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

Tuesday, August 24, 1999

Diane Rehm: computer networks' vulnerability; memoirs of a 19th-century sailor
Fresh Air: U.S. ambassador to Vietnam Pete Peterson, a former POW
Public Interest: computer literacy and today's workforce
Talk of the Nation: Yugoslav opposition to Slobodan Milosevic; "factory farms"
All Things Considered: inside white nationalism

For questions about Morning Edition, Talk of the Nation, or All 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: FIDNET: Computer experts say many of the country's most important
computer networks are vulnerable to sabotage by hackers and viruses.  The
federal government wants to implement mechanisms to protect our wired
resources, but privacy experts say current proposals constitute a serious
invasion of Americans' privacy. A panel talks about whether the
government's proposed "FIDNET" can protect us from an "electronic Waterloo"
without sacrificing privacy.
        Guests: Richard Clarke, National Security Council; James Woolsey,
former CIA director; Elizabeth Rindskopf, American Bar Assn.; James
Dempsey, Ctr. for Democracy & Technology

11-12: Susan Fels: Charles Tyng was a nineteenth century sea captain, who
began his career at sea when he was only 13 years old.  His
great-great-granddaughter, Susan Fels, has edited his 120-year-old memoir,
"Before the Wind" (Viking).



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

The U.S. Ambassador to Vietnam, PETE PETERSON discusses his return to the
country.  He spent nearly seven years as a prisoner of war there during the
Vietnam war.  PETERSON is the subject of a new PBS documentary.

      For tapes and transcripts of Fresh Air, call Toll-Free 1-(877)-21-FRESH.


   Public Interest, 1-2 p.m.

Host: Kojo Nnamdi

KNOWING WHETHER YOUR EMPLOYEES ARE COMPUTER SAVVY OR IF YOUR BUSINESS'S
COMPUTER TECHNOLOGY IS COST EFFECTIVE AND PRODUCTIVE FOR YOUR NEEDS CAN BE
A DAUNTING TASK. IN A 'TECHNOLOGY TUESDAY' CONVERSATION, KOJO SPEAKS WITH A
TECHNOLOGY WRITER ABOUT COMPUTER LITERACY AND TODAY'S WORKFORCE.

Guest: John Makulowich (Ma-KU-low-witch), technology writer, Washington
Technology, adjunct professor, George Washington University


   Talk of the Nation, 2-4 p.m. (*live on WMUB)

Host: Ray Suarez

HOUR ONE:  YUGOSLAV OPPOSITION: opposition to President Slobodan Milosevic,
and what influence the West is having on the movement

HOUR TWO:  "FACTORY FARMS": the effects the assembly-line farming of pigs
and chickens has on the economy and the environment



   All Things Considered, 4-7 p.m.

Inside "White Nationalism."  We'll report on the growth of the ideology and
the links between white nationalist groups.



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

Marianne Russ fills in for 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, August 27: TBA

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