Kathleen Dunn and her guest examine the economic relationship between the U.S. and China, and how this may have led to our current financial crisis.
Guest: Mark Landler, Economic and Diplomatic Correspondent, New York Times.
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Tuesday
12/30/2008
10:00 AM
081230E
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Kathleen Dunn
After ten, Kathleen Dunn and her guests examine the future of space exploration in the U.S. The space program is in a state of flux. The current fleet of space shuttles is scheduled to retire in 2010, the next era in rockets won’t be ready until 2015, and the Orlando Sentinel reported NASA administrator Mike Griffin is not cooperating with President-elect Barack Obama’s transition team.
Guests:
- Professor Scott Hubbard, Stanford University Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics. Carl Sagan Chair for the Study of Life in the Universe, SETI Institute.
- Louis Friedman, Executive Director, The Planetary Society.
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Tuesday
12/30/2008
10:00 PM
081230E
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Kathleen Dunn
After ten, Kathleen Dunn and her guests examine the future of space exploration in the U.S. The space program is in a state of flux. The current fleet of space shuttles is scheduled to retire in 2010, the next era in rockets won’t be ready until 2015, and the Orlando Sentinel reported NASA administrator Mike Griffin is not cooperating with President-elect Barack Obama’s transition team.
Guests:
- Professor Scott Hubbard, Stanford University Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics. Carl Sagan Chair for the Study of Life in the Universe, SETI Institute.
- Louis Friedman, Executive Director, The Planetary Society.
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Monday
12/29/2008
9:00 AM
081229D
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John Munson in for Kathleen Dunn
The economy, U.S. and global affairs are all part of the discussion with John Munson and his guest, after nine.
Guest: Ed Miller, Professor of Political Science, UW-Stevens Point
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Monday
12/29/2008
10:00 AM
081229E
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John Munson in for Kathleen Dunn
After ten, John Munson and his guest discuss the best, and worst moments in the media from 2008.
Jason Linkins, political reporter for the Huffington Post.
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Monday
12/29/2008
10:00 PM
081229E
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John Munson in for Kathleen Dunn
After ten, John Munson and his guest discuss the best, and worst moments in the media from 2008.
Jason Linkins, political reporter for the Huffington Post.
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Thursday
12/25/2008
9:00 AM
081225D
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Kathleen Dunn
The talk turns to language for Kathleen Dunn and her guest, after nine.
Guest: Mardy Grothe, author of "I Never Metaphor I Didn't Like: A Comprehensive Compilation of History's Greatest Analogies, Metaphors, and Similes." REBROADCAST FROM 8/21/08
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Thursday
12/25/2008
10:00 AM
081225E
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Kathleen Dunn
Kathleen Dunn’s guest, after ten, discusses what our "stuff" says about us.
Guest: Sam Gosling, associate professor of psychology, University of Texas at Austin. REBROADCAST FROM 7/15/08
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Thursday
12/25/2008
10:00 PM
081225E
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Kathleen Dunn
Kathleen Dunn’s guest, after ten, discusses what our "stuff" says about us.
Guest: Sam Gosling, associate professor of psychology, University of Texas at Austin. REBROADCAST FROM 7/15/08
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Wednesday
12/24/2008
9:00 AM
081224D
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Kathleen Dunn
After nine, Veronica Rueckert and her guest discuss how to face consumer debt, and find financial health in tough times, especially over the Holidays.
Guest: Connie Kilmark, founder, counseling and consulting firm, Kilmark & Associates, LLC. www.kilmark.com
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Wednesday
12/24/2008
10:00 AM
081224E
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Veronica Rueckert in for Kathleen Dunn
Hanukkah, Christmas, Kwanzaa... December holidays when family and friends get together to celebrate with food, song, gifts and a special ceremony. After ten, Veronica Rueckert and her guest discuss the December holidays, their origins, and their traditions.
Guestr: Jennifer Trainer Thompson, author, "The Joy of Family Traditions: A Season-by-Season Companion to Celebrations, Holidays, and Special Occasions" (Ten Speed Press).
