The Kathleen Dunn Show
Focused on leading balanced discussions about the issues of the day and those of our time, "The Kathleen Dunn Show" aired Monday through Thursday, from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. on the Ideas Network stations from 2006 until August 10, 2017.
Dunn and her producers strove to be as timely as possible when choosing topics and guests. The immediacy of the show attracted many loyal listeners who sought in-depth discussions that go beyond the headlines.
| Date | Description | Audio |
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| Fri, 05/30/2008 - 10:00pm | The Kathleen Dunn Show show on 05/30/2008 - After ten, Veronica Rueckert's guest explores how sense-of-place is such a powerful factor for happiness, and provides the first-ever rankings of cities by life-stage, including the best places for singles, families, empty-nesters, and retirees. | Download |
| Fri, 05/30/2008 - 10:00am | The Kathleen Dunn Show show on 05/30/2008 - After ten, Veronica Rueckert's guest explores how sense-of-place is such a powerful factor for happiness, and ranks cities by life-stage, including the best places for singles, families, empty-nesters, and retirees. | Download |
| Fri, 05/30/2008 - 9:00am | The Kathleen Dunn Show show on 05/30/2008 - After nine, Veronica Rueckert and her guests discuss the history and theory behind “Liberal guilt.” | Download |
| Thu, 05/29/2008 - 10:00pm | The Kathleen Dunn Show show on 05/29/2008 - According to Kathleen Dunn’s guest, after ten, minority children in foster care are ill-served by a federal law that plays down race and culture in adoptions. | Download |
| Thu, 05/29/2008 - 10:00am | The Kathleen Dunn Show show on 05/29/2008 - According to Kathleen Dunn’s guest, after ten, minority children in foster care are ill-served by a federal law that plays down race and culture in adoptions. | Download |
| Thu, 05/29/2008 - 9:00am | The Kathleen Dunn Show show on 05/29/2008 - After nine, Kathleen Dunn and her guests discuss why American consumer confidence is at it’s lowest since 1992, and the effect on local communities. | Download |
| Wed, 05/28/2008 - 10:00pm | The Kathleen Dunn Show show on 05/28/2008 - After ten, Kathleen Dunn talks with the producers of a new documentary that explores the history of oil prices and the future of alternative fuels. | Download |
| Wed, 05/28/2008 - 10:00am | The Kathleen Dunn Show show on 05/28/2008 - After ten, Kathleen Dunn talks with the producers of a new documentary that explores the history of oil prices and the future of alternative fuels. | Download |
| Wed, 05/28/2008 - 9:00am | The Kathleen Dunn Show show on 05/28/2008 - With hurricane season just around the corner, Kathleen Dunn and her guests, after nine, focus on New Orleans and the continuing struggle to rebuild three years after Katrina. | Download |
| Tue, 05/27/2008 - 10:00pm | The Kathleen Dunn Show show on 05/27/2008 - After ten, Kathleen Dunn's guest discusses the rise to power of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (peh-LOW-see), and how she might govern with a Democrat in the whitehouse. | Download |
| Tue, 05/27/2008 - 10:00am | The Kathleen Dunn Show show on 05/27/2008 - After ten, Kathleen Dunn's guest discusses the rise to power of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (peh-LOW-see), and how she might govern with a Democrat in the White House. | Download |
| Tue, 05/27/2008 - 9:00am | The Kathleen Dunn Show show on 05/27/2008 - On Sunday, the Libertarian Party picked former Republican Representative Bob Barr for presidential candidate after six rounds of balloting. After nine, Kathleen Dunn and her guest discuss how this will play out in the November election. | Download |
| Mon, 05/26/2008 - 10:00pm | The Kathleen Dunn Show show on 05/26/2008 - After ten, Kathleen Dunn and her guest discuss whether income disparity and race are more influential in educational achievement than gender. | Download |
| Mon, 05/26/2008 - 10:00am | The Kathleen Dunn Show show on 05/26/2008 - After ten, Kathleen Dunn and her guest discuss whether income disparity and race are more influential in educational achievement than gender. | Download |
| Mon, 05/26/2008 - 9:00am | The Kathleen Dunn Show show on 05/26/2008 - With the end of primary season in sight, Kathleen Dunn revisits two political science professors to discuss all the news from Washington. | Download |
