Today's talk
shows on
WMUB (http://www.wmub.org/Today.html)
Wednesday, December 16, 1998
Some talk shows later this week may be pre-empted by impeachment debates in
the House ofRepresentatives.
Special edition of WMUB Forum: listeners' comments on the impeachment
proceedings
Diane Rehm: on-line shopping; a new biography of Anne Frank
Fresh Air: historian Michael Beschloss on impeachment
Public Interest: a biography of media mogul S.I. Newhouse
Talk of the Nation: Brady Bill update; immigration reform
All Things Considered: how today's elderly are -- and are not -- paying for
long-term care
Friday on WMUB Forum: year-end review of the region's top stories
The Diane
Rehm Show,
10-12 noon
(*2 FULL HOURS
on WMUB)
Diane has recently received another treatment for
her voice problems, but as of Tuesday morning is planning to continue
hosting the show. If she is away, there will be guest hosts and possibly
some repeats of past shows until January 4.
The Diane Rehm Show now has a new e-mail address.
Listeners with questions or feedback can write to: mailto:[log in to unmask]
10-11 Internet Commerce: In the height of the
holiday gift-buying season, Diane and her guests talk about the growing
popularity of shopping on the Internet. They'll take a look at what's
available on the Web, who's buying it, and the pros and cons of Internet
shopping for consumers.
Wendy Brown, America Online; Leslie Walker,
washingtonpost.com; Jim Ledbetter, Industry Standard; Michael Crotty,
Shop.Org (assn. of on-line retailers)
11-12: Melissa Muller: German author Melissa Muller
(MYU-ler) talks about her biography of Anne Frank (Henry Holt), the young
Jewish girl whose diary of life in hiding during World War Two has touched
readers around the world. Melissa Muller interviewed people who knew Anne
Frank, including classmates, friends who helped hide the Frank family, and
fellow prisoners in the concentration camp where she died.
Fresh Air
with Terry Gross,
12:06-1 p.m.
A discussion about the upcoming impeachment vote in
the House. . . a talk with presidential historian MICHAEL BESCHLOSS and
with ABC news analyst and staff writer for the New Yorker, JEFFREY TOBIN.
Public Interest,
1-2 p.m.
Host: Kojo Nnamdi
ONE WOULD BE HARD-PRESSED TO FIND A PERSON IN THIS
COUNTRY WHO HAS NOT READ A PUBLICATION OWNED BY MEMBERS OF THE NEWHOUSE
FAMILY. KOJO SPEAKS WITH THE AUTHOR OF A NEW S.I. NEWHOUSE BIOGRAPHY ABOUT
THE MAN WHO RUNS AN EMPIRE OF PUBLICATIONS THAT INCLUDES VOGUE, NEW
YORKER, AND VANITY FAIR.
Guests: Carol Felsenthal, author, "Citizen
Newhouse: Portrait of a Media Merchant"
Talk of
the Nation,
2-4 p.m. (*LIVE)
Guest host: Lynn Neary
HOUR ONE: BRADY BILL UPDATE: U.S. federal gun
control laws -- Last month, a new phase of the Brady Bill took effect
requiring would-be gun buyers to pass an instant FBI background check.
HOUR TWO: IMMIGRATION REFORM: how the changes made
to immigration laws in 1996 are affecting legal and illegal immigrants
today.
on today's
All Things
Considered,
4-7 p.m.
Long term care in America: how the elderly pay---or
can't pay---for their nursing home care. Analysts point out that the World
War two generation failed to plan ahead for the cost of their nursing home
care...and this has led to the rise of an entire class of people living on
welfare, applying for public care.
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)
Today: listneners' comments on impeachment
Friday 12/18: Year-end review of the region's
top stories
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