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Wednesday
12/24/2008
10:00 PM
081224E
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Veronica Rueckert in for Kathleen Dunn
Hanukkah, Christmas, Kwanzaa... December holidays when family and friends get together to celebrate with food, song, gifts and especial ceremony. After ten, Veronica Rueckert and her guest discuss the December holidays, their origins, and their traditions.
Guestr: Jennifer Trainer Thompson, author, "The Joy of Family Traditions: A Season-by-Season Companion to Celebrations, Holidays, and Special Occasions" (Ten Speed Press).
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Tuesday
12/23/2008
9:00 AM
081223D
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Veronica Rueckert in for Kathleen Dunn
After nine, Veronica Rueckert talks with the author of the recent article, “Why Wall Street Always Blows It.” He describes how the financial industry got it so badly wrong... why it always will... and why we're all to blame.
Guests:
9 - Henry Blodget, editor, “Silicon Alley Insider” online business publication. Contributor to “Atlantic Monthly.”
9:30 - John Carney, editor, “Silicon Alley Insider."
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Tuesday
12/23/2008
10:00 AM
081223E
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Veronica Rueckert in for Kathleen Dunn
Do vitamins really work? After ten, Veronica Rueckert talks with a top authority on dietary supplements about the health benefits of vitamins.
Guest: Paul Coates, Director, Office of Dietary Supplements, National Institutes of Health.
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Tuesday
12/23/2008
10:00 PM
081223E
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Veronica Rueckert in for Kathleen Dunn
Do vitamins really work? After ten, Veronica Rueckert talks with a top authority on dietary supplements about the health benefits of vitamins.
Guest: Paul Coates, Director, Office of Dietary Supplements, National Institutes of Health.
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Monday
12/22/2008
9:00 AM
081222D
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Veronica Rueckert in for Kathleen Dunn
After nine, Veronica Rueckert and her guest discuss the latest news from Washington.
Guest: Dennis Riley, Professor of Political Science, UW-Stevens Point.
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Monday
12/22/2008
10:00 AM
081222E
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Veronica Rueckert in for Kathleen Dunn
There is a unique relationship between dogs and their human companions. After eight, Veronica Rueckert's guest explores the important role dogs play in the lives of their owners.
Guest: Stanley Coren, Ph.D., expert on dog-human interaction. Author, "The Modern Dog: A Joyful Exploration of How We Live with Dogs Today" (Free Press).
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Monday
12/22/2008
10:00 PM
081222E
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Veronica Rueckert in for Kathleen Dunn
There is a unique relationship between dogs and their human companions. After eight, Veronica Rueckert's guest explores the important role dogs play in the lives of their owners.
Guest: Stanley Coren, Ph.D., expert on dog-human interaction. Author, "The Modern Dog: A Joyful Exploration of How We Live with Dogs Today" (Free Press).
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Thursday
12/18/2008
9:00 AM
081218D
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Kathleen Dunn
Caroline Kennedy is actively seeking Hillary Clinton’s Senate seat. After nine, Kathleen Dunn and her guests look at Caroline Kennedy the candidate, as well as other possible Clinton replacements.
Guests:
9:00 - Sam Stein, Political Reporter, Huffington Post.
9:30 - Dave Corbin, Assistant Professor of Politics, The King's College in New York.
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Thursday
12/18/2008
10:00 AM
081218E
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Kathleen Dunn
After ten, Kathleen Dunn talks with the author of, “Loving the West to Death: Will Tourists, Bikers, and Gearheads ruin the American Wilderness, or Save it?”
Guest: David Gessner, journalist and author. His books include, “Sick of Nature,” “The Prophet of Dry Hill,” and “Return of the Osprey.” His recent article, Winter 2009 “OnEarth” magazine. www.onearth.org.
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Thursday
12/18/2008
10:00 PM
081218E
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Kathleen Dunn
After ten, Kathleen Dunn talks with the author of, “Loving the West to Death: Will Tourists, Bikers, and Gearheads ruin the American Wilderness, or Save it?”
