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Secretary of Health and Human Services, Donna Shalala will appear on the NPR show, Public Interest. It airs on November 4, between 1-2 PM. Its host is Kojo Nnamdi. The frequency is 88.5 FM. The call-in line is 1 800 433 8850. -- Thiru Balasubramaniam thiru@cptech.org http://www.cptech.org/thiruTitle: This Week on "Public Interest"
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| This Week | Local Hour 12-1pm ET |
National Hour 1-2pm ET |
| MONDAY | Open Phones | World Trade Organization |
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November 1
Host Kojo Nnamdi |
A session of open phones. Listen to this show in RealAudio! |
More than 5000 trade officials and 130 heads of state will be in Seattle at the end of this month for the World Trade Organization Ministerial Conference. Guests join Kojo to discuss the newest round of international trade negotiations, and the goals of both the supporters and opponents of the WTO.
Stephen Silvia, professor of International Relations, American University Dianne Sullivan, director of International Trade Policy, National Association of Manufacturers |
| TUESDAY |
Michael Janeway: "Republic of Denial" |
Tech Tuesday: The Computer Guys |
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November 2
Host Kojo Nnamdi |
Tension between the press and political figures may be at one of its highest levels ever, and that hostility has served to raise the general distrust of the voting public. Journalist Michael Janeway joins Kojo to discuss the complex roots of the public's cynicism and feelings of alienation toward both politicians and the press.
Listen to this show in RealAudio! |
It's the first Tuesday of the month and that means the computer guys are back to solve your computer operating and hardware problems. "PC-Guy" John Gilroy and "Mac Guy" Tom Piwowar fill us in on the latest developments in the world of computers and answer all your questions.
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| WEDNESDAY | VA Politics Hour | "Everything in Its Place" |
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November 3
Host Kojo Nnamdi |
It's the Virginia Politics Hour. Join Kojo and guest analysts as they discuss the previous day's elections and speak with Representatives Tom Davis and Jim Moran about the long and short term impact of the results. Spencer Hsu, Washington Post reporter Mark Rozell, professor of Politics, Catholic University, political analyst Rep. Tom Davis (R-VA) Rep. Jim Moran (D-VA)
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It was on-air during his national TV talk show that co-host Marc Summers learned that he suffered from obesessive complusive disorder. Summers and Psychiatrist Eric Hollander join Kojo to discuss O.C.D, a disorder that effects at least 6 million Americans. Eric Hollander, M.D.; Director of the Compulsive, Impulsive and Anxiety Disorders Program at Mount Sinai School of Medicine; also Professor of Psychiatry and Director of Clinical Psychopharmacology
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| THURSDAY | "The Freedom Writers Diary: How a Teacher and 150 Teens Used Writing to Change Themselves and the World Around Them" | Donna Shalala |
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November 4
Host Kojo Nnamdi |
Hoping to teach tolerance and improve the academic performance of her class, Erin Gruwell challenged her students to tap into their own creative voices as they studied and wrote about the horrors faced by children during the Holocaust and other horrific events. Kojo speaks with Gruwell and several of her students about their studies and writing. Maria Reyes, student, contributor Henry James, student, contributor
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As the longest serving Secretary of Health and Human Services in U-S History, Donna Shalala has earned respect for her energy and effectiveness in forging partnerships between public health and the private sector. Kojo speaks with Shalala about her career and current public health issues from flu shots to medicare reform.
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| FRIDAY | The D.C. Politics Hour | "The Unsteady March: The Rise and Decline of Racial Equality in America" |
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November 5
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It's "The D.C. Politics Hour with Mark Plotkin", our regular end-of-the-week review of District affairs with Host Kojo Nnamdi and Political Commentator Mark Plotkin.
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While many historians say the US has been steadily moving toward the end of racial discrimination, Philip Klinkner and Rogers Smith say progress towards equality has only occured in brief periods, and history has been marked mainly by periods of stagnation and retrenchment. Klinkner and Smith join Kojo to discuss their comprehensive but controversial new book "The Unsteady March." Rogers Smith, co-author; Alfred Cowles Professor of Government and Co-Director of the ISPS Center for the Study of Race, Inequality, and Politics at Yale University
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