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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| Tue, 06/30/2009 - 10:00pm | The Kathleen Dunn Show show on 06/30/2009 - During an anti-tax tea party in Austin in April, Texas Governor Rick Perry said the state could legally secede from the union if residents chose. What if other states and regions followed? After ten, Kathleen and her guest examine what a truly divided America would be like. | Download |
| Tue, 06/30/2009 - 10:00am | The Kathleen Dunn Show show on 06/30/2009 - During an anti-tax tea party in Austin in April, Texas Governor Rick Perry said the state could legally secede from the union if residents chose. What if other states and regions followed? After ten, Kathleen and her guest examine what a truly divided America would be like. | Download |
| Tue, 06/30/2009 - 9:00am | The Kathleen Dunn Show show on 06/30/2009 - This week marks the 40th anniversary of the Stonewall riots in New York City. After nine, Kathleen Dunn and her guest examine the evolution of the Gay Rights movement. | Download |
| Mon, 06/29/2009 - 10:00pm | The Kathleen Dunn Show show on 06/29/2009 - Has Jane Austen’s England been overrun with zombies? Yes, with the help of John Munson’s guest, after ten, who transformed the classic, “Pride and Prejudice,” into a fight against the living dead. | Download |
| Mon, 06/29/2009 - 10:00am | The Kathleen Dunn Show show on 06/29/2009 - Has Jane Austen’s England been overrun with zombies? Yes, with the help of John Munson’s guest, after ten, who transformed the classic, “Pride and Prejudice,” into a fight against the living dead. | Download |
| Mon, 06/29/2009 - 9:00am | The Kathleen Dunn Show show on 06/29/2009 - After nine, it's All Things Political as John Munson and his guest discuss the latest regarding Iran and North Korea, as well as health care proposals in Congress and the White House. | Download |
| Thu, 06/25/2009 - 10:00pm | The Kathleen Dunn Show show on 06/25/2009 - After ten, Kathleen Dunn's guest, an internationally renowned economist and energy expert, says that, once the economy recovers, oil prices will skyrocket again, the amount of food and other goods we import will be curtailed, and long-distance travel will become a luxury. However, he points out, we can all benefit personally, politically and economically from this new reality. Jeff Rubin, author, "Why Your World Is About To Get A Whole Lot Smaller: Oil and the End of Globalization" (Random House) | Download |
| Thu, 06/25/2009 - 10:00am | The Kathleen Dunn Show show on 06/25/2009 - After ten, Kathleen Dunn's guest, an internationally renowned economist and energy expert, says that once the economy recovers, oil prices will skyrocket again; the amount of food and other goods we import will be curtailed; and long-distance travel will become a luxury. However, he points out, we can all benefit personally, politically and economically from this new reality. | Download |
| Thu, 06/25/2009 - 9:00am | The Kathleen Dunn Show show on 06/25/2009 - This week construction continues on the 400th house that the Milwaukee Habitat for Humanity has built in the city over the last 25 years. After nine, Kathleen Dunn speaks with those who were involved. | Download |
| Wed, 06/24/2009 - 10:00pm | The Kathleen Dunn Show show on 06/24/2009 - The southwest Wisconsin farm made famous by Ben Logan in his book, “The Land Remembers,” will be protected and preserved for agricultural use. After ten, Kathleen Dunn speaks with Ben Logan about his decision to maintain the farm, as well as the importance of land conservation. | Download |
| Wed, 06/24/2009 - 10:00am | The Kathleen Dunn Show show on 06/24/2009 - The southwest Wisconsin farm made famous by Ben Logan in his book, “The Land Remembers,” will be protected and preserved for agricultural use. After ten, Kathleen Dunn speaks with Ben Logan about his decision to maintain the farm, as well as the importance of land conservation. | Download |
