Today's talk shows on WMUB (http://www.wmub.org/Today.html)
Thursday, August 31, 2000
Diane Rehm: North Polar ice cap; historian Stephen Ambrose on the
transcontinental railroad
Fresh Air: continuing a week-long series on television: tba
Public Interest: the First Amendment today
Talk of the Nation: the changing face of the New South; sprawl and growth
All Things Considered: a family custody dispute draws in militias;
President Clinton and the estate tax
tomorrow on WMUB Forum: electricity deregulation
Monday on Interconnect: interfaith efforts at peacemaking
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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)
Diane is on vacation until after Labor Day. Guest host Steve Roberts
10-11: North Pole Ice Cap: A panel of scientists discuss the recent
open waters at the North Pole, and what the discovery means about the
climate and environment on the polar ice cap.
Guests: Dr. James McCarthy, oceanographer, director of the
Museum of Comparative Zoology at Harvard University; Claire
Parkinson, senior scientist at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center;
Drew Rothrock, Principal Research Scientist at the Applied Physics
Laboratory, University of Washington, Seattle
11-12: Stephen Ambrose: Historian Stephen Ambrose's new book "Nothing
Like It In The World" (Simon & Schuster) celebrates the achievement
of the men who built America's first transcontinental railroad in the
1860's. He joins guest host Steve Roberts to talk about the
political, economic, and social forces that came together in the
railway construction.
Fresh Air with Terry Gross, 12:06-1 p.m.
T-V week continues...guests tba.
Public Interest
Host: Kojo Nnamdi
WE ALL PAY LIP SERVICE TO THE IMPORTANCE OF THE FIRST AMENDMENT. BUT
RECENT ATTACKS ON THE PRESS AND THE INTERNET ARE RAISING CONCERNS
AMONG CONSTITUTIONAL EXPERTS. A DISCUSSION OF THE FIRST AMENDMENT
FREEDOMS.
Guests: 1. Ken Paulson, Executive Director of the First
Amendment Center; Senior Vice President of The Freedom Forum; 2.
Robert O'Neil, Director, Thomas Jefferson Center for the Protection
of Free Expression
Talk of the Nation, 2-4 p.m.
Host: Juan Williams
HR 1: CHARLOTTE, NORTH CAROLINA AS CHANGING FACE OF THE NEW SOUTH:
the next Changing Face of America Series live from Charlotte, North
Carolina for a look at the cultural and economic changes happening
there and in other cities
HR 2: SPRAWL OR GROWTH: CHARLOTTE'S CHOICE: live from Charlotte,
North Carolina for a look at the nation's second fastest growing city
All Things Considered, 4-7 p.m.
We'll hear a report on Texas authorities in a stand-off with a family
at the center of a custody dispute. The family is winning support
from militia groups. Also, President Clinton is back in Washington-
after a quick trip to Colombia- where he is expected to veto a bill
to repeal the estate tax.
WMUB Forum, 9-10 a.m., repeated 7-8 p.m., Fridays
Guest host Marianne Russ with an hour of conversations with guests,
and listener e-mail comments and questions
(http://www.wmub.org/forumcomment.html).
Friday, September 1, 2000: Electricity Deregulation
This past July, Ohio Governor Bob Taft signed the "consumer
choice" bill which deregulates the sale of power at the retail level
-- in essence, allowing consumers to choose who their electric
provider is. Guests will include representatives of the Butler Rural
Electric Cooperative.
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, August 28, 2000: Acupuncture
Guest: Dr. Liza Allen, acupuncturist
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