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

Thursday, March 2, 2000

Diane Rehm: behavior drugs and young children; living with breast cancer
Fresh Air: actress Anjelica Huston
Public Interest: fathers' rights
Talk of the Nation: should violent athletes be prosecuted? the
'tipping point' when ideas take root
All Things Considered: getting ready for Super Tuesday; the
beginnings of the telecommunications revolution, 150 years ago

Friday on WMUB Forum: gun control

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

10-11: Behavioral Drugs and Young Children: A study just published in
the Journal of the American Medical Association reports that doctors
are prescribing stimulants and antidepressants for children under 4
years of age more and more often.  A panel talks about whether and
when it is safe and appropriate for very young children to take mood-
and behavior-modifying drugs.
         Guests: Dr. Julie Magno Zito, University of Maryland School
of Pharmacy; Dr. Jean Thomas, infant/child psychiatrist at Children's
Hospital in Washington; Dr. Lawrence Diller, behavioral pediatrician
& author of "Running on Ritalin" (Bantam)

11-12: Katherine Russell Rich: Katherine Russell Rich was first
diagnosed with breast cancer over a decade ago, when she was 32 years
old.  Her book "The Red Devil: To Hell with Cancer and Back" (Crown)
is the kind of living-with-cancer book she wishes she'd had back then
-- an honest yet funny account of her ongoing ordeal.



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

Actress ANJELICA HUSTON talks about her life, her career, and her
father, director John Huston.  She directs and stars in the new film
"Agnes Browne" based on the Irish novel, "The Mammy."

       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: SHOULD VIOLENT ATHELETES BE PROSECUTED?: should violence
committed during a game only be handled internally by League
officials? or should they be handled by prosecutors?

HOUR TWO: THE TIPPING POINT: What does the sudden popularity of a
brand of shoes have in common with an outbreak of syphilis?
According to author Malcolm Gladwell, these events are bound by the
moment when they reach critical mass-- what he calls the 'tipping
point.'



    All Things Considered, 4-7 p.m.

Linda Wertheimer continues her chats with voters about their picks
for President, in advance of next week's Super Tuesday political
contests. Also, a look at the invention that started the
telecommunications revolution 150-years ago...and how it was received
by the public.



    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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