Today's Talk Shows on WMUB (http://www.wmub.org/today)
Friday, November 23, 2001
WMUB Forum with Darrel Gray (9am - 10am, repeated 7 - 8 pm)
Enjoy those turkey and stuffing leftovers with local author
and WMUB commentator Chuck Avery, whose latest book is "Wild Hairs."
Encore broadcast.
The Diane Rehm Show (10am - Noon); re-broadcast
Hour One: Architect Sarah Susanka talks about how she works
with clients to create what she calls "not so big houses" -- homes
that truly fit the way people live their lives. Her latest book is
called "Creating the Not So Big House" (Taunton). (Original airdate
4/3/01)
Hour two: Diane Ackerman: Poet and nature writer Diane
Ackerman talks about the wonders of her own yard in upstate New York.
Her latest book, "Cultivating Delight" (Harper Collins), is about the
joys of gardening in all seasons, and the fun of exploring nature
close to home. (Original airdate 10/30/01)
Fresh Air with Terry Gross (noon - 1pm)
JONATHAN FRANZEN. He just won a National Book Award for "The
Corrections,"a novel looking at how adysfunctional American family
deals with disease and loss. Also, DAVID LEAVITT. His novel about the
publishing world, "Martin Bauman; or a SureThing" is now in
paperback. And JOHN POWERS reviews the new film SpyGame.
Public Interest with Kojo Nnamdi (1pm - 2pm); re-broadcast
The Lion in Winter. Ivanhoe. Many of us love movies that
romanticize the lives of Richard the Lionheart and Saladin. But the
crusaders' path of righteousness often included acts of cruelty and
deceit. In this holiday rebroadcast, biographer James Reston joins
Kojo to separate fact from fiction, and share lessons about the
Crusades that are still applicable today. Guest: James Reston, Jr.,
author "Warriors of God: Richard The Lionheart and Saladin in the
Third Crusade" (Pub: Doubleday)
Talk of the Nation/Science Friday with Ira Flatow (2pm - 4pm)
Hour one: Ig Nobel Awards: special hour of science that
cannot--or should not--be reproduced.
Hour two: Holiday Rebroadcast: Michael Pollan/ Diabetes
Update: a talk with Michael Pollan, author of the best-selling book,
"The Botany of Desire: A Plant's Eye view of the World."
All Things Considered (4pm - 7pm)
Robert Trout was a radio newsman from the earliest days of
radio news. He helped pioneer the medium and covered many of the
great events of our time. A tribute to Robert Trout's life on the
air, from his earliest days as a janitor and announcer at a small
Virginia radio station to his coverage of the President and major
world news as a network anchor.
coming up soon in local talk
(live and interactive 9am - 10am, repeated 7pm - 8pm)
Sunday on Talk of the Week (a re-broadcast from the previous week's talk shows)
From Tuesday's Diane Rehm Show: Women in Afghanistan: The
Bush Administration is lobbying for the inclusion of women in the
post-Taliban Afghan government First Lady Laura Bush even delivered a
radio address on the subject over the past weekend. A panel joins
Diane to look at the possible future for women in Afghan society, and
at what the U.S. government may do to promote the role of women.
Monday on Interconnect with John Hingsbergen and Cheri Lawson
A Christian's Journey Through the Jewish Year. Guest:
Theologian, author and Harvard Divinity School Professor Harvey Cox
(http://www.hds.harvard.edu/dpa/faculty/area2/cox.html)
Tuesday on Help Desk
Mac and PC questions answered by Ted Beerman and Guy Moore.
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Wednesday on Sound Health with Cheri Lawson
Our monthly FitTalk program, hosted by "Dr. Jay" Kimiecik,
PhD, Associate Professor in Health Promotion at Miami
University. This month's topic: The Physician's Role in Fitness.
Thursday on the Todd Mundt Show
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