Today's talk shows on WMUB
Wednesday, May 13, 1998.
The Diane Rehm Show, 10-12 noon
NOTE: Diane Rehm has been away from the show to recuperate from voice
problems. We will keep you informed.
Guest host Steve Roberts of USA Today
10-11: Indonesia: In Jakarta, Indonesia on Tuesday, six student
protestors were killed in a violent clash with President Suharto's security
forces. A panel of experts talks about the causes of the ongoing economic
and political unrest in Indonesia, and how it may affect its Asian
neighbors as well as the world economy. Guests: Alasdair Bowie, political
science professor, George Washington University; Sydney Jones, Asia
Division director, Human Rights Watch; Jim Clad, East Asian Studies
professor, Georgetown University; Doug Paal, Asia Pacific Policy Center
11-12: Mary Higgins Clark and Carol Higgins Clark: Mary Higgins Clark
is one of the most popular mystery novelists of all time, and her daughter
Carol is now making her mark in the same field. They will talk about their
latest novels, "You Belong to Me" (Simon and Schuster) and "Twanged"
(Warner Books), and how they have influenced each others' careers and lives.
Fresh Air with Terry Gross, 12:06-1 p.m.
Terry Gross talks with JULIA LOUIS DREYFUS, otherwise known as
Elaine...Plus, interviews from the archives with the show's co-creator
LARRY DAVID...Also JASON ALEXANDER, who played George...And an interview
with JERRY SEINFELD recorded pre-Seinfeld-the show.
Public Interest, 1-2 p.m.
INDIAN AUTHOR ARUNDHATI (air-run-DA-tee) ROY WON THE BOOKER PRIZE FOR
HER FIRST NOVEL, "THE GOD OF SMALL THINGS". SHE TALKS WITH HOST KATHY
MERRITT ABOUT HER AWARD-WINNING BOOK, WHICH TELLS THE HAUNTING TALE OF ONE
FAMILY AND THE LARGER STORY OF INDIAN SOCIETY AND HISTORY.
Guest: 1. Arundhati Roy, Indian author of "The God of Small Things";
trained as an architect; has worked in films as a screenwriter and
production designer
Talk of the Nation, 2-4 p.m.
Join guest host Melinda Penkava for a discussion about boys...lots of
researchers think they're misunderstood...Melinda and guests talk about
some effective ways to bring out their potential as men...And in the second
hour...A talk about the "state" of Israel, 50 years after its founding...
HOUR 1: Raising Boys
HOUR 2: Israel: 50th Anniversary
and on today's All Things Considered, 4-7 p.m.
Some insurance companies and government health programs are paying
for the new impotence drug Viagra... but others are not..mostly because
the drug is very expensive. Some estimates by insurance companies indicate
that the cost of getting Viagra to their customers would be equal to the
cost of all the antibiotics they use in a year.
Cleve Callison <mailto:[log in to unmask]>
General Manager, WMUB Public Radio
Williams Hall, Miami University, Oxford, OH
513-529-5958, 513-529-6048 FAX
http://www.muohio.edu/wmub/
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