Guest: David Gessner, journalist and author. His books include, “Sick of Nature,” “The Prophet of Dry Hill,” and “Return of the Osprey.” His recent article, Winter 2009 “OnEarth” magazine. www.onearth.org.
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Wednesday
12/17/2008
9:00 AM
081217D
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Kathleen Dunn
After nine, Kathleen Dunn and her guests take a look at the policy proposals of the new administration's Secretary of Health and Human Services Tom Daschle. They're outlined in his book, “Critical: What We Can Do about the Health-Care Crisis.”
Guests:
Jonathan Weiner, Professor of Health Policy & Management, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.
Noam N. Levey, Reporter, Los Angeles Times Washington Bureau.
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Wednesday
12/17/2008
10:00 AM
081217E
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Kathleen Dunn
After ten, what makes American English... American? Kathleen Dunn's guest tells the story of the Founding Father of American English Noah Webster.
Guest: Arthur Schulman, retired cognitive psychologist. Co-author (with Jill Lepore), "Websterisms: A Collection of Words and Definitions Set Forth by the Founding Father of American English" (Free Press).
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Wednesday
12/17/2008
10:00 PM
081217E
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Kathleen Dunn
After ten, what makes American English... American? Kathleen Dunn's guest tells the story of the Founding Father of American English Noah Webster. How, in 1800, he set out to record the vocabulary of a novel breed... the American citizen.
Guest: Arthur Schulman, retired cognitive psychologist. Co-author (with Jill Lepore), "Websterisms: A Collection of Words and Definitions Set Forth by the Founding Father of American English" (Free Press).
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Tuesday
12/16/2008
9:00 AM
081216D
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Kathleen Dunn
The Chicago Tribune files for bankruptcy, a wage freeze at the New York Times, the Detroit Free Press cuts back on delivery service, and local newspapers across the country are closing their doors. After nine, Kathleen Dunn and her guests examine the future of print journalism.
Guests:
- Mark Jurkowitz, Associate Director, Project for Excellence in Journalism.
- Bill Sarno, Editor, The Bristol Press, Bristol Connecticut.
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Tuesday
12/16/2008
10:00 AM
081216E
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Kathleen Dunn
Orphan, battle-hardened warrior, founder of the Democratic Party... Andrew Jackson created the modern presidency, says Kathleen Dunn's guest, after ten, who has just written a biography. He talks about the president who influenced some of the greatest who followed, from Lincoln, to Theodore Roosevelt, to F-D-R, and Truman.
Guest: Jon Meacham, Editor, Newsweek magazine. Author, "American Lion: Andrew Jackson in the White House" (Random House).
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Tuesday
12/16/2008
10:00 PM
081216E
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Kathleen Dunn
Orphan, battle-hardened warrior, founder of the Democratic Party... Andrew Jackson created the modern presidency, says Kathleen Dunn's guest, after ten, who has just written a biography. He talks about the president who influenced some of the greatest who followed, from Lincoln, to Theodore Roosevelt, to F-D-R, and Truman.
Guest: Jon Meacham, Editor, Newsweek magazine. Author, "American Lion: Andrew Jackson in the White House" (Random House).
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Monday
12/15/2008
9:00 AM
081215D
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Kathleen Dunn
After nine, columnist Arianna Huffington and Philip Klein from the “American Spectator” join Kathleen Dunn to talk politics.
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Monday
12/15/2008
10:00 AM
081215E
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Kathleen Dunn
On the subject of evolution, most people think of Charles Darwin. But Kathleen Dunn’s guest, after ten, tells the story of Alfred Russel Wallace, a British naturalist who also wrote about the origin of new species, and the survival of the fittest.
Guest: David Quammen, National Geographic Contributing Writer. His article, “The Man Who Wasn't Darwin” (December issue).
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Monday
12/15/2008
10:00 PM
081215E
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Kathleen Dunn
When it comes to evolution, most people think of Charles Darwin. But Kathleen Dunn’s guest, after ten, tells the story of Alfred Russel Wallace, a British naturalist who also wrote about the origin of new species, and the survival of the fittest.
