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The Kathleen Dunn Show

Kathleen Dunn

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.

October 2008

Date Description Audio
Thu, 10/30/2008 - 10:00pm The Kathleen Dunn Show show on 10/30/2008 - After ten, Kathleen Dunn is joined by university students and campaign surrogates to discuss the youth vote in the presidential election. Download
Thu, 10/30/2008 - 10:00am The Kathleen Dunn Show show on 10/30/2008 - After ten, Kathleen Dunn is joined by university students and campaign surrogates to discuss the youth vote in the presidential election. Download
Thu, 10/30/2008 - 9:00am The Kathleen Dunn Show show on 10/30/2008 - After nine, Kathleen Dunn and her political roundtable broadcast live from the Marquette University campus. Download
Wed, 10/29/2008 - 10:00pm The Kathleen Dunn Show show on 10/29/2008 - After ten, Kathleen Dunn and her guest discuss the gap between conservation need and conservation resources, and how focusing tight financial resources on biodiversity hotspots has the chance to save a good number of species from extinction. Download
Wed, 10/29/2008 - 10:00am The Kathleen Dunn Show show on 10/29/2008 - After ten, Kathleen Dunn and her guest discuss the gap between conservation need and conservation resources, and how focusing tight financial resources on biodiversity hotspots has the chance to save a good number of species from extinction. Download
Wed, 10/29/2008 - 9:00am The Kathleen Dunn Show show on 10/29/2008 - After nine, Kathleen Dunn and her guests discuss presidential campaign polling. The methods, why they vary so much, and the psychology behind the results. Download
Tue, 10/28/2008 - 10:00pm The Kathleen Dunn Show show on 10/28/2008 - After ten, Kathleen Dunn talks with the foremost expert on the National Security Agency, on how the agency grapples with shadowy new enemies in the war in terror, and in so doing, has turned its high-tech gaze inside American borders. Download
Tue, 10/28/2008 - 10:00am The Kathleen Dunn Show show on 10/28/2008 - After ten, Kathleen Dunn talks with the foremost expert on the National Security Agency, about how the agency grapples with shadowy new enemies in the-war-on-terror, and in so doing, has turned its high-tech gaze inside America. Download
Tue, 10/28/2008 - 9:00am The Kathleen Dunn Show show on 10/28/2008 - Kathleen Dunn's guest, after nine, discusses his book, "A Billion Lives: An Eyewitness Report from the Frontlines of Humanity." Download
Mon, 10/27/2008 - 10:00pm The Kathleen Dunn Show show on 10/27/2008 - With five of nine U.S. Supreme Court justices are age seventy or older, the new president could make several appointments. After ten, Kathleen Dunn and her guest discuss the future of the Supreme Court under an Obama or a McCain administration. Download
Mon, 10/27/2008 - 10:00am The Kathleen Dunn Show show on 10/27/2008 - With five of nine U.S. Supreme Court justices age seventy or older, the new president could make several appointments. After ten, Kathleen Dunn and her guests discuss the future of the Supreme Court under an Obama or a McCain administration. Download
Mon, 10/27/2008 - 9:00am The Kathleen Dunn Show show on 10/27/2008 - Catch up on all the latest headlines from Washington, after nine, with Kathleen Dunn and her guests. Download
Thu, 10/23/2008 - 10:00pm The Kathleen Dunn Show show on 10/23/2008 - Pulitzer Prize-winning Washington Post reporter, Barton Gellman, joins Kathleen Dunn, after ten, to discuss Vice President Dick Cheney. Download
Thu, 10/23/2008 - 10:00am The Kathleen Dunn Show show on 10/23/2008 - Pulitzer Prize-winning Washington Post reporter, Barton Gellman, joins Kathleen Dunn, after ten, to discuss Vice President Dick Cheney. Download
Thu, 10/23/2008 - 9:00am The Kathleen Dunn Show show on 10/23/2008 - After nine, Kathleen Dunn and her guest discuss Sen. John McCain's health care plan. Download
Wed, 10/22/2008 - 10:00pm The Kathleen Dunn Show show on 10/22/2008 - After ten, Kathleen Dunn and her guests examine the current state of the Taliban and Al Qaeda in Pakistan and Afghanistan. Download
Wed, 10/22/2008 - 10:00am The Kathleen Dunn Show show on 10/22/2008 - After ten, Kathleen Dunn and her guests examine the current state of the Taliban and Al Qaeda in Pakistan and Afghanistan. Download