| Wed, 06/24/2009 - 9:00am | The Kathleen Dunn Show show on 06/24/2009 - The massive media crackdown continues in Iran, and Iranian state television is blaming the foreign media for the unrest in the country. After nine, Kathleen Dunn and her guests discuss the difficulty of reporting on and from Iran. | Download |
| Tue, 06/23/2009 - 10:00pm | The Kathleen Dunn Show show on 06/23/2009 - After ten, Kathleen Dunn speaks with a reporter who spent two years as a journalism fellow in Pakistan about what he witnessed, from President Pervez Musharraf losing his power to the assassination of Benazir Bhutto. | Download |
| Tue, 06/23/2009 - 10:00am | The Kathleen Dunn Show show on 06/23/2009 - After ten, Kathleen Dunn speaks with a reporter who spent two years as a journalism fellow in Pakistan about what he witnessed, from President Pervez Musharraf losing his power to the assassination of Benazir Bhutto. | Download |
| Tue, 06/23/2009 - 9:00am | The Kathleen Dunn Show show on 06/23/2009 - One of the great tragedies of domestic violence is that children who grow up in homes where it occurs are far more likely than others to resort to the behavior themselves, continuing the cycle of violence into the next generation. After nine, Kathleen Dunn and her guest examine the psychological reasons behind, and effects of domestic abuse. | Download |
| Mon, 06/22/2009 - 10:00pm | The Kathleen Dunn Show show on 06/22/2009 - The population and the economy are growing at breakneck speed in the nation of India. After ten, Veronica Rueckert’s guest says increased collaboration between India and the United States on climate change and energy is crucial to avoid a global climatic catastrophe. | Download |
| Mon, 06/22/2009 - 10:00am | The Kathleen Dunn Show show on 06/22/2009 - The population and the economy are growing at breakneck speed in the nation of India. After ten, Veronica Rueckert’s guest says increased collaboration between India and the United States on climate change and energy is crucial to avoid a global climatic catastrophe. | Download |
| Mon, 06/22/2009 - 9:00am | The Kathleen Dunn Show show on 06/22/2009 - After nine, it's All Things Political when Veronica Rueckert and her guest break down the week’s headlines... from turmoil in Iran... to tension in North Korea... to developments on the financial front at home. | Download |
| Thu, 06/18/2009 - 10:00pm | The Kathleen Dunn Show show on 06/18/2009 - To write the truth, to defend the weak against the strong, to fight for justice” was his creed. After ten, Kathleen Dunn and her guest discuss the work of investigative journalist I.F. Stone, and why at the height of the Cold War and McCarthyism, many publications refused to run his articles. | Download |
| Thu, 06/18/2009 - 10:00am | The Kathleen Dunn Show show on 06/18/2009 - To write the truth, to defend the weak against the strong, to fight for justice” was his creed. After ten, Kathleen Dunn and her guest discuss the work of investigative journalist I.F. Stone, and why at the height of the Cold War and McCarthyism, many publications refused to run his articles. | Download |
| Thu, 06/18/2009 - 9:00am | The Kathleen Dunn Show show on 06/18/2009 - As unrest continues in Iran over a contested presidential election, people around the world are concerned about the fate of the nation. After nine, Kathleen Dunn and her guest examine the history and politics of Iran, and the nation's relationship with the west. | Download |
| Wed, 06/17/2009 - 10:00pm | The Kathleen Dunn Show show on 06/17/2009 - The Milwaukee Art Museum is highlighting American Originals with two special exhibits this summer. After ten, Kathleen Dunn and her guests examine the work of a collection of American artists dubbed, "The Eight." Plus, a look at the furniture designs of Charles Rohlfs. | Download |
| Wed, 06/17/2009 - 10:00am | The Kathleen Dunn Show show on 06/17/2009 - The Milwaukee Art Museum is highlighting American Originals with two special exhibits this summer. After ten, Kathleen Dunn and her guests examine the work of a collection of American artists dubbed, "The Eight." Plus, a look at the furniture designs of Charles Rohlfs. | Download |
