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Focus 580 Archives

Full list by date from old site

We resurrected this page by request of listeners,  even though it's a bit unwieldy.  We intend to develop better ways of organizing the archives and a better interface.  In the meantime, all archives from January 2000 thru March 4, 2003 are available here.

You can check our new Interview Archives Index for all archives since April 2002 organized by week.

You can also easily search by subject, guest, or date using our Google-based search engine.

 


March 4, 2003

10 am
Topic: The Potential For Trams In Champaign-Urbana
Guest: Tom Bruno, Champaign City council; and Laura Huth, Urbana City Council

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11 am
Topic: The Struggle For Europe: The Turbulent History Of A Divided Continent
Guest: William I Hitchcock, professor of Modern European History at Wellesley College

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March 3, 2003

10 am
Topic: Growing Up Saddam Hussein's Iraq
Guest: Zainab Al-Suwaij, executive director, America Islamic Congress

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11 am
Topic: Spring Storm Preparedness
Guest: Ed Kieser, WILL-AM-FM-TV Meteorologist

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February 28, 2003

10 am
Topic: Rebuilding Afghanistan's Agricultural Sector
Guest: Kevin McNamara

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11 am
Topic: Interracial Intimacies
Guest: Randall Kennedy, professor, Harvard Law School

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February 27, 2003

10 am
Topic: What Next: A Memoir Toward World Peace
Guest: Walter Mosley, novelist and author of above book

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11 am
Topic: Urban Planning
Guests: Gene Bunnell, AICP, adjunct professor in urban studies at Vassar College and New School University; and Norm Krumholz, professor in the Maxine Goodman Levin college of Urban Affairs at Cleveland State University

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February 26, 2003

10 am
Topic: On A Grander Scale: The Outstanding Life Of Sir Christopher Wren
Guest: Lisa Jardine, professor of Renaissance Studies at Queen MAry, University of London

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11 am
Topic: The Future Of Civil Society In Afghanistan
Guest: David Edwards, professor of anthropology, Williams College

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February 25, 2003

10 am
Topic: Literacy: The Teaching of Writing
Guest: Katie Wood Ray, writer and researcher

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11 am
Topic: The Well-Tended Perennial Garden: Planting and Pruning Techniques
Guest: Tracy Disabato-Aust, garden writer

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February 24, 2003

10 am
Topic: Women's Health
Guest: Suzanne Trupin, M.D.

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11 am
Topic: Forewarned: Why The Government Is Failing To Protect Us - And What We Must Do To Protect Ourselves
Guest: Michael Cherkasky, president and CEO of Kroll, Inc. a security firm

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February 21, 2003

10 am
Topic: Personal Finance
Guest: David Sinow

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11 am
Topic: Charitable Choice and Faith-Based Organizations
Guest: Kurt Schaefer, professor of economics at Calvin College

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February 20, 2003

10 am
Topic: Children's Health
Guest: Robert Boucek, M.D., pediatrician

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11 am
Topic: The Power of Active Nonviolence
Guest: Janet Chisholm, Coordinator of Nonviolence Training at the Fellowship of Reconciliation and Vice-Chair of the National Episcopal Peace Fellowship

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February 19, 2003

10 am
Topic: A Love Supreme: The Story Of John Coltrane's Signature Album 
Guests: Ashley Kahn, journalist and editor and Ravi Coltrance, jazz musician

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February 18, 2003

10 am
Topic: Passenger Screening Issues In Aviation Security
Guests: Laura McLay, Ph D. candidate, University of Illinois Mechanicl and Industrial Engineering; Sheldon Jacobson, the Willett Faculty Scholar Professor of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering

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11 am
Topic: Modern Slavery In The Brazilian Amazon
Guest: Binka Le Breton, writer and co-founder of Iracambi Recursos Naturais Ltda.

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February 17, 2003

10 am
Topic: Home Care and Maintenance
Guest: Hank Spies

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11 am
Topic: Human Rights In Guatemala
Guests: Jessica Pupovac, human rights monitor in Guatemala in 2001; and Angelina Snodgrass Godoy, Guatemala country specialist to Amnesty International and assistant professor at the Department of Law, Societies and Justice and the Jackson School of International Studies at the University of Washington, Seattle  

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February 13, 2003

10 am
Topic: Vision Loss
Guests: Jewel Lewis, O.D., and Keziah McNamara, O.T.R.

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11 am
Topic: Insect Fear Film Festival 2003
Guest: May Berenbaum, professor and head of the entomology department, university of Illinois 

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February 12, 2003

10 am
Topic: The Myth of Laziness
Guest: Mel Levine, M.D., professor of pediatrics, University of North Carolina Medical School and Director of the Clinical Center for the Study of Development and Learning

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11 am
Topic: Cooperative Threat Reduction: Preventing Weapons of Mass Destruction Proliferation at the Source
Guest: Brigadier General Thomas Kuenning, Director, Cooperative Threat Reduction, Defense Threat Reduction Agency

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February 11, 2003

10 am
Topic: The Role Of The African Diaspora And African States In The Struggle Against White Minority Rule In South Africa
Guest: Bernard Magubane, professor emeritus of anthropology and sociology, University of Connecticut and director of the South African Democracy Education Trust

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11 am
Topic: Israel And The Middle East
Guest: David Horovitz, editor, Jerusalem Report

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February 10, 2003

10 am
Topic: The Bully, The Bullied And The Bystander
Guest: Barbara Coloroso, writer and speaker on parenting issues

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11 am
Topic: Talk To The Family Doctor
Guest: Jeff Swearingen, M.D., family practice physician, Carle Clinic

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February 7, 2003

11 am
Topic: Declining Worldwide Fish Stocks
Guest: Daniel Pauly, Ph D., Fisheries Centre, Vancouver, British Columbia

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February 4, 2003

10 am
Topic: Globalization and Sports
Guest: Grant Farred, associate professor of literature, Duke University

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11 am
Topic: The Right Man: The Surprise Presidency Of George W. Bush (An Insider's Account)
Guest: David Frum, special assistant to President Bush for economic speech writing, January 2001-February 2002

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February 3, 2003

10 am
Topic: Stand By Me: The Risks and Rewards of Mentoring Today's Youth
Guest: Jean E. Rhodes, professor of psychology at the University of Massachusetts at Boston

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11 am
Topic: Fat Land: How Americans Became The Fattest People In The World
Guest: Greg Critser, journalist

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January 31, 2003

10 am
Topic: State of the World 2003
Guest: Gary Gardner, director of research, WorldWatch Institute

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11 am
Topic: Alexander Hamilton: A Life
Guest: Willard Sterne Randall, visiting professor of humanities at Champlain College, Vermont, and award-winning investigative reporter

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January 30, 2003

10 am
Topic: The End Of Stress As We Know It
Guest: Author Bruce McEwen, head of the Harold and Margaret Milliken Hatch Laboratory of Neuroendocrinology at Rockefeller University

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11 am
Topic: Talk To The Radio Architect
Guest: Bill Rose, research architect, Building Research Council, School of Architecture, University of Illinois

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January 29, 2003

10 am
Topic: The Stakes: America And The Middle East: The Consequences Of Power And The Choice For Peace
Guest: Author Shibley Telhami, Anwar Sadat Professor for Peace and Development at the University of Maryland 

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11 am
Topic: Israel And The United States
Guest: Moshe Ram, Israeli Consul General to the Midwestern United States

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January 28, 2003

10 am
Topic: Caregiving Series: Legal Issues of Caregiving
Guest: S. Byron Balbach, attorney at Balbach & Fehr, P.C. 

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11 am
Topic: What's New In Consumer Electronics?
Guest: Rich Warren, reviewer and columnist

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January 24, 2003

10 am
Topic: Current Economics and Politics of Brazil
Guest: Carol Jago, director, California Reading and Literature Project, University of California, Los Angeles 

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11 am
Topic: The Two Faces of Islam: The House of Sa'ud From Tradition To Terror
Guest: Author Stephen Scwartz, journalist

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January 23, 2003

10 am
Topic: Current Economics and Politics of Brazil
Guests: Werner Baer, the Jorge Paulo Lemann Distinguished Chair, University of Illinois College of Commerce and Business Administration; Zachary Elkins, assistant professor, Department of Political Science, University of Illinois; Joseph Love, professor, Department of History, University of Illinois 

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11 am
Topic: Fatal Deception: The Untold Story of Asbestos - Why It is Still Legal And Still Killing Us
Guest: Author Michael Bowker. journalist

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January 22, 2003

10 am
Topic: Eating In The Dark: America's Experiment With Genetically Engineered Food
Guest: Kathleen Hart, journalist

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January 21, 2003

10 am
Topic: Fierce Pajamas: An Anthology of Humor Writing From The New Yorker
Guest: Harry Finder, book editor and editorial director of The New Yorker

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11 am
Topic: Silence At Boalt Hall: The Dismantling Of Affirmative Action
Guest: Author Andrea Guerrero, immigration lawyer in San Diego

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January 20, 2003

10 am
Topic: Home Maintenance
Guest: Hank Spies, Spies Home Inspection Service

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11 am
Topic: Tomorrow Now: Envisioning The Next Fifty Years
Guest: Author Bruce Sterling

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January 17, 2003

10 am
Topic: Personal Finance
Guest: David Sinow, department of finance, University of Illinois

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11 am
Topic: U.S. Tax Policy
Guest: Richard Kaplan, professor of law, University of Illinois

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January 16, 2003

10 am
Topic: Children's Health
Guest: Robert Boucek, M.D., pediatrician

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11 am
Topic: Winter Skin Care
Guest: Lester Fahrner, M.D., Christie Clinic Dermatologist

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January 15, 2003

10 am
Topic: Colored White: Transcending The Racial Past
Guest: Author David Roediger Professor of History at the University of Illinois

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11 am
Topic: The Essential Guide To Prescription Drugs 2003: Everything You Need To Know For Safe Drug Use
Guest: James Rybacki, Pharm D.

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January 14, 2003

10 am
Topic: Water And American Government: The Reclamation Bureau, National Weather Policy, And The West, 1902-1935
Guest: Author Donald J. Pisani, Merrick Professor of History at the University of Oklahoma

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11 am
Topic: Operation Snowball And Prevention For At-Risk Youth
Guest: Robert Silverman, counselor, Operation Snowball; Kim and Shana, participants

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January 13, 2003

10 am
Topic: Disarming Strangers: Nuclear Diplomacy With North Korea
Guest: Leon V. Sigal, Director, Northeast Asia Cooperative Security Project of the Social Science Research Council

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11 am
Topic: Celebrating The Birth Of Radio
Guest: Donald P. Mullally, Director, Division of Broadcasting, And General Manager, WILL AM-FM-TV

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January 10, 2003

10 am
Topic: Lewis And Clark In Illinois
Guests: Robert Hartley, journalist specializing in Illinois history; and Harry Windland, treasurer of the Illinois Bicentennial Commission

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11 am
Topic: Detective Fiction
Guest: Alexander McCall Smith, Professor of Medical Law, School of Law, The University of Edinburgh

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January 9, 2003

10 am
Topic: Dealing With A Dysfunctional Workplace 
Guest: Pauline Kayes, president, Diversity Works, Inc.