| Fri, 05/23/2008 - 10:00pm | The Kathleen Dunn Show show on 05/23/2008 - After ten, Veronica Rueckert's guest explores the intellectual dismay among many Republicans today... from younger conservatives unhappy with the condition of their party, to older Republicans viewing the current decline as only temporary. | Download |
| Fri, 05/23/2008 - 10:00am | The Kathleen Dunn Show show on 05/23/2008 - After ten, Veronica Rueckert's guest examines the intellectual dismay among many Republicans today... from younger conservatives unhappy with the condition of their party, to older Republicans viewing the current decline as only temporary. | Download |
| Fri, 05/23/2008 - 9:00am | The Kathleen Dunn Show show on 05/23/2008 - After nine, Veronica Rueckert and her guest discuss the candidacy of Hillary Clinton in terms of what it means as symbol of what female equality means today. | Download |
| Thu, 05/22/2008 - 10:00pm | The Kathleen Dunn Show show on 05/22/2008 - Kathleen Dunn's guest, after ten, discusses her son’s death in Afghanistan, and her struggle for answers from the Government. | Download |
| Thu, 05/22/2008 - 10:00am | The Kathleen Dunn Show show on 05/22/2008 - Kathleen Dunn's guest, after ten, discusses her son’s death in Afghanistan, and her struggle for answers from the Government. | Download |
| Thu, 05/22/2008 - 9:00am | The Kathleen Dunn Show show on 05/22/2008 - Share your suggestions for future programs and guests, after nine, when Kathleen Dunn hosts her May open line. | Download |
| Wed, 05/21/2008 - 10:00pm | The Kathleen Dunn Show show on 05/21/2008 - Has Hillary Clinton’s bid for the White House changed the face of American politics, or is it a bleak reminder of why few women pursue high office in the first place? After ten, Kathleen Dunn and her guests discuss gender and politics. | Download |
| Wed, 05/21/2008 - 10:00am | The Kathleen Dunn Show show on 05/21/2008 - Has Hillary Clinton’s bid for the White House changed the face of American politics, or is it a bleak reminder of why few women pursue high office in the first place? After ten, Kathleen Dunn and her guests discuss gender and politics. | Download |
| Wed, 05/21/2008 - 9:30am | The Kathleen Dunn Show show on 05/21/2008 - After nine-thirty, Kathleen Dunn and her guest recap the primary results from Oregon and Kentucky. | Download |
| Wed, 05/21/2008 - 9:00am | The Kathleen Dunn Show show on 05/21/2008 - Iconic journalist Barbara Walters joins Kathleen Dunn, after nine, to discuss her childhood, her career, and how she broke through what she's called the “old-boy network of hard-news journalists.” | Download |
| Tue, 05/20/2008 - 10:00am | The Kathleen Dunn Show show on 05/20/2008 - Everyone knows the examples of dysfunctional nations... Iraq, Afghanistan, Sudan, Haiti... After ten, Kathleen Dunn's guests talk about the successful ones... Singapore, Spain, Peru and right here at home. A look at lessons learned for current and future efforts around the globe. | Download |
| Tue, 05/20/2008 - 9:00am | The Kathleen Dunn Show show on 05/20/2008 - After nine, Kathleen Dunn talks with the author of a new study entitled, “Driven to the Brink: How the gas price spike popped the housing bubble and devalued the suburbs.” www.ceosforcities.org | Download |
| Mon, 05/19/2008 - 10:00pm | The Kathleen Dunn Show show on 05/19/2008 - According to Kathleen Dunn’s guest, after ten, the current immigration debate misses the point: It’s not about race, but rather the sheer numbers of new Americans and the added effect on the environment. | Download |
| Mon, 05/19/2008 - 10:00am | The Kathleen Dunn Show show on 05/19/2008 - According to Kathleen Dunn’s guest, after ten, the current immigration debate misses the point: It’s not about race, but rather the sheer number of new Americans and the effect on the environment. | Download |
| Mon, 05/19/2008 - 9:00am | The Kathleen Dunn Show show on 05/19/2008 - After nine, Kathleen Dunn and her guests preview the Kentucky and Oregon primaries, review the current delegate and super delegate counts, and discuss recent political endorsements. | Download |
| Fri, 05/16/2008 - 10:00pm | The Kathleen Dunn Show show on 05/16/2008 - Racism takes many forms in America today... as in racial profiling of African American males as potential criminals, and associating Middle Easterners with terrorism. After ten, Veronica Rueckert and her guests discuss a new project that attempts to challenge how we think about race and human variation. | Download |
