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Midmorning
Midmorning
Archive for July 11 - 15, 2005
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Monday, July 11, 2005
Hour 1 (9 a.m.)
Audio State government going again
Legislative leaders still have to work out the fine print, but schools will see an increase and MinnesotaCare will continue to insure at current levels.

Guests:
Bob Meeks, executive director of the Minnesota School Boards Association. He is a longtime lobbyist at the state capitol for 25 years. Twila Brase, president of the Citizens' Council on Health Care.

Related Links:
Document Web Resource: MPR: Session 2005
Document Web Resource: Minnesota Department of Finance
Document Web Resource: MN School Boards Association
Document Web Resource: Citizens' Council on Health Care
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Hour 2 (10 a.m.)
Audio Test-tube super babies?
Author David Plotz explores the history of the Repository for Germinal Choice, a sperm bank exclusively for Nobel Prize winners. The writer tracks down the clinic's offspring and their donor "parents."

Guests:
David Plotz, author of The Genius Factory: The Secret History of the Nobel Prize Sperm Bank.

Related Links:
Document Web Resource: The Genius Factory
Document Web Resource: Article: The Genius Factory
Document Web Resource: Interview with David Plotz
Document Web Resource: Repository for Germinal Choice
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Tuesday, July 12, 2005
Hour 1 (9 a.m.)
Audio Terrorism and the psyche
The U.S. Surgeon General says the effect of terrorism is the greatest mental health issue facing the nation. Midmorning examines the impact of violence on both citizens and societies.
Guests:
Rona Fields, a psychologist who specializes in trauma and terrorism. She is the author of Martyrdom: The Psychology, Theology, and Politics of Self-Sacrifice. Ansar Haroun, a professor of psychiatry, pediatrics and law at the University of California in San Diego. He served as a military psychiatrist in the first Gulf War and in Afghanistan. Dr. Stevan Hobfoll, a psychologist and stress expert from Kent State University. He is also the director of the Kent State University-Summa Health System Center for the Treatment and Study of Traumatic Stress.

Related Links:
Document Web Resource: About Stevan Hobfoll
Document Web Resource: Psychological Warfare
Document Web Resource: Impact of Terrorism on the Brain
Document Web Resource: Psychological Responses to Terror
Document Web Resource: Mental Health and Violence
Document Web Resource: Center for the Study of Traumatic Stress
Document Share your views in the News Forum.
Hour 2 (10 a.m.)
Audio Minnesota Orchestra's Osmo Vanska on his life in music
His conducting skill has brought international acclaim to the state music scene. Minnesota Orchestra's Osmo Vanska talks about the art of leading musicians and his debut as a clarinetist.
Guests:
Osmo Vanska, director of the Minnesota Orchestra.

Related Links:
Document MPR: Minnesota Orchestra broadcasts
Document Web Resource: Minnesota Orchestra Web site
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Wednesday, July 13, 2005
Hour 1 (9 a.m.)
Audio Driving while phoning
A new study says hands-free cell phones still pose distractions that lead to accidents. This comes at a time when the Minnesota legislature may pass a law to penalize teenaged drivers who use cell phones.
Guests:
Kathy Swanson, director of traffic safety at the Minnesota Department of Public Safety. Anne McCartt, research executive with the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety. She oversaw the cell phone study that was conducted at the University of Sydney Australia. The study appears in the current issue of the British Medical Journal. John Walls, vice president of public affairs at CTIA-The Wireless Association.

Related Links:
Document Web Resource: Minnesota Office of Traffic Safety
Document Web Resource: British Medical Journal
Document Web Resource: Cell Phones and Driving
Document Web Resource: Banned on the road
Document Web Resource: Insurance Institute for Highway Safety
Document Share your views in the News Forum.
Hour 2 (10 a.m.)
Audio The allure of auctions
Though many works of art and popular memorabilia are sold to the highest bidder, not all items that go to auction end up in the vaults of private collectors. Some collectors play an important role in preserving historical artifacts.
Guests:
Helen Bailey, head of popular arts for Christie's Auction House. Deborah Gillaspie, curator of Chicago Jazz Archive.

Related Links:
Document Web Resource: Christie's Auction House
Document Web Resource: Chicago Jazz Archive
Document Web Resource: About auctions
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Thursday, July 14, 2005
Hour 1 (9 a.m.)
Audio Protecting a target market
Children receive thousands of messages a day from advertisers tempting them to spend money. Midmorning takes a look at a movement that's encouraging kids to share rather than spend.
Guests:
Nathan Dungan, president of ShareSaveSpend and author of Prodigal Sons and Material Girls: How not to Be Your Child's ATM. Terry Parsons, staff officer for Stewardship in the Episcopal Church in the United States.

Related Links:
Document Web Resource: ShareSaveSpend
Document Web Resource: Commercial Alert
Document Web Resource: Commercialism and Kids
Document Web Resource: The Merchants of Cool
Document Web Resource: The Episcopal Church
Document Web Resource: National Institute on Media and the Family
Document Share your views in the News Forum.
Hour 2 (10 a.m.)
Audio Stories from the Land of No
A Jewish girl watches as her tiny community is closed off from the rest of Iran during the rise of Islamic fundamentalism.

Guests:
Roya Hakakian, author of Journey from the Land of No. Hakakian has worked as a segment producer for 60 Minutes II. She's also a poet who has published two collections in her native Persian.

Related Links:
Document Web Resource: Roya Hakakian's Web site
Document Web Resource: A Conversation with Roya Hakakian
Document Web Resource: Meet the Writer
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Friday, July 15, 2005
Hour 1 (9 a.m.)
Audio The magic of summer reading
J.K. Rowling's sixth Harry Potter installment arrives at bookstores at midnight on Friday. Thousands of children and adults are waiting impatiently to find out what happens to the young wizard and his schoolmates. Midmorning talks about Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince as well as the season's other hot books.
Guests:
Nancy Pearl, author of More Book Lust: 1000 New Reading Recommendations for Every Mood, Moment, and Reason. She serves on the Foundation Board of the Seattle Public Library.

Related Links:
Document Web Resource: Nancy Pearl's book reviews
Document Web Resource: NPR: Summer Reading 2005
Document Web Resource: JKRowling Official Site
Document Share your views in the News Forum.
Hour 2 (10 a.m.)
Audio Everyday philosophy
Midmorning launches a series about ethics. The program explores how philosophy can help make sense of everyday life.
Guests:
Karen Warren, philosophy professor at Macalester College in St. Paul.

Related Links:
Document Web Resource: Karen Warren's bio
Document Web Resource: Encyclopedia of Philosophy
Document Web Resource: Guide to Philosophy
Document Web Resource: Ethics Resource Center
Document Web Resource: Everyday Ethics
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