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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.

February 2010

Date Description Audio
Thu, 02/25/2010 - 10:00pm The Kathleen Dunn Show show on 02/25/2010 - After ten, celebrate the 50th anniversary of Motown Records... with music and memories... with Kathleen Dunn and her guest . Download
Thu, 02/25/2010 - 10:00am The Kathleen Dunn Show show on 02/25/2010 - After ten, join Kathleen Dunn and her guest to celebrate the fiftieth anniversary of Motown Records... with music... and memories... Download
Thu, 02/25/2010 - 9:00am The Kathleen Dunn Show show on 02/25/2010 - After nine, call in with your program ideas and guest suggestions during Kathleen Dunn's February open line. Not near a phone? Post an idea on our Facebook page. Download
Wed, 02/24/2010 - 10:00pm The Kathleen Dunn Show show on 02/24/2010 - Kathleen Dunn and her guest look at ways you can live more frugally, without having to settle for less. Download
Wed, 02/24/2010 - 10:00am The Kathleen Dunn Show show on 02/24/2010 - Kathleen Dunn and her guest look at ways you can live more frugally, without having to settle for less. Download
Wed, 02/24/2010 - 9:00am The Kathleen Dunn Show show on 02/24/2010 - Kathleen Dunn and her guest discuss the $15-billion jobs bill that cleared a critical obstacle in the Senate with bipartisan support. Download
Tue, 02/23/2010 - 10:00pm The Kathleen Dunn Show show on 02/23/2010 - After ten, Kathleen Dunn and her guest look at the life of Frances Perkins, the nation’s first female cabinet secretary. Her ideas became the cornerstone of the most important social welfare legislation in the nation’s history, including unemployment compensation, child labor laws, and the forty-hour work week. Download
Tue, 02/23/2010 - 10:00am The Kathleen Dunn Show show on 02/23/2010 - After ten, Kathleen Dunn and her guest look at the life of Frances Perkins, the nation’s first female cabinet secretary. Her ideas became the cornerstone of the most important social welfare legislation in the nation’s history, including unemployment compensation, child labor laws, and the forty-hour work week. Download
Tue, 02/23/2010 - 9:00am The Kathleen Dunn Show show on 02/23/2010 - President Obama released his proposal for health care reform on Monday. After nine, Kathleen Dunn and her guests examine the current White House, Senate, and House versions of the healthcare overhaul bill, and look ahead to Thursday’s bipartisan meeting. Download
Mon, 02/22/2010 - 10:00pm The Kathleen Dunn Show show on 02/22/2010 - After ten, Kathleen Dunn talks with journalist Russell Shorto about his recent New York Times Magazine piece, "How Christians Were the Founders?" (February 11th). Download
Mon, 02/22/2010 - 10:00am The Kathleen Dunn Show show on 02/22/2010 - After ten, Kathleen Dunn talks with journalist Russell Shorto about his recent New York Times Magazine piece, "How Christians Were the Founders?" (February 11th). Download
Mon, 02/22/2010 - 9:00am The Kathleen Dunn Show show on 02/22/2010 - After nine, it's an hour of All Things Political when Kathleen Dunn and her guest review last week’s major headlines. Download
Thu, 02/18/2010 - 10:00pm The Kathleen Dunn Show show on 02/18/2010 - Kathleen Dunn’s guest, after ten, is a Pakistani rock star trying to build a bridge between The East and The West through music. Download
Thu, 02/18/2010 - 10:00am The Kathleen Dunn Show show on 02/18/2010 - Kathleen Dunn’s guest, after ten, is a Pakistani rock star trying to build a bridge between The East and The West through music. Download
Thu, 02/18/2010 - 9:00am The Kathleen Dunn Show show on 02/18/2010 - After nine, Kathleen Dunn and her guests discuss the history of the 2010 Census, why it’s causing so much controversy, and what it can tell us about the makeup of America. Download