| Fri, 05/16/2008 - 10:00am | The Kathleen Dunn Show show on 05/16/2008 - Racism takes many forms in America today... as in racial profiling of African American males as potential criminals, and associating Middle Easterners with terrorism. After ten, Veronica Rueckert and her guests discuss a new project that attempts to challenge how we think about race and human variation. | Download |
| Fri, 05/16/2008 - 9:00am | The Kathleen Dunn Show show on 05/16/2008 - After nine, Veronica Rueckert and her guest discuss John McCain's steadfast support for the Iraq War, which has many of his fellow veterans in Washington accusing him of failing to heed the lessons of Vietnam. | Download |
| Thu, 05/15/2008 - 10:00pm | The Kathleen Dunn Show show on 05/15/2008 - After ten, Kathleen Dunn talks with a doctor about a new trend in caring for the elderly called “slow medicine.” | Download |
| Thu, 05/15/2008 - 10:00am | The Kathleen Dunn Show show on 05/15/2008 - After ten, Kathleen Dunn talks with a doctor about a new trend in caring for the elderly called “slow medicine.” | Download |
| Thu, 05/15/2008 - 9:00am | The Kathleen Dunn Show show on 05/15/2008 - After nine, Kathleen Dunn and her guests discuss a recent study that suggests the use of ultrasound to detect breast cancer. | Download |
| Wed, 05/14/2008 - 10:00pm | The Kathleen Dunn Show show on 05/14/2008 - After ten, Kathleen Dunn talks with Bill Moyers about the state of American Democracy today... and offers his ideas on how to return to the America we all knew. | Download |
| Wed, 05/14/2008 - 10:00am | The Kathleen Dunn Show show on 05/14/2008 - After ten, Kathleen Dunn talks with Bill Moyers about the state of American Democracy today... and offers his ideas on how to return to the America we all knew. | Download |
| Wed, 05/14/2008 - 9:00am | The Kathleen Dunn Show show on 05/14/2008 - The Interior Department has until Thursday to decide on whether to add Polar Bears to the Endangered Species Act. After nine, Kathleen Dunn and her guests talk about Polar Bears and the Arctic ecosystem. | Download |
| Tue, 05/13/2008 - 10:00pm | The Kathleen Dunn Show show on 05/13/2008 - After ten, Kathleen Dunn and her guest discuss a mother’s story of a son at war told through poetry. | Download |
| Tue, 05/13/2008 - 10:00am | The Kathleen Dunn Show show on 05/13/2008 - After ten, Kathleen Dunn and her guest discuss a mother’s story of a son at war told through poetry. | Download |
| Tue, 05/13/2008 - 9:00am | The Kathleen Dunn Show show on 05/13/2008 - After nine, Kathleen Dunn and her guest analyze the recent increase in violence in Sadr (SAH-d'r) City, Iraq. This despite an earlier truce between the Iraqi government and the Shiite (SHE-ite) Cleric, Muqtada al-Sadr. | Download |
| Mon, 05/12/2008 - 10:00pm | The Kathleen Dunn Show show on 05/12/2008 - American sports heroes you won't find on a Wheaties box, architectural masterpieces of tomorrow, and things your body can do after you die... After ten, Kathleen Dunn talks with the editor of "mental_floss" magazine about the Seventh Annual "10" Issue. | Download |
| Mon, 05/12/2008 - 10:00am | The Kathleen Dunn Show show on 05/12/2008 - American sports heroes you won't find on a Wheaties box, architectural masterpieces of tomorrow, and things your body can do after you die... After ten, Kathleen Dunn talks with the editor of "mental_floss" magazine about the Seventh Annual "10" Issue. | Download |
| Mon, 05/12/2008 - 9:00am | The Kathleen Dunn Show show on 05/12/2008 - News from around the state, the nation, and the world is on the list for Kathleen Dunn and her guest, after nine. | Download |
| Fri, 05/09/2008 - 10:00pm | The Kathleen Dunn Show show on 05/09/2008 - After ten, Veronica Rueckert's guest historian discusses the evolution of children’s literature... from Dick and Jane... to Harry Potter. | Download |
| Fri, 05/09/2008 - 10:00am | The Kathleen Dunn Show show on 05/09/2008 - After ten, Veronica Rueckert's guest historian discusses the evolution of children’s literature... from Dick and Jane... to Harry Potter. | Download |
| Fri, 05/09/2008 - 9:00am | The Kathleen Dunn Show show on 05/09/2008 - New research suggests that political identity is now embedded in society like never before. According to Veronica Rueckert's guest, after nine, where you live is the biggest factor. No matter your position on health care, the war in Iraq, or taxes, the greatest predictor of political persuasion is much more concrete: the place where you live. | Download |
