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

Valentine's Day, Wednesday, February 14, 2001

SoundHealth (9 - 10 am, repeated 7 - 8 pm)
        Heart health

The Diane Rehm Show (10 am - noon)
        Hour one: Human Genome Project
        Hour two: novelist Daniel Silva

Fresh Air (noon - 1 pm)
        Journalist ANN CRITTENDEN on her new book "The Price of
Motherhood: Why the Most Important Job in the World is Still the
Least Valued"

Public Interest (1 - 2 pm)
        A new biography of Harlem novelist Chester Himes

Talk of the Nation (2 - 4 pm)
        Hour one: network coverage of the 2000 election
        Hour two: the future of Napster

All Things Considered (4 - 7 pm)
        A visit to Ecuador, where shrimp farming has devastated
coastal mangrove swamps

Friday on WMUB Forum (9 - 10 am, repeated 7 - 8 pm)
        Christianity in the 21st Century

Monday on Interconnect (9 - 10 am, repeated 7 - 8 pm)
        Unconscious racism



DETAILS:

SoundHealth (9 - 10 am, repeated 7 - 8 pm)
        Heart health.

The Diane Rehm Show (10 am - noon)
        Hour 1: Human Genome Project: Dr. Francis Collins, director
of the National Human Genome Research Institute at NIH, talks with
Diane about the groundbreaking developments in human genome research
that have been in the headlines.
        Hour 2: Daniel Silva: Novelist and journalist Daniel Silva
draws on his experience as UPI's former Middle East correspondent for
his new thriller "The Kill Artist" (Random House). The plot centers
on a former Israeli intelligence agent called back into service to
thwart an assassination plot.

Fresh Air (noon - 1 pm)
        You've heard of the marriage penalty -- what about the MOTHER
penalty? Journalist ANN CRITTENDEN shares stories from her new book
"The Price of Motherhood: Why the Most Important Job in the World is
Still the Least Valued."

Public Interest (1 - 2 pm)
        CHESTER HIMES BEGAN HIS WRITING CAREER WHILE SERVING TIME FOR
ARMED ROBBERY. AFTER PRISON, HE WROTE ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT
BODIES OF WORK BY ANY AMERICAN WRITER, INCLUDING HIS BEST-SELLING
HARLEM CYCLE SERIES. A LOOK AT CHESTER HIMES' LIFE AND LITERATURE.
Guest: James Sallis, author (Pub: Walker & Co. NY)

Talk of the Nation (2 - 4 pm)
        Hour 1: 2000 ELECTION AND NETWORK COVERAGE: The heads of the
TV networks are being called before Congress to explain their
election night coverage. Some in Congress are concerned about exit
polls and the way the networks use them to project winners. A
discussion about what the networks say and whether Congress should be
involved in the issue.
        Hour 2: THE FUTURE OF NAPSTER: A federal appeals court in San
Francisco has ruled against Napster and ordered the online music
service to stop trading copyrighted material. What this ruling means
for Napster and the music industry.

All Things Considered (4 - 7 pm)
        A visit to Ecuador, where shrimp farming has devastated
coastal mangrove swamps. Critics charge the shrimp farms make big
profits but give little back to their communities. New farms have
been temporarily banned. But some say the farming can be done
responsibly.

Friday on WMUB Forum (9 - 10 am, repeated 7 - 8 pm)
        Christianity in the 21st Century. How Christianity is
responding to and changing from America's push toward religious
pluralism.

Monday on Interconnect (9 - 10 am, repeated 7 - 8 pm)
        Unconscious Racism. Guests: Ernest Britton of Cincinnati
Office of the National Conference for Community and Justice [Web
site: http://www.nccj.org]; Dr. Rodney Coates, Program Director and
professor of Sociology, Gerontology and Anthropology at Miami
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