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

Monday, January 24, 2000

Diane Rehm: web radio; the history of the Polk family, including
President James Polk
Fresh Air: new advances in pain relief
Public Interest: mime Marcel Marceau speaks
Talk of the Nation: Internet voting; author V.S. Naipaul (NYE-paul)
All Things Considered: ATC's top 100 continues with Miles Davis'
legendary "Kind of Blue", from 1959

Friday on WMUB Forum: U.S. Census troubles and techniques

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Things Considered, call NPR's Audience Services at (202) 414-3232.
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    The Diane Rehm Show, 10-12 noon (*2 full hours on WMUB)

10-11: Web Radio: Everyday more audio streams are added to the World
Wide Web. This phenomenon promises to change the world of radio as
more people tune in to Internet alternatives to commercial and public
radio.  A panel talks about the technology behind web radio and how
it could change American listening habits.
         Guests: Frank Ahrens, The Washington Post; Joan Fitzgerald,
Arbitron; George Bundy, president of BRS Media

11-12: William Polk: William Polk presents the history of his family
from 1670 to the present in his book "Polk's Folly" (Doubleday).  His
ancestors include soldiers, pioneers, civil rights crusaders,
outlaws, and a U.S. President.



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

Hear about new advances in pain relief.  We talk to Doctor Scott
Fishman a specialist in pain medicine.  And John Irving talks about
adapting his novel "The Cider House Rules" into the new film.

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


    Public Interest

Host: Kojo Nnamdi

MARCEL MARCEAU, ARGUABLY THE WORLD'S MOST FAMOUS MIME, SPEAKS. . .NOW
IN HIS EARLY SEVENTIES, MARCEAU TALKS WITH KOJO ABOUT HIS LIFE AND
THE ART OF PANTOMIME.


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

Host: Melinda Penkava

HOUR ONE:  INTERNET VOTING

HOUR TWO: V.S. NAIPAUL: a conversation with the world-renowned author



    All Things Considered, 4-7 p.m.

A ground-breaking musical event -- Spring 1959. Miles Davis and a
handful of musicians -- in a performance of pure spontaneity -- the
album -- KIND OF BLUE. Another selection from NPR's list of 100 most
important American musical works of the 20th Century



    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, January 28: U.S. Census troubles and techniques

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