Guest: David Quammen, National Geographic Contributing Writer. His article, “The Man Who Wasn't Darwin” (December issue).
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Thursday
12/11/2008
9:00 AM
081211D
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Kathleen Dunn
After nine, Kathleen Dunn and her guests discuss the meeting this week between President Elect Obama, and former Vice President Al Gore, and look at the future of American environmental policy.
Guests:
9 - Ted Parson, Professor of Law, Professor of Natural Resources & Environment
University of Michigan.
9:30 - Michael L. Corradini, Professor and Chair, Department of Engineering Physics.
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Thursday
12/11/2008
10:00 AM
081211E
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Kathleen Dunn
After ten, Kathleen Dunn’s guest discusses her book, “Dewey: The Small-Town Library Cat Who Touched the World.”
Guest: Vicki Myron, former Director, Public Library, Spencer, Iowa.
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Thursday
12/11/2008
10:00 PM
081211E
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Kathleen Dunn
After ten, Kathleen Dunn’s guest discusses her book, “Dewey: The Small-Town Library Cat Who Touched the World.”
Guest: Vicki Myron, former Director, Public Library, Spencer, Iowa.
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Wednesday
12/10/2008
9:00 AM
081210D
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Kathleen Dunn
Laid-off workers in Chicago continue their sit-in protesting Bank of America this week. That's the topic for Kathleen Dunn and her guest, after nine. A look at workers rights, and why the 700-billion-dollar bailout didn't stop Republic Windows & Doors from closing.
Guest: Robert Bruno, Associate Professor of Labor and Industrial Relations, Director of the Labor Education Program, School of Labor and Employment Relations, University of Illinois.
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Wednesday
12/10/2008
10:00 AM
081210E
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Kathleen Dunn
After ten, Kathleen Dunn's guest is a former interrogator whose work helped locate the leader of Al Qaeda in Iraq. He says it was subtle technique... not torture or intimidation... that made his team successful.
Guest: Matthew Alexander (a pseudonym), co-author, “How to Break a Terrorist: The U.S. Interrogators Who Used Brains, Not Brutality, To Take Down the Deadliest Man in Iraq.”
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Wednesday
12/10/2008
10:00 PM
081210E
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Kathleen Dunn
After ten, Kathleen Dunn is joined by a former interrogator whose work helped locate the leader of Al Qaeda in Iraq. He says it was subtle technique... not torture or intimidation... that made his team successful.
Guest: Matthew Alexander (a pseudonym), co-author, “How to Break a Terrorist: The U.S. Interrogators Who Used Brains, Not Brutality, To Take Down the Deadliest Man in Iraq.”
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Tuesday
12/9/2008
9:00 AM
081209D
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Kathleen Dunn
The White House received a draft of a bill from Congress that would save the big three auto makers, at least until the end of the year. After nine, Kathleen Dunn and her guests examine the $15 billion bailout bill.
Guests:
- Dennis Williams, Director, United Auto Workers Region 4.
- Todd Lassa, Detroit editor and blogger, Motor Trend magazine.
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Tuesday
12/9/2008
10:00 AM
081209E
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Kathleen Dunn
As Americans live longer, more and more adult children find themselves taking care of their elderly parents. After ten, Kathleen Dunn and her guest discuss strategies for how to care for our parents as well as ourselves.
Guest: Terry Lynch, Author, “"But I Don't Want Eldercare! Helping Your Parents Stay As Strong As They Can As Long As They Can.”
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Tuesday
12/9/2008
10:00 PM
081209E
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Kathleen Dunn
As Americans live longer, more and more adult children find themselves taking care of their elderly parents. After ten, Kathleen Dunn and her guest discuss strategies for how to care for our parents as well as ourselves.
Guest: Terry Lynch, Author, “"But I Don't Want Eldercare! Helping Your Parents Stay As Strong As They Can As Long As They Can”.
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Monday
12/8/2008
9:00 AM
081208D
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Kathleen Dunn
After nine, Kathleen Dunn and her guests discuss the latest economic and political news.
