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

Thursday, July 27, 2000

Diane Rehm: a panel of women U.S. Senators; internet search engines
Fresh Air: how Philadelphia got the Republican National Convention; a
new biography of composer Aaron Copland
[COPE-land]
Public Interest: singer/songwriter and activist Janis Ian [EE-an]
Talk of the Nation: live from Portland: urban environmentalism;
legislating community
All Things Considered: how to upgrade to a nicer cell block

Friday on WMUB Forum: Hamilton, Ohio, during the "Little Chicago" years
Monday on Interconnect: near-death experiences

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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: "Nine and Counting": There are currently nine women serving as
U.S. Senators.  Although they come from different parties, different
regions, and different backgrounds, they meet regularly for dinner to
talk about both politics and their personal lives.  All nine have
just teamed up to co-write a book about their experiences in the
Senate, and several of them join guest host Steve Roberts to tell
their stories and talk about their hopes that their ranks will soon
grow.  ("Nine and Counting" is published by William Morrow)
         Guests: Sen. Barbara Mikulski (D-MD); Sen. Kay Bailey
Hutchison (R-TX); Sen. Patty Murray (D-WA)

11-12 Search Engines: A panel of experts describes how search engines
sort through millions of web pages, what they can and cannot
retrieve, and how emerging technologies may transform the search
process.
         Guests: Mary Ellen Bates, information broker and author;
Clifford Lynch, Coalition for Networked Information; Steve Lawrence,
NEC Research Institute



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

How Philadelphia won the bid to host the Republican National
Convention and what the city has done to prepare for it. Terry talks
with Philadelphia Daily News reporter Dave Davies. And she talks with
the author of a new biography of composer Aaron Copland.


    Public Interest

Host: Kojo Nnamdi

ACCLAIMED SINGER/SONGWRITER AND ACTIVIST JANIS IAN JOINS KOJO FOR AN
HOUR OF MUSIC AND DISCUSSION.  IAN'S LATEST WORK, "GOD AND THE
F-B-I," IS HER 17TH ALBUM AND, SHE SAYS, MAY BE HER HAPPIEST.  THE
TITLE WAS INSPIRED BY THE F-B-I'S SURVEILLANCE OF IAN'S FAMILY DURING
HER CHILDHOOD YEARS.



    Talk of the Nation, 2-4 p.m.

Host: Juan Williams

HR 1: URBAN ENVIRONMENTALISM: live from Portland, Oregon: a Changing
Face of America  discussion about the role the environment plays in
making Portland such a livable city

HR 2: LEGISLATING COMMUNITY: live from Portland, Oregon: why Portland
has such a strong sense of community and how the city works to
maintain it through planning and legislation



    All Things Considered, 4-7 p.m.

How to upgrade to a nicer cell block. Jails are can be frightening
places -- often overcrowded, and filled with dangerous people. But
you can avoid all that when you're arrested in Southern California,
by paying for the right to be held in more pleasant digs.



    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 28, 2000:  Hamilton, Ohio during the "Little Chicago" years



    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 31, 2000:  Near-Death Experiences

       Guest: the Rev. Howard Storm, pastor and author of a new book,
"My Descent Into Death: And the Message of Love Which Brought Me Back"

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