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Today's talk
shows on
WMUB

Monday, October 19, 1998

Diane Rehm (*2 FULL HOURS on WMUB): FBI DNA database; historian Harold
Evans on "The American Century"
Fresh Air: Ray Charles
Public Interest: National Book Award winner Tim O'Brien ("Tomcat in Love")
Talk of the Nation (*LIVE): monopolies; what is happiness?
All Things Considered: the South African Truth and Reconciliation Commission

Friday on WMUB Forum: TBA


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

                       10-11: FBI DNA Database: Last week the FBI opened a
national database linking the 50 states' databases of DNA taken from
criminal suspects and crime scenes. Diane leads a conversation on how law
enforcement agencies plan to use the information, and the possible
long-term consequences of creating  such a database.

                             Guests: Chris Asplen, National Commission on
the Future of DNA Evidence Philip Bereano, University of Washington,
Seattle Walter Rowe, George Washington University

                       11-12: Harold Evans: As the twentieth century draws
to a close, Harold Evans nominates it "The American  Century." In his new
book by that name (Knopf), he looks back at America's achievements and
influence over the rest of the world.


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

                       Terry talks with RAY CHARLES about his life and
career. This month a box set will be released that captures his
contribution to country music.



   Public Interest,
1-2 p.m.

                       TIM O'BRIEN, AUTHOR OF "TOMCAT IN LOVE" JOINS KOJO
TO DISCUSS THE BOOK THAT IS RECEIVING  NATIONAL LITERARY PRAISE. O'BRIEN'S
STELLAR CAREER INCLUDES WINNING THE NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FOR FICTION IN 1979
AND BEING A FINALIST FOR THE PULITZER AND THE NATIONAL BOOK CRITICS CIRCLE
AWARD.

                             Guest: Tim O'Brien, author, "Tomcat in Love"


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

                       Host: Ray Suarez

                       HOUR ONE: MONOPOLIES: what constitutes a monopoly
and why they might be good for certain industries.

                       HOUR TWO: HAPPINESS: who's happy, who's not and why.


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

                       The South African Truth and Reconciliation
Commission spent two and a half years hearing from both  perpetrators and
victims of apartheid. This week we begin a series on the Truth Commission's
impact on South Africans. Has the whole truth been told?



   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)

                             TBA

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