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

A CONVERSATION WITH DIANE REHM, live from Miami's Oxford campus,
today at 9 a.m.

Thursday, October 12, 2000

SPECIAL: WMUB Forum: a conversation with Diane Rehm
Diane Rehm: debate analysis; coping with a catastrophic brain injury
I: author Cathy Crimmins on her husband
Fresh Air: coping with a catastrophic brain injury II: criminologist
Richard Wright on his brother
Public Interest: celebrating "The Old Farmer's Almanac"
Talk of the Nation: comedian Steve Martin; debate analysis
All Things Considered: the Miss American pageant gets a facelift

tomorrow on WMUB Forum: John Hunt Morgan's Northern raid during the Civil War
Monday on Interconnect: How to Talk so Kids will Listen

For questions about Morning Edition, Talk of the Nation, or All
Things Considered, call NPR's Audience Services at (202) 414-3232.
For tapes and transcripts call toll-free 1-877-NPR-TEXT
(1-877-677-8398).


SPECIAL: WMUB Forum, 9-10 a.m., repeated 7-8 p.m. on Tuesday Oct. 17th

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

SPECIAL: A Conversation with Diane Rehm: Finding My Voice

        Darrel and Cheri interview NPR's Diane Rehm about her life,
from her childhood in a Lebanese-American home through her 20-year
career as a talk-show host in Washington, DC, and her  battles with
the vocal disorder spasmodic dysphonia. Broadcast live from Oxford as
part of Diane's visit to celebrate WMUB's 50th anniversary.



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

Diane is with WMUB in Oxford today. Guest host: Susan Page

10-11: Debate Analysis: The morning after the second presidential
debate, guests compare the second debate to the first, and talk about
how these events may be influencing voters in the final weeks of the
campaigns.
         Guest: Ron Elving, Washington editor, National Public Radio;
Experts around the country to include: Lee Cullum of the Dallas
Morning News, Tom Fiedler of the Miami Herald, Kim Alexander of the
California Voter Foundation, Michigan pollster Ed Sarpolus

11-12: Cathy Crimmins: Author Cathy Crimmins talks about how she and
her family have been affected since her husband suffered a traumatic
brain injury four years ago.  In her new book "Where Is The Mango
Princess?" (Knopf) she talks about their struggles with the health
care system, with rehabilitation, and with the ways their
relationships with each other have changed.



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

What it's like to live with and recover from a traumatic brain
injury. Terry talks with TIM WRIGHT, who suffered such an injury when
he was attacked in Bolivia, where he was doing AIDS-related research.
And with Tim's brother, criminologist RICHARD WRIGHT, who worked with
Tim during his recovery.


     Public Interest, 1-2 p.m.

CONTINUOUSLY PUBLISHED FOR OVER TWO HUNDRED YEARS, THE OLD FARMER'S
ALMANAC COULD ARGUABLY BE CALLED MORE "AMERICAN" THAN BASEBALL OR
APPLE PIE.  PUBLISHER JOHN PIERCE JOINS KOJO TO DISCUSS THE UNIQUE
ROLE THE FARMER'S ALMANAC PLAYS IN AMERICAN CULTURE.



     Talk of the Nation, 2-4 p.m.

Host: Juan Williams

HR 1:  STEVE MARTIN: a conversation with Steve Martin about his new
book, his comedy, and his career

HR 2: PRESIDENTIAL DEBATE FOLLOW-UP: Juan and NPR's political editor
Ken Rudin with impressions of the second presidential debate



     All Things Considered, 4-7 p.m.

The Miss America Pageant is getting a facelift. We'll hear from the
show's producer about the new looks and sounds of the pageant. It's
an attempt to sell an old concept to a young audience.



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

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

Friday, October 13, 2000: Morgan's Northern Raid

        John Hunt Morgan's raid into the North (including Indiana and
Ohio) was the longest of the Civil War.



     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, October 16, 2000: Adele Faber: "How to Talk So Kids Will Listen"



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