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  • Host: Kathleen Dunn
  • Kathleen leads balanced discussions about the issues of the day and the issues of our time. While the afternoon program focuses on current issues most days, Kathleen devotes at least two hours a week to two issues very near and dear to her heart: Parenting and education.
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Kathleen Dunn

Wed, Dec 9 Listen
After nine, Kathleen Dunn and her guest examine recent poll numbers for President Obama, the Public Option in health care reform, the troop surge in Afghanistan, and how the media reports the results.

John Munson in for Kathleen Dunn

Tue, Dec 8 Listen
The Ares-One (AIR-eez-ONE) rocket and the EnergyHub Dashboard are just two of the items that made the list. After nine, John Munson and his guest discuss TIME Magazine�s list of the best new gadgets and breakthrough ideas of the year. Guest: Lev Grossman, book critic and technology writer, TIME Magazine.

Kathleen Dunn

Mon, Dec 7 Listen
After nine, it's All Things Political when Kathleen Dunn and her guest recap last week's top political headlines. Guest: Alexander P. Lamis, Associate Professor of Political Science, Case Western Reserve University.

Kathleen Dunn

Thu, Dec 3 Listen
According to Kathleen Dunn�s guest, after nine, loneliness can spread from person-to-person... to person... up to three degrees of separation. James Fowler discusses the findings of his most recent study. Guest: James H. Fowler, Associate Professor, Center for Wireless and Population Health Systems, California Institute for Telecommunications and Information Technology and the Political Science Department, University of California, San Diego. Co-author, �Connected: The Surprising Power of...

Kathleen Dunn

Wed, Dec 2 Listen
After a nearly three-month review of American war strategy, President Obama has decided to deploy 30-thousand more troops to Afghanistan. After nine, Kathleen Dunn talks with a Mideast expert about the current state of the Afghan government, and the escalation of the U.S. war effort. Guest: Juan Cole, Richard P. Mitchell Collegiate Professor of History at the University of Michigan. Author, �Engaging the Muslim World.�

Kathleen Dunn

Tue, Dec 1 Listen
After nine, Kathleen Dunn and her guests examine the latest jobless numbers, and what Congress and the Obama Administration are trying to do about it. Guests: 9:00 - James H. Carr, chief operating officer, National Community Reinvestment Coalition. Visiting professor, Columbia University. 9:30 - Alice O�Connor, Professor of History, University of California, Santa Barbara. Director, UCSB Washington Center program, Washington, DC.

Kathleen Dunn

Mon, Nov 30 Listen
After nine, it�s another edition of all things political as Kathleen Dunn and her guest recap the major news stories. Guest: Julie Mason, White House Correspondent for The Washington Examiner.

Kathleen Dunn (Evening Repeat)

Thu, Nov 26 Listen
After ten, Kathleen Dunn and her guest examine how fifty years of swift changes to Earth�s oceans could significantly impact life on the planet. Guest: Sylvia Earle, Author, "The World is Blue: How Our Fate and the Ocean�s Are One".(Rebroadcast).

Kathleen Dunn

Wed, Nov 25 Listen
After nine, Kathleen Dunn and her guest discuss the pharmaceutical industry and their take on health care reform. Guest: Dr. Joseph Hammang, Senior Director, Science Policy, Pfizer Inc.

Kathleen Dunn

Tue, Nov 24 Listen
Yesterday at the White House, The President unveiled his Educate to Innovate campaign, encouraging students to pursue science, technology, engineering, and math. After nine, Kathleen Dunn and her guests discuss how companies and non-profit groups are aiming to get kids engaged in education. Guests: - Susan Millar, Director of the Education Research Challenge Area, Morgridge Institute for Research. Senior Scientist, Wisconsin Center for Education Research at the University of Wisconsin. -...

Kathleen Dunn

Mon, Nov 23 Listen
It�s all things political, after nine, as Kathleen Dunn and her guest recap all the major stories from around the globe. Guest: Julian Zelizer, Professor of History and Public Affairs, Princeton University.

Kathleen Dunn

Thu, Nov 19 Listen
Senate majority leader, Harry Reid, put forward his version of health care legislation on Wednesday, which a Senate aide said would cost $849 billion over 10 years. After nine, Kathleen Dunn and her guest discuss the details of the proposed bill. Guest: Helen Ann Halpin, Professor of Health Policy and Director, Center for Health and Public Policy Studies, University of California Berkeley School of Public Health.

Kathleen Dunn

Wed, Nov 18 Listen
President Obama and the Chinese President met this week on a myriad of issues. After nine, Kathleen Dunn and her guest examine the history of U.S and China relations, the global economy, climate change, and nuclear proliferation. Guest: Guy S. Alitto, Associate Professor in History and East Asian Languages and Civilizations, University of Chicago.

Kathleen Dunn

Tue, Nov 17 Listen
According to industry analysts, drug makers have raised the wholesale prices of brand-name prescription drugs by about nine-percent over the past year. After nine, Kathleen Dunn and her guests examine the relationship between the pharmaceutical companies and health care reform. Guests: - Dr. John Abramson, author, �Overdosed America: The Broken Promise of American Medicine.� On clinical faculty, Harvard Medical School. - Rebecca Adams, Senior writer, CQ Weekly.