| Wed, 06/17/2009 - 9:00am | The Kathleen Dunn Show show on 06/17/2009 - President Obama this week stressed that the "public option" in his health care reform proposal is not government run health care. After nine, Kathleen Dunn and her guests examine the Public Option in President Obama's proposed Health Insurance Exchange. | Download |
| Tue, 06/16/2009 - 10:00pm | The Kathleen Dunn Show show on 06/16/2009 - After ten, Kathleen Dunn's guest says America has deteriorated from a nation that valued brains and expertise, into a nation of simpletons, and hopes that one day intelligence will cease to be a stigma. | Download |
| Tue, 06/16/2009 - 10:00am | The Kathleen Dunn Show show on 06/16/2009 - After ten, Kathleen Dunn's guest says America has deteriorated from a nation that valued brains and expertise, into a nation of simpletons, and hopes that one day intelligence will cease to be a stigma. | Download |
| Tue, 06/16/2009 - 9:00am | The Kathleen Dunn Show show on 06/16/2009 - After nine, Kathleen Dunn and her guests focus on the work of the Benedict Center in Milwaukee, a nonprofit agency working to achieve a fair system of criminal justice. Plus, how Wisconsin residents can become involved in the center’s efforts. | Download |
| Mon, 06/15/2009 - 10:00pm | The Kathleen Dunn Show show on 06/15/2009 - Lori Schneider, a Bayfield woman with multiple sclerosis, joins Kathleen Dunn after ten to discuss her recent summit of Mt. Everest. | Download |
| Mon, 06/15/2009 - 10:00am | The Kathleen Dunn Show show on 06/15/2009 - Lori Schneider, a Bayfield woman with multiple sclerosis, joins Kathleen Dunn after ten to discuss her recent summit of Mt. Everest. | Download |
| Mon, 06/15/2009 - 9:00am | The Kathleen Dunn Show show on 06/15/2009 - After nine, Kathleen Dunn and her guests discuss the debate over health care, the latest on the economy, and the election in Iran. | Download |
| Thu, 06/11/2009 - 10:00pm | The Kathleen Dunn Show show on 06/11/2009 - After ten, John Munson and his guest discuss rooftop gardens. | Download |
| Thu, 06/11/2009 - 10:00am | The Kathleen Dunn Show show on 06/11/2009 - After ten, John Munson and his guest discuss rooftop gardens. | Download |
| Thu, 06/11/2009 - 9:00am | The Kathleen Dunn Show show on 06/11/2009 - After nine, John Munson and his guest discuss single payer national health insurance. | Download |
| Wed, 06/10/2009 - 10:00pm | The Kathleen Dunn Show show on 06/10/2009 - A mix of love, work... psychological adaptation...? For seventy-two years, researchers at Harvard have examined the question, is there a formula for "The Good Life"?. After ten, Kathleen Dunn and her guest examine what they've found. | Download |
| Wed, 06/10/2009 - 10:00am | The Kathleen Dunn Show show on 06/10/2009 - A mix of love, work... psychological adaptation...? For seventy-two years, researchers at Harvard have examined the question, is there a formula for "The Good Life"?. After ten, Kathleen Dunn and her guest examine what they've found. | Download |
| Wed, 06/10/2009 - 9:00am | The Kathleen Dunn Show show on 06/10/2009 - North Korea is again making big headlines. A North Korean court has sentenced two American journalists accused of spying to twelve years at hard labor. Meanwhile, Kim Jong-il has designated a successor to his regime. After nine, Kathleen and her guest discuss the latest developments from the Korean peninsula. | Download |
| Tue, 06/09/2009 - 10:00pm | The Kathleen Dunn Show show on 06/09/2009 - Fred Burton joins Kathleen Dunn, after ten, to discuss his time at the Diplomatic Security Service. | Download |
| Tue, 06/09/2009 - 10:00am | The Kathleen Dunn Show show on 06/09/2009 - After ten Kathleen Dunn is joined by a former counter-terrorism special agent to discuss his time with the Diplomatic Security Service. | Download |
| Tue, 06/09/2009 - 9:00am | The Kathleen Dunn Show show on 06/09/2009 - After nine, Kathleen Dunn and her guest discuss a nine-hundred million dollar aid package for Pakistan approved last week by the World Bank, the bulk for educational projects. She says instead of concentrating on madrasas and public schools, money should be spent on private schools. | Download |