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11 am
Topic: Benjamin Franklin
Guest: Author Edmund Morgan, Yale University Sterling Emeritus Professor of History 

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January 8, 2003

10 am
Topic: Cooking 
Guest: Doyle Moore

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11 am
Topic: Social And Political Implications Of Technology
Guest: Langdon Winner 

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January 7, 2003

10 am
Topic: Talk To The TV Managers
Guests: Carl Caldwell, WILL-TV Station Manager; and David Thiel, WILL-TV Program Director 

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11 am
Topic: Pipe Dreams: Greed, Ego And The Death Of Enron
Guest: Author Robert Bryce, journalist 

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January 6, 2003

10 am
Topic: Current Venezuelan Economics and Politics
Guest: Barry Lynn, fellow at the New America Foundation

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11 am
Topic: The End Of The American Era: U.S. Foreign Policy And The Geopolitics Of The 21st Century
Guest: Author Charles Kupchan, professor of foreign relations at Georgetown University and senior fellow at the Council on foreign Relations 

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January 3, 2003

10 am
Topic: Winter Bird Feeding and Watching
Guest: Larry Keller, owner of Wild Birds in Champaign and Peoria 

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11 am
Topic: I Want That: How We All Became Shoppers
Guest: Author Thomas Hine

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December 31, 2002

10 am
Topic: L. Frank Baum, Creator Of Oz
Guest: Author Katharine M. Rogers 

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11 am
Topic: The Place of Tolerance In Islam
Guest: Author Khaled Abou El Fadl, Distinguished Fellow in Islamic Law, UCLA

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December 30, 2002

10 am
Topic: 3 Black Chicks Review Flicks: A Film Guide With Flava!
Guests: The Diva, Kamal Larsuel Ulbright and Bams, Rose Cooper

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11 am
Topic: Interview
Guest: New Yorker European Correspondent Bill Buford

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December 23, 2002

10 am
Topic: Women's Health
Guest: Suzanne Trupin, professor of obstetrics and gynecology, University of Illinois

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11 am
Topic: Caregiving Series: Depression In The Elderly And Among Caregivers
Guest: Linda Lopez. gerontologist

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December 20, 2002

10 am
Topic: Personal Finance
Guests: David Sinow and Kevin Waspi, finance department, University of Illinois

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11 am
Topic: Cradle to Cradle: Remaking The Way We Make Things
Guest: Author William McDonough

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December 19, 2002

10 am
Topic: Children's Health
Guest: Robert Boucek

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11 am
Topic: Beyond Earth Day
Guest: Author Gaylord Nelson, founder of Earth Day

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December 18, 2002

10 am
Topic: Big Doctoring In America: Profiles In Primary Care
Guest: Fitzhugh Mullan, MD

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11 am
Topic: The Hundred Greatest Stars
Guest: Author Jim Kaler, professor of astronomy at the University of Illinois

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December 17, 2002

10 am
Topic: Books
Guests: Tonia Leotsakos, Pages For All Ages Bookstore; and Philip Graham, author and professor of English, university of Illinois 

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recommended books:
SELF, Yann Martel (Vintage Canada)
THE TIME OF OUR SINGING, Richard Powers (Farrar, Straus and Giroux)
DREAMS OF TIME, Antonio Tabuccchi (City Lights)
UNDER THE FRANGIPANI, Mia Conto (Serpent's Tail)
AFTER THE QUAKE, Haruki Murakami (The Haverhill Press
FRENCH TOAST, Harriet Welty Rochefort (St. Martin's Press)
LOOK AT ME, Jennifer Egan (Anchor Books)
LITTLE KING DECEMBER, Axel Hacke (Bloomsbury)
GEEK LOVE, Katherine Dunn (Warner Books)
HOW TO BE ALONE, Jonathan Franzen (Farrar, Straus and Giroux)
DRESS CODES, Noelle Howey (Picador USA)
LORD OF THE KILL, Theodore Taylor (The Blue Sky Press)
HARMONY, Rita Murphy (Delacorte Press)

11 am
Topic: The Hydrogen Economy
Guest: Author Jeremy Rifkin

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December 16, 2002

10 am
Topic: Home Maintenance
Guest: Hank Spies, Spies Home Inspection Service

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11 am
Topic: The Annotated Classic Fairy Tales
Guest: Maria Tatar, editor of above book, professor of Germani languages and literature, Harvard University

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December 13, 2002

10 am
Topic: The English Language
Guest: Dennis Baron, professor and head of the English department, University of Illinois

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11 am
Topic: This Is Cuba: An Outlaw Culture Survives
Guest: Author Ben Corbett

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December 12, 2002

11 am
Topic: Tinderbox: U.S. Middle East Policy And The Roots Of Terrorism
Guest: Author Steven Zunes, professor of politics and chair of the Peace And Justice Studies Program, University of San Francisco

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December 11, 2002

10 am
Topic: Identity Theft And Other Consumer Protection Issues
Guest: Steven Baker, director, Midwest Region, Federal Trade Commission

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11 am
Topic: Partisan Hearts And Minds: Political Parties And The Social Identities of Voters
Guest: Author Donald Green, the A. Whitney Griswold Professor of Political Science and Psychology at Yale University

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December 10, 2002

10 am
Topic: Emma's War: An Aid Worker, A Warlord, Radical Islam And The Politics Of War: A True Story Of Love And Death In Sudan
Guest: Author Deborah Scroggins

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11 am
Topic: What's New In Consumer Electronics?
Guest: Rich Warren, reviewer and columnist

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December 9, 2002

10 am
Topic: Children's Books
Guests: Janice Del Negro, director of the Center for Children's Books, UIUC; and Deborah Stevenson, editor of the Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books, UIUC

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11 am
Topic: Talk To The Family Doctor
Guest: Jeff Swearingen, M.D.

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December 6, 2002

10 am
Topic: A Secret History of the IRA
Guest: Author Ed Moloney

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11 am
Topic: How The Scots Inverted The Modern World: The True Story Of How Western Europe's Poorest Nation Created Our World And Everything In It
Guest: Author Arthur Herman

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December 5, 2002

10 am
Topic: Missile Defense and International Security
Guest: Bob Bowman, Institute for Space and Security Studies

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11 am
Topic: Opening NATO's Door: How The Alliance Remade Itself
Guest: Author Ronald Asmus

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December 4, 2002

10 am
Topic: Cooking: Fruitcake
Guest: Doyle Moore, WILL Chef-In-Residence

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11 am
Topic: Computing In The Social Sciences And Humanities
Guest: Author Vernon Burton, professor of history and scoiology, University of Illinois

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December 3, 2002

11 am
Topic: Family Practice And Holistic Science
Guest: Sjanna Johnson, MD, professor of family medicine, University of Illinois and staff physician, McKinley Health Center

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December 2, 2002

10 am
Topic: Cameras and Photography
Guest: Brian Johnson, professor of journalism, University of Illinois

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11 am
Topic: Making Sweatshops: The Globalization of the U.S. Apparel Industry
Guest: Ellen Israel Rosen

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November 27, 2002

10 am
Topic: Car Care
Guest: Rick Karch, Rick's Automotive Service

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November 26, 2002

10 am
Topic: Caregiving - Respite And In-Home Care
Guests: Lorilei Palmer, Julie Glawe and Hellen McDonald

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11 am
Topic: The Press Effect: Politicians, Journalists And The Stories That Shape The Political World
Guest: Co-author Paul Waldman

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November 25, 2002

10 am
Topic: Women's Health
Guest: Suzanne Trupin, MD, professor of obsterics and gynecology at the University of Illinois College of Medicine

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November 22, 2002

10 am
Topic: Literacy: Great Books For The Holidays
Guest: Teri Lesesne, Sam Houston State University Department of Library Science

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11 am
Topic: Persian Pilgrimages: Journeys Across Iran
Guest: Author Afshin Molavi

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November 21, 2002

10 am
Topic: Children's Health
Guest: Robert Boucek, M.D., pediatrician

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11 am
Topic: U.S. Policy on Iraq
Guest: Jeff Guntzel of Voices In The Wilderness

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November 20, 2002

10 am
Topic: When Smoke Ran Like Water: Tales Of Environmental Deception And The Battle Against Pollution
Guest: Author Devra Davis, visiting professor of Public Policy at Carnegie Mellon University

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11 am
Topic: Home Energy Efficiency
Guest: Larry Lister, mechanical engineer, Facility Dynamics Engineering

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November 19, 2002

10 am
Topic: The Lion's Grave: Dispatches From Afghanistan
Guest: Author Jon Lee Anderson, staff writer for The New Yorker

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11 am
Topic: Mobilizing Islam: Religion, Activism And Political Change In Egypt
Guest: Author Carrie Rosefsky Wickham, professor of political science, Emory University

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November 18, 2002

10 am
Topic: Home Maintenance
Guest: Hank Spies, Spies Home Inspection Service

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11 am
Topic: Winter Weather Preparedness
Guest: WILL Meteorologist Ed Kieser

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November 15, 2002

10 am
Topic: Personal Finance
Guest: David Sinow, Department of Finance, University of Illinois

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11 am
Topic: Past, Present And Future of Nursing
Guest: Suzanne Gordon, journalist and author

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November 14, 2002

10 am
Topic: Information Technology And The Military
Guest: Admiral Archie Clemins, retired, former commander in Chief of the U.S. Pacific Fleet 

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11 am
Topic: Diagnosis: Schizophrenia
Guest: Author Rachel Miller and patient Xavier

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November 12, 2002

10 am
Topic: Lawn and Garden Care
Guest: Sandy Mason, horticulture educator, University of Illinois Extension in Champaign County

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11 am
Topic: Holocaust: A History
Guest: Co-author Deborah Dwork

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November 11, 2002

10 am
Topic: Climate Change and the Economy
Guest: Robert Mendelsohn, professor, School of Forestry and Environmental Studies, Yale University

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11 am
Topic: Wedge: From Pearl Harbor To 9/11, How The Secret War Between The FBI And CIA Has Endangered National Security
Guest: Author Mark Riebling, editorial director of the Manhattan Institute for Policy Research

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November 8, 2002

10 am
Topic: Literacy Issues: Responding To Literature
Guest: Robert Probst, professor of English education, Georgia State University

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11 am
Topic: Activism And Violence: Debates On The Nature And Purpose Of Islam 
Guest: Stephen Humphreys, professor of Islamic And Middle East History, University of California at Santa Barbara

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November 7, 2002

10 am
Topic: The Role Of International Food Aid In A Changing World
Guest: Werner Kiene, representative of the United Nations World Food Program

