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Monday, May 16, 2005 |
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 The pension problem
Pensions are coming under more scrutiny after a decision to send some of United Airlines' pensions to a quasi-government agency. Some pension watchers say employers and employees are increasingly being squeezed in the current system.
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Guests:
John Fossum, professor at the Carlson School of Management at the University of Minnesota. Joe Gaworski, certified actuary with Pension Benefit Verification Service.
Related Links:
 Web Resource: The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation
Web Resource: John Fossum's Bio
Web Resource: Pension Benefit Verification Service
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| Hour 2 (10 a.m.) |
Staging Theater in Unlikely Places
No musical too big or play too small eludes the repertoire of Ten Thousand Things Theater Company. It's a company that revels in its lack of a building in which to perform.
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Guests:
Michelle Hensley, artistic director of Ten Thousand Things Theater Company.
Related Links:
Web Resource: Ten Thousand things Theater Company
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Tuesday, May 17, 2005 |
| Hour 1 (9 a.m.) |
Social Security reform and women
President Bush visits Wisconsin on Wednesday to try to pump up support for personal accounts and shoring up Social Security. Midmorning talks about the effect of proposed changes on women, in particular with guests on two sides of the issue.
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Guests:
Joan Entmacher, vice president and director of family economic security at the National Women's Law Center. Leanne Abdnor, executive director, Women for a Social Security Choice.
Related Links:
Web Resource: National Women's Law Center
Web Resource: Joan Entmacher's Bio
Web Resource: Leanne Abdnor's bio
Web Resource: Social Security Online
Web Resource: Humprhey Institute Social Security Forum
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| Hour 2 (10 a.m.) |
One soldier's story
Senator Bob Dole's decades of political service followed a distinguished military career. Dole tells the story of how he survived near-fatal injuries during the final days of World War II.
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Guests:
Senator Bob Dole, author of One Soldier's Story: A Memoir.
(Photo be Alex Wong/Getty Images)
Related Links:
Web Resource: Senator Dole's website
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Wednesday, May 18, 2005 |
| Hour 1 (9 a.m.) |
Looking for an answer to global poverty
Poverty affects millions of people worldwide, but whose responsibility is it? And are there solutions that really work? An economist who has advised the World Bank thinks poverty can be eliminated.
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Guests:
Jeffrey Sachs, director of the Earth Institute at Columbia University. He's also a special advisor to UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan. His new book is The End of Poverty: Economic Possibilities for Our Time.
Related Links:
Think Global: Public Radio Collaboration
Web Resource: Jeffrey Sach's Bio
Web Resource: End of Poverty Web site
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| Hour 2 (10 a.m.) |
Adventures of a nature photographer
He's come eye to eye with a deadly cobra and lived to tell about it. International photographer Mattias Klum talks about how he captures images of animals all over the world.
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Guests:
Mattias Klum's work has been published in national magazines such as National Geographic and Audubon.
Related Links:
Web Resource: Mattias Klum's Web site
Web Resource: National Geographic Society
Web Resource: Mattias Klum event, May 19
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Thursday, May 19, 2005 |
| Hour 1 (9 a.m.) |
The life of a dissident
A Vietnamese dissident talks about why countries with increased economic freedom should not forget about free speech.
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Guests:
Doan Viet Hoat spent nearly 20 years imprisoned by the Vietnamese government. He published a dissident newsletter criticizing his country's human rights record and lack of representative government. Long Doan, eldest son of Doan Viet Hoat. He works as a mortgage broker in the Twin Cities. Truc Tran, wife of Doan Viet Hoat.
Related Links:
Web Resource: About Doan Viet Hoat
Web Resource: CIA Factbook: Vietnam
Web Resource: Wikipedia: Vietnam
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| Hour 2 (10 a.m.) |
Competing for global jobs
A former Clinton undersecretary of commerce and an analyst from the conservative Heritage Foundation debate the pros and cons of outsourcing. The show aired in September 2004.
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Guests:
Tim Kane, research fellow, Heritage Foundation. Robert Shapiro, founding partner of Sonecon LLC.
Related Links:
Think Global: 2005 Radio Collaboration
Web Resource: The Heritage Foundation
Web Resource: The Progressive Policy Institute
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Friday, May 20, 2005 |
| Hour 1 (9 a.m.) |
Running to the tornado
Tornadoes, feared by most, are chased by others. Writer Mark Svenvold chronicles the American obsession with catastrophic weather.
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Guests:
Mark Svenvold, author of Big Weather: Chasing Tornadoes in the Heart of America. He's also the author of Elmer McCurdy: The Misadventures in Life and Afterlife of an American Outlaw. He's also a poet. (photo Getty Images)
Related Links:
Web Resource: NOAA: Tornadoes
Web Resource: Minnesota Tornadoes
Web Resource: The Tornado Project
Web Resource: Pictures of Tornadoes, from a Chaser Web site
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| Hour 2 (10 a.m.) |
State of the Arts
Think globally, look and listen locally. State of the Arts looks at the the culturally diverse Twin Cities arts scene.
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