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

Friday, March 3, 2000

WMUB Forum: gun control
Diane Rehm: weekly news roundup; "On The Job" with taxi drivers
Fresh Air: actress Anjelica Huston
Public Interest: getting your garden ready for spring
Talk of the Nation: ADHD; medicating preschoolers; asthma
All Things Considered: Americans' concerns about the seamier side of
the internet

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

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, March 3: Gun Control



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

10-11: News Roundup: A panel of journalists joins Diane for a
roundtable discussion of the week's headlines, including reactions to
the latest shooting incidents in Michigan and Pennsylvania, and a
preview of next week's "Super Tuesday" primaries.
         Guests: Jodie Allen, US News & World Report; Clarence Page,
Chicago Tribune; Daniel Schorr, National Public Radio

11-12: On the Job: In this month's "On the Job" segments, Diane goes
on the job with taxi drivers.  A panel of cabbies from different
cities share their stories of how they became taxi drivers, and talk
about the ups and downs of the profession.
         Guests: Vivian Borges, New York City; Leroy Armes, Washington
DC; Earl Ashton, Washington DC; Doug Lewis, Ann Arbor; Diego
Feliciani, Miami



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

Actress ANJELICA HUSTON talks about her life, her career, and her
father, director John Huston.  She directs and stars in the new film
"Agnes Browne" based on the Irish novel, "The Mammy."

       For tapes and transcripts of Fresh Air, call Toll-Free 1-(877)-21-FRESH.


    Public Interest

Host: Kojo Nnamdi

IT IS TIME TO GET OUT IN THE YARD AND GET THE GROUND READY FOR
PLANTING, BUT THE UNPREDICTABLE WEATHER THIS TIME OF YEAR MAKES THE
TASK A DAUNTING ONE.  EXPERT HORTICULTURISTS JOIN GUEST HOST KATHY
MERRITT TO HELP LISTENERS PREPARE THEIR GARDENS FOR THE COMING SPRING.
         Guests: 1. (via studio in Philadelphia) Mike McGrath,
editor-at-Large, Organic Gardening magazine. ; 2. Adrian Higgins,
gardening editor, The Washington Post; 3. Doctor Marc Cathey,
president emeritus, American Horticultural Society, and former
director of the National Arboretum.


    Talk of the Nation/Science Friday, 2-4 p.m. (*live on WMUB)

Host: Ira Flatow

HOUR ONE: ADHD/MEDICATING PRESCHOOLERS: Prescriptions issued to
preschoolers for Ritalin and other powerful drugs have soared in
recent years. But which kids are getting the drugs, and what are they
being treated for? Reasons and risks associated with medicating the
nation's children

HOUR TWO: ASTHMA: Asthma rates are increasing and scientists are at a
loss to explain why. A look at new theories that might explain the
baffling increase in the disease



    All Things Considered, 4-7 p.m.

The seamier side of the Internet. A majority of Americans are
concerned about pornography on the Web... but they're unsure what to
do about it.

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