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

Monday, November 29, 1999

Diane Rehm: open phones; Vince Lombardi biographer David Maraniss (MARE-a-niss)
Fresh Air: TBA
Public Interest: Carl Sagan biographey Keay (Key) Davidson
Talk of the Nation: surviving holiday family feuds; horror fiction and films
All Things Considered: a visit to the borough of Queens, New York

Friday on WMUB Forum: dying languages

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

10-11: Open Phones: Diane welcomes listeners back from the
Thanksgiving holidays by opening up the phone lines for an hour of
calls and conversation.

11-12 David Maraniss: David Maraniss (MAREaniss) of the Washington
Post talks about his biography of Vince Lombardi. "When Pride Still
Mattered" (Simon & Schuster) tells how he rose from humble beginnings
as the son of an Italian immigrant butcher to become one of
football's most successful coaches.



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

BETTE MIDLER: she's currently on a concert tour and will star in the
upcoming film about novelist Jacqueline Susann.  Also we remember the
flamboyant and exhibitionist cult figure Quintin Crisp who died last
weekend.  And we pay tribute to Tex-Mex rocker Doug Sahm who died
last week.

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


    Public Interest

Host: Kojo Nnamdi

CARL SAGAN WAS ONE OF THE MOST CELEBRATED SCIENTISTS OF HIS TIME, BUT
HIS OPINIONS ALSO PROVOKED STRONG OPPOSITION FROM MANY IN THE
SCIENTIFIC COMMUNITY.  BIOGRAPHER KEAY (KEY) DAVIDSON JOINS KOJO TO
DISCUSS SAGAN'S CONTROVERSIAL AND COMPLEX LIFE IN SCIENCE AND
POLITICS.
     Guest: Keay Davison, author of "Carl Sagan: A Life" (Pub: John
Wiley & Sons, NY)


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

Host: Brooke Gladstone

HOUR ONE:  SURVIVING HOLIDAY FAMILY FEUDS

HOUR TWO:  HORROR FICTION AND FILM: why we love the genre



    All Things Considered, 4-7 p.m.

A visit to the burrough of Queens, in New York City. It's one of the
most multi-ethnic places in the country.



    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, December 3: Dying Languages

Languages spoken by small populations of people are disappearing at
an increasing rate around the globe. Is it possible to reverse this
trend, and should it be reversed?