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shows on
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Monday, December 14, 1998

Some talk shows later this week may be pre-empted by impeachment debates in
the House of  Representatives.

Diane Rehm: impeachment issues; preserving the art of letter-writing
Fresh Air: British novelist Beryl Bainbridge
Public Interest: the ethics of cosmetic plastic surgery
Talk of the Nation update on the Pinochet extradition battle
All Things Considered: annual gift book review

Friday on WMUB Forum: year-end review of the region's top stories


   The Diane
Rehm Show,
10-12 noon
(*2 FULL HOURS
on WMUB)

                       Diane received another treatment for her voice on
Friday, 12/11. Diane expects to return to the air Monday, 1/4/99.

                       Guest host Sheilah Kast of PBS

                       10-11: Impeachment: A discussion of the House
Judiciary Committee's hearings on the impeachment  process, and what lies
ahead as the issue now goes before the full House of Representatives. Two
legal  experts talk about the political and legal issues raised so far.

                             Guests: Stuart Taylor, senior writer for the
National Journal; Stan Brand, former counsel to the  ouse of Representatives

                       11-12: Andrew Carroll: Andrew Carroll, editor of
"Letters of a Nation" (Kodansha), talks about his drive to  preserve
letters and the art of letter-writing. He's recently launched "The Legacy
Project," an effort to create archives for extraordinary letters by
ordinary Americans.


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

                       British novelist BERYL BAINBRIDGE ... She's been
shortlisted four times for the prestigious Booker prize ...  She's written
her 16th novel ... and her 3rd historical one ... It's called "Master
Georgie".



   Public Interest,
1-2 p.m.

                       WHETHER IT BE USED TO CHANGE THE SHAPE OF ONE'S
NOSE, OR TO SMOOTH WRINKLES, COSMETIC  SURGERY IS INCREASINGLY POPULAR
THESE DAYS; BUT SOME QUESTION WHETHER IT IS ETHICAL FOR  DOCTORS TO PERFORM
PROCEDURES THAT IMPROVE THE LOOK RATHER THAN THE HEALTH OF PATIENTS.  JOIN
KOJO AND GUESTS TO DISCUSS THE PSYCHOLOGY THAT UNDERLIES THE PRACTICE OF
COSMETIC  SURGERY.

                             Guests: 1. Prof. Sander Gilman, author of
"Creating Beauty to Cure the Soul: Race and Psychology in the Shaping of
Aesthetic Surgery." 2. Dr. Mary McGrath, Professor of Surgery and Chief of
Plastic Surgery at George Washington University Medical Center.


   Talk of
the Nation,
2-4 p.m. (*LIVE)

                       Host: Ray Suarez

                       OUR ONE: TBA

                       HOUR TWO: PINOCHET/EXTRADITION UPDATE: the latest
news on former Chilean dictator Augusto  Pinochet's legal battle against
extradition to Spain to face charges of terrorism, torture and genocide.


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

                       The annual holiday book list. Commentator Alan
Cheuse offers his suggestions for what to buy serious  readers this year.


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

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

                             Year-end review of the region's top stories

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