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Monday, Nov. 8, 2004 |
| Hour 1 (9 a.m.) |
 The European Dream
Europe is quietly building to become the next great world power. The European Union's economic strength and higher quality of life are adding to its clout, says a best-selling business author.
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Guests:
Jeremy Rifkin, author of The European Dream: How Europe's Vision of the Future is Quietly Eclipsing the American Dream.
Related Links:
 Web Resource: Foundation on Economic Trends
Web Resource: The European Union
Web Resource: About the European Union
Web Resource: The European Dream
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| Hour 2 (10 a.m.) |
What are you reading this winter?
Author Nancy Pearl shares book suggestions for gifts and reading on these long winter nights.
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Guests:
Nancy Pearl, former director of The Center for the Book at the Seattle Public Library. She's the author of Book Lust: Recommended Reading for Every Mood, Moment and Reason.
Related Links:
Web Resource: Nancy Pearl's columns
Web Resource: Nancy Pearl's "Famous First Words"
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Tuesday, Nov. 9, 2004 |
| Hour 1 (9 a.m.) |
The life and death of the prairie
The largest ecosystem in North America also is the most altered. A new book chronicles the changes human beings have brought to the surprisingly fragile prairie.
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Guests:
Candace Savage, author of Prairie: A Natural History.
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| Hour 2 (10 a.m.) |
The search for the ivory-billed woodpecker
As the numbers of the once plentiful ivory-billed woodpecker dwindled, a few scientists raced to learn about and save the nearly extinct species.
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Guests:
Phillip Hoose, author of The Race to Save the Lord God Bird.
Related Links:
Web Resource: About the Ivory-Billed Woodpecker
Web Resource: Audubon Watch List
Web Resource: NPR: Search for the Woodpecker
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Wednesday, Nov. 10, 2004 |
| Hour 1 (9 a.m.) |
Kids as consumers?
Consumer expert Juliet Schor explores the effects advertising and marketing have on children. She says America's consumer-driven culture is harmful to the social and emotional well-being of kids.
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Guests:
Juliet Schor, author of Born to Buy: The Commercialized Child and the New Consumer Culture. She's also the author of The Overworked American and The Overspent American. Schor is a professor of sociology at Boston College.
Related Links:
Web Resource: Juliet Schor's bio
Web Resource: New American Dream
Web Resource: Report: Advertising and Children
Web Resource: Children's Advertising Review Unit
Web Resource: Fact Sheet: Children and Advertising
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Clare Short says Iraq chaos could spark worldwide recession
Clare Short resigned her post as Secretary of State for International Development over her country's involvement in the Iraq war. She joins host Kerri Miller to talk about the current situation in the Middle East.
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Guests:
The Right Honorable Clare Short, member of the British Labour Party. She has served as a member of Parliament since 1983, representing Birmingham-Ladywood in the House of Commons.
Related Links:
Web Resource: Clare Short's Web site
Web Resource: Great Conversations Series
Web Resource: About Clare Short
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Thursday, Nov. 11, 2004 |
| Hour 1 (9 a.m.) |
A conversation with a cabinologist
The home away from home should be a place of retreat, not more work, according to residential architect and author Dale Mulfinger.
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Guests:
Dale Mulfinger, author of a new book The Getaway Home. He's also the author of The Cabin.
Related Links:
Web Resource: About Dale Mulfinger
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| Hour 2 (10 a.m.) |
Grading personality tests
Personality tests can determine where we fit in at work, at school and in relationships. A new book sheds light on the most popular personality test, the Myers-Briggs Indicator.
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Guests:
Annie Murphy Paul, author of The Cult of Personality.
Related Links:
Web Resource: About Annie Murphy Paul
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Friday, Nov. 12, 2004 |
| Hour 1 (9 a.m.) |
Home sweet home improvement
With energy costs expected to be higher this winter than last, sealing your house or apartment against the elements will help save money. A home improvement expert offers tips about how to get your house ready for the cold weather and answers listener questions about home maintenance and repair.
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Guests:
John Trostle, an FHA certified inspector and homebuilder.
Related Links:
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| Hour 2 (10 a.m.) |
State of the Arts
New Yorker music critic Alex Ross discusses Chronicles, the first volume of Bob Dylan's autobiography. Plus, reporter Erin Galbally takes in a new exhibit of Minnesotan abstract art.
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Related Links:
MPR: State of the Arts
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