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Thursday, May 3, 2001

Help Desk (9am - 10am, repeated 7pm - 8pm)
Your Mac and PC computer questions answered by Ted Beerman and Guy Moore.

The Diane Rehm Show (10am - Noon)
Hour One: public executions
Hour Two: writer Barry Werth on a notorious case of privacy invasion

Fresh Air with Terry Gross (Noon - 1pm)
Actress Laura Linney

Public Interest with Kojo Nnamdi (1pm - 2pm)
Victim/offender mediation

Talk of the Nation with Juan Williams (2pm - 4pm); guest host Mara Liasson
Hour One: Bush's education bill
Hour Two: booksellers' lawsuit against chain bookstores

All Things Considered (4pm - 7pm)
All Things Considered is celebrating its thirtieth anniversary this
week. Today we'll hear from PEOPLE who are thirty years old.

coming up soon in local talk
(live and interactive 9am - 10am, repeated 7pm - 8pm)

tomorrow on WMUB Forum with guest host John Hingsbergen
Middle East conflicts: the basics

Sunday on Talk of the Week (a repeat of a previous week's show)
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Monday on Interconnect with John Hingsbergen and Cheri Lawson
Meditation as Medicine. Dharma Singh Khalsa, M.D, author and workshop presenter

Tuesday on the Todd Mundt Show
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Wednesday on Sound Health with Marianne Russ
Skin Cancer



DETAILS:

Help Desk (9am - 10am, repeated 7 - 8pm)
Your Mac and PC computer questions answered by Ted Beerman and Guy Moore.

The Diane Rehm Show (10am - Noon)
Hour One: Public Executions: This week, several public radio stations
aired a special featuring tape recordings from a Georgia execution
chamber. Later this month, Oklahoma City bomber Timothy McVeigh will
be executed, and survivors and relatives of his victims will be able
to watch on closed-circuit TV. A panel talks about the political and
psychological aspects of the debate over whether the public should
witness capital punishment being carried out. Guest: EJ Dionne,
Washington Post
Hour Two: Barry Werth: Newton Arvin was a well-known literary critic
and professor at Smith College in the late 1940s and 1950s, but in
the "Pink Scare" days of the 1960s his career was shattered once his
homosexuality was revealed. In his new biography of Arvin, "The
Scarlet Professor" (Doubleday), Barry Werth writes about this
notorious case of privacy invasion.

Fresh Air with Terry Gross (Noon - 1pm)
A talk with LAURA LINNEY about her Academy Award nominated
performance in the film "You Can Count on Me." She also has a
reoccurring role in Armistead Maupin's "Tales from the City" series
on Showtime. The third installment premieres on Sunday.

Public Interest with Kojo Nnamdi (1pm - 2pm)
Victim/Offender Mediation: IF YOU WERE HURT IN A VIOLENT CRIME, WOULD
YOU WANT TO SEE YOUR ASSAILANT AGAIN? MANY VICTIMS ARE OPTING TO DO
JUST THAT. IT'S CALLED VICTIM OFFENDER MEDIATION, AND A GROWING
NUMBER OF STATES ARE OFFERING THE SERVICE. JOIN KOJO FOR A DISCUSSION
ON THIS CONTROVERSIAL NEW APPROACH TO JUSTICE. Guests: 1. Dr. Mark
Umbreicht (UM-bright) Professor and Executive Director for
Restorative Justice and Peacemaking at The School of Social Work,
University of Minnesota; 2. David Doerfler (DERF-ler), Director of
Victim Offender Mediation/Dialogue of Victim Services Division, the
Texas Department of Criminal Justice; 3. Mary Achilles, Victim
Advocate, State of Pennsylvania

Talk of the Nation with Juan Williams (2pm - 4pm)
Hour One: Bush's education bill: This week, the Senate takes up
education reform. The Senate is moving toward approval of a
compromise plan that's supported by both Democrats and Republicans.
It's good politics, but will it actually improve ailing schools?
Hour Two: Booksellers' lawsuit: Bookstore chains such as "Borders"
and "Barnes and Noble" are everywhere today. But fans of independent
bookshops say there's things the chains can't offer like, knowledge
of customers and their community. Independent bookstore owners
discuss how independent bookstores are trying to stay alive in an
increasingly competitive atmosphere.

All Things Considered (4pm - 7pm)
All Things Considered is celebrating its thirtieth anniversary this
week. Today we'll hear from PEOPLE who are thirty years old. The show
considers some of the popular culture, technological changes and
world events that have shaped their lives, from 1971 to 2001.


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