MONDAY, MARCH 29, 2004

HOUR 1: (11 a.m.) Major issues facing women's sports
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The University of Minnesota Gopher women's basketball team advanced to the Elite 8 of the NCAA tournament with their weekend win against Boston College Sunday. And, the Gopher women are the NCAA Frozen Four hockey champions. MIDDAY's guest-host, Mike Edgerly, and his guest discuss women's sports and the major issues facing the women's teams.

Guests: Mary Jo Kane, professor of kinesiology and leisure studies at the University of Minnesota, and director of the University's Research Center for Girls and Women in Sport

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HOUR 2: (12 p.m.) Bioethics in the national spotlight
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A Great Conversations event at the University of Minnesota about bioethics. Jeffrey Kahn, director of the University of Minnesota's Center for Biomedical Ethics, and Harold Shapiro, professor of economic and public affairs at Princeton University, discuss cloning, health care reform, and genetic engineering.

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TUESDAY, MARCH 30, 2004

HOUR 1: (11 a.m.) The role of political radio
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Air America Radio, a new liberal talk network spurred by commentator and comedian Al Franken, debuts on Wednesday. What do listeners take away from conservative talk radio, and how will this new liberal network affect the radio landscape?

Guests: Katherine Lanpher, host, Air America Radio; Dante Chinni of the Project for Excellence in Journalism at Columbia University

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Web Resource: Air America Radio Web site
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HOUR 2: (12 p.m.) Securing the nation's ports
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Admiral Thomas Collins of the U.S. Coast Guard speaking at the National Press Club luncheon last week. He talked about how the Coast Guard is working to protect domestic and foreign ports from terrorist attacks.

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WEDNESDAY, MARCH 31, 2004

HOUR 1: (11 a.m.) Cheri Pierson Yecke
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A Minnesota Senate Committee will debate the job performance of Education Commissioner Cheri Pierson Yecke this week. The first of two confirmation hearings for the commissioner is scheduled for Thursday afternoon. Yecke will be in the MPR studios to discuss her job and education issues, and to take listener questions.

Guests: Cheri Pierson Yecke, Minnesota state education commissioner

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HOUR 2: (12 p.m.) A debate over outsourcing
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The country's two most prominent leaders of business and labor debating at Boston College on the controversial issue of globalization and the impact of outsourcing on American jobs and the economy. John Sweeney is president of the AFL-CIO, and Thomas Donohue the president and CEO of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce.

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THURSDAY, APRIL 1, 2004

HOUR 1: (11 a.m.) News from the University of Minnesota
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The University of Minnesota president, Robert Bruininks, will be in the MPR studios to discuss a new Gophers stadium, tuition issues, and other university news. He'll also take questions from MPR listeners.

Guests: University of Minnesota President Robert Bruininks

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HOUR 2: (12 p.m.) The NRA on gun laws and crime
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Wayne LaPierre, executive vice president of the National Rifle Association of America, speaking recently at the Commonwealth Club of California. He has written the best-seller "Guns, Crime and Freedom," and "Guns, Freedom and Terrorism," and he co-authored "Shooting Straight: Telling the Truth about Guns in America."

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FRIDAY, APRIL 2, 2004

HOUR 1: (11 a.m.) Bob Edwards leaving Morning Edition
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National Public Radio ombudsman Jeffrey Dvorkin joins guest-host Mike Edgerly from the NPR studios in Washington to answer listener questions about the replacement of long-time Morning Edition host Bob Edwards.

Guests: National Public Radio ombudsman Jeffrey Dvorkin

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Web Resource: An open letter to Bob Edwards
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HOUR 2: (12 p.m.) Kevin Kling and Friends: A Fool's Paradise
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Highlights from Thursday night's show with Minnesota humorist and playwright Kevin Kling. He hosts an April Fool's evening of mixed monologues, music and mayhem.

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