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

Friday, May 12, 2000

WMUB Forum: Steve Sandfort, the "Urban Forester"
Diane Rehm: weekly news roundup; Million Mom March
Fresh Air: Fresh Air's 13th birthday
Public Interest: the legacy of abolitionist John Brown
Talk of the Nation/Science Friday: genetically modified foods; "Mad
Cow" diseases
All Things Considered: 60th anniversary of the Battle of Britain

Monday at noon: Your Schools, Your Money: a special program from Ohio
Public Radio on the state Supreme Court's ruling on school funding,
issued yesterday. Monday the 15th at noon, repeated at 7 p.m.

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).


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

Program Director John Hingsbergen hosts an hour of conversations with
guests, and listener e-mail comments and  questions
(http://www.wmub.org/forumcomment.html).

Friday, May 12: Steve Sandfort, the "Urban Forester"

       Steve brings a wealth of information about the care of trees of
all types.  Call in or email your questions about selecting, planting
and caring for trees at your home or place of business.


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

10-11: News Roundup: A panel of journalists reviews the week's top
national and international news stories, from John McCain's
endorsement of George W. Bush, to the inauguration of Russia's new
president.
         Guests: Tony Blankley, Washington Times; Carl Leubsdorf,
Dallas Morning News; Daniel Schorr, NPR

11-12: Million Mom March: On Mothers' Day, the nation's capital will
host the Million Mom March, a rally to raise awareness of gun-related
violence in America.  The march's founder and other organizers join
Diane to discuss their hopes for the upcoming demonstration and why
they've decided to speak out on the issue.
         Guests: Donna Dees-Thomases, march founder; Carol Price,
Maryland coordinator; Rev. James Atwood, gun owner, hunter, and march
supporter



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

It's Fresh Air's 13th birthday, and the program's going to have a
little Bar Mitzvah celebration.

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


    Public Interest

Host: Kojo Nnamdi

MORE THAN A CENTURY AND A HALF AFTER HIS EXECUTION, JOHN BROWN'S RAID
ON HARPERS FERRY WEST VIRGINIA REMAINS ONE OF THE MOST CONTROVERSIAL
EVENTS IN AMERICAN HISTORY.  JOIN KOJO FOR A DISCUSSION OF BROWN'S
LIFE, LEGEND, AND THE PHILOSOPHY THAT DROVE HIM TO ACCEPT SLAVERY'S
ABOLITION AS HIS PERSONAL MISSION.
         Guests: 1. Terry Leonino, member of Magpie, co-author of the
play, "Sword of the Spirit"; 2. Greg Artzner, member of Magpie,
co-author and producer, "Sword of the Spirit"; 3. Marsha Starkey,
education specialist, Harpers Ferry National Park


    Talk of the Nation/Science Friday, 2-4 p.m.

Host: Ira Flatow

HOUR ONE: FDA COMMISSIONER HENNEY/GM SALMON: a talk with FDA
Commissioner Jane Henney about the FDA's new proposals for regulating
genetically modified foods. Plus, a look at genetically modified
salmon.

HOUR TWO: CREUTZFELDT-JAKOB & MAD COW DISEASES: a discussion about
the 1996 "Mad Cow" disease epidemic in Great Britain, and what's
being done to prevent its occurence here in the U.S. Plus, efforts to
detect and treat the human form of the disease.



    All Things Considered, 4-7 p.m.

Sixty years ago, Winston Churchill spoke the words that signaled the
Battle of Britain. "I have nothing to offer," he said, "but blood,
toil, tears, and sweat!" We'll hear the story behind that famous
phrase

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