Today's Talk Shows on NPR@88-5, WMUB <http://www.wmub.org/today/>
Friday, April 27, 2001
WMUB Forum (9am - 10am, repeated 7 - 8 pm)
National Turn Off TV Week. Here's a challenge for you: try to live
without the box for a week.
The Diane Rehm Show (10am - Noon)
Hour One: weekly news roundup
Hour Two: Phyllis Tickle, a leading authority on American religion,
describes her spiritual and personal journey
Fresh Air with Terry Gross (Noon - 1pm); guest host Neal Conan
Director Joel Schumacher; actor Greg Kinnear
Public Interest with Kojo Nnamdi (1pm - 2pm)
Monologist and writer Spaulding Gray
Talk of the Nation/Science Friday with Ira Flatow (2pm - 4pm)
Hour One: a robot designed to work on Mars; a feathered dinosaur on display
Hour Two: the pros and cons of digital preservation of images and film
All Things Considered (4pm - 7pm)
Children are speaking out over the airwaves of Oberlin, Ohio
coming up soon in local talk
(live and interactive 9am - 10am, repeated 7pm - 8pm)
Sunday on Talk of the Week (a 4 pm re-broadcast of one of the
previous week's talk show)
Talk of the Nation (from Thursday 4/26).
Rape prevention programs: they have traditionally been aimed at
women. But some people wonder if that's the only good approach. A new
program shifts the focus onto men.
Monday on Interconnect with John Hingsbergen and Cheri Lawson
Why God Won't Go Away: A Neuropsychological Analysis of Religion.
Guests: Dr. Andrew B. Newberg, author, professor and researcher
Tuesday on the Todd Mundt Show
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Wednesday on Sound Health with Marianne Russ
Music Therapy. Guest: Mimi Sinclair, Music Therapy
Services, University of Dayton
Thursday on Help Desk
Mac and PC questions answered with Todd Henson and Guy Moore
DETAILS:
WMUB Forum (9am - 10am, repeated 7 - 8 pm)
National Turn Off TV Week. Here's a challenge for you: try to live
without the box for a week.
The Diane Rehm Show (10am - Noon)
Hour One: Weekly News Roundup: A panel of journalists joins Diane for
review and analysis of the week's top national and international news
stories. Guests: Jodie Allen, US News & World Report; David Brooks,
Weekly Standard; E.J. Dionne, Washington Post
Hour Two: Phyllis Tickle: Tickle, a leading authority on American
religion, describes her own spiritual and personal journey in her
memoir "The Shaping of a Life" (Doubleday).
Fresh Air with Terry Gross (Noon - 1pm); guest host Neal Conan
Director JOEL SCHUMACHER discusses the ups and downs of making
blockbusters AND low budget movies. His film "Tigerland" is out on
video. Also GREG KINNEAR on the secret to bad acting; he played a
soap opera star in "Nurse Betty"...also now on video.
Public Interest with Kojo Nnamdi (1pm - 2pm)
FOR OVER TWO DECADES, SPALDING GRAY HAS MESMERIZED AUDIENCES BY JUST
TALKING. ABOUT HIS LIFE. HIS FAMILY. HIS ILLNESSES. HIS ODDITIES. THE
POPULARITY OF HIS MONOLOGUES KEEPS GROWING, ALONG WITH HIS FILM AND
WRITING CAREER. TODAY, A CHANGE OF PACE FOR SPALDING A DIALOGUE WITH
KOJO. Guest: Spalding Gray, monologuist; author of "Morning, Noon,
and Night" (Pub: Farrar, Strauss, & Giroux)
Talk of the Nation/Science Friday with Ira Flatow (2pm - 4pm)
Hour One: Scientists will test a new robot this summer in the Arctic.
The ultimate goal is to send it to an even harsher environment--Mars.
The biology, geology, and engineering work could provide insights on
Martian conditions, and help pave the way for another trip to the red
planet. Plus, a peek at a new feathered dinosaur on display at the
American Museum of Natural History..
Hour Two: CNN has announced plans to digitize about 100 thousand
hours of video footage from its archives. But how can we ensure
today's images, sounds, and writings will be accessible for
generations to come? The pros and cons of digital preservation.
All Things Considered (4pm - 7pm)
Children are speaking out over the airwaves of Oberlin, Ohio. The
program is "I'm On The Stereo" on college radio station WOBC. It's
letting kids as young as kindergarteners speak their minds -- and
letting listeners hear their ideas, their questions and their humor.
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