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.
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| Thu, 04/30/2009 - 10:00pm | The Kathleen Dunn Show show on 04/30/2009 - After ten, Kathleen Dunn is joined by the publisher of an online news site who believes people need a balanced media diet. | Download |
| Thu, 04/30/2009 - 10:00am | The Kathleen Dunn Show show on 04/30/2009 - After ten, Kathleen Dunn is joined by the publisher of an online news site who believes people need a more balanced media diet. | Download |
| Thu, 04/30/2009 - 9:00am | The Kathleen Dunn Show show on 04/30/2009 - After nine, Kathleen and her guest analyze President Obama's Wednesday night press conference. | Download |
| Wed, 04/29/2009 - 10:00pm | The Kathleen Dunn Show show on 04/29/2009 - It's killed more than a hundred people in Mexico and is beginning to spread around the globe. After ten, Kathleen Dunn and her guests examine the health threat of the Swine Flu virus. | Download |
| Wed, 04/29/2009 - 10:00am | The Kathleen Dunn Show show on 04/29/2009 - It's killed more than a hundred people in Mexico and is beginning to spread around the globe. After ten, Kathleen Dunn and her guests examine the health threat of the Swine Flu virus. | Download |
| Wed, 04/29/2009 - 9:00am | The Kathleen Dunn Show show on 04/29/2009 - After nine, Kathleen Dunn and her guests examine President Obama’s first 100 days in office. | Download |
| Tue, 04/28/2009 - 10:00pm | The Kathleen Dunn Show show on 04/28/2009 - How did humans get to be human? How did we evolve so differently from most all other creatures? After ten, Kathleen Dunn and her guest discuss the relationship between the origins of language and the evolution of the human species. | Download |
| Tue, 04/28/2009 - 10:00am | The Kathleen Dunn Show show on 04/28/2009 - How did humans get to be human? How did we evolve so differently from other creatures? After ten, Kathleen Dunn and her guest discuss the relationship between the origins of language and the evolution of the human species. | Download |
| Tue, 04/28/2009 - 9:00am | The Kathleen Dunn Show show on 04/28/2009 - After nine, Kathleen Dunn and her guest discuss the implication of recently released C.I.A. memos justifying the use of torture on terrorism suspects and detainees. | Download |
| Mon, 04/27/2009 - 10:00pm | The Kathleen Dunn Show show on 04/27/2009 - Kathleen Dunn and her guests take to the rails, after ten. Her first guest says the U.S. should focus on expanding rail freight to relieve highway congestion from trucks. After ten-thirty, her guest discusses the success of passenger rail in Europe, and how it could be implemented in America. | Download |
| Mon, 04/27/2009 - 10:00am | The Kathleen Dunn Show show on 04/27/2009 - Kathleen Dunn and her guests take to the rails, after ten. Her first guest says the U.S. should focus on expanding rail freight to relieve highway congestion from trucks. After ten-thirty, her guest discusses the success of passenger rail in Europe, and how it could be implemented in America. | Download |
| Mon, 04/27/2009 - 9:00am | The Kathleen Dunn Show show on 04/27/2009 - After nine, it’s All Things Political with Kathleen Dunn and her guest. Join the conversation on the latest headlines from Washington. | Download |
| Thu, 04/23/2009 - 10:00pm | The Kathleen Dunn Show show on 04/23/2009 - After ten, Kathleen Dunn’s guest illuminates the historical significance... and the everyday local impact... of global warming. | Download |
| Thu, 04/23/2009 - 10:00am | The Kathleen Dunn Show show on 04/23/2009 - After ten, Kathleen Dunn’s guest illuminates the historical significance... and the everyday local impact... of global warming. | Download |