Kathleen Dunn

Mon, Nov 16 Listen
After nine, Kathleen Dunn discusses the war in Afghanistan and health care reform, with her guest, Charles Peters, of The Washington Monthly. Guest: Charles Peters, founding editor, The Washington Monthly.

Kathleen Dunn

Thu, Nov 12 Listen
After ten, Kathleen Dunn hosts her November open-line. Call in with your topics and guest suggestions.

Kathleen Dunn

Wed, Nov 11 Listen
After nine, Kathleen Dunn and her guests examine a provision added late Saturday to the health care bill passed by the House of Representatives that would place restrictions on abortion coverage. Guests: 9:00 - Susan Armacost, Legislative Director, Wisconsin Right to Life. 9:30 - Nicole Safar, Public Policy Analyst, Planned Parenthood Advocates of Wisconsin.

Kathleen Dunn

Tue, Nov 10 Listen
After nine, Kathleen Dunn and her guests discuss the social and mental stresses faced by returning soldiers from Iraq and Afghanistan. Guests: - Michelle Cornette, clinical psychologist and Suicide Prevention Team Leader, Zablocki VA Medical Center, Milwaukee. Assistant Professor, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine & Injury Research Center, Department of Emergency Medicine, Medical College of Wisconsin. - Tracey Smith, Program Manager, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)...

Kathleen Dunn

Mon, Nov 9 Listen
Off-year elections� a health care rally in Washington� and a health care bill possibly nearing passage. After nine, Kathleen Dunn and her guest discuss the headlines and newsmakers from the past week. Guest: David Fott, Associate Professor of Political Science, University of Nevada-Las Vegas.

Kathleen Dunn

Thu, Nov 5 Listen
Unexpected third quarter profits for Ford Motor Company have raised hopes that the auto industry is starting to pull out of a deep slump. After nine, Kathleen Dunn�s guest examines the latest economic trends in the auto industry. Guest: Dave Zoia, Editorial Director, WardsAuto.com, Ward�s Automotive Reports and Ward�s Engine and Vehicle Technology Update.

Kathleen Dunn

Wed, Nov 4 Listen
FOX News�MSNBC�CNN. After nine, Kathleen�s guest discusses the pros and cons of America�s cable news networks. GUEST: Mark Jurkowitz, Associate Director, Project for Excellence in Journalism.

Kathleen Dunn

Tue, Nov 3 Listen
Former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright (MAD-uh-lynn ALL-bright) joins Kathleen Dunn, after nine, to discuss her latest book, �Read My Pins: Stories from a Diplomat's Jewel Box.�

Kathleen Dunn

Mon, Nov 2 Listen
After nine, Kathleen Dunn and her guest review last week's political headlines. Guest: Mordecai Lee, Professor of Governmental Affairs, UW-Milwaukee.

John Munson in for Kathleen Dunn

Thu, Oct 29 Listen
Should Internet Service Providers be allowed to determine which web sites reach you the quickest? After nine, John Munson and his guest tackle the growing debate on Net Neutrality. Guest: Robert Atkinson, President and Founder, Information Technology and Innovation Foundation.

John Munson in for Kathleen Dunn (Evening Repeat)

Thu, Oct 29 Listen
After ten, John Munson is joined by the reporter who broke the story that the Defense Department, as part of the nearly eight-hundred-billion-dollar stimulus package, awarded nearly thirty-million in contracts to companies under criminal investigation. A look at how and why the contracts were awarded. Guest: Michael Grabell, reporter, ProPublica. Read the story here: http://wpr.org/r/?88

Kathleen Dunn

Wed, Oct 28 Listen
After nine, Kathleen Dunn talks with former military personnel about serving the nation as a homosexual, and the possible repeal of the Don't Ask, Don't Tell policy. Guests:- First Lieutenant Dan Choi, West Point graduate and Arabic linguist. Iraq War veteran, discharged after admitting he was gay. - Denny Meyer, Vietnam War Veteran. National Public Affairs Officer and Vice President of Veterans Affairs, American veterans For Equal Rights. - Navy Commander Zoe Dunning, retired, made history...

Kathleen Dunn

Tue, Oct 27 Listen
After nine, Kathleen Dunn continues her series on Health Care Reform in America by looking at the role of nurse practitioners and nurse-managed health centers. Guest: Katharyn A. May, Dean and Professor, University of Wisconsin�Madison School of Nursing.

Kathleen Dunn

Mon, Oct 26 Listen
Health care reform�fighting in Pakistan�the Dow nearing ten-thousand. After nine, Kathleen Dunn and her guest break down the latest headlines, and look at the latest newsmakers. Guest: John Aldrich, Professor of Political Science, Duke University.

Kathleen Dunn

Thu, Oct 22 Listen
After nine, Kathleen Dunn and her guest examine the health care system in Italy. A report by the World Health Organization ranked Italy second in the world in health care systems... the U.S.... thirty-seventh. Guest: Vittorio Maio, Associate Professor, Department of Health Policy, School of Population Health, Thomas Jefferson University.

Kathleen Dunn

Wed, Oct 21 Listen
After nine, Kathleen Dunn�s guest analyzes the Pakistani military�s offensive against the Taliban, and what it could mean for the future of Pakistan, Afghanistan, and the United States. Guest: Bill Roggio, Managing Editor, The Long War Journal. President, Public Multimedia, Inc. Adjunct Fellow, Foundation for the Defense of Democracies. Media Fellow, Hoover Institute. Contributor, The Weekly Standard.

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