Guests:
- Richard Block, Professor, Michigan State University School of Labor and Industrial Relations.
- Lynn C. Ross, Visiting Assistant Professor, Georgetown Public Policy Institute at Georgetown University.
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Monday
12/8/2008
10:00 AM
081208E
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Kathleen Dunn
After ten, Kathleen Dunn and her guest discuss the growing number of American Students seeking college degrees overseas.
Guest: Rebecca Gaukroger, Assistant Director, International Office, University of Edinburgh.
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Monday
12/8/2008
10:00 PM
081208E
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Kathleen Dunn
After ten, Kathleen Dunn and her guest discuss the growing number of American Students seeking college degrees overseas.
Guest: Rebecca Gaukroger, Assistant Director, International Office, University of Edinburgh.
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Thursday
12/4/2008
9:00 AM
081204D
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Kathleen Dunn
After nine, Kathleen Dunn and her guest examine how the Obama transition team is working with the Bush White House for a smooth presidential changeover.
Guests:
9:00 - Martha Joynt Kumar, Professor, Department of Political Science, Towson University. Director, White House Transition Project.
9:30 - James P. Pfiffner, Professor, School of Public Policy, George Mason University.
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Thursday
12/4/2008
10:00 AM
081204E
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Kathleen Dunn
After ten, Kathleen Dunn and her guests explore the history of the world through the lens of Mental_Floss magazine. From the first cities in Mesopotamia (MESS-uh-po-TAY-me-uh)... to present day.
Guests:
- Will Pearson, co-founder and editor, “Mental_Floss” magazine.
- Erik Sass, journalist. Co-author, “The Mental Floss History of the World: An Irreverent Romp through Civilization's Best Bits.”
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Thursday
12/4/2008
10:00 PM
081204E
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Kathleen Dunn
After ten, Kathleen Dunn and her guests explore the history of the world through the lens of Mental_Floss magazine. From the first cities in Mesopotamia (MESS-uh-po-TAY-me-uh)... to present day.
Guests:
- Will Pearson, co-founder and editor, “Mental_Floss” magazine.
- Erik Sass, journalist. Co-author, “The Mental Floss History of the World: An Irreverent Romp through Civilization's Best Bits.”
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Wednesday
12/3/2008
9:00 AM
081203D
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Kathleen Dunn
After nine, Kathleen Dunn and her guests discuss the history, meaning, and possible future of the The Fairness Doctrine. With Democrats taking control of Congress and the White House some speculate that the F-C-C will reimpose it.
Guests:
- Steve Rendall, Senior Analyst and co-host, CounterSpin, Fairness and Accuracy In Reporting (FAIR).
- Brent Littlefield, Consultant and Director of Communication, The American Conservative Union (ACU).
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Wednesday
12/3/2008
10:00 AM
081203E
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Kathleen Dunn
After ten, Kathleen Dunn’s guest explores how the unstoppable march of technology is changing the way young minds develop, function, and interpret information.
Guest: Gary Small, M.D., Director, Memory and Aging Research Center, Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior and Center on Aging, UCLA. Co-author, “iBrain: Surviving the Technological Alteration of the Modern Mind.”
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Wednesday
12/3/2008
10:00 PM
081203E
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Kathleen Dunn
After ten, Kathleen Dunn’s guest explores how the unstoppable march of technology is changing the way young minds develop, function, and interpret information.
Guest: Gary Small, M.D., Director, Memory and Aging Research Center, Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior and Center on Aging, UCLA. Co-author, “iBrain: Surviving the Technological Alteration of the Modern Mind.”
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Tuesday
12/2/2008
9:00 AM
081202D
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Kathleen Dunn
After nine, Kathleen Dunn and her guest discuss the recent terror attacks in Mumbai (moom-BYE)and the consequences for Indian and Pakistani relations.
Guest: Sumit Ganguly, Political Science Professor and Director of the India Studies Institute, Indiana University, Bloomington.
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Tuesday
12/2/2008
10:00 AM
081202E
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Kathleen Dunn
Have a favorite book from 2008? After ten, Kathleen Dunn and her guests discuss the notable fiction and non-fiction books of the year.
