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Monday, January 11, 1999

Diane Rehm: Census director Kenneth Prewitt; restructuring and downsizing
the military
Fresh Air: Peter Guralnik, author of a new biography of Elvis Presley
Public Interest: Harper's magazine editor Lewis Lapham
Talk of the Nation: return to modesty; effective complaining
All Things Considered: casinos and the culture of the elderly

WMUB Forum will return this Friday


   The Diane
Rehm Show,
10-12 noon
(*2 FULL HOURS
on WMUB)

                       10-11: Census Bureau Director Dr. Kenneth Prewitt:
In October Dr. Kenneth Prewitt ("PROO-wit") took over as head of the Census
Bureau and found himself in the middle of a contentious political debate
over the methodology for the next census. Diane talks with Dr. Prewitt
about the census -- its history,  how it's conducted, and how last year's
battle over the next census ended up at the Supreme Court.

                       11-12: William Greider: William Greider (rhymes with
rider) of Rolling Stone Magazine talks about his  new book "Fortress
America" (Public Affairs). It's focused on the American military in the
post-cold  war era, and what he sees as an urgent need for restructuring
and downsizing.


   Fresh Air
with Terry Gross,
12:06-1 p.m.

                       author Peter Guralnick, whose second volume on the
King of Rock 'n Roll has just been published. It's  called "Careless Love:
The Unmaking of Elvis Presley."



   Public Interest,
1-2 p.m.

                       Host: Kojo Nnamdi

                       A DISCUSSION WITH PRIZE-WINNING ESSAYIST, AUTHOR AND
HARPERS MAGAZINE EDITOR LEWIS  LAPHAM. HE JOINS KOJO TO TALK ABOUT THE
MAGAZINE, THE IMPEACHMENT PROCEEDINGS, AND  HIS NEW BOOK, WHICH OFFERS A
CRITICAL ACCOUNT OF THE WORLD ECONOMIC FORUM.

                             Guests: Lewis Lapham, editor of Harpers
Magazine, author, "The Agony of Mammon: The  Imperial Global Economy
Explains Itself to the Membership in Davos, Switzerland"



   Talk of
the Nation/
Science Friday
2-4 p.m. (*LIVE)

                       Host: Ira Flatow

                       HOUR ONE: RETURN TO MODESTY: a growing trend towards
sexual modesty in America. Proponents of  this new modesty movement
advocate a return to a more traditional concept of love and sex.

                       HOUR TWO: EFFECTIVE COMPLAINING: consumer advice on
writing effective complaint letters that get  the results you want.



   on today's
All Things
Considered,
4-7 p.m.

                       Casino culture and the elderly: there's a group of
older Americans who flock to Atlantic City casinos  each day by bus. Mary
Ebbetson is one of them. She's very independent, doing everything herself
... and considers gambling a treat that she gives herself when she needs a
break.



   WMUB Forum,
9-10 a.m.,
repeated 7-8 p.m.

                       News Director Darrel Gray hosts an hour of
conversations with guests, and your e-mail comments and  questions
(http://www.wmub.org/forumcomment.html)

                            Forum will return on Friday, January 15th.

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