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Monday, October 23
Hour One: After nine, Katherine Lanpher's guest talks about how this past weekend's Arab Summit could influence the situation in the Middle East.
Guest: Jeffrey Helsing, program officer for the U.S. Institute of Peace Education Program located in Washington D.C.
Hour Two: Open Line: Katherine takes calls to learn what's on listener's minds.
Tuesday, October 24
Hour One: After nine, Katherine Lanpher and her guest talk about why the presidential race remains so close and what role undecided voters could play on election day.
Guest: Charles Franklin, professor of Political Science at the University of Wisconsin at Madison.
Hour Two: Join in after ten when Katherine Lanpher talks about the state of classical music with the Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra's new music director.
Guest: Andreas Delfs, the new music director for the Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra. He has been music director of the Milwaukee Symphony since 1997.
Wednesday, October 25
Hour One: After nine, Katherine Lanpher and her guest talk about the implications of a recent report that found families with two parents who work are now a majority.
Guest: Joan Williams, professor of law and Co-Director of the Gender, Work and Family Project at American University in Washington, D.C. She is also the author of Unbending Gender: Why Family and Work Conflict and What to Do About It.
Hour Two: In the wake of the announcement of NCAA penalties in the University of Minnesota academic fraud scandal, Katherine Lanpher and her guest after ten talk about how colleges and universities can do a better job balancing academics and athletics.
Guest: Andrew Zimbalist, professor of economics at Smith College. He is also the author of Unpaid Professionals: Commercialism and Conflict in Big-time College Sports.
Thursday, October 26
Hour One: Katherine Lanpher and her guest after nine want to hear how the ramp meter experiment is affecting your commute. Join in when Katherine talks with John Lundell, director of information services for Metro Traffic Control.
Hour Two: Katherine Lanpher's guest after ten says America is changing adoption and adoption is transforming America. Join in for that conversation on the next Midmorning.
Guest: Adam Pertman, author of Adoption Nation: How the Adoption Revolution is Transforming America. He is also a staff reporter for the Boston Globe.
As part of our election year coverage, Minnesota Public Radio has invited all seven candidates for U.S. Senate to present a four minute statement about their candidacy. Over the next week, all seven candidates will present their views on each of MPR's News programs. These candidate statements are unfiltered and unedited by Minnesota Public Radio. Today's candidate on Midmorning-- Independence Party candidate James Gibson.
Friday, October 27
On Midmorning, political scientist Georgia Duerst-Lahti, professor and chair of the political science department at Beloit College in Wisconsin. She is also past president of the Women's Caucus for Political Science.
Midmorning's guest after ten says Americans need to do a better job raising boys. Melanie Sommer's guest is Michael Gurian, family therapist and author of several books about raising boys including, The Wonder of Boys: What Parents, Mentors and Educators Can Do To Shape Boys Into Exceptional Men ; A Fine Young Man: What Parents, Mentors and Educators Can Do to Shape Adolescent Boys Into Exceptional Men and The Good Son: Shaping The Moral Development of Boys and Young Men.
As part of our election year coverage, Minnesota Public Radio has invited all seven candidates for U.S. Senate to present a four minute statement about their candidacy. Over the next week, all seven candidates will present their views on each of MPR's News programs. These candidate statements are unfiltered and unedited by Minnesota Public Radio. Today's candidate on Midmorning is Socialist Workers Party candidate Rebecca Ellis.
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