| Mon, 06/08/2009 - 10:00pm | The Kathleen Dunn Show show on 06/08/2009 - After ten, Kathleen Dunn and her guest discuss therapy dogs, providing comfort, support, and animal companionship to people of all ages in a variety of settings. | Download |
| Mon, 06/08/2009 - 10:00am | The Kathleen Dunn Show show on 06/08/2009 - After ten, Kathleen Dunn and her guest discuss therapy dogs, providing comfort, support, and animal companionship to people of all ages in a variety of settings. | Download |
| Mon, 06/08/2009 - 9:00am | The Kathleen Dunn Show show on 06/08/2009 - After nine, Kathleen Dunn and her guest discuss the latest on the economy, and President Obama's trip to the Middle East. | Download |
| Thu, 06/04/2009 - 10:00pm | The Kathleen Dunn Show show on 06/04/2009 - After ten, Kathleen Dunn's guests tell the story of a forty-year friendship between a group of women from Ames, Iowa. Guest: Jeffrey Zaslow, columnist, Wall Street Journal. Author, “The Girls From Ames: A Story of Women & a Forty-Year Friendship.” | Download |
| Thu, 06/04/2009 - 10:00am | The Kathleen Dunn Show show on 06/04/2009 - After ten, Kathleen Dunn's guests tell the story of a forty-year friendship between a group of women from Ames, Iowa. Guest: Jeffrey Zaslow, Columnist, Wall Street Journal. Author, “The Girls From Ames: A Story of Women & a Forty-Year Friendship.” | Download |
| Thu, 06/04/2009 - 9:00am | The Kathleen Dunn Show show on 06/04/2009 - President Obama addresses Muslims around the world from Cairo today (Thu). After nine, Kathleen Dunn and her guests discuss the future of the Middle East, why Egypt was chosen for the President's speech, and reactions from the Muslim community. | Download |
| Wed, 06/03/2009 - 10:00pm | The Kathleen Dunn Show show on 06/03/2009 - The modern world has moved away from taking pride in the manual labor of building and making things. After ten, Kathleen Dunn and her guest discuss how the move to a "knowledge culture" has diminished our communities. | Download |
| Wed, 06/03/2009 - 10:00am | The Kathleen Dunn Show show on 06/03/2009 - The modern world has moved away from taking pride in the manual labor of building and making things. After ten, Kathleen Dunn and her guest discuss how the move to a "knowledge culture" has diminished our communities. | Download |
| Wed, 06/03/2009 - 9:00am | The Kathleen Dunn Show show on 06/03/2009 - On Monday, General Motors became the largest industrial firm in U.S. history to enter Chapter-eleven bankruptcy. After nine, Kathleen Dunn and her guest analyze what the G-M bankruptcy means for the future of the company, and the U.S. auto industry. | Download |
| Tue, 06/02/2009 - 10:00pm | The Kathleen Dunn Show show on 06/02/2009 - Kathleen Dunn hosts her June open line, after ten. | Download |
| Tue, 06/02/2009 - 10:00am | The Kathleen Dunn Show show on 06/02/2009 - Kathleen Dunn hosts her June open line, after ten. | Download |
| Tue, 06/02/2009 - 9:00am | The Kathleen Dunn Show show on 06/02/2009 - After nine, Kathleen Dunn and her guest discuss the G-O-P approach to the Sotmayor (so-toe-my-YOUR) confirmation. Plus, how a controversial report by the Department of Homeland Security that assessed the threat of "right wing extremists" is getting a second look after the murder of an abortion doctor. | Download |
| Mon, 06/01/2009 - 10:00pm | The Kathleen Dunn Show show on 06/01/2009 - After ten, Kathleen Dunn and her guests discuss the The Stars and Stripes Honor Flight Wisconsin program, which gives aging World War II veterans free trips to the newly-constructed World War II memorial in Washington, D.C. | Download |
| Mon, 06/01/2009 - 10:00am | The Kathleen Dunn Show show on 06/01/2009 - After ten, Kathleen Dunn and her guests discuss the The Stars and Stripes Honor Flight Wisconsin program, which gives aging World War II veterans free trips to the newly-constructed World War II memorial in Washington, D.C. | Download |
| Mon, 06/01/2009 - 9:00am | The Kathleen Dunn Show show on 06/01/2009 - The Washington Examiner White House Correspondent Julie Mason joins Kathleen Dunn, after nine, to discuss the week's top news. | Download |