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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| Thu, 04/29/2010 - 10:00pm | The Kathleen Dunn Show show on 04/29/2010 - Jack Benny once said, “Gags die, humor doesn’t.” After ten, Kathleen Dunn spends the hour playing clips of some great humorists – from Burns and Allen to Jim Gaffigan. | Download |
| Thu, 04/29/2010 - 10:00am | The Kathleen Dunn Show show on 04/29/2010 - Jack Benny once said, “Gags die, humor doesn’t.” After ten, Kathleen Dunn spends the hour playing clips of some great humorists – from Burns and Allen to Jim Gaffigan. (Due to copyright restrictions, this hour is not available for download.) | |
| Thu, 04/29/2010 - 9:00am | The Kathleen Dunn Show show on 04/29/2010 - After nine, Kathleen Dunn and her guests discuss a study released by the Pew Economic Policy Group on the Financial Industry Overhaul bill in Congress. With Democrats having agreed to some concessions related to bailouts, Republicans are expected to allow the bill to move to the Senate floor soon. | Download |
| Wed, 04/28/2010 - 10:00pm | The Kathleen Dunn Show show on 04/28/2010 - After ten, Kathleen Dunn and her guest re-evaluate the theory that there are such big differences between girls’ and boys’ brains. | Download |
| Wed, 04/28/2010 - 10:00am | The Kathleen Dunn Show show on 04/28/2010 - After ten, Kathleen Dunn and her guest re-evaluate the theory that there are such big differences between girls’ and boys’ brains. | Download |
| Wed, 04/28/2010 - 9:00am | The Kathleen Dunn Show show on 04/28/2010 - After nine, Kathleen Dunn and her guests examine the controversial new Arizona immigration law... the strictest in the nation. | Download |
| Tue, 04/27/2010 - 10:00pm | The Kathleen Dunn Show show on 04/27/2010 - After ten, Kathleen Dunn's guest science writer explores the latest findings in brain research that seem to indicate the middle-aged brain is more flexible and more capable than previously thought. | Download |
| Tue, 04/27/2010 - 10:00am | The Kathleen Dunn Show show on 04/27/2010 - After ten, Kathleen Dunn's guest science writer explores the latest findings in brain research that seem to indicate the middle-aged brain is more flexible and more capable than previously thought. | Download |
| Tue, 04/27/2010 - 9:00am | The Kathleen Dunn Show show on 04/27/2010 - Bill Nye 'The Science Guy’ joins Kathleen Dunn, after nine, to discuss the latest science news and the importance of science education. | Download |
| Mon, 04/26/2010 - 10:00pm | The Kathleen Dunn Show show on 04/26/2010 - In 1944 at age of 22, Hannah Senesh parachuted into Nazi-occupied Europe in an effort to save the Jews of Hungary. She was later captured, tortured and killed by the Nazis. After ten, Kathleen Dunn and her guest discuss her life and the Jewish resistance under the British Armed Forces during World War II. | Download |
| Mon, 04/26/2010 - 10:00am | The Kathleen Dunn Show show on 04/26/2010 - In 1944 at the age of 22, Hannah Senesh parachuted into Nazi-occupied Europe in an effort to save the Jews of Hungary. She was later captured, tortured and killed by the Nazis. After ten, Kathleen Dunn and her guest discuss her life and the Jewish resistance under the British Armed Forces during World War II. | Download |
| Mon, 04/26/2010 - 9:00am | The Kathleen Dunn Show show on 04/26/2010 - Kathleen Dunn hosts her regular All Things Political hour after nine, where she and her guest look back at the headlines from the week that was. | Download |
| Thu, 04/22/2010 - 10:00pm | The Kathleen Dunn Show show on 04/22/2010 - This week marks the 100th anniversary of the death of Mark Twain. After ten, Kathleen Dunn and her guest discuss his life, work, and continued influence today. | Download |
| Thu, 04/22/2010 - 10:00am | The Kathleen Dunn Show show on 04/22/2010 - This week marks the 100th anniversary of the death of Mark Twain. After ten, Kathleen Dunn and her guest discuss his life, work, and continued influence today. | Download |
| Thu, 04/22/2010 - 9:00am | The Kathleen Dunn Show show on 04/22/2010 - Join Kathleen Dunn, after nine, for April's Open Line, and call in with your suggestions for show guests and topics. | Download |
| Wed, 04/21/2010 - 10:00pm | The Kathleen Dunn Show show on 04/21/2010 - After ten, Kathleen Dunn and her guest Anna Quindlen discuss her latest novel, retiring from Newsweek, and her take on current events. | Download |
