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Friday, March 24, 2000

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WMUB Forum: universities and sweatshops
Diane Rehm: weekly news roundup; disappearing rituals and traditions of Africa
Fresh Air: NightLine host Ted Koppel
Public Interest: a look at Burma (Myanmar)
Talk of the Nation/Science Friday: patents; spring bugs
All Things Considered: a ship from America's history: the slave ship Amistad.

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


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.



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

10-11 News Roundup: Diane and a panel of journalists review and
discuss the week's top national and international news stories,
including the President's trip to South Asia and the Pope's visit to
the Holy Land.
         Guests: David Brooks, The Weekly Standard; Bonnie Erbe, PBS's
"To The Contrary"; Gerald Seib, Wall Street Journal

11-12: Carol Beckwith and Angela Fisher: Photographers Carol Beckwith
and Angela Fisher teamed up for a 10-year project to document
Africa's rapidly-disappearing traditional rituals and customs. The
result is a two-volume work highlighting the stunning variety of
Africa's geography, people, and cultures. They talk with Diane about
what they saw and experienced during the creation of their book
"African Ceremonies" (Abrams).



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

It's the 20th anniversary of Nightline. Terry speaks with Nightline's
host Ted Koppel. Koppel has won every major broadcasting award,
including 30 Emmys. He's interviewed over ten-thousand people.

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



Public Interest, 1-2 p.m.

Host: Kojo Nnamdi

A NOBEL PRIZE WINNER UNDER HOUSE ARREST AND TWELVE YEAR OLD TWIN
TERRORISTS   THIS IS ALL MOST AMERICANS KNOW OF THE SOUTHEAST-ASIAN
COUNTRY CALLED BURMA OR MYANMAR (me-ANN-mar).  GUESTS JOIN KOJO TO
LOOK BEYOND THE NEWS-BITES AT THIS FASCINATING COUNTRY UNDER MILITARY
RULE FOR THE LAST TWELVE YEARS.
         Guests: 1. David Steinberg, Director of Asian Studies,
Georgetown University; and Senior Consultant to The Asia Foundation;
2. Bo Hla-tint ("Bo-lah-tin" or "Mr. Tin"), Minister for American
Affairs, National Coalition Government of the Union of Burma; 3.
Thomas Crampton, Correspondent, International Herald Tribune; 4. Eric
Schwartz, Senior Director of the National Security Council and
Special Assistant to the President for Multilateral and Humanitarian
Affairs



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

Host: Ira Flatow

HOUR ONE: PATENTS: how patents function in the high-tech world.

HOUR TWO: SPRING BUGS: Ira and his entomologist guests kick off the
outdoor season with the annual spring bugs show



All Things Considered, 4-7 p.m.

A ship from America's history: a new old-style wooden boat is ready
to be launched in Mystic, Connecticut. The story of the slave ship
Amistad.

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