| Thu, 04/23/2009 - 9:00am | The Kathleen Dunn Show show on 04/23/2009 - Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP) money has circulated into the U.S. financial system in an attempt to rescue failing banks. After nine, Kathleen Dunn and her guest look at the current status of the Bank Bailout, and the effect on our troubled economy. | Download |
| Wed, 04/22/2009 - 10:00pm | The Kathleen Dunn Show show on 04/22/2009 - Librarian Nancy Pearl joins Kathleen Dunn, after ten, to share her picks for Spring reading. As the weather improves, learn why Nancy recommends titles like “The Elfish Gene” by Mark Barrowclife, and “Rapunzel’s Revenge” by Shannon and Dean Hale. | Download |
| Wed, 04/22/2009 - 10:00am | The Kathleen Dunn Show show on 04/22/2009 - Librarian Nancy Pearl joins Kathleen Dunn, after ten, to share her picks for Spring reading. As the weather improves, learn why Nancy recommends titles like “The Elfish Gene” by Mark Barrowclife, and “Rapunzel’s Revenge” by Shannon and Dean Hale. | Download |
| Wed, 04/22/2009 - 9:00am | The Kathleen Dunn Show show on 04/22/2009 - Three years ago the state of Massachusetts implemented near-universal health coverage. After nine, Kathleen Dunn and her guests examine lessons learned from Massachusetts’ foray into public health insurance... and how that plan could be a model for the Nation. | Download |
| Tue, 04/21/2009 - 10:00pm | The Kathleen Dunn Show show on 04/21/2009 - After ten, Kathleen Dunn’s guest discusses her new book of poetry, which chronicles the civil rights movement, and the role Milwaukee plaed in it. | Download |
| Tue, 04/21/2009 - 10:00am | The Kathleen Dunn Show show on 04/21/2009 - After ten, Kathleen Dunn’s guest discusses her new book of poetry, which chronicles the civil rights movement, and the role Milwaukee placed in it. | Download |
| Tue, 04/21/2009 - 9:00am | The Kathleen Dunn Show show on 04/21/2009 - After nine, Kathleen Dunn and her guest discuss the top agenda items for Congress as it resumes this week in Washington. Also, will a second Minnesota Senator be joining Amy Klobuchar for the trip to Capitol Hill? | Download |
| Mon, 04/20/2009 - 10:00pm | The Kathleen Dunn Show show on 04/20/2009 - Forty-seven year old Susan Boyle came from obscurity to global attention for her rendition of “I Dreamed a Dream” as a contestant on "Britain’s Got Talent". After ten, Kathleen Dunn and her guest take a look at late bloomers... those who succeed later in life. | Download |
| Mon, 04/20/2009 - 10:00am | The Kathleen Dunn Show show on 04/20/2009 - Forty-seven year old Susan Boyle came from obscurity to global attention for her rendition of “I Dreamed a Dream” as a contestant on "Britain’s Got Talent". After ten, Kathleen Dunn and her guest take a look at late bloomers... those who succeed later in life. | Download |
| Mon, 04/20/2009 - 9:00am | The Kathleen Dunn Show show on 04/20/2009 - The E-P-A, pirates, Cuba, North Korea, and Norm Coleman... After nine, Kathleen Dunn and her guest discuss what's made the headlines and why. | Download |
| Thu, 04/16/2009 - 10:00pm | The Kathleen Dunn Show show on 04/16/2009 - Nearly a year ago, the small Iowa town of Postville was rocked by an immigration raid at a meatpacking plant. After ten, Kathleen and her guest look at the indelible mark on the community today. | Download |
| Thu, 04/16/2009 - 10:00am | The Kathleen Dunn Show show on 04/16/2009 - Nearly a year ago, the small Iowa town of Postville was rocked by an immigration raid at a meatpacking plant. After ten, Kathleen and her guest look at the indelible mark on the community today. | Download |
| Thu, 04/16/2009 - 9:00am | The Kathleen Dunn Show show on 04/16/2009 - After nine, Kathleen and her guest look at possible Obama administration responses to North Korea's declaration on Tuesday that it would pull out of nuclear disarmament talks and restart its own program. | Download |
