Today's talk
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Wednesday, April 7, 1999
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Today's talk shows:
NOTE: Any of today's show may be pre-empted to
cover the ongoing NATO strikes in Kosovo and
Serbia
Diane Rehm: Police, the Media, and Privacy;
"Eleanor, An American Love Story," a musical based
on the lives of Eleanor and Franklin D. Roosevelt.
Fresh Air: Former writer and producer for
"Seinfeld," PETER MEHLMAN
Public Interest: Author Marita Golden on Single
Motherhood Talk of the Nation: Dictators;
Criminalization of Politics All Things Considered:
Springfield Oregon's high school drama students
are exploring "Bang, Bang Your Dead" a play by
William Mastrosimone.
Friday on WMUB Forum: TBA
The Diane
Rehm Show,
10-12 noon
(*2 FULL HOURS
on WMUB)
10-11: Police, the Media, and Privacy: Last week
the Supreme Court heard arguments in two cases
that could have a major impact on how the news
media cover law enforcement actions. In both
cases, private citizens say their fourth amendment
protection from unreasonable search and seizure
was violated when reporters and photographers were
allowed to record searches on their private
property. Legal and media experts involved in the
cases discuss the free speech and privacy issues
that the Supreme Court justices must reconcile.
Guests: Art Spitzer, American Civil
Liberties Union
Jay Ward Brown, attorney with
Levine, Sullivan & Koch Richard
Cordray, former Ohio State
Solicitor
11-12: "Eleanor": Diane talks with the author and
two cast members of the play "Eleanor, An American
Love Story," a musical based on the lives of
Eleanor and Franklin D. Roosevelt. The author and
actors talk about the research and preparation it
takes to bring historical characters to life on
stage.
Guests: Jonathan Bolt, author, "Eleanor:
An American Love Story"
Anne Kanengeiser, actress playing
Eleanor Roosevelt Anthony
Cummings, actor playing Franklin
Roosevelt
Fresh Air
with Terry Gross,
12:06-1 p.m.
Former writer and producer for "Seinfeld," PETER
MEHLMAN. Thanks to him, the terms "shrinkage" and
"Yada-Yada" as used on "Seinfeld" became a part of
popular culture. Now MEHLMAN has created the new
sitcom "It's Like, You Know" about a transplanted
New Yorker in L.A., and the clash of East and West
culture. THIS INTERVIEW CONTINUES INTO THE SECOND
HALF OF THE SHOW.
Public Interest,
1-2 p.m.
Host: Kojo Nnamdi
KOJO SPEAKS WITH AUTHOR MARITA GOLDEN ABOUT SINGLE
MOTHERHOOD, WHOSE NEW BOOK PUTS ASIDE THE NEGATIVE
STATISTICAL ANALYSIS ABOUT SINGLE MOTHERHOOD AND
CELEBRATES THE MANY SUCCESSFUL AND STRONG WOMEN
WHO HAVE RAISED HAPPY HEALTHY CHILDREN TO
ADULTHOOD.
Talk of
the Nation
2-4 p.m. (*LIVE)
Host: Ray Suarez
Join Ray and guests for a look at the psychology
of dictators ... what they have in common ... and
why they're still around ... And in the second
hour ... look at allegations that the judicial
system is being used as a political tool to settle
scores ..
HOUR 1: DICTATORS
HOUR 2: CRIMINALIZATION OF POLITICS
on today's
All Things
Considered,
4-7 p.m.
In Springfield Oregon, drama students from a high
school devastated by a shooting rampage are
exploring the subject on stage. The playwright
says he's trying to foster dialogue. We'll learn
about "Bang Bang, You're Dead," a play by William
Mastrosimone...and the day's news later....on All
Things Considered.
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)
Friday, April 9: TBA
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