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November 6, 2002

10 am
Topic: Cooking: Filled Dumplings
Guest: Doyle Moore

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11 am
Topic: A Moral Reckoning: The Role Of The Catholic Church In The Holocaust And Its Unfulfilled Duty Of Repair 
Guest: Daniel Jonah Goldhagen

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November 5, 2002

10 am
Topic: Dangerous Waters
Guest: Author John S. Burnett

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11 am
Topic: Predicting New Words: The Secrets Of Their Success
Guest: Author Allen Metcalf

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November 4, 2002

10 am
Topic: Campaign Finance And The 2002 Elections
Guest: Kent Redfield, professor of political studies and associate director of the Institute of Legislative Studies, University of Illinois at Springfield

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11 am
Topic: Talk to the Candidate
Guest: Naomi Jakobsson, Democrat, 103rd Illinois House District Race

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November 1, 2002

10 am
Topic: Can't Buy My Love: How Advertising Changes The Way We Think And Feel 
Guest: Author Jean Kilbourne

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11 am
Topic: Talk to the Candidate
Guest: Jim Durkin, Republican, US Senate Race from Illinois

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October 31, 2002

10 am
Topic: Talk to the Candidate
Guest: Bill Black, Republican, 104th Illinois House Race

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11 am
Topic: Talk to the Candidate
Guest: Chapin Rose, Republican, 110th Illinois House Race

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October 30, 2002

11 am
Topic: Talk to the Candidate
Guest: Rick Winkel, Republican, 52nd Illinois Senate Race

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October 29, 2002

10 am
Topic: Talk to the Candidate
Guest: Charles Mattis, Democrat, 104th Illinois House Race

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11 am
Topic: Mozart's Brain And The Fighter Pilot: Unleashing Your Brain's Potential
Guest: Author Richard Restak, M.D., professor of neurology, George Washington University Medical Center

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October 28, 2002

11 am
Topic: Talk to the Candidate
Guest: John Hayden, Democrat, 110th Illinois House Race

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October 25, 2002

10 am
Topic: Lawn and Garden Care
Guest: Sandy Mason, horticulture educator, University of Illinois Extension in Champaign County

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11 am
Topic: Lawn and Garden Care
Guest: Sandy Mason, horticulture educator, University of Illinois Extension in Champaign County

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October 24, 2002

10 am
Topic: Great Books
Guests: Philip Graham, author and professor of English, Unviersity of Illinois; Tonia Leotsakos, Pages for All Ages Bookstore

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11 am
Topic: Great Books (continued)
Guests: Philip Graham, author and professor of English, Unviersity of Illinois; Tonia Leotsakos, Pages for All Ages Bookstore

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October 23, 2002

10 am
Topic: More Than Moody: Recognizing and Treating Adolescent Depression
Guest: Author Harold Koplewicz, M.D., founder and director of the New York University Child Study Center  

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11 am
Topic: Films
Guest: Richard Leskosky, Unit for Cinema Studies, University of Illinois

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October 22, 2002

10 am
Topic: Caregiving: Resources for Caregivers
Guests: Rosanna McLain, Caregiver Advisor, Family Service Resource Center; and Vic Christiansen, Senior Services, Champaign County Regional Planning Commission and Audrey Irwin, Caregiver

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11 am
Topic: Talk to the Chief Engineer
Guest: Ed West, Chief Engineer, WILL AM-FM-TV

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October 21, 2002

10 am
Topic: Election 2002: Talk To The Candidate
Guest: Tim Johnson, Republican Candidate for the 15th Congressional District

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11 am
Topic: Censorship and Intellectual Freedom
Guest: Marianna Tax Choldin, director, Mortenson Center for International Library Programs, University of Illinois

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October 18, 2002

10 am
Topic: Personal Finance
Guest: David Sinow, College of Finance, University of Illinois

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11 am
Topic: Election 2002: Talk To The Candidate
Guest: Jim Ryan, Illinois Attorney General and Republican Candidate for Illinois Governor

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October 17, 2002

10 am
Topic: Children's Health
Guest: Robert Boucek, M.D., pediatrician

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11 am
Topic: Election 2002: Talk To The Candidate
Guest: Steven Burgauer, Libertarian candidate for the U.S. Senate

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October 16, 2002

10 am
Topic: Facing Atrocity: Revenge, Justice and Reconciliation in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Guest: Svetlana Broz, director, Garden of the Righteous Worldwide, Sarajevo

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11 am
Topic: Election 2002: Talk To The Candidate
Guest: Dick Durbin, 47th U.S. Senator from Illinois, incumbent and Democratic candidate for the U.S. Senate

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October 15, 2002

10 am
Topic: Election 2002: Talk To The Candidate
Guest: Rep. David Phelps, Democratic Candidate, 19th Illinois Congressional  District

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11 am
Topic: The Threatening Storm: The Case For Invading Iraq
Guest: Author Kenneth Pollack, former director of Gulf Affairs at the National Security Council

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October 14, 2002

10 am
Topic: Election 2002: Talk To The Candidate
Guest: Rep. Tom Berns, Republican Candidate, 103rd Illinois House District

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11 am
Topic: Talk To The Family Doctor
Guest: Jeff Swearingen, M.D., family practice physician, Carle Clinic

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October 11, 2002

10 am
Topic: Parking Lot Nation
Guest: Author James Howard Kunstler

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11 am
Topic: Realities Of Gay And Lesbian Relationships
Guest: Mary Lee Sargent, department of Women's Programs And Studies, Parkland College

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October 7, 2002

10 am
Topic: Crucial Conversations: Tools For Talking When Stakes Are High
Guest: Author Joseph Grenny

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11 am
Topic: Seeing In The Dark: How Backyard Stargazers Are Probing Deep Space And Guarding Earth From Interplanetary Peril
Guest: Author Timothy Ferris 

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October 4, 2002

10 am
Topic: Science And Environmental Law Enforcement
Guest: Susan McRory, environmental coordinator, Special Prosecutions Branch of Alberta Justice

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11 am
Topic: Apollo's Eye: A Cartographic Genealogy of the Earth In The Western Imagination
Guest: Author Denis Cosgrove, professor of geography, UCLA 

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October 3, 2002

10 am
Topic: Election 2002: Talk To The Candidate
Guest: Joshua Hartke, Democratic Candidate for the 15th Illinois Congressional District

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October 2, 2002

10 am
Topic: Cooking: Yakitori, Satay, Souvlakia
Guest: Doyle Moore

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11 am
Topic: Reaction To U.S. Policy On Terrorism And Iraq In The Arab World
Guest: Yvonne Haddad, Center for Muslim-Christian Understanding, Georgetown University

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October 1, 2002

10 am
Topic: Election 2002: Talk To The Candidate
Guest: John Shimkus, Republican Candidate for the 19th Illinois Congressional District

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11 am
Topic: Iraq: The Case Against Preemptive War
Guest: Paul Schroeder, professor emeritus of history and political science, University of Illinois

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September 30, 2002

10 am
Topic: Election 2002: Talk to the Candidate
Guest: Dan McCollum, Democratic Candidate for the 52nd Illinois Senate District

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11 am
Topic: What's New In Consumer Electronics?
Guest: Rich Warren, reviewer and columnist

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September 27, 2002

10 am
Topic: Dealing With Hate Crime
Guests: Steve Wessler, director, Center for the Prevention of Hate Violence, University of Maine; Robyn Lugar, chairperson, department of social work, Indiana State University

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11 am
Topic: The Power of Writing in Children's Lives
Guest: Shelley Harwayne, Superintendent of Schools, District 2, Manhattan

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September 24, 2002

10 am
Topic: Literacy For The 21st Century
Guest: Jerome Harste, distinguished professor of language education, Indiana University

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11 am
Topic: Sound Money
Guest: Chris Farrell, senior analyst, Minnesota Public Radio's Sound Money

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September 23, 2002

11 am
Topic: Daily Life In The Occupied Territories And Alternatives To War
Guest: Osama Saba, Palestinian Activist, University of Iowa

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September 20, 2002

11 am
Topic: Environmental Contamination And Corporate Responsibility
Guest: Jack Matson, professor of environmental engineering, Pennsylvania State University

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September 18, 2002

11 am
Topic: Reaction to the day's Iraq hearings
Guests: Cliff Singer, Edward Kolodziej  

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September 17, 2002

10 am
Topic: Talk To The Candidate
Guest: Carl Estabrook, Green Party Candidate for the 15th Illinois Congressional District

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11 am
Topic: John Adams
Guest: Author David McCollough

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September 16, 2002

11 am
Topic: Amnesty International: Defending Human Rights
Guest: William F. Schulz, executive director, Amnesty International USA

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September 12, 2002

10 am
Topic: Election 2002: Illinois Governor Race
Guest: Cal Skinner, Jr., Libertarian Candidate

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11 am
Topic: Fixing Elections: The Failure of America's Winner-Take-All Politics
Guest: Author Steven Hill

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September 10, 2002

10 am
Topic: Lawn And Garden Care
Guest: Sandy Mason, horticulture educator, University of Illinois Extension in Champaign County

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11 am
Topic: Alternative Medicine: The Definitive Guide
Guest: Author Burton Goldberg

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September 9, 2002

10 am
Topic: Globalization From Below: The World Social Forum
Guest: Walden Bello, director of focus on the Global South, professor of public administration and sociology, University of the Philippines

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11 am
Topic: Is Climate Change Too Uncertain For Policy?
Guest: Stephen Schneider, professor of biological sciences

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September 6, 2002

10 am
Topic: PCB's In The Environment: Assessing The Risk
Guest: Deborah Rice, senior toxicologist, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

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11 am
Topic: 20-Minute Learning Connection: A Practical Guide For Parents Who Want To Help Their Children In School
Guest: Author Douglas Reeves, President of the Center for Performance Assessment

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September 5, 2002

10 am
Topic: Global Food Security
Guest: Per Pinstrup-Anderson, director general, International Food Policy Research Institute

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11 am
Topic: Naked Economics: Undressing The Dismal Science
Guest: Author Charles Wheelan, economics correspondent, WBEZ Chicago

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September 4, 2002

10 am
Topic: Cooking
Guest: Doyle Moore

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11 am
Topic: Institutional Transformation: The Architecture Of Change
Guest: Author Faith Gabelnick, president of Pacific University

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August 30, 2002

10 am
Topic: Korean Endgame: A Strategy for Reunification and U.S. Disengagement
Guest: Selig Harrison, author of the above book, former Washington Post Asian editor

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11 am
Topic: Gun Regulation and Public Health
Guest: Sue Peschin, Firearms Project Manager, Consumer Federation of America; and
Brooke Anderson, Gun Regulation Organizer, Champaign County Health Care Consumers

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August 29, 2002

11 am
Topic: Linked: The New Science of Networks
Guest: Albert Laszlo Barabasi, author of above book, professor of physics, University of Notre Dame

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August 28, 2002

10 am
Topic: Literacy Issues: Connecting Kids with Reading
Guest: Kylene Beers, professor of education, University of Houston