| Wed, 04/15/2009 - 10:00pm | The Kathleen Dunn Show show on 04/15/2009 - Last Week, the Wall Street Journal reported cyberspies had penetrated the electrical grid with software that could disrupt the system. After ten, Gene Purcell’s guests examine the security of the U.S. electrical grid and cyberspace today... and what the government needs to do in defense of future threats. | Download |
| Wed, 04/15/2009 - 10:00am | The Kathleen Dunn Show show on 04/15/2009 - Last Week, the Wall Street Journal reported cyberspies had penetrated the electrical grid with software that could disrupt the system. After ten, Gene Purcell’s guests examine the security of the U.S. electrical grid and cyberspace today... and what the government needs to do in defense of future threats. | Download |
| Wed, 04/15/2009 - 9:00am | The Kathleen Dunn Show show on 04/15/2009 - It's mysteriously wiped out large numbers of the bees that pollinate our crops. After nine, Gene Purcell and his guests discuss Colony Collapse Disorder in bee populations... the possible causes... and emerging solutions. | Download |
| Tue, 04/14/2009 - 10:00pm | The Kathleen Dunn Show show on 04/14/2009 - We are in an era of unpredictability and change. After ten, Gene Purcell's guest says the American "can-do" attitude could be the very thing that moves us forward into a confident future. | Download |
| Tue, 04/14/2009 - 10:00am | The Kathleen Dunn Show show on 04/14/2009 - We live in a world of unpredictability and change. After ten, Gene Purcell's guest says the American "can-do" attitude could be the very thing that moves us forward to a confident future. | Download |
| Tue, 04/14/2009 - 9:00am | The Kathleen Dunn Show show on 04/14/2009 - After nine, Gene Purcell and his guest discuss the role of economists in our current financial crisis. | Download |
| Mon, 04/13/2009 - 10:00pm | The Kathleen Dunn Show show on 04/13/2009 - With the No Child Left Behind law up for reauthorization this year, lawmakers and educators are working to find a way to maintain accountability while reducing teaching strategies that “teach to the test.” After ten, Kathleen and her guest discuss why current reading comprehension tests may not be the best way to gauge student progress. | Download |
| Mon, 04/13/2009 - 10:00am | The Kathleen Dunn Show show on 04/13/2009 - With the No Child Left Behind law up for reauthorization this year, lawmakers and educators are working to find a way to maintain accountability while reducing the teaching strategies that “teach to the test.” After ten, Kathleen and her guest discuss why current reading comprehension tests may not be the best way to gauge student progress. | Download |
| Mon, 04/13/2009 - 9:00am | The Kathleen Dunn Show show on 04/13/2009 - PBS’s Jim Lehrer and Pakistani journalist Ahmed Rashid join Kathleen Dunn, after nine, to talk about political news from across the country and around the globe. | Download |
| Thu, 04/09/2009 - 10:00pm | The Kathleen Dunn Show show on 04/09/2009 - According to Kathleen Dunn’s guest, after ten, our industrial food system is rotten to the core. Paul Roberts joins the show to discuss what he thinks we can do to fix it. | Download |
| Thu, 04/09/2009 - 10:00am | The Kathleen Dunn Show show on 04/09/2009 - According to Kathleen Dunn’s guest, after ten, our industrial food system is rotten to the core. Paul Roberts joins the show to discuss what he thinks we can do to fix it. | Download |
| Thu, 04/09/2009 - 9:00am | The Kathleen Dunn Show show on 04/09/2009 - Several ships, including one with an American crew, have been commandeered by pirates off the Horn of Africa in the past week. After nine, Kathleen Dunn and her guests discuss modern day Somali pirates. | Download |
| Wed, 04/08/2009 - 10:00pm | The Kathleen Dunn Show show on 04/08/2009 - Organic food, professional dog walkers, and veterinary social workers... After ten, Kathleen Dunn and her guest discuss this new world of pet mania, and how the way we treat our pets today reflects evolving ideas about everything, from science and consumerism to politics and family. | Download |