Guests:
10:00 - Daniel Goldin, General Manager, Harry W. Schwartz Bookshops.
10:30 - Sam Tanenhaus, Editor, “The New York Times Book Review,” and “The Week in Review.”
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Tuesday
12/2/2008
10:00 PM
081202E
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Kathleen Dunn
Have a favorite book from 2008? After ten, Kathleen Dunn and her guests discuss the notable fiction and non-fiction books of the year.
Guests:
10:00 - Daniel Goldin, General Manager, Harry W. Schwartz Bookshops.
10:30 - Sam Tanenhaus, Editor, “The New York Times Book Review,” and “The Week in Review.”
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Monday
12/1/2008
9:00 AM
081201D
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Kathleen Dunn
After nine, Kathleen Dunn and her guests discuss the political headlines from across the nation, and around the world.
Guests:
9 – Chase Martyn, Managing Editor, Iowa Independent.
9:30 - Kathy Chaney, Reporter, Chicago Defender.
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Monday
12/1/2008
10:00 AM
081201E
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Kathleen Dunn
After ten, Kathleen Dunn's guest examines the four months between President Lincoln's election and inauguration, when the country was going through turbulent times.
Guest: Harold Holzer, co-chair, U.S. Lincoln Bicentennial Commission. Author, "Lincoln President Elect: Abraham Lincoln and the Great Secession Winter 1860-1861" (Simon & Schuster).
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Monday
12/1/2008
10:00 PM
081201E
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Kathleen Dunn
After ten, Kathleen Dunn's guest examines the four months between President Lincoln's election and inauguration, when the country was going through turbulent times.
Guest: Harold Holzer, co-chair, U.S. Lincoln Bicentennial Commission. Author, "Lincoln President Elect: Abraham Lincoln and the Great Secession Winter 1860-1861" (Simon & Schuster).
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Thursday
11/27/2008
9:00 AM
081127D
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Kathleen Dunn
After nine, in an encore broadcast, award winning author Jon Katz joins Kathleen Dunn with the story of his exceptional dogs, and the unexpected power they have in their interaction with humans.
Guest: Jon Katz, author, “IZZY & LENORE: Two Dogs, An Unexpected Journey, and Me.”
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Thursday
11/27/2008
10:00 PM
081127D
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Kathleen Dunn
After ten, in an encore broadcast, award winning author Jon Katz joins Kathleen Dunn with the story of his exceptional dogs, and the unexpected power they have in their interaction with humans. Guest: Jon Katz, author, “IZZY & LENORE: Two Dogs, An Unexpected Journey, and Me.”
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Wednesday
11/26/2008
9:00 AM
081126D
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Kathleen Dunn
After nine, Kathleen Dunn and her guests discuss charitable giving during an economic recession, and how food banks across the country are faring this holiday week.
Guests:
9:00 - Bonnie J. Bellehumeur, President, America’s Second Harvest of Wisconsin. www.secondharvestwi.org
9:00 - Maura Daly, Vice President for government relations and advocacy, Feeding America (formerly Second Harvest).
9:30 - Melissa S. Brown, Managing Editor, Giving USA, Center on Philanthropy, Indiana University.
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Wednesday
11/26/2008
10:00 AM
081126E
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Kathleen Dunn
A new study suggests that some breast cancers may naturally disappear without treatment. After ten, Kathleen Dunn and her guests discuss the latest in breast cancer research, screening, and treatment options.
Guests:
10:00 - Robert A. Smith, PhD, Director of Cancer Screening, American Cancer Society.
10:30 - Pamela Galloway, MD, founder, Breast Center of Central Wisconsin.
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Wednesday
11/26/2008
10:00 PM
081126E
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Kathleen Dunn
A new study suggests that some breast cancers may naturally disappear without treatment. After ten, Kathleen Dunn and her guests discuss the latest in breast cancer research, screening, and treatment options.
Guests:
10:00 - Robert A. Smith, PhD, Director of Cancer Screening, American Cancer Society.