| Wed, 04/21/2010 - 10:00am | The Kathleen Dunn Show show on 04/21/2010 - After ten, Kathleen Dunn and her guest Anna Quindlen discuss her latest novel, retiring from Newsweek, and her take on current events. | Download |
| Wed, 04/21/2010 - 9:30am | The Kathleen Dunn Show show on 04/21/2010 - After nine-thirty, Kathleen Dunn speaks with counterterrorism expert Richard Clarke about his latest book, “Cyber War: The Next Threat to National Security and What to do About It.” | Download |
| Wed, 04/21/2010 - 9:00am | The Kathleen Dunn Show show on 04/21/2010 - After nine, veteran journalist Jim Lehrer joins Kathleen Dunn to discuss current news topics and the state of the media. | Download |
| Tue, 04/20/2010 - 10:00pm | The Kathleen Dunn Show show on 04/20/2010 - After ten, Kathleen Dunn and her guest discuss the "human cost" of the animal rights movement. | Download |
| Tue, 04/20/2010 - 10:00am | The Kathleen Dunn Show show on 04/20/2010 - After ten, Kathleen Dunn and her guest discuss the "human cost" of the animal rights movement. | Download |
| Tue, 04/20/2010 - 9:00am | The Kathleen Dunn Show show on 04/20/2010 - At nine, Kathleen Dunn and her guest delve into what Islam means to the Western world today. | Download |
| Mon, 04/19/2010 - 10:00pm | The Kathleen Dunn Show show on 04/19/2010 - After ten, Kathleen Dunn and her guest, who spent 22 years walking the planet and 17 years under a self-declared vow of silence, discuss the environment and its relationship to social justice. | Download |
| Mon, 04/19/2010 - 10:00am | The Kathleen Dunn Show show on 04/19/2010 - After ten, Kathleen Dunn and her guest, who spent 22 years walking the planet and 17 years under a self-declared vow of silence, discuss the environment and its relationship to social justice. | Download |
| Mon, 04/19/2010 - 9:00am | The Kathleen Dunn Show show on 04/19/2010 - It's all things political, after nine, as Kathleen Dunn and her guest discuss last week's top news stories. | Download |
| Thu, 04/15/2010 - 10:00pm | The Kathleen Dunn Show show on 04/15/2010 - After ten, Kathleen Dunn’s guest argues that teachers should be retrained to increase classroom performance, rather than be punished or fired. | Download |
| Thu, 04/15/2010 - 10:00am | The Kathleen Dunn Show show on 04/15/2010 - After ten, Kathleen Dunn’s guest argues that teachers should be retrained to increase classroom performance, rather than be punished or fired. | Download |
| Thu, 04/15/2010 - 9:00am | The Kathleen Dunn Show show on 04/15/2010 - President Obama will address the nation on Thursday to promote his vision of our human space flight program. After nine, Kathleen Dunn and her guests discuss the future of NASA and the emergence of private space flight companies. | Download |
| Wed, 04/14/2010 - 10:00pm | The Kathleen Dunn Show show on 04/14/2010 - After ten, Kathleen Dunn and her guest discuss the role and scope of presidential powers, from George Washington to George W. Bush. | Download |
| Wed, 04/14/2010 - 10:00am | The Kathleen Dunn Show show on 04/14/2010 - After ten, Kathleen Dunn and her guest discuss the role and scope of presidential powers, from George Washington to George W. Bush. | Download |
| Wed, 04/14/2010 - 9:00am | The Kathleen Dunn Show show on 04/14/2010 - Last week a Tennessee mother shocked the adoption community when she put her 7-year-old son on a plane back to Russia, prompting Russian officials to temporarily suspend adoptions. After nine, Kathleen Dunn and her guests examine current international adoption laws. | Download |
| Tue, 04/13/2010 - 10:00pm | The Kathleen Dunn Show show on 04/13/2010 - After ten, Kathleen Dunn and her guest dig into the biography of President Barack Obama, as told in the new book "The Bridge: The Life and Rise of Barack Obama". | Download |
| Tue, 04/13/2010 - 10:00am | The Kathleen Dunn Show show on 04/13/2010 - After ten, Kathleen Dunn and her guest dig into the biography of President Barack Obama, as told in the new book "The Bridge: The Life and Rise of Barack Obama". | Download |
| Tue, 04/13/2010 - 9:00am | The Kathleen Dunn Show show on 04/13/2010 - After nine, Kathleen Dunn and her guest discuss the tragic plane crash that killed Poland’s president and many other top political and military officials. | Download |
| Mon, 04/12/2010 - 10:00pm | The Kathleen Dunn Show show on 04/12/2010 - After ten, Kathleen Dunn and her guest discuss the social, political, economic, and geographic difficulties in providing health care to developing nations. | Download |
