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

Wednesday, February 23, 2000

Diane Rehm: Smithsonian Secretary Larry Small; columnist William
Safire on his new novel about scandals among the Founding Fathers
Fresh Air: the Innocence Project tries to release wrongly-held prisoners
Public Interest: the Department of Education's Office of Special Education
Talk of the Nation: poverty and obesity; the psychology of war and weapons
All Things Considered: the nation's only black-majority suburban district

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


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

10-11: Smithsonian Secretary Larry Small: Last month, Lawrence Small
took office as secretary of the Smithsonian Institution.  He comes
from a background in banking, and happens to be an accomplished
flamenco guitarist as well.  He joins Diane to talk about his plans
for the museum complex that holds some of the nation's greatest
cultural treasures.

11-12: William Safire: New York Times columnist William Safire
presents his new novel "Scandalmonger" (Simon & Schuster).  It's a
story of a journalist covering the sex scandals of politicians...
based on true events from the lives of the Founding Fathers.



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

The Innocence Project. .. a talk with attorneys BARRY SCHECK and
PETER NEUFELD, who work to free the wrongly accused from prison using
DNA testing.  SCHECK is best known for his DNA analysis on the OJ
Simpson defense team.  SCHECK and NEUFELD have a new book about some
of the innocent people they've helped release from jail.

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


    Public Interest

Host: Kojo Nnamdi

IT'S OUR NEXT INSTALLMENT OF PUBLIC INTEREST'S SERIES AIMED AT
DECIPHERING THE ALPHABET SOUP OF FEDERAL GOVERNMENT AGENCIES AND
LEARNING WHAT THEY ACTUALLY DO AND WHERE YOUR TAX DOLLARS GO.  JOIN
KOJO FOR AN INSIDER'S LOOK AT THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION'S OFFICE OF
SPECIAL EDUCATION.
         Guest: Judith Heumann, U.S. Department of Education,
Assistant Secretary of Special Education


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

Host: Neal Conan

  That and the day's news later today on ALLTHINGS CONSIDERED.


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   TALK OF THE NATION PROMO COPY:

HOUR ONE:   OBESITY AND POVERTY: the relationship between poverty and obesity

HOUR TWO: PSYCHOLOGY OF WAR AND WEAPONS: how advances in military
technology have changed the psychology of war



    All Things Considered, 4-7 p.m.

An installment in the year long series, "The Changing Face of
America." We'll hear a visit to the nation's only black-majority
suburban county.



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

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

Friday, February 25: TBA

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