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

Wednesday, September 29, 1999

Diane Rehm: youth violence; mystery writers' panel
Fresh Air: the KGB's foreign intelligence archives; trumpeter/composer Dave
Douglas
Public Interest: a story of adoption by gays
Talk of the Nation: reproductive choices
All Things Considered: the latest news

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: Youth Violence: Diane and her guests take a look at how shame and
rejection may contribute to violent behavior in youths.  They'll talk about
options for helping America's troubled youth find other ways to deal with
their increasingly complex lives.
        Herbert Thomas,  "The Shame Response to Rejection" (Albanel);
Hunter Hurst, director, National Center for Juvenile Justice

11-12: Mystery Writers' Panel: Diane talks with two mystery novelists about
writing the "who-dunnits" that keep so many of us hooked. They'll also
discuss the real-life inspirations for their cases and characters.
        Guests: Linda Fairstein, sex crimes prosecutor for Manhattan's
D.A.,  and author of 3 novels including "Cold Hit" (Scribner); Jane Stanton
Hitchcock, "Trick of the Eye" and "The Witches' Hammer" (Signet)



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

The new book "The Sword and the Shield" is based on information smuggled
out of the KGB's foreign intelligence archives by one of its officers. A
talk with historian CHRISTOPHER ANDREW who wrote the book.  And we meet
trumpeter and composer DAVE DOUGLAS.  He currently fronts seven ensembles
of varying compositional and instrumental styles.

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


   Public Interest

Host: Kojo Nnamdi

A UNIQUE ADOPTION STORY.  SYNDICATED GAY ADVICE COLUMNIST DAN SAVAGE JOINS
KOJO TO DISCUSS THE SWIRLING DEBATE AROUND GAY PARENTING AND WHY HE AND HIS
BOYFRIEND WERE WILLING TO TRADE IN THEIR "DUAL INCOME, NO KIDS" LIFESTYLE
FOR DIRTY DIAPERS AND A BABY OF THEIR VERY OWN.

Guest: Dan Savage, syndicated columnist and author. "The Kid: What Happened
After My Boyfriend and I Decided to Go Get Pregnant" (Pub: Dutton/Penguin,
New York)


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

Guest host: Melinda Penkava

HOUR ONE:  NEW REPRODUCTIVE CHOICES

Join Melinda Penkava and guests to discuss the implications of recent
breakthroughs in medicine give people unprecedented control over their
reproductive lives

HOUR TWO:  TBA



   All Things Considered, 4-7 p.m.

TBA



   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, October 1: TBA

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