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Thursday, March 23, 2000

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Diane Rehm: the Pope's visit to the Holy Land; the relationship
between therapist and patient
Fresh Air: composer and lyricist Stephen Sondheim; writer Ernesto
Quinonez (Kee Nyo Nez)
Public Interest: when a doctor becomes a patient
Talk of the Nation: Book Club: Jared Diamond's "Guns, Germs and
Steel"; South Asia and the U.S.
All Things Considered: the trial of the Lockerbie bombing begins

Friday on WMUB Forum: universities and sweatshops

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

10-11: Voting Representation for DC: Earlier this week, a panel of
federal judges ruled that residents of the District of Columbia do
not have the right to a voting representative in Congress. Some
Constitutional scholars argue that this was the Founding Fathers'
intent, but activists vow they'll take their fight to the Supreme
Court.  Diane and her guests discuss the legal arguments on both
sides and talk about where the issue goes from here.
         Guests: Jamin Raskin, American University Law School; Miller
Baker, attorney; Eleanor Holmes Norton, DC's delegate to the House of
Representatives

11-12: Da Chen: Da Chen grew up in a rural Chinese village, amid the
hardships of the Cultural Revolution. He describes the poverty and
political turmoil of his childhood in his memoir "Colors of the
Mountain" (Random House). He joins Diane to tell that story, as well
as the story of the unusual turns his life has taken since he arrived
in the U.S. at the age of 23.



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

Actress Joan Cusack. She received Oscar nominations for her roles in
"Working Girl," and "In and Out." She's also been in "Broadcast
News," "Addams Family Values," "The Cradle will Rock" and "Runaway
Bride." Joan Cusack stars with her brother, John Cusack, in the new
film "High Fidelity."

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


    Public Interest

Host: Kojo Nnamdi

MANY PEOPLE FEEL THAT THE MEDICAL PROFESSION IS GROWING MORE
TECHNOLOGICALLY SOPHISTICATED AND LESS COMPASSIONATE EVERY DAY.
DOCTOR DAVID BIRO (beer-OH)  JOINS KOJO TO DISCUSS HOW HIS VIEW OF
THE MEDICAL PROFESSION CHANGED AFTER HE WAS STRUCK WITH A RARE
LIFE-THREATENING ILLNESS.
         Guest: Dr. David Biro, author of "One Hundred Days: My
Unexpected Journey from Doctor to Patient" (Pub: Pantheon/Random
House, NY)


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

Host: Juan Williams

HOUR ONE: BOOK CLUB: "GUNS, GERMS, AND STEEL" BY JARED DIAMOND: Jared
Diamond joins host Juan Williams to discuss his Pulitzer Prize
winning book

HOUR TWO:  SOUTH ASIA AND THE U.S.: what the future will hold for
American interests in South Asia



    All Things Considered, 4-7 p.m.

In May, two Libyans go on trial---accused of blowing up Pan Am Flight
103 over Lockerbie, Scotland---all 259 passengers died.



    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 24: Universities and Sweatshops

       This week Miami University signed a pledge not to sell
University-licensed clothing and other items made in sweatshops. The
controversy and its implications are examined in this special report.

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