10:30 - Pamela Galloway, MD, founder, Breast Center of Central Wisconsin.
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Tuesday
11/25/2008
9:00 AM
081125D
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Kathleen Dunn
He has officially announced the key players on his economic team, and has begun to lay the groundwork for an economic recovery plan. After nine, Kathleen Dunn and her guest examine how some people are comparing President-elect Obama's proposed stimulus package with F-D-R’s New Deal.
Guest: Robert S. McElvaine, Elizabeth Chisholm Professor of Arts & Letters, Chair, Department of History, Millsaps College.
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Tuesday
11/25/2008
10:00 AM
081125E
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Kathleen Dunn
After ten, Kathleen Dunn takes your show and guest suggestions during her November open-line.
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Tuesday
11/25/2008
10:00 PM
081125E
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Kathleen Dunn
He has officially announced the key players on his economic team, and has begun to lay the groundwork for an economic recovery plan. After ten, Kathleen Dunn and her guest examine how some people are comparing President-elect Obama's proposed stimulus package with F-D-R’s New Deal.
Guest: Robert S. McElvaine, Elizabeth Chisholm Professor of Arts & Letters, Chair, Department of History, Millsaps College.
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Monday
11/24/2008
9:00 AM
081124D
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Kathleen Dunn
It's all things political with Kathleen Dunn and her guest, after nine, as they discuss the latest on the Senate race in Minnesota, President-elect Obama's cabinet picks, and the lame-duck session in Congress.
Guest: Lawrence Jacobs, director, Center for the Study of Politics and Governance, Hubert H. Humphrey Institute of Public Affairs. Professor, Department of Political Science, University of Minnesota.
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Monday
11/24/2008
10:00 AM
081124E
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Kathleen Dunn
Proposition-eight was voted down in California, but same-sex couples began marrying in Connecticut. After ten, Kathleen Dunn and her guests look at the status of gay marriage in the U.S.
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Monday
11/24/2008
10:00 PM
081124E
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Kathleen Dunn
Proposition-eight was voted down in California, but same-sex couples began marrying in Connecticut. After ten, Kathleen Dunn and her guests look at the status of gay marriage in the U.S.
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Thursday
11/20/2008
9:00 AM
081120D
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Kathleen Dunn
After nine, Kathleen Dunn and her guest discuss the latest congressional news including the auto industry bailout, and new committee appointments.
Guest: Jodi Schneider, Senior Editor, Congressional Quarterly.
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Thursday
11/20/2008
10:00 AM
081120E
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Kathleen Dunn
After ten, Kathleen Dunn and her guest take a look at the most significant front pages of The New York Times newspaper over one-hundred-fifty-seven years, from 1851 to the present.
Guest: James Barron, reporter, the New York Times. Contributor, "The New York Times: The Complete Front Pages 1851-2008" (Black Dog & Leventhal Publishers).
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Thursday
11/20/2008
10:00 PM
081120E
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Kathleen Dunn
After ten, Kathleen Dunn and her guest take a look at the most significant front pages of The New York Times newspaper over one-hundred-fifty-seven years, from 1851 to the present.
Guest: James Barron, reporter, the New York Times. Contributor, "The New York Times: The Complete Front Pages 1851-2008" (Black Dog & Leventhal Publishers).
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Wednesday
11/19/2008
9:00 AM
081119D
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Kathleen Dunn
Last week astronomers produced the first images of planets outside our Solar System. After nine, Kathleen Dunn and her guest take a look at the latest news from space.
Guest: Rich Talcott, Senior Editor, "Astronomy Magazine". www.astronomy.com
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Wednesday
11/19/2008
10:00 AM
081119E
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Kathleen Dunn
After ten, Kathleen Dunn and her guest discuss a new study that suggests statin (STAT'n) cholesterol medications may help reduce the risk of heart disease for people with normal cholesterol levels.
Guest: Mark A. Hlatky, MD, Professor of Health Research and Policy and of Medicine, Stanford University.