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11 am
Topic: The Health of the Country: How American Settlers Understood Themselves and Their Land
Guest: Conevery Bolton Valencius, author of above book

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August 27, 2002

10 am
Topic: The Independent Family Newspaper
Guests: John Foreman, editor and general manager, The Champaign-Urbana News-Gazette; and Tom Kunkel, dean of the Philip Merrill College if Journalism, University of Maryland

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11 am
Topic: Interview with Neil Gaiman
Guest: Neil Gaiman, novelist and fantasy writer

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August 26, 2002

10 am
Topic: Women's Health
Guest: Suzanne Trupin, M.D., professor of obstetrics and gynecology, University of Illinois College of Medicine

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11 am
Topic: Repercussions of Going to War with Iraq
Guest: Col. David Hackworth, military correspondent and commentator

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August 23, 2002

10 am
Topic: The New Japan: Debunking Seven Cultural Stereotypes
Guest: author David Matsumoto, professor of psychology, San Francisco State University

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11 am
Topic: Talk to the Cardiologist
Guest: Matthew Gibb, MD, chief of cardiology, Carle Clinic, Urbana

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August 22, 2002

10 am
Topic: Update on the Airline Industry
Guest: Darryl Jenkins, Director, The Aviation Institute, George Washington University

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11 am
Topic: God in the Equation: How Einstein Became the Prophet of the New Religious Era
Guest: Corey Powell, author of the above book, editor at Discover magazine

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August 21, 2002

10 am
Topic: Talk to the Veterinarians
Guests: Steve Marks, Chief of Small Animal Medicine; and 
Julia Whittington, medical director of the Wildlife Medical Clinic; College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Illinois

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11 am
Topic: Global Community: The Role of International Organizations in the Making of the Contemporary World
Guest: Akira Iriye, author of above book, professor of American History, Harvard University

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August 20, 2002

10 am
Topic: Cameras and Photography
Guest: Brian Johnson, professor of journalism, University of Illinois

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11 am
Topic: A Year at the Movies: One Man's Filmgoing Odyssey
Guest: Kevin Murphy, author of above book

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August 19, 2002

10 am
Topic: Home Maintenance
Guest: Hank Spies, Spies Home Inspection Service

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11 am
Topic: Against the Dead Hand: The Uncertain Struggle for Global Capitalism
Guest: author Brink Lindsey, senior fellow at the Cato Institute

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August 16, 2002

10 am
Topic: Personal Finance
Guest: David Sinow, professor of finance, University of Illinois

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11 am
Topic: What Kids Need: Today's Best Ideas for Nurturing, Teaching, and Protecting Young Children
Guest: author Rima Shore

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August 15, 2002

10 am
Topic: Children's Health
Guest: Robert Boucek, MD, pediatrician

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11 am
Topic: Shark Trouble: True Stories About Sharks and the Sea
Guest: author Peter Benchley

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August 14, 2002

10 am
Topic: U.S. foreign Policy on Asia and the War on Terrorism
Guest: John Gershman, Asia/Pacific Editor of Foreign Policy in Focus

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11 am
Topic: The Krannert Center Jazz Project
Guests: Cecil Bridgewater, trumpeter, arranger and composer; and
Michael Ross, director, Krannert Center for the Performing Arts

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August 13, 2002

10 am
Topic: Lawn and Garden Care
Guest: Sandy Mason, horticulture education, University of Illinois Extension in Champaign County

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11 am
Topic: Eisenhower: A Soldier's Life
Guest: author Carlo D'Este

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August 12, 2002

10 am
Topic: Local Flavors: Cooking and Eating From America's Farmers Markets
Guest: author Deborah Madison

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11 am
Topic: Talk to the Family Doctor
Guest: Jeff Swearingen, MD, Family Practice Physician, Carle Clinic

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August 9, 2002

10 am
Topic: Wind Energy
Guest: Writer Alex Markels

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11 am
Topic: Back Care
Guest: James J. Harms, M.D., orthopedic spine surgeon

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August 8, 2002

10 am
Topic: Update On Haiti
Guest: Robert Maguire, Director of Programs in International Affairs at Trinity College, Washington, D.C.

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11 am
Topic: The Lure Of The Edge: Scientific Passions, Religious Beliefs And The Pursuit of UFOs
Guest: Author Brenda Denzler

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August 7, 2002

10 am
Topic: Cooking: Salsa
Guest: Doyle Moore

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11 am
Topic: What Went Wrong? Western Impact And Middle Eastern Response
Guest: Author Bernard Lewis, Cleveland E. Dodge Professor of Near East Studies, Emeritus, Princeton University

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August 6, 2002

10 am
Topic: Car Care
Guest: Rick Karch, Rick's Automotive

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11 am
Topic: Spoiling For A Fight: Third Party Politics In America
Guest: Author Micah L. Sifry, senior analyst at Public Campaign

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August 5, 2002

10 am
Topic: Insects
Guest: May Berenbaum, professor and head of entomology, University of Illinois

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11 am
Topic: The Odd Girl Out: The Hidden Culture Of Agression in Girls
Guest: Author Rachel Simmons, writer and trainer for The Ophelia Project

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August 2, 2002

10 am
Topic: The People And The President
Guest: Authors Lawrence W. Levine, professor of history at George Mason University; and Cornelia R. Levine, independent scholar

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11 am
Topic: Antiques And Collectibles
Guest: Matthew Peckham and Barbara Peckham of Peckham Estate Sales and Appraisers

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August 1, 2002

10 am
Topic: The English Language
Guest: Dennis Baron, professor of English and head of the English Department, University of Illinois

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11 am
Topic: Sonic Boom: Napster, MP3 And The New Pioneers Of Music
Guest: John Alderman, journalist and culture editor, Wired News

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July 31, 2002

10 am
Topic: Update on Champaign's TIMES Center and Services To The Homeless
Guests: Joyce Schmidt, director of the TIMES Center; and Carol Timmes, president of the TIMES Center Advisory Board

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11 am
Topic: Vital Signs 2002: The Trends That Are Shaping Our Future
Guest: Michael Renner, senior researcher, WorldWatch Institute 

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July 30, 2002

10 am
Topic: Summer Reading
Guests: Philip Graham, professor of English, University of Illinois; and Tonia Leotsakos, Pages For All Ages Bookstore

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11 am
Topic: Listening To Whales: What The Orcas Have Taught Us
Guest: Author Alexandra Morton, marine mammal researcher 

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July 29, 2002

10 am
Topic: Tooth Care
Guest: Nicholas Sabbia, D.D.S.

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11 am
Topic: Minding Animals: Awareness, Emotions And Heart
Guest: Author Mark Bekoff, professor of biology at the University of Colorado, Boulder 

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July 26, 2002

10 am
Topic: Betrayal: The Crisis In The Catholic Church
Guest: Kevin Cullen, reporter for The Boston Globe and co-author of above book

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11 am
Topic: Eye Care
Guest: Jim Faron, O.D., Carle Clinic

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July 25, 2002

10 am
Topic: The Coming Health Care Labor Crisis
Guest: Noreen Sugrue and Mary Jo Snyder, College of Nursing, University of Illinois

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11 am
Topic: Birds, Bats And Butterflies
Guests: Donald and Lillian Stokes, co-authors of 23 books on birds and nature 

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July 24, 2002

10 am
Topic: Astronomy
Guest: James Kaler

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11 am
Topic: A Mind At A Time
Guest: Author Mel Levine, M.D.

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July 23, 2002

10 am
Topic: Environmental Impacts of Current U.S. Energy Policy
Guest: Eric Schaeffer, former director, Office of Regulatory Enforcement, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

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11 am
Topic: G8 Issues
Guest: Per Pinstrup-Andersen, Director General, International Food Policy Research Institute 

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July 22, 2002

10 am
Topic: Women's Health
Guest: Suanne Trupin, M.D., professor of obstetrics and gynecology, University of Illinois College of Medicine

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11 am
Topic: America's Childcare Problem: The Way Out
Guests: Authors Suzanne W. Helburn, emeritus professor of economics, University of Colorado at Denver; and Barbara R. Bergmann, emeritus professor at American Unviersity and University of Maryland 

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July 19, 2002

10 am
Topic: Personal Finance
Guest: David Sinow, professor of finance, University of Illinois

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11 am
Topic: Who Owns History? Rethinking The Past In A Changing World
Guest: Author Eric Foner, DeWitt Clinton Professor Of History at Columbia University

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July 18, 2002

10 am
Topic: Children's Health
Guest: Robert Boucek, M.D., pediatrician

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11 am
Topic: Tinkering With Eden: A Natural History Of Exotic Species
Guest: Author Kim Todd, environmental writer

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July 17, 2002

10 am
Topic: Household Pest Control
Guest: Phil Nixon, extension entomologist, University of Illinois

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11 am
Topic: Corporate Ethics Scandals And The Current Political Climate
Guest: Joshua Green editor at The Washington Monthly 

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July 16, 2002

10 am
Topic: Apollo: The Epic Journey To The Moon (Archive From May 14, 2002)
Guest: author David West Reynolds

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11 am
Topic: Ordinary Mind: Exploring The Common Ground Of Zen And Psychoanalysis
Guest: Author Barry Magid, psychotherapist and Zen teacher 

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July 15, 2002

10 am
Topic: Home Maintenance
Guest: Hank Spies, Spies Home Inspection Service

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11 am
Topic: Coping With Autism
Guests: Cheryl Blackwell and Mandee Seagrove from Project CHOICES, IL State Board of Education

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July 12, 2002

10 am
Topic: Summer Skin Care
Guest: Ann Tice, M.D., dermatologist, Carle Clinic 

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11 am
Topic: "A Problem From Hell": America And The Age Of Genocide
Guest: Author Samantha Powell, executive director of the Carr Center for Human Rights Policy at the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University

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July 11, 2002

10 am
Topic: Politics, Identity And Comedy After September 11
Guest: Roy Hanania, Palestinian-American comedian and author 

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11 am
Topic: Saving Milly: Love, Politics And Parkinson's Disease
Guest: Author Morton Kondracke, columnist and commentator

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July 10, 2002

10 am
Topic: The Role Of Court-Appointed Special Advocates
Guests: Genevieve Lambert, executive director, Champaign County CASA: George Perlstein, Advocate

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11 am
Topic: White Collar Sweat Shop: The Deterioration Of Work And Its Rewards In Corporate America
Guest: Author Jill Andresky Fraser, editor at Inc. and Bloomberg Personal Finance 

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July 9, 2002

10 am
Topic: Lawn And Garden Care
Guest: Sandy Mason, horticulture educator, University of Illinois Extension in Champaign County

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11 am
Topic: The Victim's Fortune: Inside The Epic Battle Over The Debts Of The Holocaust
Guest: Author Richard Wolffe, correspondent for The Financial Times

