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

Monday, August 16, 1999

For questions about Morning Edition, Talk of the Nation, or All Things
Considered, call NPR's Audience Services at (202) 414-3232. For tapes and
transcripts call toll-free 1-877-NPR-TEXT (1-877-677-8398).

Diane Rehm: Iowa straw poll; air travel tips
Fresh Air: actor Brian Dennehy ("Death of a Salesman"); fans' love-hate
relationship with Boston's Fenway Park
Public Interest: environmental consequences of chicken farming
Talk of the Nation: school safety; politics of teaching evolution
All Things Considered: a Kosovar family tries to decide between refugee
status or returning home


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

Diane is taking some time off after a voice treatment and then some
vacation time.  She'll return to the air Monday, August 30. Guest host
Susan Page of USA Today

10-11:  Straw Poll: A panel discussion of the results of the "straw poll"
held over the weekend by the Iowa Republican Party.  The results have no
official meaning, but the final standings could be a turning point for many
of the Republicans seeking their party's Presidential nomination.
        Guests: Ron Elving, NPR political editor; Norm Ornstein, American
Enterprise Inst.; Richard Berke, NY Times

11-12: Air Travel: Two air travel experts discuss the ins and outs of
airlines, airports, airfares, and all the factors that can affect business
and pleasure travel.  You'll get tips on finding the cheapest and most
convenient flights.
        Guests: Don Phillips, airline industry reporter, Washington Post;
Rudy Maxa, host, PRI's "The Savvy Traveler"



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

Actor BRIAN DENNEHY on his Tony-Award winning role as Willie Loman in
"Death of a Salesman." and we'll hear from sports columnist DAN SHAUGHNESSY
on why baseball fans have had such a love/hate affair with Boston's Fenway
Park.

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


   Public Interest, 1-2 p.m.

Host: Kathy Merritt

CHICKEN HOUSES DOMINATE THE LANDSCAPE AND THE ECONOMY OF THE DELMARVA
PENINSULA, ALONG THE CHESAPEAKE BAY. BUT THE SIX HUNDRED MILLION BIRDS
RAISED IN THE AREA EACH YEAR PRODUCE AN ESTIMATED SEVEN HUNDRED FIFTY
THOUSAND TONS OF WASTE.  KATHY MERRITT AND GUESTS DISCUSS THE CHALLENGES
INHERENT IN BALANCING ECONOMIC AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONCERNS IN THE POULTRY
BUSINESS.

Guests: 1. Peter Goodman, Washington Post reporter; 2. David Barnes,
chicken grower; 3. Keith Rinehart, Vice President for Environmental
Services, Perdue Farms; 4. W. Michael McCabe, Environmental Protection
Agency


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

Guest host: Ray Suarez

HOUR ONE:  SCHOOL SAFETY

HOUR TWO:  THE POLITICS OF TEACHING EVOLUTION



   All Things Considered, 4-7 p.m.

A Kosovar family's dilemma: a refugee family from Kosovo tries to decide
whether to remain in the United States. or return to Yugoslavia.  America
is a land of department stores... fresh seafood... and opportunity. But
Kosovo is still home.



   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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