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shows on
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Tuesday, December 15, 1998

Some talk shows later this week may be pre-empted by impeachment debates in
the House of  Representatives.

Diane Rehm: new Teamsters president James Hoffa Jr.; a new biography of
Coco Chanel
Fresh Air: a former skinhead who works against intolerance
Public Interest: preventing cancer through diet
Talk of the Nation Generation Xers and spirituality; cartoonists' roundtable
All Things Considered: a documentarian talks about filming crimes being
committed

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.

                       10-11: James Hoffa: An interview with James Hoffa,
who was recently elected president of the International  Brotherhood of
Teamsters, a position once held by his father. He and Diane talk about his
plans for the  Teamsters union, and the state of the labor movement today.

                       11-12: Janet Wallach: Janet Wallach, a New York City
fashion director, talks about her new biography of  designer Coco Chanel,
and how Chanel's sense of style continues to influence the fashion world
today.  (Note: "Chanel: Her Style and her Life" is published by Doubleday)


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

                       former skinhead T.J. LEYDEN (LIE-den). He used to be
a recuiter for a Neo-Nazi group; now he's speaking  out against hate and
hate crimes for the Simon Wiesenthal Center for Tolerance.



   Public Interest,
1-2 p.m.

                       A DISCUSSION WITH AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF CANCER
DIETITIAN MELANIE POLK ABOUT PREVENTING  CANCER BY MAINTAINING A GOOD DIET.
SHE SPEAKS WITH KOJO ABOUT CURRENT HEALTH AND DIET  MYTHS, GIVE NUTRITION
ADVICE, AND PROVIDE TIPS ON HOW TO PREPARE HEALTHY MEALS WITH  LITTLE
EFFORT.

                             Guests: Melanie Polk, director of nutritional
education at the American Institute for Cancer  Research.


   Talk of
the Nation,
2-4 p.m. (*LIVE)

                       Guest host: Lynn Neary

                       HOUR ONE: SPIRITUALITY AND YOUNG PEOPLE: the
eclectic places where Generation X-ers are seeking  out religion and
spirituality.

                       HOUR TWO: CARTOONIST ROUNDTABLE: a discussion with
cartoonists about the origin of their comic strips  and the role of the
funnies in American popular culture.


   on today's
All Things
Considered,
4-7 p.m.

                       Documentary filmmaker Jonathan Alpert talks about
making a film about criminals, even as they commit crimes. Alpert says that
his crew did not intervene when they saw their film's subjects commit
crimes  against property. They did go back and pay restitution to the
owners of the different stores, but they  actually didn't stop those crimes.



   WMUB Forum,
Friday,
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)

                             Year-end review of the region's top stories

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