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

Friday, January 8, 1999

Diane Rehm:  News Roundup; Multiple Births
Fresh Air: Novelist RUSSELL BANKS; Actor NICK NOLTE; film critic John Powers
Public Interest: Drs. Craig and Sharon Ramey, authors, "Right From Birth:
Building Your Child's Foundation For Life"
Talk of the Nation/Science Friday: Fertility Treatments/Multiple Births;
New Technologies for Cars
All Things Considered: "chicken catchers" - the men who catch the chickens
that end up on America's dinner table.

WMUB Forum will return Friday January 15th


   The Diane
Rehm Show,
10-12 noon
(*2 FULL HOURS
on WMUB)

                       GUEST HOST:  SUSAN PAGE, USA TODAY

                       10-11: News Roundup: A look at the week's top news
stories, from the Senate's plans for its trial of  President Clinton, to
the latest controversy over weapons inspections in Iraq.

                             Guests: David Brooks, The Weekly Standard;
Eleanor Clift,  Newsweek; Morton Kondracke, Roll  Call

                       11-12: Multiple Births: Last month a woman in
Houston gave birth to eight babies, setting a record for the largest
multiple live birth. The birth was termed a success, but some said this
example of the  power of modern medicine is a cautionary lesson.  A panel
talks about the latest advances in fertility  therapies and the ethical
questions they raise.

                             Guests: Dr. LeRoy Walters, Kennedy Inst. of
Ethics, Georgetown U.; Susan Wolfe, prof. of law, U. of Minnesota; Dr.
Michael Levy, Shady Grove Fertility Ctr. (Md.)


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

                       Novelist RUSSELL BANKS. He's written a dozen or more
novels including: "The Sweet Hereafter" (which was made into a film by Atom
Egoyan),  Rule of the Bone, Searching for Survivors, The Book of Jamaica,
and Continental Drift.  His novel "Affliction" has been made into a  new
film.  It stars Cissy Spacek, James Coburn, and Nick Nolte.  (REBROADCAST
from 12/23/97)

                       Actor NICK NOLTE.  He's currently starring in
"Affliction" and "The Thin Red Line."  NOLTE got his breakthrough in the
television miniseries, "Rich Man, Poor Man" in 1976.  His films include "48
Hours," "Down and Out in Beverly Hills," "Prince of Tides," and
"Afterglow."  (REBROADCAST from  1/6/98) Also, Film critic JOHN POWERS
reviews "A Civil Action" starring John Travolta.



   Public Interest,
1-2 p.m.

                       Host: Kojo Nnamdi

                       A DISCUSSION ABOUT WHAT REALLY WORKS IN ENHANCING A
CHILD'S DEVELOPMENT.  GUEST HOST SANFORD UNGAR SPEAKS WITH DOCTORS SHARON
AND CRAIG RAMEY (RAY-ME)-- DIRECTORS  OF THE CIVITAN INTERNATIONAL RESEARCH
CENTER INBIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA-- ABOUT THEIR NEW BOOK, WHICH INFORMS AND
ADVISES PARENTS ON THE LATEST RESEARCH REGARDING EARLY DEVELOPMENT OF YOUNG
CHILDREN.

                             Guests: Drs. Craig and Sharon Ramey, authors,
"Right From Birth:  Building Your Child's  Foundation For Life"



   Talk of
the Nation/
Science Friday
2-4 p.m. (*LIVE)

                       Host: Ira Flatow

                       HOUR ONE: FERTILITY TREATMENTS/MULTIPLE BIRTHS

                       Last month, a Texas woman who had taken fertility
drugs gave birth to eight pre-term babies. The talk  turns to the medical,
ethical, and cost considerations of fertility treatments that result in
multiple  births.

                       HOUR TWO: NEW TECHNOLOGIES FOR CARS

                       This week, automakers unveiled the latest in car
technology at the International Auto Show in Detroit.  A preview of what
you might expect to find in your next new car ... Plus we'll hear about the
latest  advances in hybrid and electric cars ...



   on today's
All Things
Considered,
4-7 p.m.

                       "Chicken catchers" - the men who catch the chickens
that end up on America's dinner table. They   have to contend with dust,
ammonia fumes, and heat ... and many people who hold these positions  think
of it as a degrading job.  Chicken catchers - and their battle with a big
chicken company - Perdue  - for better pay.



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

                       News Director Darrel Gray hosts an hour of
conversations with guests, and your e-mail comments and  questions
(http://www.wmub.org/forumcomment.html)

                             Forum has been canceled for Friday, January
8th, due to the weather conditions and sickness.   Forum will return on
Friday, January 15th.

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