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July 8, 2002

10 am
Topic: Who Was Deep Throat?
Guest: Bill Gaines, professor of journalism at the University of Illinois

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11 am
Topic: The Universe At Midnight: Observations Illuminating The Cosmos
Guest: Author Ken Croswell, astronomy writer 

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July 3, 2002

10 am
Topic: Cooking With Soy
Guest: Barbara Klein, professor of foods and nutrition and Director of the Illinois Center for Soy Foods

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11 am
Topic: The Botany Of Desire: A Plant's Eye View Of the World
Guest: Author Michael Pollan, contributing writer for The New York Times Magazine 

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July 2, 2002

10 am
Topic: Prescription Drugs and Natural Remedies
Guest: Lynette Lister, pharmacist

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11 am
Topic: Holy War, Inc.: Inside The Secret World Of Osama Bin Laden
Guest: Author Peter Bergen, terrorism analyst for CNN 

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July 1, 2002

10 am
Topic: Household Hints
Guest: Mary Ann Fugate, consumer and family economics educator, University of Illinois Extension in Champaign County

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11 am
Topic: Is Our Food Safe? A Consumer's Guide To Protecting Your Health And The Environment 
Guest: Warren Leon, co-author of above book

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June 28, 2002

10 am
Topic: Talk To The Radio Manager
Guest: Dan Simeone, Station Manager, WILL-AM/FM

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11 am
Topic: Issues In Evolutionary Science
Guest: Stephen Palumbi, professor of biology, Harvard University

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June 27, 2002

10 am
Topic: Secret Trials And Executions: Military Tribunals And The Threat To Democracy
Guest: author Barbara Olshansky, assistant legal director, Center for Constitutional Rights

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11 am
Topic: Films
Guest: Richard Leskosky, assistant director, Unit for Cinema Studies, University of Illinois

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June 26, 2002

10 am
Topic: American Ground: Digging Out The World Trade Center
Guest: William Langewieche, staff writer, The Atlantic Monthly

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11 am
Topic: Inside The Cuban Revolution
Guest: author Julia Swieg, senior fellow and Deputy Director of the Latin America Program, Council On Foreign Relations

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June 25, 2002

10 am
Topic: The Meat We Eat
Guest: author John Romans, professor of animal sciences, University of Illinois

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11 am
Topic: Home Energy
Guest: Bill Seaman, owner, Bill Seaman Construction; Pat Gallahue, marketing advisor, Eastern Illini Electric Cooperative

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June 24, 2002

10 am
Topic: Women's Health
Guest: Suzanne Trupin, M.D.

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11 am
Topic: The Other Side Of The Leash: Why We Do What We Do Around Dogs
Guest: Patricia McConnell

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June 21, 2002

11 am
Topic: Inside Al-Qaeda: Global Network Of Terror
Guest: author Rohan Gunaratna, former principal investigator for the U.N. Terrorism Prevention Branch

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June 20, 2002

11 am
Topic: At The Entrance To The Garden Of Eden: A Jew's Search For Hope With Christians And Muslims In The Holy Land 
Guest: author Yossi Klein Halevi, Israel correspondent for The New Republic

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June 19, 2002

10 am
Topic: Men And Speed: A Wild Ride Through NASCAR's Breakout Season (archive from May 17, 2002)
Guest: author G. Wayne Miller, senior staff writer, The Providence Journal

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11 am
Topic: Blood: An Epic Of Medicine And Science
Guest: author Douglas Starr

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June 18, 2002

10 am
Topic: Radio Architecture Clinic
Guest: Bill Rose, research architect, Building Research Council, University Of Illinois

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11 am
Topic: I Like It Better When You're Funny: Working In Television And Other Precarious Adventures
Guest: Charles Grodin, award-winning actor, writer and television host

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June 17, 2002

10 am
Topic: Home Maintenance
Guest: Hank Spies, Spies Home Inspection Service

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11 am
Topic: High Noon: 20 Global Problems, 20 Years To Solve Them
Guest: author Jean-Francois Rischard, vice-president for Europe, The World Bank

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June 14, 2002

10 am
Topic: AmeriCorps In Champaign County
Guest: Heidi Lammers, AmeriCorps/CHART Program Associate; Provena Behavioral Health; Kathy Simms, executive director, Center for Women In Transition; Tracy Rexroad-Campbell, A Women's Fund

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11 am
Topic: A New Kind Of Science
Guest: author Stephen Wolfram, founder of Wolfram Research and creator of Mathematica

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June 13, 2002

10 am
Topic: Household Pest Control
Guest: Phil Nixon, extension entomologist, University of Illinois

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11 am
Topic: Women And Pain: Why It Hurts And What You Can Do 
Guest: author Mark Young, MD

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June 12, 2002

10 am
Topic: The River's Tale: A Year On The Mekong (archive from February 15, 2002)
Guest: author Edward Gargan

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11 am
Topic: Can't Be Satisfied: The Life And Times Of Muddy Waters
Guest: Robert Gordon, filmmaker, writer, producer and author of above book

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June 11, 2002

10 am
Topic: Lawn And Garden Care
Guest: Sandy Mason, horticulture educator, University of Illinois Extension in Champaign County

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11 am
Topic: Relentless Pursuit: The DSS And The Manhunt For Al-Qaeda Terrorists
Guest: Samuel Katz, author of above book and editor in chief of "Special Ops"

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June 10, 2002

10 am
Topic: The Illinois State Budget And Economy
Guest: J. Fred Giertz, professor of economics, Institute of Government and Public Affairs, University of Illinois

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June 7, 2002

10 am
Topic: Minority Conflicts And Rights Around The World
Guest: Thomas Simon, professor of philosophy at Illinois State University

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11 am
Topic: How White People Can Work For Racial Justice
Guest: Paul Kivel, author of Refusing Racism and Cynthia Stokes Brown, author of Uprooting Racism

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June 6, 2002

10 am
Topic: Children's Poetry
Guest: Betsy Hearne, professor of library and information science; Deborah Stevenson, editor of the Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books, University of Illinois

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11 am
Topic: Citizen McCain
Guest: Elizabeth Drew, author of above book

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June 5, 2002

10 am
Topic: Cooking
Guest: Doyle Moore, WILL chef-in-residence

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11 am
Topic: The Russia Hand: A Memoir of Presidential Diplomacy
Guest: Strobe Talbot, author of above book and former Deputy Secretary Of State

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June 4, 2002

10 am
Topic: Israel And The Palestinians
Guest: Robert Lipton, co-ordinator, Jewish Voice For Peace

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11 am
Topic: The Music Of Eidelon
Guest: Musicians Joe Scott and Hannal Alkire

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June 3, 2002

10 am
Topic: The Handling Of Terrorism Intelligence Before September 11
Guest: Craig Eisendrath, senior fellow, Center for International Study

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11 am
Topic: Six Days Of War: June 1967 And The Making Of The Modern Middle East
Guest: Michael Oren, author of above book and senior fellow, Shalom Center in Jerusalem

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May 31, 2002

10 am
Topic: The History of Kashmir
Guest: Isabel Hilton, New Yorker staff writer

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11 am
Topic: The Environmental Impacts of War
Guest: Doug Rokke, advisor to the U.S. Army on Nuclear, biological and Chemical Warfare and Environmental Compliance

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May 30, 2002

10 am
Topic: Insects
Guest: May Berenbaum, professor and head of entomology at the University of Illinois

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11 am
Topic: Astrofit
Guest: author William Evans, advisor to NASA on nutrition and exercise

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May 29, 2002

10 am
Topic: The Birth Of Pleasure
Guest: author Carol Gilligan

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11 am
Topic: Resistance In The Israeli Defense Force To The Occupation of Palestinian Territories 
Guest: Ram Rahat, spokesperson for Yesh Gvul

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May 28, 2002

10 am
Topic: The Enron Scandal And Energy Policy
Guest: Tyson Slocum, research director for Public Citizen's Critical Mass Energy and Environment Program

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11 am
Topic: What Einstein Told His Cook: Kitchen Science Explained
Guest: author Robert Wolke, emeritus professor of chemistry, University of Pittsburgh

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May 24, 2002

10 am
Topic: Etz Hayim: Torah And Commentary
Guest: Rabbi Harold Kushner, co-editor and composer of the derash commentary

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11 am
Topic: Talk To The Veterinarian
Guest: Steven Marks

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May 23, 2002

10 am
Topic: Geriatric Health
Guest: John Morgan, Carle Clinic and Carol Acord, Circle of Friends Day Care

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11 am
Topic: The Lew Griffin Mystery Series
Guest: James Sallis, poet, critic, short story writer and author of the Lew Griffin series of novels

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May 22, 2002

10 am
Topic: Suicide Prevention
Guest: Heidi Reible, Crisis Supervisor, Provena Behavioral Health

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11 am     
Topic: Talk To The Program Director
Guest: Jay Pearce, WILL-AM Program Director

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May 21, 2002

10 am
Topic: Update on East Timor
Guest: John Miller, East Timor Action Network

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11 am
Topic: The Oligarchs: Wealth And Power In The New Russia
Guest: author David Hoffman, foreign editor, The Washington Post

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May 17, 2002

10 am
Topic: Personal Finance
Guest: David Sinow, professor of finance, University of Illinois

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11 am
Topic: Men And Speed: A Wild Ride Through NASCAR's Breakout Season
Guest: author G. Wayne Miller, senior staff writer, The Providence Journal

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May 16, 2002

11 am
Topic: Racism, Poverty and Health  
Guest: Elaine Brown, former national leader of the Black Panther Party

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May 15, 2002

10 am
Topic: Diet And Nutrition
Guest: Rebecca Roach, dietician and health educator, McKinley Health Center, University of Illinois

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May 14, 2002

10 am
Topic: Lawn And Garden Care
Guest: Sandy Mason, horticulture educator, University of Illinois Extension in Champaign County

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11 am
Topic: Apollo: The Epic Journey To The Moon
Guest: author David West Reynolds

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May 13, 2002

10 am
Topic: Why We Run: A Natural History
Guest: author Bernd Heinrich, professor of biology, University of Vermont

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11 am
Topic: Prometheus In The Lab: Chemistry And The Making Of The Modern World
Guest: author Sharon Bertsch McGrayne

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May 10, 2002

10 am
Topic: Soul Survivors: Stories of Women and Children in Cambodia
Guest: author Carol Wagner

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May 9, 2002

10 am
Topic: Car Care
Guest: Rick Karch, Rick's Automotive Service, Champaign, Illinois

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11 am
Topic: Harmful To Minors: The Perils Of Protecting Children From Sex
Guest: Judith Levine, author of above book

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May 8, 2002

10 am
Topic: Aging With Grace: What The Nun Study Teaches Us About Leading Longer, Healthier And More Meaningful Lives
Guest: David Snowden, M.D., author of above book

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11 am
Topic: How Will Budget Cuts Affect Access To Health Care? 
Guest: Jim Duffett, executive director, Campaign for Better Health Care

