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Archive for January 30 - February 3, 2006
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Monday, Jan. 30, 2006 |
Hour 1 (9 a.m.) |
Life at the bottom of the world Antarctica is a forbidding place that nevertheless attracts and holds people who feel more comfortable there than anywhere else. A writer who lived and worked at McMurdo Station talks about the surprising community there.
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Guests:
Gretchen Legler, author of "On the Ice: An Intimate Portrait of Life at McMurdo Station, Antarctica". She teaches writing at the University of Maine at Farmington.
Related Links:
Web Resource: About Gretchen Legler
Web Resource: LitSite Alaska
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Hour 2 (10 a.m.) |
Talking Volumes: Kaye Gibbons In a conversation recorded at the Fitzgerald Theater on January 26th, Kerri Miller talks with novelist Kaye Gibbons. Her latest book, "The Life All Around Me" is a sequel to her acclaimed novel, "Ellen Foster".
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Related Links:
MPR News: Talking Volumes
Kaye Gibbons' Web site
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Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2006 |
Hour 1 (9 a.m.) |
DNA and the courts The use of DNA evidence has revolutionized the way crimes are solved and prosecuted, but the growing use of DNA databases could have broad implications for personal privacy.
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Guests:
David Kaye, professor of law and faculty fellow at the Center for the Study of Law, Science & Technology at Arizona State University. He is also the editor of Jurimetrics: The Journal of Law, Science, and Technology.
Related Links:
Web Resource: About David Kaye
Web Resource: Deinard Memorial Lectures on Law and Medicine
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Hour 2 (10 a.m.) |
On the trail of Iraq's stolen antiquities A U.S. Marine recounts his efforts to recover treasure looted from the Iraqi National Museum after the fall of Saddam Hussein.
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Guests:
Matthew Bogdanos, author of "Thieves of Baghdad." He is an assistant district attorney in Manhattan and a Colonel in the Marine Reserves.
Related Links:
Web Resource: NPR: Chasing down history and the 'Thieves of Baghdad'
Web Resource: "Thieves of Baghdad"
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Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2006 |
Hour 1 (9 a.m.) |
State of the Union followup President Bush delivered his State of the Union address last night. Midmorning examines the President's speech, and what affect it might have on his sagging approval ratings.
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Guests:
Philip Klinkner, the James S. Sherman professor of government at Hamilton College. Jason Roberts, assistant professor of political science at the University of Minnesota.
Related Links:
Web Resource: About Jason Roberts
Web Resource: About Philip Klinkner
Web Resource: Polysigh blog
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Hour 2 (10 a.m.) |
Coretta Scott King's legacy Midmorning discusses the contributions of one of the most important figures of the civil rights movement and examines the struggle she leaves behind.
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Guests:
Ralph Luker, co-author of the Historical Dictionary of the Civil Rights movement. His work on Volumes I and II of The Papers of Martin Luther King was nominated for the Pulitzer Prize. Randal Jelks, associate professor of history at Calvin College and the former Director of Academic Multicultural Affairs.
Related Links:
Teaching the legacy of Martin Luther King, Jr.
NAACP president celebrates MLK in Minneapolis
Web Resource: The King Center
Web Resource: Luker's Bio
Web Resource: Jelks' Bio
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Thursday, Feb. 2, 2006 |
Hour 1 (9 a.m.) |
"Black Hawk Down" author talks about Iran's hostage crisis His chronicle of a mission gone awry in Somalia told everything many people knew about U.S. involvement there. Now former Philadelphia Inquirer reporter Mark Bowden looks back at the Iranian hostage crisis, which ended 25 years ago.
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Guests:
Mark Bowden is the author of "Black Hawk Down". His new book, due in May, is "Guests of the Ayatollah".
Related Links:
Web Resource: "Black Hawk Down"
Web Resource: WSJ.com: The Lesson of Mogadishu
Web Resource: Mark Bowden: "The Dark Art of Interrogation"
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Hour 2 (10 a.m.) |
The business of buying food One local supermarket chain is set to become the second largest in the nation. What's the secret to large grocery retail success? And is everyone really after the lowest price?
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Guests:
Ben Senauer, professor in the department of applied economics and co-director of The Retail Food Industry Center at the University of Minnesota. Jon Hauptman, vice president of Willard Bishop Consulting, a Chicago firm focusing on the grocery industry. He specializes in grocery retail trends.
Related Links:
Web Resource: The Food Industry Center
Web Resource: Food Marketing Institute
Web Resource: Willard-Bishop Consulting
Web Resource: Progressive Grocer
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Friday, Feb. 3, 2006 |
Hour 1 (9 a.m.) |
The business of consumer electronics Midmorning talks with the head of one of the largest electronics companies in the country. His career began with a wish to work around music.
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Guests:
Brad Anderson, CEO and vice chairman of Best Buy.
Related Links:
MPR News: Can the big box capture the indie record market?
MPR News: Best Buy introduces "eq-life"
Web Resource: Best Buy
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Hour 2 (10 a.m.) |
Legislative session preview Eminent domain, transportation spending and a surplus are expected to dominate the coming legislative session, with elections hovering over all. House leaders debate the issues before a live audience at Best Buy headquarters in Richfield.
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Guests:
Steve Sviggum, House majority leader and a Republican representative from Kenyon. Matt Entenza, House minority leader and a DFL representative from St. Paul
Related Links:
MPR News: Politics & Government
Web Resource: Steve Sviggum's Web site
Web Resource: Matt Entenza's Web site
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