Wed, 10/22/2008 - 9:00am The Kathleen Dunn Show show on 10/22/2008 - After nine, Kathleen Dunn and her guest discuss the proposed health care plans of Senators Obama and McCain. Download
Tue, 10/21/2008 - 10:00pm The Kathleen Dunn Show show on 10/21/2008 - According to Kathleen Dunn’s guest, after ten, Islam has been used as a political tool during this presidential election. Download
Tue, 10/21/2008 - 10:00am The Kathleen Dunn Show show on 10/21/2008 - According to Kathleen Dunn’s guest, after ten, Islam has been used as a political tool during this presidential election. Download
Tue, 10/21/2008 - 9:00am The Kathleen Dunn Show show on 10/21/2008 - Call in, after nine, to give Kathleen Dunn your program ideas and guest suggestions when she hosts her October open line. Download
Mon, 10/20/2008 - 10:00pm The Kathleen Dunn Show show on 10/20/2008 - After ten, Kathleen Dunn and her guests examine the learning disability dyslexia (diss-LEKS-ee-ah), and discuss how children can get help at home and school to excel in education and employment. Download
Mon, 10/20/2008 - 10:00am The Kathleen Dunn Show show on 10/20/2008 - After ten, Kathleen Dunn and her guests examine the learning disability dyslexia (diss-LEKS-ee-ah), and discuss how children can get help at home and school to excel in education and employment. Download
Mon, 10/20/2008 - 9:00am The Kathleen Dunn Show show on 10/20/2008 - After nine, it's all things political... with an emphasis on the battle-ground states... when Kathleen Dunn and her guest view the final stretch of the presidential race. Download
Thu, 10/16/2008 - 10:00pm The Kathleen Dunn Show show on 10/16/2008 - Kathleen Dunn's guest, after ten, worked with R-F-K and L-B-J, and shared in the historical events of the era... the Freedom Riders, college desegragation, the J-F-K assassination, the Vietnam War. Download
Thu, 10/16/2008 - 10:00am The Kathleen Dunn Show show on 10/16/2008 - Kathleen Dunn's guest, after ten, worked with R-F-K and L-B-J, and shared in the historical events of the era... the Freedom Riders, college desegragation, the J-F-K assassination, the Vietnam War. Download
Thu, 10/16/2008 - 9:00am The Kathleen Dunn Show show on 10/16/2008 - After nine, Kathleen Dunn and her guests discuss the final presidential debate last night. Download
Wed, 10/15/2008 - 10:00am The Kathleen Dunn Show show on 10/15/2008 - After ten, award winning author Jon Katz joins Kathleen Dunn with the story of his exceptional dogs, and the unexpected power they have in their interaction with humans. Download
Wed, 10/15/2008 - 9:00am The Kathleen Dunn Show show on 10/15/2008 - After nine, Kathleen Dunn's guest says the Iraq war was intended to make the United States more secure, bring democracy to the Middle East, help win the war on terror, and consolidate American world leadership. Instead, he says, the war has accomplished the opposite. Peter W. Galbraith, author of "Unintended Consequences: How the War in Iraq Strengthened America's Enemies" (Simon and Schuster) Download
Tue, 10/14/2008 - 10:00pm The Kathleen Dunn Show show on 10/14/2008 - After ten, Kathleen Dunn talks with best-selling author Michael Pollan, who calls for a transition to a "solar food economy" built on crop diversity and more small farms. “The health of a nation's food system,” he says, “is a critical issue of national security" Download
Tue, 10/14/2008 - 10:00am The Kathleen Dunn Show show on 10/14/2008 - After ten, Kathleen Dunn talks with best-selling author Michael Pollan, who calls for a transition to a "solar food economy" built on crop diversity and more small farms. “The health of a nation's food system,” he says, “is a critical issue of national security" Download
Tue, 10/14/2008 - 9:00am The Kathleen Dunn Show show on 10/14/2008 - After nine, Kathleen Dunn and her guest examine the global financial market as governments and banks from around the world take measures to solve the economic crisis. Download
Mon, 10/13/2008 - 10:00pm The Kathleen Dunn Show show on 10/13/2008 - After ten, Kathleen Dunn's guest explores the resting places of deceased Presidents and Vice Presidents, and unearths fascinating information about these men... many of whom are not remembered by Americans today, but whose stories are worth telling. Download
