Friday, July 20, 2001

WMUB Forum (9am - 10am, repeated 7pm -8pm) with guest host Justin Masterson 
Urban Legends Part II

The Diane Rehm Show (10am - Noon)

Hour one: the Weekly News Roundup 
Hour two: Florida overseas ballots."

Fresh Air with Terry Gross (Noon - 1pm)
Actor John Cusack. 

Public Interest with Kojo Nnamdi (1pm - 2pm)
Actor and comedian John Leguizamo

Talk of the Nation Science Friday with guest host Joanne Silberner  (2pm - 4pm)
Hour One: Mosquito Control
Hour Two: History and future of contraception

All Things Considered (4pm - 7pm)
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coming up soon in local talk  (live and interactive 9am - 10am, repeated 7pm - 8pm)

Monday on Interconnect with John Hingsbergen and Cheri Lawson
Jacqueline Small, author of "Psyche's Seeds"

Tuesday on the Todd Mundt Show
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Wednesday on Sound Health with Marianne Russ 
Our monthly FitTalk program, hosted by "Dr. Jay" Kimiecik, PhD, Associate Professor in Health Promotion at Miami University.  This month: an encore presentation from March 28, 2001.   "Girls on the Run."  Guest: Molly Barker, Founder and Executive Director of Girls on the Run International, an organization that provides preadolescent girls, through physical activity, with the enabling tools to embrace their girlhood gifts as they enter middle and high school and then on into adulthood. 

Sunday on Talk of the Week (a 4 pm re-broadcast of one of the previous week's talk shows)

From the Diane Rehm Show Gail Buckley: Years ago, writer Gail Buckley came across a photograph of an uncle who had served in an all-black regiment in World War I. She set out to learn more about the role African-Americans have played throughout the history of our nation's military. In her new book, "American Patriots" (Random  House) she presents the long-forgotten stories she uncovered in her research.

DETAILS

Friday, July 20, 2001

WMUB Forum (9am - 10am, repeated 7pm -8pm) 
Urban Legends Part II with guest host Justin Masterson. What is your favorite? Is there one you would like to check out? 
 
The Diane Rehm Show (10am - Noon)
 
Hour one:* News Roundup: A panel of journalists joins Diane to discuss the week's top national, political, and international news stories. Guests: Jodie Allen, US News & World Report Alan Murray, Wall St. Journal Susan Page, USA Today
 
Hour two:* Florida Overseas Ballots: Diane talks with two New York Times reporters who spent months studying the overseas ballots that were counted in Florida after Election Day 2000. David Barstow and Don Van Natta's findings were published in the New York Times on Sunday July 15. 
 
Fresh Air with Terry Gross (Noon - 1pm)
 
An archive edition of FRESH AIR: actor JOHN CUSACK. His films include "High Fidelity," "The Grifters," and "Say Anything." Now he's starring with Julia Roberts in a new film. Hear a review of "Americas Sweethearts." 
 
Public Interest with Kojo Nnamdi (1pm - 2pm)
 
YOU KNOW JOHN LEGUIZAMO (leg-gweh-ZAHM-oh) FROM MOVIES LIKE "MOULIN (MOO-lon) ROUGE" AND "TO WONG FOO." BUT HE'S BEST AT MAKING AUDIENCES SQUIRM WITH HIS EDGY BUT THOUGHTFUL STAND-UP COMEDY. *
 
Talk of the Nation Science Friday with guest host Joanne Silberner (2pm - 4pm)
 
Hour One: MOSQUITO CONTROL Guests: Andrew Spielman Author, "Mosquito:Our Most Persistent and Deadly Foe" (2001, Hyperion) Professor of Tropical Health Harvard School of Public Health Cambridge, Massachusetts D. Scott Taylor Environmental Resources Specialist Brevard Mosquito Control District Valkaria, Florida Linda Farley Biologist, Pesticides and Birds Campaign American Bird Conservancy Washington DC Mosquitoes have decimated armies, dethroned leaders, and spread disease worldwide. Even though they weigh no more than a grape seed, they're still a formidable threat. They've spread diseases like malaria, yellow fever and encephalitis. Now West Nile virus has some U.S communities concerned. In this hour of Science Friday, the talk turns to managing mosquitoes. What can communities do to control them? *
 
(Hour Two:) HISTORY AND FUTURE OF CONTRACEPTION Guests: Lara V. Marks Author, "Sexual Chemistry: a History of the Contraceptive Pill" (2001, Yale University Press) Historian of Medicine Cambridge University Cambridge, England, United Kingdom Dr. Paul Blumenthal Associate Professor, Obstetrics and Gynecology Johns Hopkins University Medical School Baltimore, Maryland Andrea Tone Author, "Devices and Desires: A History of Contraceptives in America" (2001, Hill and Wang) Associate Professor, History Georgia Institute of Technology. Atlanta, Georgia Dr. William Bremner Chairman, Department of Medicine Director, Population Research Center University of Washington School of Medicine Seattle, Washington In 1961, the first birth control pills went on sale in Great Britain. Forty years later, the pill remains a popular form of birth control, used by some 100 million women worldwide. In this hour of Sceince Friday we'll take a look at the history and future of contraception on the 40th anniversary of the pill. Are there new contraceptives in the pipeline? And will a new male contraceptive hit the shelves anytime soon? *
 
All Things Considered (4pm - 7pm)
 
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