Monday, July 13

9:00 am: Last week, two teenagers who dumped the body of their newborn son in the trash were sentenced to prison. At nine on the next Midmorning, John Rabe and his guests discuss the disturbing topic of neonaticide, which is when a parent, ususally the mother, kills an infant within 24-hours of its birth. GUEST: Dr. Neal Kaye, Cinical Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Human Behavior at Jefferson Medical College in Philadelphia.

10:00 am: John Rabe's guest at ten is Mark Kurlansky, whose new book claims that cod, the fish, is the reason many Europeans set sail for America, and is the only reason they could. But it's also the story of the sad depletion of the once seemingly unlimited supply. GUEST: Mark Kurlansky, author of Cod: A Biography of the Fish That Changed the World.

9:00 am: DEBATING THE CHILD CUSTODY PROTECTION ACT: Join in after nine when JOHN RABE and his guests debate a bill before Congress that would make it a Federal Crime to circumvent parental consent laws by transporting a minor across state lines for an abortion. GUESTS: Jackie Schweitz, Executive Director of Minnesota Citizens Concerned for Life, and Lisa Marie Wright, spokesperson for Planned Parenthood of Minnesota

10:00 am: More than half a century after he killed himself in a Berlin bunker, people are still arguing about Adolf Hitler, trying to come to terms with who he really was and why he did what he did. At ten on the next Midmorning, John Rabe's guest Ron Rosenbaum tells us about his new book Explaining Hitler, which brings together the theories about Adolf Hitler. It's published by Random House.

9:00 am: THE HEAT
Join in after nine when JOHN RABE and his guests talk about the hot, muggy weather that's settled into much of Minnesota. How long will it last? How can you keep cool? And, is the HEAT INDEX really an accurate way for us to describe what it feels like outside? We'll explore those questions and more on MIDMORNING, after the news at nine. GUESTS: Bruce Watson, Consulting Meteorologist, Dennis Driscoll, Associate Professor of Meteorology at Texas A & M University and Elizabeth McCullough, Professor of Clothing and Textiles at Kansas State University where she co-directs the Institute for Environmental Research

10:00 am: PROMISE KEEPERS
Attendance is expected to be down for the Promise Keepers rally in Minneapolis this weekend compared to past years. Join in for a look at the direction of this evangelical mens' movement on the next Midmorning, after ten. GUESTS: Chuck Knapp, spokesperson for the Twin Cities office of the Promise Keepers, and Jim Guth, Professor of Political Science at Furman University in Greenville, South Carolina. He's written extensively on conservative protestantism.

9:00 am: FREEDOM TO FARM
Both Republicans and Democrats in the Senate agree that farmers are in a growing crisis. Democrats want more aid for farmers. Republicans want increased access to foreign markets. Tune in to Midmorning after nine for a debate on the proposed changes to the Freedom to Farm Act. GUESTS: Dave Frederickson, President of the Minnesota Farmers Union, and Mary Kay Thatcher, Senior Director of Government Relations for the American Farm Bureau.

10:00 am: Open lines: call in with your suggestions for program topics.

9:00am One-hundred-and-fifty years ago this week, 300 women and men convened the first women's rights conference. Join in after nine, on the next MIDMORNING, when JOHN RABE and his guest explore the significance of the Seneca Falls convention of 1848 and take a look at where the women's movement stands today.
GUEST: Sara Evans, Professor of History at the University of Minnesota and author of Born for Liberty, published by the Free Press. She was an advior to the "One Woman, One Vote" documentary on A&E. And, she's currently working on a book about the second wave of feminism.

10:00am Tune in after ten for a conversation with National Public Radio storyteller Bailey White. She's out with the novel, Quite a Year for Plums. We'll take on small-town life and Southern humor on the next Midmorning, after ten.