Today's talk shows on WMUB
 
Wednesday, April 8, 1998
 
 
The Diane Rehm Show, 10-12 noon
 
      (note: Diane Rehm is still recovering from a bout of laryngitis. At
this time we are not sure when she will return as host of the show)
 
      Guest host Steve Roberts
 
      0-11: Tax Tips: Just in time for those with last-minute tax
questions, a panel of advisers and commentators will talk about the new
laws that may affect your federal income tax, and will offer advice on
filing accurate tax forms.
 
      Guests: Ric Edelman, columnist and financial planner Kevin McCormally
of Kiplinger Associates Rick Grafmeyer of Ernst & Young
 
      11-12: Gail Collins, "Scorpion Tongues" (William Morrow) Journalist
Gail Collins' book is about political gossip through the ages, from the
rumors that dogged the Founding Fathers to the latest stories going around
Washington.
 
 
Fresh Air with Terry Gross, 12-1 p.m.
 
      Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, NEWT GINGRICH. He's
written a new book, "Newt Gingrich: Lessons Learned the  Hard Way: A
Personal Report" (HarperCollins).
 
 
Public Interest, 1-2 p.m.
 
      IN THE MIDST OF INTENSE DEBATE CONCERNING HOW TO FINANCE AND
RESTRUCTURE HEALTH CARE IN THE UNITED STATES, A PANEL OF GUESTS EXAMINE THE
FUNDAMENTAL PHILOSOPHICAL AND ETHICAL ISSUES SURROUNDING HEALTH CARE
DELIVERY AND RESEARCH. THEY WILL ADDRESS THE QUESTION OF WHETHER MONEY AND
OTHER RESOURCES SHOULD BE DEVOTED TO FINDING  A CURE TO EVERY MEDICAL
PROBLEM OR SHOULD BE LIMITED TO FINITE GOALS AND EXPENDITURES.
 
      Guests: 1. Daniel Callahan, Director of International Programs at The
Hastings Center (a bioethics research institute in Garrison, NY);  author
of "False Hopes: Why America's Quest for Perfect Health is a Recipe for
Failure" (Simon & Schuster) 2. (via KUSC in Los  Angeles) Dr. William
Schwartz, Professor of Medicine at the University of Southern California;
former chair of the Tufts University Medical Department; author of "Life
Without Disease: The Pursuit of Medical Utopia" (University of California
Press)
 
 
Talk of the Nation, 2-4 p.m.
 
      Join guest host Neal Conan for a look at the pros and cons of chain
stores and the homogenization of America...And a look at efforts  to
declassify the mass of documents that the government has labeled "secret."
 
      HOUR 1: Chain Store America
 
      HOUR 2: Government Secrecy
 
 
and on today's All Things Considered, 4-7 p.m.
 
      The business of country music - as described in a new book by author
Bruce Feiler. Feiler says he thinks that more songs these days are written
out of a desire to get a single played on the radio, rather than from the
heart.
 
 
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