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Wednesday
11/19/2008
10:00 PM
081119E
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Kathleen Dunn
After ten, Kathleen Dunn and her guest discuss a new study that suggests statin (STAT'n) cholesterol medications may help reduce the risk of heart disease for people with normal cholesterol levels.
Guest: Mark A. Hlatky, MD, Professor of Health Research and Policy and of Medicine, Stanford University.
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Tuesday
11/18/2008
9:00 AM
081118D
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Kathleen Dunn
The Taliban rejected peace talks with the Afghan Government this week. After nine, Kathleen Dunn and her guest discuss what's next for war-torn Afghanistan.
Guest: Thomas E. Gouttierre, Dean of International Studies and Programs, University of Nebraska at Omaha (UNO) and the University of Nebraska Medical Center (UNMC). Director, Center for Afghanistan Studies at UNO.
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Tuesday
11/18/2008
10:00 AM
081118E
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Kathleen Dunn
After ten, Kathleen Dunn’s guests say the idea of a liberal bias among university faculty is false... and that too LITTLE politics, not too MUCH, is impairing colleges and universities.
Guests:
10:00 - Bruce Smith, visiting professor, School of Public Policy, George Mason University.
10:30 - Jeremy Mayer, associate professor, School of Public Policy, George Mason University.
Co-authors, “Closed Minds? Politics and Ideology in American Universities”.
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Tuesday
11/18/2008
10:00 PM
081118E
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Kathleen Dunn
After ten, Kathleen Dunn’s guests say the idea of a liberal bias among university faculty is false... and that too LITTLE politics, not too MUCH, is impairing colleges and universities.
Guests:
10:00 - Bruce Smith, visiting professor, School of Public Policy, George Mason University.
10:30 - Jeremy Mayer, associate professor, School of Public Policy, George Mason University.
Co-authors, “Closed Minds? Politics and Ideology in American Universities”.
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Monday
11/17/2008
9:00 AM
081117D
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Kathleen Dunn
After nine, Kathleen Dunn and her guest discuss the latest news from around the nation and around the world.
Guest: Charles Lipson, Professor of Political Science and Director, Program on International Politics, Economics, and Security, University of Chicago.
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Monday
11/17/2008
10:00 AM
081117E
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Kathleen Dunn
After ten, Kathleen Dunn speaks with a psychology professor about an evolving approach to the science of pleasure that suggests that each of us contains multiple selves—all with different desires, and all fighting for control.
Guest: Paul Bloom, professor of psychology, Yale University. Author, “Descartes’ Baby: How the Science of Child Development Explains What Makes Us Human.”
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Monday
11/17/2008
10:00 PM
081117E
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Kathleen Dunn
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Thursday
11/13/2008
9:00 AM
081113D
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Kathleen Dunn
Famed writer, broadcaster, and oral historian Studs Terkel (TER-k'l) died last week at ninety-six. After nine, Kathleen Dunn and her guest remember his life and work.
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Thursday
11/13/2008
10:00 AM
081113E
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Kathleen Dunn
After ten, Kathleen Dunn's guest says water is as vital to existence as the air we breathe, and describes how our stewardship of the oceans is essential for a healthy planet.
Guest: Sylvia Earle, oceanographer, explorer. Co-author (with Linda Glover ), "Ocean: An Illustrated Atlas" (National Geographic Books).
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Thursday
11/13/2008
10:00 PM
081113E
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Kathleen Dunn
According to Kathleen Dunn's guest, after ten, the time Abraham Lincoln spent between election and inauguration was among the most turbulent in U.S. history... a clue, he says, for President-elect Obama now.
Guest: Harold Holzer, co-chairman, U.S. Lincoln Bicentennial Commission. Author, "Lincoln President-Elect" (Simon & Schuster).
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Wednesday
11/12/2008
9:00 AM
081112D
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Kathleen Dunn
After nine, Kathleen Dunn talks with an editor for Foreign Policy magazine about a recent article that asked ten of the world’s leading intellectuals to design the perfect new cabinet to guide America’s next president.
Guest: Blake Hounshell, online editor, Foreign Policy magazine.
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