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Wednesday, June 30, 1999

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transcripts call toll-free 1-877-NPR-TEXT (1-877-677-8398).

Diane Rehm: learning in retirement; novelist Leon Uris
Fresh Air: the first woman surgeon of the Navajo tribe; slavery in
contemporary Africa
Public Interest: the "new liberalism" of consumer protection and
envronmental awareness
Talk of the Nation: civility in America; the Christian Coalition and the
Republican party
All Things Considered: audio recordings of weddings


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

10-11: Learning in Retirement: A growing number of colleges and
universities are sponsoring continuing education programs for retirees in
their communities. Representatives from several such programs talk about
the kinds of classes and opportunities they offer.
        Guests: Donn Block, Institute for Learning in Retirement at
American University; Betty Scott, Renaissance Institute at Notre Dame
College in Baltimore; Steve Benson, ElderLearning Institute at the U. of
Minnesota

11-12: Leon Uris: Bestselling author Leon Uris ("YURR-iss) discusses his
new novel "A God in Ruins" (Harper Collins), a saga of family, religion,
and politics, set during the Presidential campaign of 2008.



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

We meet the first woman of the Navajo Tribe to become a surgeon, Dr. Lori
Arviso Alvord.  Also, we talk with Kevin Bales who has traveled through
Africa and Asia reporting on contemporary slavery.

      For tapes and transcripts of Fresh Air, call Toll-Free 1-(877)-21-FRESH.


   Public Interest, 1-2 p.m.

Host: Kojo Nnamdi

AS THE END OF THE MILLENNIUM APPROACHES, OBSERVERS HAVE NOTED A DISTINCT
POLITICAL SHIFT FROM THE OLD TRADITIONAL EMPHASIS ON BREAD-AND-BUTTER
ECONOMIC ISSUES TO A FOCUS ON QUALITY OF LIFE CONCERNS SUCH AS CONSUMER
PROTECTION AND ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES.  A PANEL OF EXPERTS JOINS KOJO TO
DISCUSS THIS TREND WHICH HAS BEEN LABELED "THE NEW LIBERALISM."

Guests:
1. Jeffrey M. Berry, author, "The New Liberalism: The Rising Power of
Citizen Groups," professor of political science, Tufts University (Pub:
Brookings Institute); 2. Randy Shaw, author, "Reclaiming America: Nike,
Clean Air, and the New National Activism", University of California Press
(Pub: Univ. of California Press)


   Talk of the Nation, 2-4 p.m. (*live on WMUB)

Host: Ray Suarez

HOUR ONE: CIVILITY: the state of civility in America

HOUR TWO: CHRISTIAN COALITION: the Christian Coalition and its changing
political influence inside the Republican party


   All Things Considered, 4-7 p.m.

Recorded weddings.  Before there was home video -- there was home audio.
We'll hear play-by-play of weddings past.


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

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

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