| Mon, 04/12/2010 - 10:00am | The Kathleen Dunn Show show on 04/12/2010 - After ten, Kathleen Dunn and her guest discuss the social, political, economic, and geographic difficulties in providing health care to developing nations. | Download |
| Mon, 04/12/2010 - 9:00am | The Kathleen Dunn Show show on 04/12/2010 - After nine, Kathleen Dunn and her guest recap all the major headlines from Washington. | Download |
| Thu, 04/08/2010 - 10:00pm | The Kathleen Dunn Show show on 04/08/2010 - After ten, Veronica Rueckert’s guest explores homosexual activity in the animal world through scientific research of over 450 different species. | Download |
| Thu, 04/08/2010 - 10:00am | The Kathleen Dunn Show show on 04/08/2010 - After ten, Veronica Rueckert’s guest explores homosexual activity in the animal world through scientific research of over 450 different species. | Download |
| Thu, 04/08/2010 - 9:00am | The Kathleen Dunn Show show on 04/08/2010 - Ella Jenkins, dubbed “The First Lady of the Children’s Folk Song” joins Veronica Rueckert, after nine. | Download |
| Wed, 04/07/2010 - 10:00pm | The Kathleen Dunn Show show on 04/07/2010 - Even with all of the hardships in the world, joy and goodness can still be found if we know where to look. After ten, Veronica Rueckert and her guest discuss how we can find hope in the world's darkest moments. | Download |
| Wed, 04/07/2010 - 10:00am | The Kathleen Dunn Show show on 04/07/2010 - Even with all of the hardships in the world, joy and goodness can still be found if we know where to look. After ten, Veronica Rueckert and her guest discuss how we can find hope in the world's darkest moments. | Download |
| Wed, 04/07/2010 - 9:00am | The Kathleen Dunn Show show on 04/07/2010 - Congress went on a two-week recess without extending unemployment benefits, affecting around 200,000 unemployed Americans. After nine, Veronica Rueckert discusses the reasons behind and the consequences of the congressional inaction. | Download |
| Tue, 04/06/2010 - 10:00pm | The Kathleen Dunn Show show on 04/06/2010 - After ten, join Kathleen Dunn and her guest for a conversation about books that have made a real-world impact. (Rebroadcast from March 9, 2009) | Download |
| Tue, 04/06/2010 - 10:00am | The Kathleen Dunn Show show on 04/06/2010 - After ten, join Kathleen Dunn and her guest for a conversation about books that have made a real-world impact. (Rebroadcast from March 9, 2009) | Download |
| Tue, 04/06/2010 - 9:00am | The Kathleen Dunn Show show on 04/06/2010 - Jane Goodall studied chimpanzees and Dian Fossey studied mountain Gorillas, but when have humans looked closely at themselves? After nine, Kathleen Dunn talks with the author of “The Well-Dressed Ape: A Natural History of Myself” (Rebroadcast from Feb 5, 2009) | Download |
| Mon, 04/05/2010 - 10:00pm | The Kathleen Dunn Show show on 04/05/2010 - It remains vitally important, but is increasingly threatened by email, texting, and cell phones. After ten, Veronica Rueckert and her guest take a look at the skill of good conversation... why it still matters... and the elements of A Good Talk. | Download |
| Mon, 04/05/2010 - 10:00am | The Kathleen Dunn Show show on 04/05/2010 - It remains vitally important, but is increasingly threatened by email, texting, and cell phones. After ten, Veronica Rueckert and her guest take a look at the skill of good conversation... why it still matters... and the elements of A Good Talk. | Download |
| Mon, 04/05/2010 - 9:00am | The Kathleen Dunn Show show on 04/05/2010 - After nine, it’s another edition of all things political when Veronica Rueckert and her guest recap the major news stories. | Download |
| Thu, 04/01/2010 - 10:00pm | The Kathleen Dunn Show show on 04/01/2010 - The Milwaukee Brewers start the season at home on Monday against the Colorado Rockies. After ten, Kathleen Dunn and her guest take a look ahead to the upcoming baseball season. | Download |
| Thu, 04/01/2010 - 10:00am | The Kathleen Dunn Show show on 04/01/2010 - After ten, Kathleen Dunn‘s guest says that when we idealize the proverbial "good girl," we are teaching girls to embrace a version of self-hood that sharply curtails their power... and potential. | Download |
| Thu, 04/01/2010 - 9:00am | The Kathleen Dunn Show show on 04/01/2010 - The Milwaukee Brewers start the season at home on Monday against the Colorado Rockies. After nine, Kathleen Dunn and her guest take a look ahead to the upcoming baseball season. | Download |