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Past Programs Programs and audio organized by date; updated daily Related Links
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June 10 - 14, 2002 Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday MONDAY, JUNE 10, 2002 HOUR 1: (9 a.m.)
Department of Homeland Security President Bush is urging Congress to create a Department of Homeland Security to improve domestic defense and intellegence. Will this reorganization improve security or create more government gridlock? We'll find out. Guest: Lee Colwell, former associate director of the FBI and currently a director of the Center for Society, Law and Justice at the University of New Orleans. Related Links
HOUR 2: (10 a.m.)
Writing about food If you've ever wondered what it's like to be a chef, or a food writer, tune in after ten when we talk with best-selling author and editor-in-chief of Gourmet magazine, Ruth Reichl, about her life with food. Guest: Ruth Reichl, author of Tender at the Bone, and Comfort Me With Apples. She's editor-in-chief of Gourmet Magazine, and a former restaurant critic for The New York Times. Related Links
TUESDAY, JUNE 11, 2002 HOUR 1: (9 a.m.)
How vulnerable is the U.S. to a "dirty bomb" attack? A look at how susceptible we are to attack by a "dirty bomb" in light of the announcement that a planned attack here in the homeland was foiled. Guest: Fred Wehling, a senior research associate at the Center for Nonproliferation Studies at the Monterey Institute of International Studies in California. Related Links
HOUR 2: (10 a.m.)
Birding by ear Another lesson in identifying birds - by their tweets, croaks, warbles, and trills. Guest: Dick Walton, a teacher, writer, and naturalist. He is co-author, with Bob Lawson, of the Peterson Field Guides: Birding by Ear series. Related Links
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 12, 2002 HOUR 1: (9 a.m.)
How should U.S. Justice system treat Jose Padilla? We talk about how Jose Padilla - the U.S. citizen accused of planning an attack using a "dirty bomb" - should be handled by the justice system. Guest: John Norton Moore, director of the Center for National Security Law at the University of Virginia School of Law. He was deputy representative of the president for the Third United Nations Conference on the Law of the Sea with rank of ambassador. Related Links
HOUR 2: (10 a.m.)
The inventor's bible Most of us have had a bright idea or two for new a widget or gadget the world needs. But how do you take that idea and actually turn it into a new invention? Guest: Ron Docie Sr., an inventor and the author of The Inventor's Bible: How to Market and License Your Brilliant Ideas. Docie is speaking and presenting a workshop June 14 and 15th at the 45th Annual Minnesota Inventors Congress in Redwood Falls. THURSDAY, JUNE 13, 2002 HOUR 1: (9 a.m.)
Wall Street woes We'll look at why the stock market has been going down, while the economy seems to be picking up. Guest: Dave Kansas, deputy managing editor of The Wall Street Journal Online. Related Links
HOUR 2: (10 a.m.)
Human rights report card We'll talk with the executive director of Amnesty International USA about his assessment of human rights around the world today--including here in the United States. Guest: William Schulz, executive director of Amnesty International USA. His latest book is In Our Own Best Interest: How Defending Human Rights Benefits Us All. Related Links
FRIDAY, JUNE 14, 2002 HOUR 1: (9 a.m.)
Republican Party Convention Midmorning's first hour will be pre-empted by MPR's live coverage of the state Republican Party Convention as delegates vote to decide whether their gubernatorial candidate will be Tim Pawlenty or Brian Sullivan. Midday's Gary Eichten and MPR political editor Mike Mulcahy host our coverage. Related Links
HOUR 2: (10 a.m.)
Pet Behavior Animal Behaviorist Dr. Petra Mertens of the U of M is back with us again. We'll help you understand why your pets do some of the annoying--and endearing things they do, and take your questions on problem behaviors. Guest: Dr. Petra Mertens, a veterinarian and certified applied animal behaviorist. She's an assistant professor of Behavior Medicine at the University of Minnesota's Veterinary Teaching Hospital in Minneapolis. Related Links
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