Today's talk shows on WMUB (http://www.wmub.org/Today.html)

Wednesday July 19, 2000

Diane Rehm: racial harassment in the workplace; growing up in Silicon Valley
Fresh Air: a memor of Beat writer Jack Kerouac
Public Interest: the growth of co-housing
Talk of the Nation: the Middle East summit; writer-director Joe Esterhas
All Things Considered: a father documents his relationship with an autistic son

Friday on WMUB Forum: The Role of the Father
Monday on Interconnect: The Power of Our Words

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    The Diane Rehm Show, 10-12 noon (*2 full hours live on WMUB)

***Diane will be out until July 31.  Guest host Steve Roberts

10-11: Racial Harassment in the Workplace: Non-white workers across
the country have been reporting a slight but significant rise in the
hostile placement of nooses and other racially charged signs and
symbols in their workplaces.  A panel talks about what's behind these
incidents and how law enforcement and the courts are dealing with
them.
         Guests: Barbara Brown, attorney specializing in workplace
issues; Joseph Sellers, attorney specializing in workplace civil
rights issues; Ida Castro, chairwoman of the Equal Employment
Opportunity Commission

11-12: Jeff Goodell: For most people, Silicon Valley is a place where
computers are made along with giant fortunes.  But for journalist
Jeff Goodell, Silicon Valley is home. He tells the story of growing
up in Northern California, and of how his family fell apart even as
technology and prosperity boomed all around them, in his new memoir
"Sunnyvale" (Villard).



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

Writer JOYCE JOHNSON talks about her relationship with Jack Kerouac.
She met Kerouac in 1957, 9 months before the publication of "On the
Road", the novel that made him "king of the beats." JOYCE JOHNSON's
new book collects the letters she and Kerouac wrote to each other
during their affair.


    Public Interest

Host: Kojo Nnamdi

THE NEW MILLENNIUM'S ANSWER TO COMMUNES AND THE BREAKDOWN OF SOCIAL
NETWORKS.  GUESTS JOIN KOJO TO DISCUSS CO-HOUSING, A UNIQUE LIVING
ENVIRONMENT THAT IS GAINING POPULARITY AMONG AMERICA'S MIDDLE CLASS.
         Guests: 1. Ken Norwood, Executive Director, Shared Living
Resource Center; 2. Zev Paiss, Executive Director, The Cohousing
Network; 3. Beth Arnone, Member of Liberty Village, a cohousing
community in Frederick, MD



    Talk of the Nation, 2-4 p.m.

Host: Juan Williams

HR 1: MIDDLE EAST PEACE SUMMIT: an assessment of the results of the
Camp David meeting

HR 2: JOE ESZTERHAS: the controversial director of "Showgirls" has
written "American Rhapsody," about the failures of the Clinton era



    All Things Considered, 4-7 p.m.

Father and filmmaker Henry Corra explains his effort to understand
his autistic son through film. The result of the movie is a new sense
of connection with his child.



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

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

Friday, July 21, 2000:  The Role of the Father



    Interconnect, 9-10 a.m., repeated 7-8 p.m., Mondays

John Hingsbergen and Cheri Lawson host a lively hour of discussion on
spirituality, self-care, alternative health care and lifestyle issues
(http://www.wmub.org/interconnect.html).

Monday, July 24:  TBA




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