Today's talk
shows on
WMUB

                       Wednesday, July 8, 1998.

Diane Rehm:  college financial aid; National Geographic's Thomas Canby
Fresh Air:  director and writer Noah Baumbach and actor Chris Eigeman
Public Interest: author Donald McCaig
Talk of the Nation: media credibility; marriage tax
All Things Considered: tba


   The Diane
Rehm Show,
10-12 noon

                       10-11: Financial Aid: Diane talks with university
administrators and higher education specialists about the ways financial
aid programs are changing, and how families are coping with the rising cost
of college tuition.

                             Guests: Michael McPherson, president of
Macalester College; Donald Betterton, director of  financial aid at
Princeton; U. David Strauss of Art & Science Enrollment Consultants; Yvonne
Hubbard, director of financial aid, U. of Virginia

                       11-12: Thomas Canby: Thomas Canby talks about his 30
years as a writer and editor at National  Geographic Magazine in his
memoir, "From Botswana to the Bering Sea" (Island Press) He traveled all
over the world covering earthquakes, famines, El Nino, rats, space travel
and much more. In fact, he's  quite sure he had the world's best job.



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

                       From the new film "Mr Jealousy"...director and
writer NOAH BAUMBACH and actor CHRIS EIGEMAN...The two worked together
previously on the film "Kicking and Screaming"...EIGEMAN can also be seen
in the  new film "The Last Days of Disco".



   Public Interest,
1-2 p.m.

                       AUTHOR, SHEEP FARMER AND NPR COMMENTATOR DONALD
MCCAIG'S LATEST BOOK IS A HISTORICAL  NOVEL SET DURING THE AMERICAN CIVIL
WAR. IT FOLLOWS THE LIVES OF THREE WHITE FAMILIES AND  THEIR BLACK SLAVES
FROM ONE REMOTE PLANTATION IN THE REMOTE WESTERN VIRGINIA  MOUNTAINS, AND
THE EFFECT OF THE WAR ON THEIR BEHAVIOR AND BELIEFS

                       Guest: 1. Donald McCaig, author



   Talk of
the Nation,
2-4 p.m.

                       HOUR ONE: MEDIA CREDIBILITY: It's been a bad summer
for the news media .. with a string of well  respected news organizations
being charged with fabrication or sloppy journalism. Join Ray Suarez and
guests on Talk of the Nation for a look at why these blunders are happening
and what the media must do  to hold the public's confidence.

                       HOUR TWO: MARRIAGE TAX: Republican lawmakers want to
remove the penalty, which taxes some married couples more heavily than if
they were single or just living together.



   on today's
All Things
Considered,
4-7 p.m.

                       TBA

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