Today's talk shows on WMUB (http://www.wmub.org/Today.html)
Wednesday, February 9, 2000
Diane Rehm: ALS/Lou Gehrig's disease; bringing Israeli and
Palestinian youth together
Fresh Air: rise of the far right in Austria
Public Interest: history of the Citadel military academy
Talk of the Nation: Ernestine Bradley on Presidential campaigning; tba
All Things Considered: the rise of Joseph McCarthy
Friday on WMUB Forum: promoting literacy among youth
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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 on WMUB)
10-11: ALS/Lou Gehrig's Disease: A discussion of the disease A.L.S.,
also known as Lou Gehrig's Disease. A.L.S. patients experience a
gradual degeneration of the muscles that leads to fatal paralysis.
Diane and her guests talk about the latest advances in research and
treatment of this devastating disease.
Guests: Susan Brown, ALS patient; Bob Abendroth, attorney
based in Milwaukee and a volunteer research director; Dr. Gerald
Fischbach, director of the National Institute of Neurological
Disorders and Stroke; Dr. Rudiger Kratz, neurologist
11-12: John Wallach: John Wallach talks about Seeds of Peace, an
organization he founded that brings Israeli and Arab teenagers
together each summer in Maine. In his new book "The Enemy Has A
Face" (United States Institute of Peace Press), he talks about his
hope that the connections formed between these youths will grow into
a peaceful future for the Middle East. Two young women who've
participated in Seeds of Peace join him to share their own
experiences.
Fresh Air with Terry Gross, 12:06-1 p.m.
The national and international reaction to the far right freedom
party in Austria. . . We talk with ROGER COHEN("Coan") who has been
covering events there for the New York Times.
For tapes and transcripts of Fresh Air, call Toll-Free 1-(877)-21-FRESH.
Public Interest
Host: Kojo Nnamdi
SOUTH CAROLINA'S CITADEL RECEIVED PUBLIC NOTORIETY AFTER IT'S RECENT
FIGHT OVER GENDER EQUALITY IN ADMISSIONS. BUT FEW PEOPLE REALIZE
THAT THIS MILITARY ACADEMY WAS ORIGINALLY CREATED IN REACTION TO
SOUTHERN CONFLICTS OVER RACIAL EQUALITY. THE AUTHOR OF A NEW BOOK ON
THE SCHOOL JOINS KOJO TO DISCUSS ITS ROLE IN AMERICAN SOCIAL CHANGE.
Guest: Catherine S. Manegold, author
Talk of the Nation, 2-4 p.m. (*live on WMUB)
Host: Melinda Penkava
HOUR ONE: ERNESTINE BRADLEY: a conversation about life on the
presidential campaign trail with Ernestine Bradley, wife of
presidential candidate Bill Bradley
HOUR TWO: TBA
All Things Considered, 4-7 p.m.
Veteran broadcaster Robert Trout on the birth of McCarthyism -- 50
years ago today in Wheeling, West Virginia. Joseph McCarthy claimed
to have a list of 205 communists working at the State Department.
WMUB Forum, 9-10 a.m., repeated 7-8 p.m.
News Director Darrel Gray with an hour of conversations with guests,
and listener e-mail comments and questions
(http://www.wmub.org/forumcomment.html).
Friday, February 11: Promoting Literacy Among Youth
Guests: including the Teens for Literacy program founded by Miami
University professor Alan Berger
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