| Thu, 05/08/2008 - 10:00pm | The Kathleen Dunn Show show on 05/08/2008 - Most people understand that too little sleep can be bad for your health, but what about too much sleep? After ten, Kathleen Dunn and her guest examine the relationship between sleep and wellness. | Download |
| Thu, 05/08/2008 - 10:00am | The Kathleen Dunn Show show on 05/08/2008 - Most people understand that too little sleep can be bad for your health, but what about too much sleep? After ten, Kathleen Dunn and her guest examine the relationship between sleep and wellness. | Download |
| Thu, 05/08/2008 - 9:00am | The Kathleen Dunn Show show on 05/08/2008 - After nine, Kathleen Dunn and her guests discuss the effects a proposed update to the G-I Bill would have on our education system, the economy, and the military. | Download |
| Wed, 05/07/2008 - 10:00pm | The Kathleen Dunn Show show on 05/07/2008 - After ten, Kathleen Dunn's guest political analyst discusses results from the North Carolina and Indiana primaries. | Download |
| Wed, 05/07/2008 - 10:00am | The Kathleen Dunn Show show on 05/07/2008 - The talk continues on the North Carolina and Indiana primaries, after ten, with Kathleen Dunn's guest political analyst. | Download |
| Wed, 05/07/2008 - 9:00am | The Kathleen Dunn Show show on 05/07/2008 - The democratic nomination process moved two steps closer last night. After nine, Kathleen Dunn's guests offer in-depth analysis of the Indiana and North Carolina Primaries. | Download |
| Tue, 05/06/2008 - 10:00pm | The Kathleen Dunn Show show on 05/06/2008 - Are there positive effects to teaching dance in schools? Yes, says Kathleen Dunn’s guests, after ten. She says dance lessens have led to fewer behavioral problems and higher Grade Point Averages. | Download |
| Tue, 05/06/2008 - 10:00am | The Kathleen Dunn Show show on 05/06/2008 - Are there positive effects to teaching dance in schools? Yes, says Kathleen Dunn’s guests, after ten. She says dance lessens have led to fewer behavioral problems and higher Grade Point Averages. | Download |
| Tue, 05/06/2008 - 9:00am | The Kathleen Dunn Show show on 05/06/2008 - With the price at the pump steadily increasing some are calling for a gas tax holiday. After nine, Kathleen Dunn and her guests examine a plan that would temporarily lower gas prices and how it might benefit American pocketbooks. | Download |
| Mon, 05/05/2008 - 10:00pm | The Kathleen Dunn Show show on 05/05/2008 - Is the mass consumption of bottled water creating problems for the planet? After ten, Kathleen Dunn's guest weighs-in on the bottled water debate. | Download |
| Mon, 05/05/2008 - 10:00am | The Kathleen Dunn Show show on 05/05/2008 - Is the mass consumption of bottled water creating problems for the planet? After ten, Kathleen Dunn's guest weighs-in on the bottled water debate. | Download |
| Mon, 05/05/2008 - 9:00am | The Kathleen Dunn Show show on 05/05/2008 - After nine, Kathleen Dunn and her guest re-cap all the major news from Washington. | Download |
| Fri, 05/02/2008 - 10:00pm | The Kathleen Dunn Show show on 05/02/2008 - Will Barack Obama survive Reverend Wright's remarks? After ten, Kathleen Dunn and her guest discuss Barack Obama's problems with Reverend Wright. | Download |
| Fri, 05/02/2008 - 10:00am | The Kathleen Dunn Show show on 05/02/2008 - Will Barack Obama survive Reverend Wright's remarks? After ten, Kathleen Dunn and her guest discuss Barack Obama's problems with Reverend Wright. | Download |
| Fri, 05/02/2008 - 9:00am | The Kathleen Dunn Show show on 05/02/2008 - According to the State Department annual report on terrorism, al-Qaida is gaining strength. After nine, Kathleen Dunn talks with a South Asian expert about rising violence in Afghanistan and Pakistan. | Download |
| Thu, 05/01/2008 - 10:00pm | The Kathleen Dunn Show show on 05/01/2008 - After ten, Kathleen Dunn and her guest examine the evolution of consumer culture in America, from gaslights and horse-drawn carriages... to six-lane highways and big box stores today. | Download |
| Thu, 05/01/2008 - 10:00am | The Kathleen Dunn Show show on 05/01/2008 - After ten, Kathleen Dunn and her guest examine the evolution of consumer culture in America, from gaslights and horse-drawn carriages... to six-lane highways and big box stores today. | Download |
| Thu, 05/01/2008 - 9:00am | The Kathleen Dunn Show show on 05/01/2008 - The U.S. economy grew a mere point-six-percent in the first quarter, and the recession debate continues. After nine, Kathleen Dunn and her guest discuss the weak economy, and consumer worries about the rising cost of energy and food. | Download |