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Midmorning
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Archive for November 21 - 25, 2005
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Monday, Nov. 21, 2005
Hour 1 (9 a.m.)
Audio Putin's power play
Recent political maneuvers by Vladimir Putin and members of his party have some concerned that Russia is becoming less democratic. Is the U.S. prepared to live with Russian-style democracy?

Guests:
Nick Hayes, professor of history and holds the University Chair in Critical Thinking at St. Johns University.

Related Links:
Document Web Resource: Nick Hayes's Bio
Document Web Resource: CIA World Factbook: Russia
Document Web Resource: Russia Journal
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Hour 2 (10 a.m.)
Audio Dowd's take on the gender wars
Her biting columns have entertained readers for years. But her latest book has some women and men seeing red.

Guests:
Maureen Dowd, columnist with The New York Times. Her new book is "Are Men Necessary: When Sexes Collide".

Related Links:
Document Web Resource: Maureen Dowd's NYT columns
Document Web Resource: Slate: "Is Maureen Dowd Necessary?"
Document Web Resource: New York magazine: Profile of Maureen Dowd
Document Web Resource: Maureen Dowd on Fresh Air with Terry Gross
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Tuesday, Nov. 22, 2005
Hour 1 (9 a.m.)
Audio Insurance for all?
Is it time for national catastrophic insurance? In the wake of another deadly hurricane season , some in the insurance industry say government involvement may be necessary. Others argue this would be a subsidy for the insurance industry on the backs of taxpayers.

Guests:
J. Robert Hunter, director of insurance for the Consumer Federation of America. He joins us by phone from his home in Virginia. Don Griffin, vice president of personal lines for the Property Casualty Insurers Association of America.

Related Links:
Document Web Resource: Consumer Federation of America
Document Web Resource: Property Casualty Insurers Association of America
Document Share your views in the News Forum.
Hour 2 (10 a.m.)
Audio The burden of being a lone superpower
The United States wields unprecedented global power. One author argues with power comes more responsibility.
Guests:
Stephen Walt, professor of international relations at Harvard University's Kennedy School of Government. He is the author of "Taming American Power: The Global Response to U.S. Primacy".

Related Links:
Document Web Resource: About Stephen Walt
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Wednesday, Nov. 23, 2005
Hour 1 (9 a.m.)
Audio Looking for an exit strategy
The debate may be shifting from how to win the war in Iraq to how best to withdraw troops. Shiites and Sunnis recently renewed their request that foreign troops leave.

Guests:
Joe Klein, columnist with Time magazine. Jonathan Landay, national security correspondent with Knight Ridder newspapers.

Related Links:
Document MPR coverage of the war in Iraq
Document Web Resource: Knight Ridder's articles on Iraq intelligence
Document Web Resource: Joe Klein's Time columns
Document Web Resource: U.S. Department of Defense
Document Share your views in the News Forum.
Hour 2 (10 a.m.)
Audio The conflict over antiquities
Art museums are finding that their collections may contain art that belongs to other countries. Antiquities are relatively easy to acquire, but may not be all that easy to keep.
Guests:
Maxwell Anderson, principal with AEA Consulting and former director of the Whitney Museum of Art and the Michael C. Carlos Museum in Atlanta, Georgia. Jenifer Neils, professor of classical art at Case Western Reserve University. Kate Fitz Gibbon, specialist in Asian art and world heritage issues.

Related Links:
Document Web Resource: About Maxwell Anderson
Document Web Resource: About Jenifer Neils
Document Web Resource: About Kate Fitz Gibbon
Document Web Resource: Minneapolis Institute of Arts
Document Web Resource: The Elgin marble debate
Document Share your views in the News Forum.
Thursday, Nov. 24, 2005
Hour 1 (9 a.m.)
Audio The power of taste
Taste is the weakest of our five senses, yet it drives our appetite and protects us from poisons. A world-renowned expert talks about taste buds, supertasters and how our sense of taste impacts our overall health.

Guests:
Linda Bartoshuk, specialist in human taste and a professor at the Yale Medical School. She is spending a year at the University of Florida's psychology department working on taste and smell.

Related Links:
Document Web Resource: Linda Bartoshuk's bio
Document Web Resource: About Linda Bartoshuk
Document Web Resource: Taste Research
Document Web Resource: Tourist in a Taste Lab
Document Web Resource: Taste and Smell Treatment
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Hour 2 (10 a.m.)
Audio Turkey Confidential
Lynne Rossetto Kasper answers your Thankgiving cooking questions with Marketplace's Kai Ryssdal. It's the place to solve your turkey emergencies.

Guests:
Lynn Rossetto Kasper, host of The Splendid Table. Kai Ryssdal, host of Marketplace.

Related Links:
Document Web Resource: The Splendid Table
Document Web Resource: Marketplace
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Friday, Nov. 25, 2005
Hour 1 (9 a.m.)
Audio India and the bomb
The United States and India are on the verge of an agreement to share nuclear technology, despite the fact that India never has signed the nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty. Proponents say the deal will make India a more responsible nuclear power, but critics fear it will encourage the spread of nuclear weapons.
Guests:
Henry Sokolski, executive director of the Nonproliferation Policy Education Center. Gary Milhollin, director of the Wisconsin Project on Nuclear Arms Control.

Related Links:
Document Web Resource: Nonproliferation Policy Education Center
Document Web Resource: Wisconsin Project on Nuclear Arms Control
Document Web Resource: Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty
Document Web Resource: Should the U.S. sell nuclear technology to India?
Document Share your views in the News Forum.
Hour 2 (10 a.m.)
Audio A Beirut Heart
An ordinary family tries to maintain a normal life under fire during the war in Lebanon.
Guests:
Cathy Sultan, author of "A Beirut Heart: One Woman's War", a memoir of her experiences during the 8 years of Lebanon's civil war. She now lives in Eau Claire, Wisconsin.

Related Links:
Document Web Resource: "A Beirut Heart"
Document Web Resource: National Peace Foundation
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