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

Wednesday, March 1, 2000

Diane Rehm: open phones; campaign-finance activist "Granny D"
Fresh Air: actress Anne Heche ("haysh")
Public Interest: fathers' rights
Talk of the Nation: China and Taiwan; reality-based TV
All Things Considered: the police corruption scandal in Los Angeles

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Things Considered, call NPR's Audience Services at (202) 414-3232.
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    The Diane Rehm Show, 10-12 noon (*2 full hours on WMUB)

110-11: Open Phones: Diane invites comments from listeners everywhere
in a session of open phones.  The callers are the guests and they
choose the topics! Share your views on the news of the day.

11-12: Doris "Granny D" Haddock: New Hampshire native Doris Haddock
has been walking across America since New Year's Day, 1999.  Earlier
this year, she celebrated her 90th birthday.  On her trek, she
carries a banner reading "Granny D For Campaign Finance Reform." She
joins Diane a day after achieving her goal of bringing her crusade to
Capitol Hill.



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

Actress ANNE HECHE ("HAYSH").  She wrote and directed a segment of
the upcoming HBO film "If These Walls Could Talk 2" - a three decade
look at the lesbian experience.  The film also stars her real-life
partner Ellen Degeneres, who is also the film's executive producer.

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


    Public Interest

Host: Kojo Nnamdi

THE LAST DECADE HAS SEEN AN EXPLOSION IN THE NUMBER OF ORGANIZATIONS
DEVOTED TO MEN IN THEIR ROLE AS FATHERS. A PANEL JOINS KOJO TO
DISCUSS FATHERS' RIGHTS IN ISSUES FROM CHILD CUSTODY, TO DOMESTIC
VIOLENCE, TO SINGLE FATHERHOOD AND MORE.
         Guests: 1. (from studios of NPR Bureau in Chicago) Jeffery
Leving, author of "Fathers' Rights: Hard-Hitting & Fair Advice for
Every Father Involved in a Custody Dispute"; also matrimonial
attorney; 2. David Levy, president, Children's Rights Council


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

Host: Juan Williams

HOUR ONE:  CHINA / TAIWAN: the tightrope walk of Sino-U.S. relations
in light of the latest disputes over Taiwan and reunification

HOUR TWO: REALITY-BASED T.V.: the entertainment industry's latest
voyeuristic twist



    All Things Considered, 4-7 p.m.

In Los Angeles, a police corruption scandal raises new questions
about the department's anti-gang unit. It's called CRASH -- Community
Resources Against Street Hoodlums.. Some say it actually makes gangs
tougher.



    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).

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