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Friday, June 9, 2000

WMUB Forum: parental responsibility for children's behavior
Diane Rehm: weekly news roundup; the "Unwanted Gaze": the shifting
bounds of privacy in America
Fresh Air: actor Dennis Hopper; Andy Warhol protege Mary Warunov [war-ren-AHV]
Public Interest: travel writer Bill Bryson explores Australia "In a
Sunburned Country"
Talk of the Nation/Science Friday: genetics update; galaxy survey;
growing neural cells
All Things Considered: banned Chinese writer Wei Hui (WAY HWAY)

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    WMUB Forum, 9-10 a.m., repeated 7-8 p.m.

News Director Darrel Gray hosts an hour of conversations with guests,
and listener e-mail comments and questions
(http://www.wmub.org/forumcomment.html).

Friday, June 9: parental responsibility for children's behavior


    The Diane Rehm Show, 10-12 noon (*2 full hours live on WMUB)

10-11: News Roundup: A panel of journalists joins Diane to review the
week's top domestic, political, and international news stories,
including the judge's ruling in the Microsoft case, President
Clinton's first summit meeting with Russian president Putin, and the
latest developments in the Middle East peace negotiations.
         Guests: Morton Kondracke, Roll Call; Susan Page, USA Today;
Charles Lane, The Washington Post

11-12: Jeffrey Rosen: Law professor and journalist Jeffrey Rosen
talks about how, through a combination of technological advances,
legal decisions and cultural shifts, the boundaries of privacy in
America are changing.  He talks about the importance of privacy
rights in his new book, "The Unwanted Gaze" (Random House).



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

DENNIS HOPPER. The actor and director has an exhibit of his
photographs from the 1960s. Also: actress Mary Warunov <war-ren-AHV>
remembers her days in Andy Warhol's Factory and dancing with the
Velvet Underground.

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    Public Interest

Host: Kojo Nnamdi

FROM UNUSUAL ANIMALS TO ODD FAMILY TRADITIONS, CURIOUS PLANT LIFE TO
LEGENDARY HISTORY, AUSTRALIA IS NOTHING IF NOT UNIQUE.  HUMOR WRITER
BILL BRYSON JOINS KOJO TO TALK ABOUT HIS LATEST BOOK ABOUT HIS TIME
DOWN UNDER, AND HIS OPINION THAT AUSTRALIA'S ODDITIES MAKE IT ONE OF
THE MOSTINTERESTING PLACES ON EARTH.
         Guests: Bill Bryson, author of "In a Sun-burned Country"
(Pub: Broadway Books)


    Talk of the Nation/Science Friday, 2-4 p.m.

Host: Ira Flatow

HOUR ONE: GENETICS UPDATE: The public-private race to sequence the
human genome is nearing the finish line, with both groups expected to
announce a complete draft sometime this month.

HOUR TWO: UNIVERSE MAP/ GROWING NEURAL CELLS: This week, an
international team of astronomers announced that the largest ever
survey of galaxies has been completed; what scientists are learning
from the survey. Plus, a look at the latest research on growing
neural cells.



    All Things Considered, 4-7 p.m.

Meet Wei Hui (WAY HWAY) -- a 27-year-old Chinese writer who has been
blasted by Chinese authorities. Her latest book, "Shanghai Baby," is
racy, and it's available in China only on the black market.

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