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May 7, 2002

10 am
Topic: Cartoons
Guest: Bob Harvey, cartoon historian and author

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May 6, 2002

10 am
Topic: The English Language
Guest: Dennis Baron, Professor and Head of the English Department, University of Illinois

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11 am
Topic: Elijah's Cup: A Family's journey Into The Community And Culture of high Functioning Autism and Asperger's Syndrome 
Guest: Valerie Paradiz, author of above book

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May 2, 2002

10 am
Topic: Free Trade Vs. Fair Trade
Guest: Jim Goetsch, activist with Friends of the Third World

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11 am
Topic: Home Energy
Guest: Larry Lister, Facility Dynamics Engineering

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May 1, 2002

10 am
Topic: Cooking
Guest: Doyle Moore, WILL Chef-in-Residence

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11 am
Topic: The Fifty-Year Wound: The True Price Of America's Cold War Victory
Guest: Derek Leebaert, author of above book

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April 30, 2002

10 am
Topic: Strong Men and Women Beat Arthritis
Guest: Miriam Nelson, author of above book

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April 29, 2002

11 am
Topic: West of Kabul, East of New York: An American Afghan Story
Guest: Tamin Ansary, author of above book

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April 26, 2002

10 am
Topic: Issues In Protecting Civil Liberties
Guest: Colleen Connell, American Civil Liberties Union of Illinois

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11 am
Topic: Americorps And How It Works
Guests: Matt Dunne, director of Americorps Vista, and Tim Kreeger, Program Director Americorps Vista and Seniorcorps 

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April 25, 2002

10 am
Topic: Great Books
Guests: Philip Graham, author and professor of English, University of Illinois, and Tonia Leotsakos from the Pages For All Ages Bookstore

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11 am
Topic: Great Books (continued)
Guests: Philip Graham, author and professor of English, University of Illinois, and Tonia Leotsakos from the Pages For All Ages Bookstore

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April 24, 2002

10 am
Topic: Scratching the Surface: Impressions Of Planet Earth, From Hollywood To Shiraz
Guest: Jeff Greenwald, author of above book

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11 am
Topic: The Essential Guide to Prescription Drugs 2002
Guest: James Rybacki, pharmacist and author of above book

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April 23, 2002

10 am
Topic: Talk To The Radio Manager
Guest: Dan Simeone, Station Manager, WILL Radio

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11 am
Topic: The Pawprints of History: Dogs and the Course of Human Events
Guest: Stanley Coren, author of above book and professor of psychology, University of British Columbia

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April 22, 2002

10 am
Topic: Women's Health
Guest: Suzanne Trupin, M.D., professor of obstetrics and gynecology, University of Illinois College of Medicine

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11 am
Topic: Tonight At Noon: A Love Story
Guest: Sue Mingus, author of above book and widow of Charles Mingus

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April 19, 2002

10 am
Topic: Personal Finance
Guest: Kevin Waspi, professor of finance, University of Illinois

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11 am
Topic: The Russian Christ
Guest: Jaroslav Pelikan, Professor Emeritus of History, Yale University

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April 17, 2002

10 am
Topic: Children and Diabetes
Guest: Sandi Burke, University of Illinois College of Nursing

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11 am
Topic: Spies: A Novel
Guest: Michael Frayn, author of the above book

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April 16, 2002

11 am
Topic: Terrorism and War
Guest: Howard Zinn, author of the above book

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April 12, 2002

10 am
Topic: Slow Food: Promoting Quality Food And Production
Guests: Laurence Mate, leader of Prairieland Slow Food and Jim Moore, organic farmer

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11 am
Topic: Islamic Movements In The U.S.
Guest: Marcia Hermansen, professor of Islamic Studies, Department of Theology, Loyola University

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April 11, 2002

10 am
Topic: The Future of Middle East Peace
Guest: Munther Haddadin, special adviser to HRH Prince El Hassan of Jordan

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April 10, 2002

10 am
Topic: U.S. Foreign Policy on Asia Since September 11th
Guest: Robert Scalapino, Professor Emeritus of Political Science, University of California at Berkeley

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April 9, 2002

10 am
Topic: Lawn And Garden Care 
Guest: Sandy Mason, horticulture educator, University of Illinois Extension

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11 am
Topic: Cultivating Delight: A Natural History Of My Garden
Guest: Diane Ackerman, author of above book

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April 4, 2002

11 am
Topic: What The IRS Doesn't Want You to Know
Guest: Martin Kaplan, co-author (with Naomi Weiss) of above book

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April 3, 2002

10 am
Topic: Cooking - Seafood
Guest: Doyle Moore, WILL Chef-in-residence

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11 am
Topic: Family Resiliency In A Hurried World
Guest: William Doherty, professor and director of the Marriage and Family Therapy Program, Department of Family Social Science, University of Minnesota

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April 2, 2002

10 am
Topic: The Enron Scandal
Guest: Greg Palast, investigative reporter with BBC television and London's Guardian and Observer Newspapers

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11 am
Topic: Astronomy
Guest: Jim Kaler, professor of astronomy, University of Illinois

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April 1, 2002

10 am
Topic: Climate Change: From Awareness To Action
Guest: Eileen Claussen, Pew Center On Global Climate Change

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11 am
Topic: The New Genetics: Man's Place In The Universe
Guest: Sydney Brenner, distinguished professor, The Salk Institute For Biological Studies

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March 29, 2002

10 am
Topic: The U.S. and Iraq
Guest: Scott Ritter, former U.N. Chief Weapons Inspector in Iraq

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March 28, 2002

10 am
Topic: Events in the Middle East
Guest: Mark Perry, journalist and author

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March 27, 2002

10 am
Topic: Rehabilitating the Idea of Racial Integration
Guest: Elizabeth Anderson, professor of philosophy and women's studies, University of Michigan

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11 am
Topic: Issues in Broadcast Journalism
Guest: Rick Kaplan, fellow, JFK School of Government, Harvard University

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March 26, 2002

11 am
Topic: Surviving Manic Depression
Guest: author E. Fuller Torrey, M.D.

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March 25, 2002

10 am
Topic: Women's Health
Guest: Suzanne Trupin, M.D., professor of obstetrics and gynecology, University of Illinois College of Medicine 

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11 am
Topic: Religion, Politics and Security in Central Asia
Guest: Shireen Hunter, Director of the Islam Program, Center for Strategic and International Studies

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March 22, 2002

10 am
Topic: Cameras and Photography
Guest: Brian Johnson, professor of journalism, University of Illinois

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11 am
Topic: In The First Line Of Battle: The 12th Illinois Cavalry In The Civil War
Guest: Samuel Blackwell, Jr., professor of history, Northern Illinois University

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March 21, 2002

10 am
Topic: Children's Health
Guest: Robert Boucek, M.D., pediatrician

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11 am
Topic: What Kind Of Nation: Thomas Jefferson, John Marshall And The Epic Struggle To Create A United States
Guest: James F. Simon, author of above book and Martin Professor of Law at New York Law School

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March 19, 2002

10 am
Topic: Anatomy Of A Screenplay
Guest: Dan Decker, founder and director of the Screenwriters Group and author of above book

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11 am
Topic: Health Care Reform: Where Are We Going?
Guest: Theodore Marmor, professor, Yale School Of Management and Department of Political Science at Yale University

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March 18, 2002

10 am
Topic: Home Maintenance
Guest: Hank Spies, Spies Home Inspection Service, Champaign, Illinois

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March 15, 2002

11 am
Topic: Talk To The Candidate
Guest: Rick Winkel, Republican Primary Candidate, Illinois 52nd Senate District

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March 14, 2002

11 am
Topic: Issues Facing Native Peoples Today
Guest: Suzan Shown Harjo, founder and president, Morning Star Foundation

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March 13, 2002

10 am
Topic: Talk To The Candidate
Guest: Brian Heller, Republican Candidate, 53rd Illinois Senate District

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March 12, 2002

11 am
Topic: Talk To The Candidate
Guest: Naomi Jakobsson, Democratic Candidate, 103rd Illinois House District

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March 11, 2002

10 am
Topic: Christianity, Postmodernism and Radical Orthodoxy
Guest: Graham Ward, Director, Centre for Religion, Culture and Gender at Manchester University

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March 8, 2002

10 am
Topic: The News Media And Black-Asian American Relationships
Guest: Michael Thornton, professor of Afro-American Studies, and Director of the Asian-American Studies Program, University of Wisconsin-Madison

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11 am
Topic: Copyrights and Copywrongs: The Rise of Intellectual Property and How It Threatens Creativity
Guest: Siva Vaidhyanathan, author of above book and professor of Information Studies, University of Wisconsin-Madison

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March 6, 2002

11 am
Topic: The Politics Of Embryo Research
Guest: Alta Charo, professor of law, University of Wisconsin-Madison

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March 5, 2002

10 am
Topic: 9-11 and the War on Terrorism
Guest: Noam Chomsky, Professor of Linguistics, MIT

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March 4, 2002

10 am
Topic: What Is Linux And Why Should We Care?
Guests: Kris Klindworth, database administrator, Carle Clinic; Melissa Woo and Timothy Drummer, research programmers, CCSO, University of Illinois 

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11 am
Topic: Basics Of Computer Audio/Video
Guests: Rich Warren, reviewer and columnist and John Tubbs, computer media developer, College of ACES, UIUC

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March 1, 2002

10 am
Topic: Religion, Culture And Tolerance
Guest: Ravi Zacharias, president, Ravi Zacharias Ministeries

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11 am
Topic: Law, Pragmatism and Democracy 
Guest: Richard Posner, Chief Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals, 7th Circuit

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February 28, 2002

10 am
Topic: Pentagon And Profit: Partners In Propaganda
Guest: Inger Stole, professor of advertising, UIUC

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11 am
Topic: Open Line
Guest: Corinne Wood, Republican Candidate for Illinois Governor

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February 27, 2002

11 am
Topic: WITSEC: Inside The Federal Witness Protection Program
Guests: Pete Easley and Gerald Shur, co-authors of above book

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February 26, 2002

10 am
Topic: The Experience of the Hajj
Guests: Brian Ingram, financial analyst, Saturna Capital Corporation; and Mosbah Kushad, Professor of Horticulture, University of Illinois

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February 25, 2002

11 am
Topic: Open Line
Guest: Representative Dan Rutherford, Republican Candidate for the 53rd Illinois Senate District

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February 21, 2002

11 am
Topic: Open Line
Guest: Dan McCollum, Democratic Candidate for the 52nd Illinois Senate District

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February 20, 2002

11 am
Topic: The Condemnation of Little B
Guest: author Elaine Brown

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February 19, 2002

10 am
Topic: The Status And Future Of Amtrak
Guest: Jim Coston, Amtrak Reform Council

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11 am
Topic: Wild Health: How Animals Keep Themselves Well And What We Can Learn From Them
Guest: Cindy Engel, author and lecturer in environmental sciences at the Open Univesity