| Wed, 04/08/2009 - 10:00am | The Kathleen Dunn Show show on 04/08/2009 - Organic food, professional dog walkers, and veterinary social workers... After ten, Kathleen Dunn and her guest discuss this new world of pet mania, and how the way we treat our pets today reflects evolving ideas about everything, from science and consumerism to politics and family. | Download |
| Wed, 04/08/2009 - 9:00am | The Kathleen Dunn Show show on 04/08/2009 - Arctic sea ice continues to shrink and become thinner and the Wilkins ice shelf is on the brink of total collapse. After nine, Kathleen Dunn and her guest discuss how the loss of arctic ice will effect animal populations and global coastlines. | Download |
| Tue, 04/07/2009 - 10:00pm | The Kathleen Dunn Show show on 04/07/2009 - Opening Day is here as the Milwaukee Brewers open the 2009 season today at San Francisco. After 10, Kathleen and her guest look at what to expect from the new season, including new ballparks in New York, a Yankees spending spree, and the Brewers’ chances of returning to the postseason. | Download |
| Tue, 04/07/2009 - 10:00am | The Kathleen Dunn Show show on 04/07/2009 - Opening Day is here as the Milwaukee Brewers open the 2009 season today at San Francisco. After 10, Kathleen and her guest look at what to expect from the new season, including new ballparks in New York, a Yankees spending spree, and the Brewers’ chances of returning to the postseason. | Download |
| Tue, 04/07/2009 - 9:00am | The Kathleen Dunn Show show on 04/07/2009 - Terrorists, angry neighbors, and an accidental president. After nine, Kathleen Dunn and her guest discuss Pakistan's crisis after two dangerous years of popular agitation and spasmodic crackdown. | Download |
| Mon, 04/06/2009 - 10:00pm | The Kathleen Dunn Show show on 04/06/2009 - It's all things political with Kathleen Dunn and her guest, after ten. | Download |
| Mon, 04/06/2009 - 10:00am | The Kathleen Dunn Show show on 04/06/2009 - After ten, call in with your show and guest suggestions when Kathleen Dunn hosts her April open line. | Download |
| Mon, 04/06/2009 - 9:00am | The Kathleen Dunn Show show on 04/06/2009 - It's all things political with Kathleen Dunn and her guest, after nine. | Download |
| Thu, 04/02/2009 - 10:00pm | The Kathleen Dunn Show show on 04/02/2009 - After ten, Kathleen Dunn and her guest look at social justice work in a diverse range of educational settings. | Download |
| Thu, 04/02/2009 - 10:00am | The Kathleen Dunn Show show on 04/02/2009 - After ten, Kathleen Dunn and her guest look at social justice work in a diverse range of educational settings. | Download |
| Thu, 04/02/2009 - 9:00am | The Kathleen Dunn Show show on 04/02/2009 - After nine, Kathleen Dunn and her guest discuss the G-20 summit this week in London. | Download |
| Wed, 04/01/2009 - 10:00pm | The Kathleen Dunn Show show on 04/01/2009 - After ten, Kathleen Dunn's guest discusses the 1925 disappearance of one of the most famous explorers in the world, Colonel Percy Fawcett. A look at the mysterious ancient civilization he searched for in the Amazon. | Download |
| Wed, 04/01/2009 - 10:00am | The Kathleen Dunn Show show on 04/01/2009 - After ten, Kathleen Dunn's guest discusses the 1925 disappearance of one of the most famous explorers in the world, Colonel Percy Fawcett. A look at the mysterious ancient civilization he searched for in the Amazon. | Download |
| Wed, 04/01/2009 - 9:00am | The Kathleen Dunn Show show on 04/01/2009 - A bill in Congress would create a blue-ribbon commission to conduct a top-to-bottom review of the nation's criminal justice system... with recommendations for reform. After nine, Kathleen and her guest discuss challenges in the American justice system today... and possible solutions. | Download |