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Friday, December 1, 2000

The Diane Rehm Show (10a.m. - Noon):
        Hour one: Weekly news roundup
        Hour two: "Today" host Katie Couric

Fresh Air (Noon - 1p.m.):
        The creators of "Chicken Run"

Public Interest (1p.m. - 2p.m.):
        What board games tell us about American culture

NPR NEWS SPECIAL: Today's Supreme Court arguments on the Florida vote
(2p.m. - 4p.m.):
        Hour one: Arguments and analysis, part 1
        Hour two: Arguments and analysis, part 1

Monday on Interconnect (9-10a.m., repeated 7-8p.m.):
        Healing Dreams. Marc Ian Barasch, author (Web site:  healingdreams.com)

Wednesday on Sound Health (9-10a.m., repeated 7-8p.m.):
        Choosing Care for the Elderly


Details:

The Diane Rehm Show
        1: News Roundup: A panel of journalists discusses the week's
developments in national and international news, including the latest
political and legal developments in the presidential election story.
Guests: David Brooks, The Weekly Standard; E.J. Dionne, The
Washington Post; Karen Tumulty, Time Magazine
        2: Katie Couric: Katie Couric, host of NBC's "Today Show,"
discusses her new book for children titled "The Brand New Kid"
(Doubleday).  She'll also talk about her ongoing efforts to raise
awareness of colon cancer, which took her husband's life in 1998.


Fresh Air
        "Chicken Run" is now out on video. Terry talks with creators
Nick Park and Peter Lord about their animated satire, "The Great
Escape" with chickens.


Public Interest
        MONOPOLY.  LIFE.  SCRUPLES.  RISK.  SOMETIMES THE NAMES OF
BOARD GAMES TELL US MORE ABOUT AMERICAN SOCIETY THAN ANY
ANTHROPOLOGIST  COULD.  THE HISTORY OF BOARD GAMES, HOW NEW GAMES ARE
DEVELOPED, AND WHAT OUR FAVORITE GAMES SAY ABOUT AMERICAN CULTURE.
Guests: 1. Bruce Whitehill, game developer and historian; 2. Bernard
Mergen, sociology professor and games historian, George Washington
University


NPR NEWS SPECIAL: Supreme Court Arguments
        Hour one: In an extraordinary move, the Supreme Court has
allowed audio taping of this morning's arguments on the Florida
election. This program will broadcast the entire audio arguments,
expected to cover about 90 minutes, along with commentary by NPR's
Neal Conan and Jeffrey Rosen of the George Washington University Law
School.
        Hour two: Coverage continues.


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