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February 18, 2002

11 am
Topic: U.S. Foreign Military Training
Guest: Lora Lumpe, Senior Associate, International Peace Research Institute, Oslo

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February 15, 2002

11 am
Topic: The River's Tale: A Year On The Mekong
Guest: author Edward A. Gargan

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February 14, 2002

10 am
Topic: Taiwan: Current Political and Economic Status
Guest: Donald Shapiro, senior editor, Taipei Review

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11 am
Topic: Talk to the Candidate
Guest: Patrick O'Malley, Republican candidate for Illinois Governor

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February 13, 2002

10 am
Topic: Profiles In Injustice: Why Racial Profiling Cannot Work 
Guest: David Harris, author of above book and professor of law and values, University of Toledo College of Law

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11 am
Topic: Open Line
Guest: Paul Vallas, Democratic Candidate for Illinois Governor

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February 12, 2002

10 am
Topic: The Impact of US/UN Sanctions In Iraq
Guest: Kathy Kelly, Voices In The Wilderness

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11 am
Topic: Post 9/11 Media Coverage: What Don't We Know?
Guest: Salim Muwakkil, senior editor, In These Times

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February 11, 2002

10 am
Topic: Talk to the Candidate
Guest: James Oberweis, Illinois Republican Primary Candidate for the U.S. Senate

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February 8, 2002

10 am
Topic: A Critical Appraisal of Operation Enduring Freedom and the 
        Afghanistan War

Guest: Carl Conetta, co-director Program on Defense Alternatives

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11 am
Topic: Open Line
Guest: John Cox, Republican Primary Candidate for the U.S. Senate

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February 7, 2002

10 am
Topic: Open Line
Guest: Gerald Smith, Republican Primary Candidate for the 110th Illinois House District

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11 am
Topic: Community Involvement In Community Planning
Guest: Pattsi Petrie, coordinator of continuing education and Emily Talen, professor of Urban and Regional Planning, UIUC

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February 6, 2002

11 am
Topic: The Lessons Of Terror
Guest: Caleb Carr, author of above book, military historian

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February 5, 2002

11 am
Topic: Talk to the Candidate
Guest: Jim Durkin, Illinois Republican Primary Candidate for the U.S. Senate

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February 4, 2002

10 am
Topic: Yucca Mountain and the Dilemma of High Level Nuclear Waste
Guest: Arjun Makhijani, President, Institute for Energy and Environmental Research 

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11 am
Topic: Talk to the Candidate
Guest: Roland Burris, Democratic candidate for Illinois Governor

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February 1, 2002

10 am
Topic: Talk to the Candidate
Guest: Laurel Prussing, Democratic candidate for the 103rd District of the Illinois House 

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11 am
Topic: The Field Guide To Boys And Girls
Guest: Susan Gilbert, author of the above book

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January 31, 2002

10 am
Topic: Forced Into Glory: Abraham Lincoln's White Dream
Guest: author Lerone Bennett, Jr., Executive Editor of Ebony magazine

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11 am
Topic: Pakistan, India, and the Kashmir Conflict
Guest: Saeed Shafqat, professor of Pakistan Studies, Southern Asia Institute, Columbia University

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January 30, 2002

11 am
Topic: Working In America: A Blueprint For The New Labor Market
Guest: Paul Osterman, co-author of above book and professor at MIT 

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January 29, 2002

10 am
Topic: Schools, Education Reform, and Learning
Guest: Bill Ayers, Distinguished Professor of Education, University of Illinois at Chicago, Co-director of the Small Schools Workshop

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January 28, 2002

11 am
Topic: The City In Mind: Notes On The Urban Condition
Guest: James Howard Kunstler, author of the above book

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January 25, 2002

10 am
Topic: The Algebra Project
Guest: Robert Moses, founder of the Algebra Project, former president of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee

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January 24, 2002

10 am
Topic: CIA Operations in Afghanistan during the Soviet Occupation
Guest: Milt Beardon, former senior CIA operations director in Afghanistan, author of The Black Tulip: A Novel of War in Afghanistan

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11 am
Topic: International Cooperation for African Development
Guest: Thelma Awori, former Assistant Secretary and Director, Regional Bureau for Africa, United Nations Development Program
(MillerComm and W. E. B. DuBois lecturer)

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January 23, 2002

11 am
Topic: Talk to the Candidate
Guest: Ronald H. Hunt, Republican candidate for Illinois House Representative, 110th District

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January 22, 2002

10 am
Topic: The Impact of the War on Terrorism on Microbiology Research
Guest: Abigail Salyers, professor of microbiology, University of Illinois, and President, American Society of Microbiology

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11 am
Topic: The Political Dynamics of Palestine
Guest: Sara Roy, research associate, Center for Middle Eastern Studies, Harvard University

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January 18, 2002

10 am
Topic: Personal Finance
Guest: David Sinow, Professor of Finance, University of Illinois

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January 17, 2002

11 am
Topic: Corporate Irresponsibility: America's Newest Export
Guest: Lawrence Mitchell, author of above book and professor of law, George Washington University

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January 16, 2002

10 am
Topic: Identity Theft and Other Consumer Protection Issues
Guest: Steven Baker, Director, Midwest Region, Federal Trade Commission

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January 15, 2002

10 am
Topic: Perceptions of Israel and the Palestinians
Guest: David Olesker, founder, Jerusalem Center for Communications and Advocacy Training

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11 am
Topic: Terrorism in the Mind of God: The Global Rise of Religious Violence
Guest: Mark Juergensmeyer, author of above book, professor of sociology and director of global and international studies, University of California, Santa Barbara

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January 14, 2002

10 am
Topic: India, Pakistan And The Kashmir Conflict
Guest: Sumit Ganguly, professor of Asian Studies and Government, University of Texas at Austin

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January 11, 2002

10 am
Topic: Mergers in the Media Industry
Guest: Robert W. McChesney, professor, Institute of Communications Research, University of Illinois

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11 am
Topic: Chemical and Biological Warfare: A Comprehensive Survey for the Concerned Citizen
Guest: Eric Croddy, author of above book, senior research associate, Monterey Institute of International Studies

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January 9, 2002

10 am
Topic: The State Of The Illinois Economy And Budget
Guest: Fred Giertz, professor of economics, Institute of Government and Public Affairs, University of Illinois

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11 am
Topic: By Order Of The President: FDR And The Internment Of Japanese Americans
Guest: Greg Robinson, author of above book, professor of history, University of Quebec

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January 8, 2002

11 am
Topic: The U.S. Economy and the Stimulus Package
Guest: Chris Edwards, director of fiscal policy, The Cato Institute

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January 7, 2002

10 am
Topic: The English Language
Guest: Dennis Baron, professor and head of English, University of Illinois

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11 am
Topic: Them: Adventures With Extremists
Guest: Jon Ronson, author of the above book

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December 27, 2001

11 am
Topic: Prenatal Parenting
Guest: Frederick Wirth, M. D., author of above book, professor of pediatrics, Tufts University School of Medicine

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December 20, 2001

11 am
Topic: Israel and the Palestinians
Guest: Mark Perry, journalist and author

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December 14, 2001

11 am
Topic: No God But God: Egypt and the Triumph of Islam
Guest: Geneive Abdo, author of the above book

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December 10, 2001

10 am
Topic: The Impact of the International War on Terrorism on Islamic Political Movements and Democracy
Guest: Badredine Arfi, visiting assistant professor of political science, University of Illinois

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December 7, 2001

10 am
Topic: Update on the Political Situation in Afghanistan
Guests: Mobin Shorish, professor emeritus of education policy studies, University of Illinois; and Steve Cohen, senior fellow, Foreign Policy Studies Program, The Brookings Institution

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December 5, 2001

11 am
Topic: The Tragedy of Great Power Politics
Guest: John Meirsheimer, author of above book, professor of political science, University of Chicago

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December 4, 2001

11 am
Topic: Hubbert's Peak: The Impending World Oil Shortage
Guest: author Kenneth S. Deffeyes, professor emeritus of Geosciences, Princeton University

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December 3, 2001

10 am
Topic: Military Tribunals and Civil Liberties in Times of War and Terrorism
Guest: Mark Perry, journalist and author

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November 26, 2001

11 am
Topic: Christ: Crisis in the Life of God
Guest: Jack Miles, author of the above book

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November 14, 2001

10 am
Topic: Prosecutorial Misconduct and the Death Penalty
Guests: Maurice Possley and Steve Mills, correspondents for The Chicago Tribune

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November 9, 2001

10 am
Topic: A River Running West: The Life of John Wesley Powell
Guest: author Don Worster, environmental historian, University of Kansas

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November 2, 2001

10 am
Topic: Perceptions of American Muslims of the War on Terrorism
Guests: Aisha Sobh, Ebrahima Ndoye, and Saud Ahmad

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11 am
Topic: Perceptions of the War on Terrorism in Islamic Societies
Guests: Elabbas Benmamoun, professor of linguistics and acting director, South Asia and Middle Eastern Studies Program, University of Illinois;
Marilyn Booth, independent scholar and translator; and
Hadi Esfahani, professor of economics, University of Illinois

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November 1, 2001

11 am
Topic: The Best of Times: America in the Clinton Years
Guest: Haynes Johnson, author of the above book

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October 31, 2001

10 am
Topic: Are We Prepared for Homeland Defense?
Guest: Jim Kouri, Vice President, National Council of Chiefs of Police

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11 am
Topic: From the Dust Returned
Guest: author Ray Bradbury

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October 30, 2001

11 am
Topic: Lords of the Harvest: Biotech, Big Money, and the Future of Food
Guest: Daniel Charles, author of the above book, technology correspondent for National Public Radio

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October 29, 2001

11 am
Topic: Crescent and Star: Turkey Between Two Worlds
Guest: Stephen Kinzer, author of the above book, former Istanbul bureau chief for the New York Times

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October 26, 2001

11 am
Topic: The Media and the War on Terrorism
Guest: Robert W. McChesney, Professor, Institute of Communications Research,  University of Illinois

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October 25, 2001

10 am
Topic: New American Foreign Policy in the Wake of September 11th
Guest: Doug Cassel, Director, Center for International Human Rights, Northwestern University

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11 am
Topic: Healing Beyond the Body: Medicine and the Infinite Reach of the Mind
Guest: author Larry Dossey, MD

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October 24, 2001

10 am
Topic: Raise the Floor: Wages and Policies that Work for All of Us
Guest: Holly Sklar, co-author of the above book

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October 23, 2001

10 am
Topic: The Rehnquist Choice: The Untold Story of the Nixon Appointment that Redefined the Supreme Court
Guest: John Dean, author of the above book, former White House Counsel

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11 am
Topic: Fugitive Days: A Memoir
Guest: Bill Ayers, author of the above book

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October 11, 2001

10 am
Topic: The Role of the Military and Intelligence Communities in Combating Terrorism
Guest: General William Odom, Senior Fellow and Director of National Security Studies at the Hudson Institute, former Director of the National Security Agency