Wed, 02/17/2010 - 10:00pm The Kathleen Dunn Show show on 02/17/2010 - What Could You Live Without? Kathleen Dunn’s guests, after ten, answered that question by selling their large house and buying a more modest one, and donating the rest of the money to charity. Download
Wed, 02/17/2010 - 10:00am The Kathleen Dunn Show show on 02/17/2010 - What could you live without ? Kathleen Dunn’s guests, after ten, answered that question by selling their large house and buying a more modest one, and donating the rest of the money to charity. Download
Wed, 02/17/2010 - 9:00am The Kathleen Dunn Show show on 02/17/2010 - After nine, Kathleen Dunn and her guests examine the history, politics, and culture of Haiti. Download
Tue, 02/16/2010 - 10:00pm The Kathleen Dunn Show show on 02/16/2010 - After ten, Kathleen Dunn and her guests discuss the history of the Olympic Games, the inclusion of "extreme sports," and recent events in Vancouver. Download
Tue, 02/16/2010 - 10:00am The Kathleen Dunn Show show on 02/16/2010 - After ten, Kathleen Dunn hosts an open line. Download
Tue, 02/16/2010 - 9:00am The Kathleen Dunn Show show on 02/16/2010 - After nine, Kathleen Dunn and her guests discuss the history of the Olympic Games, the inclusion of "extreme sports," and recent events in Vancouver. Download
Mon, 02/15/2010 - 10:00pm The Kathleen Dunn Show show on 02/15/2010 - After ten, celebrate President’s Day with Kathleen Dunn and presidential scholars as they discuss administrations past, and reflect on Obama’s first year in office. Download
Mon, 02/15/2010 - 10:00am The Kathleen Dunn Show show on 02/15/2010 - After ten, celebrate President’s Day with Kathleen Dunn and presidential scholars as they discuss administrations past, and reflect on Obama’s first year in office. Download
Mon, 02/15/2010 - 9:00am The Kathleen Dunn Show show on 02/15/2010 - Kathleen Dunn hosts another All Things Political hour, after nine, when she and her guests look back at the major headlines from last week. Download
Thu, 02/11/2010 - 10:00pm The Kathleen Dunn Show show on 02/11/2010 - How does our unconscious mind affect our beliefs, choices, and actions? After ten, Kathleen Dunn and her guest explore the invisible forces in your brain that control your behavior. Download
Thu, 02/11/2010 - 10:00am The Kathleen Dunn Show show on 02/11/2010 - How does our unconscious mind affect our beliefs, choices, and actions? After ten, Kathleen Dunn and her guest explore the invisible forces in your brain that control your behavior. Download
Thu, 02/11/2010 - 9:00am The Kathleen Dunn Show show on 02/11/2010 - After nine, Kathleen Dunn and her guests look at auto safety and recent recalls by Toyota and Honda. Download
Wed, 02/10/2010 - 10:00pm The Kathleen Dunn Show show on 02/10/2010 - After ten, Kathleen Dunn and her guests examine the "Let’s Move" campaign recently launched by First Lady Michelle Obama, and how it plans to fight what Mrs. Obama and health experts call an epidemic in childhood obesity. Download
Wed, 02/10/2010 - 10:00am The Kathleen Dunn Show show on 02/10/2010 - After ten, Kathleen Dunn and her guests examine the "Let’s Move" campaign recently launched by First Lady Michelle Obama, and how it plans to fight what Mrs. Obama and health experts call an epidemic in childhood obesity. Download
Wed, 02/10/2010 - 9:00am The Kathleen Dunn Show show on 02/10/2010 - The White House has scheduled a televised meeting later this month with G-O-P leaders to discuss some of their ideas on health care reform. After nine, Kathleen Dunn and her guest examine Republican proposals for Healthcare Overhaul, and if a compromise with Democrats is possible. Download
Tue, 02/09/2010 - 10:00pm The Kathleen Dunn Show show on 02/09/2010 - Author Garry Wills joins Kathleen Dunn, after ten, to discuss his new book that says it was the dawn of the Atomic Age that fundamentally changed our institutions of republican government. Download
