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Thursday, April 1, 1999
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NOTE: Any of today's show may be pre-empted to cover the ongoing NATO
strikes in Kosovo and Serbia
Diane Rehm: incarceration rates; "difficult conversations"
Fresh Air: music by 17th century Italian nuns
Public Interest: T.R. Reid on cultural differences between Japan and the U.S.
Talk of the Nation: the Northern Ireland peace accord one year later; the
future of Kosovo
All Things Considered: the latest from the Balkans; finding kidnapped children
Tomorrow on WMUB Forum: how scientific discoveries affect philosophy and
religion
The Diane
Rehm Show,
10-12 noon
(*2 FULL HOURS
on WMUB)
10-11: Incarceration Rates: One in 150 Americans is
behind bars today. A panel talks about sentencing laws, drug laws, prison
privatization, the national crime drop, and other topics related to the
dramatic increase in American incarceration rates.
Guests: Jeremy Travis, National Institute of
Justice; Richard Willard, atty, Steptoe & Johnson; Mark Mauer, Sentencing
Project
11-12: Sheila Heen, Bruce Patton & Doug Stone: Diane
speaks with the co-authors of the new book "Difficult Conversations"
(Viking). The book offers advice on tackling the subjects you may have been
avoiding bringing up, at work and at home.
Fresh Air
with Terry Gross,
12:06-1 p.m.
Beautiful music written and sung by 17th century
Italian nuns who lived in convents, totally shut of from the world. We'll
hear from historian Craig Monson, and singer Deborah Roberts who performs
with the Tallis Scholars, and Musica Secreta.
Public Interest,
1-2 p.m.
Host: Kojo Nnamdi
WHEN T.R. REID MOVED TO JAPAN WITH HIS WIFE AND
CHILDREN TO BECOME THE WASHINGTON POST'S TOKYO BUREAU CHIEF, THE FAMILY
QUICKLY BECAME AWARE OF THE DIFFERENCES BETWEEN THE TWO COUNTRIES. KOJO
SPEAKS WITH REID ABOUT HIS NEW BOOK, "CONFUCIUS LIVES NEXT DOOR," WHICH
SEEKS TO PROD READERS TO THINK ABOUT WHAT LESSONS WESTERNERS MIGHT TAKE
FROM THE FAR EAST.
Talk of
the Nation
2-4 p.m. (*LIVE)
Host: Ray Suarez
HOUR ONE: GEORGE MITCHELL: retired Senator George
Mitchell discusses the Northern Ireland peace agreement one year after the
Good Friday Peace Accord
HOUR TWO: FUTURE OF KOSOVO: what the future might
hold for the ethnic makeup of Kosovo
on today's
All Things
Considered,
4-7 p.m.
The latest on the crisis in the Balkans. Plus, a
report on a new method to find kidnapped children in Dallas, Texas. The
police are teaming-up with local radio stations. And, a new system is in
the works for setting wholesale prices for fresh milk.
WMUB Forum,
9-10 a.m.,
repeated 7-8 p.m.
Guest host Cleve Callison hosts an hour of
conversations with guests, and your e-mail comments and questions
(http://www.wmub.org/forumcomment.html)
Friday, April 2: How scientific discoveries
affect philosophy and religion. we examine the new physics and its impact
on our contemporary thought. From the Big Bang to quantum mehanics, the
latest discoveries in science have an impact on how we view our place in
the universe.
Guest: Steve Alexander, Miami Department
of Physics; the Rev. Grant Barber, Episcopal priest; Michael Goldman, Miami
Department of Philosophy
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