Tuesday, July 17, 2001

the Todd Mundt Show (9am - 10am, repeated 7-8pm)
Thomas Leech talks with Todd about how to use Shakespeare's secrets when communicating today.*

The Diane Rehm Show (10am - Noon)
Hour one: Shirley Tilghman, the new president of Princeton University.

Hour two: Bryan Sykes, a professor of genetics at Oxford University, talks about research combining geneology and genetics.*

Fresh Air with Terry Gross (Noon - 1pm)
Biomedical ethicist Arthur Caplan talks about the controversy surrounding stem cell research.*

Public Interest with Kojo Nnamdi (1pm - 2pm)
Tech Tuesday: "Digital McLuhan: A Guide to the Information Millenium" by Paul Levinson***

Talk of the Nation with Juan Williams (2pm - 4pm)

Hour One: THE ETHICS OF CLONING**

Hour Two: SCHOLARSHIPS: NEED OR MERIT?*

All Things Considered (4pm - 7pm)
A trip to the national championships of the United States Twirling Association.

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

tomorrow on Sound Health with Marianne Russ
The Fels study at Wright State University.   Guest: Dr. Ellen Demerath, an Assistant Professor of Community Health and a researcher with the Fels study.

Thursday on Help Desk with guest host John Hingsbergen  Mac and PC questions answered with Ted Beerman and Guy Moore.  E-mail your question anytime to: [log in to unmask]

Friday on WMUB Forum with guest host Justin Masterson Urban Legends Part II.  What is your favorite?  Do you have a story you'd like to check out?

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

Monday on Interconnect with John Hingsbergen and Cheri Lawson  Psyche Seeds,  author Jacqueline Small 

DETAILS
Tuesday, July 17, 2001

the Todd Mundt Show (9am - 10am, repeated 7pm -8pm)Thomas Leech talks with Todd about how to use Shakespeare's secrets when communicating today.  Leech is an expert on business communications.
Lev Raphael, book reviewer for "The Todd Mundt Show" and "The Detroit Free Press", talks with Todd about what he recommends for summer reading. Titles include "Fearless Jones", by Walter Mosley; "The Bay of Angels", by Anita Brookner; and "The Piano Shop on the Left Bank: Discovering a Forgotten Passion in a Paris Atelier", by Thad Carhart.

The Diane Rehm Show (10am - Noon)

Hour one:** Diane talks with Shirley Tilghman,  the new president of Princeton University, about her career and her plans as leader of one of the nation's most prestigious universities.

Hour two:** Bryan Sykes, a professor of genetics at Oxford University, talks about his research combining geneology and genetics.   In his book, "The Seven Daughters of Eve" (Norton), he explains how he has identified and traced certain strands of DNA which pass unbroken through matrilineal lines in people of European descent.

Fresh Air with Terry Gross (Noon - 1pm)
Biomedical ethicist ARTHUR CAPLAN... talks about the controversy surrounding stem cell research. While the work could lead to cures for cancer and Alzheimers Disease, many are appalled at the idea of creating human embryos in a lab.

Public Interest with Kojo Nnamdi (1pm - 2pm)
Tech Tuesday: "Digital McLuhan: A Guide to the Information Millenium" by Paul Levinson    A PHILOSOPHICAL TECH TUESDAY TO EXPLORE THE NINETEEN- SIXTIES WRITINGS OF MEDIA CRITIC MARSHALL MCLUHAN AND THEIR RELEVANCE TO TODAY'S INTERNET AGE. MCLUHAN'S LEGACY HAS BEEN COMPLEX, CONTROVERSIAL, AND ACCORDING TO FORDHAM PROFESSOR PAUL LEVINSON MORE AND MORE ACCURATE EVERY DAY.*

Talk of the Nation with Juan Williams (2pm - 4pm)

Hour one: THE ETHICS OF CLONING   Juan Williams talks with a futurist, a novelist and a journalist about the future of cloning -- Can and should governments try to stop human cloning?*

Hour two: SCHOLARSHIPS: NEED OR MERIT?  Juan Williams talks with educators about college scholarships: should they be based on need, merit or both?*

All Things Considered (4pm - 7pm)
A trip to the national championships of the United States Twirling Association.  Baton twirling, that is. It's not just about marching with a band -- today's twirlers have to be well-conditioned athletes. Still, competitors often have to fight for respect from their schoolmates.