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

Wednesday, May 31, 2000

Diane Rehm: the death penalty; a story of a Brooklyn woman some
believed to be a reincarnated Tibetan lama
Fresh Air: comic Jon Stewart, host of Comedy Central's "Daily Show"
Public Interest: turning suburbs into self-sustaining communities
Talk of the Nation: the upbringing of George W. Bush and Al Gore; the Hizbollah
All Things Considered: part 2 of a series on chronic offenders

Friday on WMUB Forum: finding a job in today's economy

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


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

10-11: Death Penalty: A growing number of states and citizens are
raising questions about the way the death penalty is carried out in
this country.  Diane and her guests talk about why this debate has
returned to the national political scene.
         Guests: Eugene Methvin, contributing editor, Reader's Digest;
William Broaddus, former acting attorney general for the state of
Virginia; Beth Wilkinson, lawyer; Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-VT)

11-12: Martha Sherrill: Investigative journalist Martha Sherrill
discusses her book "The Buddha from Brooklyn" (Random House).  It's
the true story of an American woman who was recognized as a
reincarnated Tibetan lama, the Buddhist center she founded in
suburban Maryland, and the experiences -- both positive and negative
-- of her followers.



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

Comic JON STEWART. He's host of Comedy Central's nightly news
program, The Daily Show. This summer the show will broadcast from
both the Republican and Democratic conventions.

       For tapes and transcripts of Fresh Air, call Toll-Free
1-800-777-TEXT or 1-800-777-839 (NEW numbers).


    Public Interest

Host: Kojo Nnamdi

NEW SUBURBAN DEVELOPMENT IS OFTEN CRITICIZED AS SPRAWL, BUT SOME
DEVELOPERS SAY IT IS POSSIBLE TO CREATE NEW SUBURBS THAT EMBODY A
FEELING OF COMMUNITY AND THE CONVENIENCES OF SMALL TOWN LIVING.  THE
FOUNDERS OF THE CONGRESS FOR THE NEW URBANISM JOIN KOJO TO DISCUSS
THE EFFECTS OF UNPLANNED SUBURBAN SPRAWL AND THEIR EFFORTS TO TURN
THE SUBURBS INTO SELF-SUSTAINING COMMUNITIES.
         Guests: 1.  Jeff Speck, Director of Town Planning, Duany
Plater-Zyberk & Company; 2. (via Miami, Fla. Studio WLRN) Elizabeth
Plater-Zyberk, Dean School of  Architecture, University of Miami; 3.
(via Miami, Fla. Studio WLRN) Andres Duany, co-founder, Duany
Plater-Zyberk & Company


    Talk of the Nation, 2-4 p.m.

Host: Juan Williams

HOUR 1: THE LIVES AND UPBRINGINGS OF GEORGE W. BUSH & AL GORE

HOUR 2: WHO ARE THE HIZBOLLAH?: Hizbollah and their future role in
the Middle East



    All Things Considered, 4-7 p.m.

Part 2 of the series on chronic offenders: Richard has been down so
long, life today looks UP to him. He gets five dollars a day, clean
clothes, food to eat, place to sleep. He feels blessed.



    WMUB Forum, 9-10 a.m., repeated 7-8 p.m.

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, June 2: Finding a job in today's economy





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