Mon, 10/13/2008 - 10:00am The Kathleen Dunn Show show on 10/13/2008 - Millions will go to the polls next month to elect our next president. After ten, Kathleen Dunn and her guest discuss voter rights, and how to make sure your vote counts. Download
Mon, 10/13/2008 - 9:00am The Kathleen Dunn Show show on 10/13/2008 - With twenty-two days until the election, Kathleen Dunn and her guest discuss the latest from the campaign trail. Download
Thu, 10/09/2008 - 10:00pm The Kathleen Dunn Show show on 10/09/2008 - After ten, Kathleen Dunn and her guest discuss how music has effected the evolution of the brain, and become a core element of our identity as a species. Download
Thu, 10/09/2008 - 10:00am The Kathleen Dunn Show show on 10/09/2008 - After ten, Kathleen Dunn and her guest discuss how music has effected the evolution of the brain, and become a core element of our identity as a species. Download
Thu, 10/09/2008 - 9:00am The Kathleen Dunn Show show on 10/09/2008 - Wall Street Journal Columnist Peggy Noonan joins Kathleen Dunn, after nine, to discuss her latest book, “Patriotic Grace: What it is and Why We Need it Now.” Download
Wed, 10/08/2008 - 10:00pm The Kathleen Dunn Show show on 10/08/2008 - How do Senators Obama and McCain's environmental policies match-up? After ten, Kathleen Dunn and her guest examine the presidential candidate's views on climate change, alternative energy, and more. Download
Wed, 10/08/2008 - 10:00am The Kathleen Dunn Show show on 10/08/2008 - How do Senators Obama and McCain's environmental policies match-up? After ten, Kathleen Dunn and her guest examine the presidential candidate's views on climate change, alternative energy, and more. Download
Wed, 10/08/2008 - 9:00am The Kathleen Dunn Show show on 10/08/2008 - After nine, Kathleen Dunn and her guest discuss last night's presidential debate. Download
Tue, 10/07/2008 - 10:00am The Kathleen Dunn Show show on 10/07/2008 - Read a great book lately you'd like to share? Perhaps you need a recommendation? After ten, world famous librarian Nancy Pearl joins Kathleen Dunn to talk books. Download
Tue, 10/07/2008 - 9:00am The Kathleen Dunn Show show on 10/07/2008 - After nine, Kathleen Dunn and her guest examine the evolution of American political cartooning, from its origins in the 18th century to today. Download
Mon, 10/06/2008 - 10:00pm The Kathleen Dunn Show show on 10/06/2008 - After ten, Kathleen Dunn's guest says America's most daunting problem is overexpansion and over-consumption abroad and at home. He proposes a policy of humility and pragmatism in all aspects of government. Download
Mon, 10/06/2008 - 10:00am The Kathleen Dunn Show show on 10/06/2008 - After ten, Kathleen Dunn's guest says America's most daunting problem is overexpansion and over-consumption abroad and at home. He proposes a policy of humility and pragmatism in all aspects of government. Download
Mon, 10/06/2008 - 9:00am The Kathleen Dunn Show show on 10/06/2008 - After nine, it’s all things political when Kathleen Dunn and her guest discuss the V-P debate, and the economy. Download
Thu, 10/02/2008 - 10:00am The Kathleen Dunn Show show on 10/02/2008 - Celebrated author, poet, and teacher Maya Angelou (MY-ah ANN-juh-low) joins Kathleen Dunn, after ten, to discuss her new book, “Letter to my Daughter.” Download
Thu, 10/02/2008 - 9:00am The Kathleen Dunn Show show on 10/02/2008 - After nine, Kathleen Dunn and her guest discuss the latest from the campaign trail, and offer a preview of tonight’s Vice Presidential debate. Download
Wed, 10/01/2008 - 10:00pm The Kathleen Dunn Show show on 10/01/2008 - How heavily should college admission boards weigh S-A-T and A-C-T scores in their selection process? After ten, Kathleen Dunn and her guest examine the use of standardized tests in undergraduate admission. Download
Wed, 10/01/2008 - 10:00am The Kathleen Dunn Show show on 10/01/2008 - How heavily should college admission boards weigh S-A-T and A-C-T scores in their selection process? After ten, Kathleen Dunn and her guest examine the use of standardized tests in undergraduate admission. Download
Wed, 10/01/2008 - 9:00am The Kathleen Dunn Show show on 10/01/2008 - President Bush this week again urged Congress to swiftly pass an economic bailout plan. After nine, Kathleen Dunn and her guest discuss the current economic crisis. Download

October 2008