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Monday, Jan. 20, 2003 |
| Hour 1 (9 a.m.) |
 Peace protesters on the move
Busloads of protestors from Minnesota demonstrated their opposition to war with Iraq. The latest incarnation of the anti-war movement draws on traditional peace activists as well as those protesting for the first time.
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Guests:
Todd Gitlin, professor of journalism and sociology at Columbia University in New York and author of the forthcoming book Letters to a Young Activist.
Related Links:
 Peace activists from Twin Cities head to Washington
Web Resource: Peace Resource Center
Web Resource: International ANSWER
Web Resource: Friends for a Non-Violent World
Web Resource: Anti-War Committee
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| Hour 2 (10 a.m.) |
Protecting against piracy
The music industry as well as other entertainment companies are looking at a new way to protect against piracy: it's called digital armor. The industry says digital armor will protect artists and their property. Consumers worry it's just another way of limiting their choices.
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Guests:
Dan Burk, professor of law at the University of Minnesota. He specializes in cyberlaw.
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Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2003 |
| Hour 1 (9 a.m.) |
No room on the road
More than half of Minnesota's urban interstates are severely congested according to a new study of the nation's highways. The study concludes that states should consider adding lanes and build more roads to relieve the problem.
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Guests:
Frank Moretti, director of policy and research at The Road Information Program based in Washington, DC.
Related Links:
Web Resource: The Road Information Program
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| Hour 2 (10 a.m.) |
Nuts and bolts history
Inventions like the cotton gin and the light bulb have changed history, but textbooks usually reserve mention to small paragraphs at the sides of pages. The authors of a new textbook use the discovery and evolution of inventions large and small as a way to explain how America became the nation it is today.
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Guests:
Pauline Maier, professor of American history at MIT. Merritt Roe Smith, technology history professor, also at MIT. They are among the authors of Inventing America.
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Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2003 |
| Hour 1 (9 a.m.) |
Anniversary of Roe v. Wade
Thirty years after Roe v. Wade, abortion still carries an emotional charge in politics and society. The actual number of abortions performed is declining, as states consider limits.
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Guests:
Cynthia Gorney, associate dean of the Graduate School of Journalism at the University of California at Berkeley. She is the author of Articles of Faith: A Frontline History of the Abortion Wars.
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| Hour 2 (10 a.m.) |
Reconsidering the draft
No more rich man's war and poor man's (or woman's) fight, if a proposal before Congress wins approval. Are we ready to revisit the draft?
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Guests:
Peter Feaver, director of the Triangle Institute for Security Studies at Duke University and co-editor of Soldiers and Civilians: The Civil-Military Gap and American National Security.
Related Links:
Web Resource: Triangle Institute for Security Studies
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Thursday, Jan. 23, 2003 |
| Hour 1 (9 a.m.) |
New prescription plan for seniors
About 80 percent of seniors in the state have at least one prescription, and on fixed incomes increased costs are harder to bear. A new plan worked out by the Minnesota Senior Federation gives members a chance to buy cut-rate drugs from Canada.
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Guests:
Jim Varpness, executive director of the Minnesota Board on Aging. Miriam Reibold, chair of the National Coalition of Consumer Organizations which organizes lobbying efforts on behalf of seniors.
Related Links:
Web Resource: National Council on Aging
Web Resource: Minnesota Board on Aging
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| Hour 2 (10 a.m.) |
Quincy Troupe
The next Talking Volumes author Quincy Troupe joins Katherine Lanpher to talk about his new collection of poems Transcircularities and the influence of jazz and basketball on his work.
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Guests:
Quincy Troupe, winner of two American Book Awards for poetry and nonfiction. Transcircularities is his 7th book of poetry. He also has penned two best-selling books about jazz legend Miles Davis.
Related Links:
Web Resource: Talking Volumes
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Friday, Jan. 24, 2003 |
| Hour 1 (9 a.m.) |
Tax breaks and job creation
Governor Tim Pawlenty is traveling around the state selling his plan to create tax-free zones to encourage business development. The governor has sandwiched visits to tout the program with re-assuring struggling industries facing layoffs.
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Guests:
Tim Bartik, senior economist with the Upjohn Institute for Employment Research.
Related Links:
Web Resource: Upjohn Institute
Web Resource: Governor's office, JOBZ
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| Hour 2 (10 a.m.) |
Protecting against spam and other computer advice
Billions of spam messages circulate through the internet daily. Do filtering systems weed the unsolicited mail well enough?
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Guests:
Robert Stephens, founder and chief inspector, the Geek Squad computer fixing company.
Related Links:
Web Resource: Spam Information
Web Resource: More on how to stop spam
Web Resource: Start your own web log
Web Resource: Super Bowl Ads
Web Resource: Urban Legends Reference
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