Tue, 02/09/2010 - 10:00am The Kathleen Dunn Show show on 02/09/2010 - Author Garry Wills joins Kathleen Dunn, after ten, to discuss his new book that says it was the dawn of the Atomic Age that fundamentally changed our institutions of republican government. Download
Tue, 02/09/2010 - 9:00am The Kathleen Dunn Show show on 02/09/2010 - After nine, Kathleen Dunn and her guest examine a proposal by Afghan president Hamid Karzai known as “reconciliation and reintegration.” The policy would involve pay-offs to help recruit Taliban foot-soldiers who are not allied with Al Qaeda. Download
Mon, 02/08/2010 - 10:00pm The Kathleen Dunn Show show on 02/08/2010 - February is American Heart Month, and after ten Kathleen Dunn and her guest discuss what you can do for good heart health. Download
Mon, 02/08/2010 - 10:00am The Kathleen Dunn Show show on 02/08/2010 - February is American Heart Month, and after ten Kathleen Dunn and her guest discuss what you can do for good heart health. Download
Mon, 02/08/2010 - 9:00am The Kathleen Dunn Show show on 02/08/2010 - After nine, Kathleen Dunn and her guests discuss the latest headlines from Washington and around the world. Download
Thu, 02/04/2010 - 10:00pm The Kathleen Dunn Show show on 02/04/2010 - After ten, Kathleen Dunn and her guest remember the man from New Orleans who changed the face of American music... jazz trumpeter and singer Louis Armstrong. Download
Thu, 02/04/2010 - 10:00am The Kathleen Dunn Show show on 02/04/2010 - After ten, Kathleen Dunn and her guest remember the man from New Orleans who changed the face of American music... jazz trumpeter and singer Louis Armstrong. Download
Thu, 02/04/2010 - 9:00am The Kathleen Dunn Show show on 02/04/2010 - After nine, Kathleen Dunn talks with a man who is leading a large-scale campaign to strengthen policies and programs to overcome hunger and poverty around the world. Download
Wed, 02/03/2010 - 10:00pm The Kathleen Dunn Show show on 02/03/2010 - Do you need long term care? After ten, Kathleen Dunn and her guests discuss who and when people should start planning for their long term health and living needs. Download
Wed, 02/03/2010 - 10:00am The Kathleen Dunn Show show on 02/03/2010 - Do you need long term care? After ten, Kathleen Dunn and her guests discuss who and when people should start planning for their long term health and living needs. Download
Wed, 02/03/2010 - 9:00am The Kathleen Dunn Show show on 02/03/2010 - After nine, Kathleen Dunn and her guests examine the Obama administration’s 2011 Federal Budget. Download
Tue, 02/02/2010 - 10:00pm The Kathleen Dunn Show show on 02/02/2010 - How important is a good night's sleep? And does the amount of sleep you need decrease with age? After ten, Kathleen Dunn and her guest discuss the latest on sleep research. Download
Tue, 02/02/2010 - 10:00am The Kathleen Dunn Show show on 02/02/2010 - How important is a good night's sleep? And does the amount of sleep you need decrease with age? After ten, Kathleen Dunn and her guest discuss the latest on sleep research. Download
Tue, 02/02/2010 - 9:00am The Kathleen Dunn Show show on 02/02/2010 - After nine, Kathleen Dunn and her guest discuss President Obama's proposed changes to the No Child Left Behind Act. Download
Mon, 02/01/2010 - 10:00pm The Kathleen Dunn Show show on 02/01/2010 - It's all things political, after ten, with Kathleen Dunn and her guest. Download
Mon, 02/01/2010 - 10:00am The Kathleen Dunn Show show on 02/01/2010 - A new poll shows Fox News is the most trusted network among the general public... CNN came in second. After ten, Kathleen Dunn and her guest discuss media culture and the ways we consume news. Download
Mon, 02/01/2010 - 9:00am The Kathleen Dunn Show show on 02/01/2010 - It's all things political, after nine, with Kathleen Dunn and her guest. Download

February 2010