Today's talk shows on WMUB (http://www.wmub.org/Today.html)
Friday, July 28, 2000
WMUB Forum: Hamilton, Ohio, during the "Little Chicago" years
Diane Rehm: weekly news roundup; how technology has changed
communication, from quill pens to email
Fresh Air: actor John C. Reily ("Magnolia" and "The Perfect Storm")
Public Interest: crime and crime statistics
Talk of the Nation/Science Friday: the causes of schizophrenia; the
sense of touch; synesthesia
All Things Considered: stories of the Dust Bowl and its migrations
Monday on Interconnect: near-death experiences
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WMUB Forum, 9-10 a.m., repeated 7-8 p.m., Fridays
Guest host John Hingsbergen with an hour of conversations with
guests, and listener e-mail comments and questions
(http://www.wmub.org/forumcomment.html).
Friday, July 28, 2000: Hamilton, Ohio during the "Little Chicago" years
The Diane Rehm Show, 10-12 noon (*2 full hours live on WMUB)
***Diane will be out until July 31. Guest host Steve Roberts
10-11: News Roundup: A panel of journalists reviews the latest
national, international, and political news headlines, from the
breakdown of the Camp David summit, to the announcement of Dick
Cheney as George Bush's running mate.
Guests: Jodie Allen, US News and World Report; David Brooks:
Weekly Standard; Clarence Page: Chicago Tribune
11-12: Naomi Baron: Purists may grumble that e-mail is killing the
art of writing, but as linguistics professor Naomi Baron points out,
every technological advance throughout history has changed written
communication. In her new book, "Alphabet to Email" (Routledge), she
shows how innovations including the fountain pen, the telephone, the
typewriter, and, yes, e-mail, have altered the way we write to each
other.
Fresh Air with Terry Gross, 12:06-1 p.m.
Actor JOHN C. REILLY. He's currently starring in "The Perfect
Storm." He also starred in "Magnolia," which was just released on
video.
Public Interest
Host: Kojo Nnamdi
IN CITIES ACROSS AMERICA, POLITICIANS AND POLICE ARE TOUTING LOW
CRIME RATES AS PROOF THAT THEY'VE MADE THEIR NEIGHBORHOODS SAFER.
BUT STATISTICS ARE A TRICKY THING. PUBLIC INTEREST JOINS WITH THE
URBAN INSTITUTE FOR THE NEXT INSTALLMENT IN OUR SERIES FOCUSING ON
AMERICA'S CITIES.
Guests: 1. Jeremy Travis, Senior Fellow, Urban Institute;
Former Director of the National Institute of Justice 2. George
Kelling, Professor, Rutgers University School of Criminal Justice;
Senior Fellow at The Manhattan Institute; 3. Albert Blumstein,
Professor, Heinz School of Public Policy and Management, Carnegie
Mellon University
Talk of the Nation/ Science Friday, 2-4 p.m.
Guest Host: Joanne Silberner
HOUR ONE: CAUSES OF SCHIZOPHRENIA: including a theory that viruses
may trigger the illness.
HOUR TWO: SYNAESTHESIA / SENSE OF TOUCH: Without touch, it would be
hard to make it through the world. A look at this most essential of
senses. Plus, seeing numbers as colors.
All Things Considered, 4-7 p.m.
Stories recorded 60 years ago, in migrant farming camps. In the
1930s, thousands of farmers in the South faced starvation and drought
and took their families to California. It was this migration that
inspired John Steinbeck to write "The Grapes of Wrath." At the same
time, Charles Todd was recording the migrants' stories.
Interconnect, 9-10 a.m., repeated 7-8 p.m., Mondays
John Hingsbergen and Cheri Lawson host a lively hour of discussion on
spirituality, self-care, alternative health care and lifestyle issues
(http://www.wmub.org/interconnect.html).
Monday, July 31, 2000: Near-Death Experiences
Guest: the Rev. Howard Storm, pastor and author of a new book,
"My Descent Into Death: And the Message of Love Which Brought Me Back"
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