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October 9, 2001

11 am
Topic: United States Foreign Policy and Russia in the Wake of the Terrorist Attacks
Guest: David Holloway, professor of political science and Raymond A. Spruance Professor in International History, Stanford University

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October 5, 2001

11 am
Topic: Anti-Americanism and Globalization
Guest: Benjamin Barber, author of Jihad Vs. McWorld

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October 4, 2001

10 am

Topic: How To Stop Heartburn: Simple Ways To Heal Heartburn And Acid Reflux
Guest: Anil Minocha, M.D, Chief of Gastroenterology, Southern Illinois University College of Medicine  (co-author Christine Adamec)

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October 3, 2001

11 am
Topic: Racial Profiling and Asian Americans in the Wake of the Terrorist Attacks
Guests: George Yu, head of Asian American Studies; and 
Pallassana Balgopal, professor emeritus of Social Work, University of Illinois

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October 1, 2001

10 am
Topic: Afghanistan, the Afghans, and Their Cultures
Guest: Thomas Barfield, Professor and Chair, Department of Anthropology, Boston University

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11 am
Topic: The Popes Against the Jews: The Vatican's Role in the Rise of Modern Anti-Semitism
Guest: author David I. Kertzer, professor of anthropology and of Italian studies at Brown University

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September 28, 2001

10 am
Topic: Forgiveness and Justice
Guest: Richard Feldman, Professor of Philosophy, University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point

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September 27, 2001

10 am
Topic: Human Rights and U.S. Policy in Latin America
Guest: Father Roy Bourgeois, founder and co-director, School of the Americas Watch

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September 26, 2001

10 am
Topic: Understanding Osama bin Laden
Guest: William O. Beeman, associate professor, department of anthropology, Brown University

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September 25, 2001

10 am
Topic: Alternative Approaches to Combating Terrorism
Guest: Michael T. Klare, professor of peace and world security studies, Hampshire College 

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11 am
Topic: The Fate of America: An Inquiry Into National Character
Guest: Michael Gellert, director of training at the C.G. Jung Institute of Los Angeles and a Jungian analyst in private practice

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September 20, 2001

11 am
Topic: Religion on a Global Scale: The Killer that Heals
Guest: Martin E. Marty, Fairfax M. Cone Distinguished Professor Emeritus of the History of Modern Christianity at the Divinity School of the University of Chicago (MillerComm speaker)

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September 19, 2001

10 am
Topic: The Impact of the National Crisis on Privacy and Civil Liberties 
Guest: Michael Ratner, vice president, Center for Constitutional Law, NYC

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11 am
Topic: Intelligence Gathering and Terrorism 
Guest: James Bramford, author of Body of Secrets: Anatomy of the Ultra-Secret National Security Agency from the Cold War through the Dawn of a New Century

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September 18, 2001

10 am
Topic: The U.S. and Russia in Light of the Attacks on America 
Guests: Mark Kramer, Director, Harvard Project on Cold War Studies, Harvard University

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11 am
Topic: Afghanistan, the Taliban, and the War on Terrorism
Guest: Stephen Cohen, Senior Fellow, Foreign Policy Studies Program, Brookings Institute; and Mobin Shorish, Associate Professor, Education Policy Studies, University of Illinois

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September 17, 2001

10 am
Topic: Defense and Military Issues in the War on Terrorism 
Guests: Admiral Eugene Carroll, Vice President, Center for Defense Information

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11 am
Topic: The Future of Air Travel
Guest: Mary Schiavo, Inspector General of the U. S. Department of Transportation, 1990-1996, aviation attorney and professor of aviation at Ohio State University

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September 14, 2001

10 am
Topic: Media Coverage and Reporting on the Terrorist Attacks
Guests: Panel of Journalists

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11 am
Topic: Media Coverage and Reporting on the Terrorist Attacks, continued
Guests: Panel of Journalists

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September 13, 2001

10 am
Topic: Understanding and Combating Terrorism 
Guests: Dan Byman, Director of the RAND Middle East Center

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11 am
Topic: Politics of the Middle East
Guest: Dan Diner, of the University of Leipzig

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September 12, 2001

10 am
Topic: Defending Against Terrorism 
Guests: University of Illinois scholars Julian Palmore, William Hall, and Lt. Col. David LaRivee

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11 am
Topic: The International Political Implications of the 9/11 Attack on the U.S.
Guests: Edward Kolodziej, University of Illinois professor of political science; and Stephen Zunes, Middle East Editor, Foreign Policy in Focus

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September 5, 2001

11 am
Topic: The Coming Collapse of China
Guest: Gordon Chang, author of the above book

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August 3, 2001

11 am
Topic: Update in the Biological Weapons Protocol
Guest: Barbara Rosenberg, chair, Federation of American Scientists Working Group on Biological Weapons Verification

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August 2, 2001

11 am
Topic: MISSILE DEFENSE AND INTERNATIONAL SECURITY
Guest: Karl Grossman, professor of journalism, State University of New York

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August 1, 2001

11 am
Topic: Intellectual Property and the Internet
Guest: Jay Kesan, professor of law, University of Illinois

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July 30, 2001

10 am
Topic: MISSILE DEFENSE AND INTERNATIONAL SECURITY
Guest: Baker Spring, Research Fellow in National Security Policy, Heritage Foundation

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July 13, 2001

10 am
Topic: Addressing Hunger in Africa
Guest: Earl Kellogg, associate provost for International Affairs, University of Illinois and John Staatz, professor of agricultural economics at Michigan State University

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July 11, 2001

10 am 
Topic: American Patriots: The Story of Blacks in the Military from the Revolution to Desert Storm
Guest: Gail Buckley, journalist

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June 20, 2001

10 am 
Topic: Racial Climate in the Champaign Schools
Guest: Members of the Schools Climate Research Team Mark Aber, professor of psychology; and Sascha Meinrath, graduate research assistant, psychology, University of Illinois

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11 am
Topic: Nickle and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America
Guest: author Barbara Ehrenreich

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June 14, 2001

10 am 
Topic: What's in the Federal Tax Cut Package?
Guest: Richard Kaplan, professor of law, University of Illinois

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June 13, 2001

10 am 
Topic: Sustainable Energy Sources
Guest: Dan Reicher, Visiting Fellow, World Resources Institute

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June 8, 2001

10 am 
Topic: The Bush Energy Plan
Guest: Myron Ebbell, Director of Global Warming, International Environmental Policy, Competitive Enterprise Institute

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June 7, 2001

10 am 
Topic: Nuclear Energy and the Bush Energy Plan
Guest: David Lochbaum, nuclear safety engineer, Union of Concerned Scientists

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June 5, 2001

10 am 
Topic: Coal and Energy Policy in Illinois
Guest: Diane Brown, executive director, Public Interest Research Group of Illinois

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11 am 
Topic: The Evolution Explosion: How Humans Cause Rapid Evolutionary Change
Guest: Stephen Palumbi, author, professor of evolutionary biology, Harvard University

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June 4, 2001

11 am 
Topic: The Bush Energy Plan
Guest: Anna Aurillio, legislative director, U. S. Public Interest Research Group

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May 31, 2001

11 am 
Topic: Future Perfect: Confronting Decisions About Genetics
Guest: Lori B. Andrews, author, professor of law and director of the Institute for Science, Law, and Technology, Chicago-Kent College of Law, Illinois Institute of Technology

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May 25, 2001

10 am 
Topic: Update on Ballistic Missile Defense
Guest: Julian Palmore, professor of mathematics, University of Illinois

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11 am 
Topic: Shoveling Fuel for a Runaway Train: Errant Economists, Shameful Spenders, and a Plan to Stop Them All
Guest: Brian Czech, author of above book

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May 22, 2001

10 am 
Topic: In Our Own Best Interest: How Defending Human Rights Benefits Us All
Guest: William F. Schulz, executive director, Amnesty International USA

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11 am 
Topic: Coal in Illinois
Guest: Taylor Pensoneau, president of the Illinois Coal Association

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May 4, 2001

10 am 
Topic: The Book of Life:  A Personal Guide to Race, Normality, and the Implications of the Human Genome Project
Guest: Barbara Katz Rothman, professor of sociology at the City University of New York

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March 7, 2001

11 am 
Topic: Fast Food Nation: The Dark Side of the All-American Meal
Guest: Eric Schlosser, author of above book, correspondent for the Atlantic Monthly

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March 5, 2001

11 am 
Topic: Food Policy and the World's Poor
Guests: M. S. Swaminathan, "Father of the Green Revolution" and UNESCO Cousteau Chair in Ecotechnology; and
Timothy G. Reeves, Director General, International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center, Mexico City

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March 1, 2001

11 am 
Topic: Cracking the Genome: Inside the Race to Unlock Human DNA
Guest: Kevin Davies, author of the above book, Editor-in- Chief of Cell Press

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February 28, 2001

11 am 
Topic: The Future of Public Radio
Guest: Kevin Klose, President and CEO of National Public Radio

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February 14, 2001

10 am 
Topic: Consumers and Mad Cow Disease
Guest: Sheldon Rampton, Center for Media and Democracy

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January 31, 2001

10 am 
Topic: University/Corporate Relations and Its Effect on Biotechnology Research
Guest: Michael Hansen, Consumer Policy Institute, Consumers Union

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January 18, 2001

11 am 
Topic: Arguments Against Genetically Engineered Foods
Guest: Peter Rosset, Co-director, Food First

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January 9, 2001

10 am 
Topic: Interview 
Guest: Orson Scott Card, novelist (Ender's Game, Ender's Shadow, Shadow of the Hegemon, et al)

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September 21, 2000

11 am 
Topic: The Chief: A Documentary on the History of Chief Illiniwek
Guests: Roger Huddleson, Jean Edwards, and Julie Herman, producers of the film

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August 11, 2000

10 am 
Topic: Why Ballistic Missile Defense is a Bad Idea
Guest: William Hartung, senior research fellow, World Policy Institute

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11 am 
Topic: Why Ballistic Missile Defense is a Good Idea
Guest: Jack Spencer, policy analyst for Defense & National Security, The Heritage Foundation

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June 20, 2000

11 am 
Topic: Review and Monitoring of Genetically Engineered Crops
Guest: Fred Gould, Professor of Entomology, North Carolina State University, and a member of a recent National Research Council panel on GMO regulations

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April 25, 2000

10 am 
Topic: Reaction to GMOs in Asia
Guests: Lynn Clarkson, Clarkson Grain Company, Cerro Gordo, Illinois; Allen Williams, farmer

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January 4, 2000

10 am 
Topic: Genetically Modified Organisms in Agriculture
Guest: Richard Stuckey, Executive Vice President, Council for Agricultural Science and Technology

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April 22, 1999

10 am
Topic: Indian Mascots in Sports
Guest: Clyde Bellecourt, Founder and Director of the American Indian Movement
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