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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.

May 2010

Date Description Audio
Mon, 05/31/2010 - 10:00pm The Kathleen Dunn Show show on 05/31/2010 - After ten, Veronica Rueckert and her guest discuss the news impact of blogs and other social media, as well as how their agendas compare with the traditional press. Download
Mon, 05/31/2010 - 10:00am The Kathleen Dunn Show show on 05/31/2010 - After ten, Veronica Rueckert and her guest discuss the news impact of blogs and other social media, as well as how their agendas compare with the traditional press. Download
Mon, 05/31/2010 - 9:00am The Kathleen Dunn Show show on 05/31/2010 - Nine o'clock Monday morning means it's time for All Things Political. Veronica Rueckert and her guest take a look at the-week-that-was. Download
Thu, 05/27/2010 - 10:00pm The Kathleen Dunn Show show on 05/27/2010 - After ten, John Munson’s guest recounts his journey into the infrastructure that makes society possible - traveling everywhere from the inside of a storm water pipe, to the sewers of ancient Rome. Download
Thu, 05/27/2010 - 10:00am The Kathleen Dunn Show show on 05/27/2010 - After ten, John Munson’s guest recounts his journey into the infrastructure that makes society possible - traveling everywhere from the inside of a storm water pipe, to the sewers of ancient Rome. Download
Thu, 05/27/2010 - 9:00am The Kathleen Dunn Show show on 05/27/2010 - After nine, John Munson and his guest tackle the issues of online alcohol ads and Facebook’s new privacy policy. Download
Wed, 05/26/2010 - 10:00pm The Kathleen Dunn Show show on 05/26/2010 - After ten, Kathleen Dunn and her guest discuss James Earl Ray’s long quest to kill Martin Luther King, Jr. and the sixty-five-day international hunt to find King’s assassin. Download
Wed, 05/26/2010 - 10:00am The Kathleen Dunn Show show on 05/26/2010 - After ten, Kathleen Dunn and her guest discuss James Earl Ray’s long quest to kill Martin Luther King, Jr. and the sixty-five-day international hunt to find King’s assassin. Download
Wed, 05/26/2010 - 9:00am The Kathleen Dunn Show show on 05/26/2010 - After nine, Kathleen Dunn and her guests examine the controversy surrounding recent changes in textbooks made by the Texas Board of Education. Download
Tue, 05/25/2010 - 10:00pm The Kathleen Dunn Show show on 05/25/2010 - After ten, historian and journalist Evan Thomas joins Kathleen Dunn to discuss his latest book, “The War Lovers.” Download
Tue, 05/25/2010 - 10:00am The Kathleen Dunn Show show on 05/25/2010 - After ten, historian and journalist Evan Thomas joins Kathleen Dunn to discuss his latest book, “The War Lovers.” Download
Tue, 05/25/2010 - 9:00am The Kathleen Dunn Show show on 05/25/2010 - After nine, Kathleen Dunn and her guests talk about Race to the Top, a $4.35 billion incentive program to spur reforms in state and local district K-12 education. Download
Mon, 05/24/2010 - 10:00pm The Kathleen Dunn Show show on 05/24/2010 - After ten, Kathleen Dunn and her guests examine the state of cable news. Download
Mon, 05/24/2010 - 10:00am The Kathleen Dunn Show show on 05/24/2010 - After ten, Kathleen Dunn and her guests examine the state of cable news. Download
Mon, 05/24/2010 - 9:00am The Kathleen Dunn Show show on 05/24/2010 - After nine, Kathleen Dunn and her guest recap all the major headlines from Washington. Download
Thu, 05/20/2010 - 10:00pm The Kathleen Dunn Show show on 05/20/2010 - After ten, Kathleen Dunn's guest recounts his journey circumnavigating the world, remaining earthbound the entire time. Download
Thu, 05/20/2010 - 10:00am The Kathleen Dunn Show show on 05/20/2010 - After ten, Kathleen Dunn's guest recounts his journey circumnavigating the world, remaining earthbound the entire time. Download
Thu, 05/20/2010 - 9:00am The Kathleen Dunn Show show on 05/20/2010 - After nine, Kathleen Dunn and her guests examine this week’s political primaries, and what the results mean for the November mid-term elections. Download
Wed, 05/19/2010 - 10:00pm The Kathleen Dunn Show show on 05/19/2010 - For many Vietnam War veterans, rock music links seamlessly to their wartime memories. After ten, Kathleen Dunn and her guests discuss how music can provide a unique way for Vietnam veterans to talk about their personal experiences.
Wed, 05/19/2010 - 10:00am The Kathleen Dunn Show show on 05/19/2010 - For many Vietnam War veterans, rock music links seamlessly to their wartime memories. After ten, Kathleen Dunn and her guests discuss how music can provide a unique way for Vietnam veterans to talk about their personal experiences.
Wed, 05/19/2010 - 9:00am The Kathleen Dunn Show show on 05/19/2010 - The Dalai Lama (DAH-lye LAH-mah) was in Madison over the weekend to mark the opening of the Center For Investigating Healthy Minds. After nine, Kathleen Dunn talks with the director of the center about the relationship between science and humanity. Download
Tue, 05/18/2010 - 10:00pm The Kathleen Dunn Show show on 05/18/2010 - After ten, Kathleen Dunn and her guest discuss the history and regulatory changes concerning offshore drilling. Download
Tue, 05/18/2010 - 10:00am The Kathleen Dunn Show show on 05/18/2010 - After ten, Kathleen Dunn and her guest examine the issues of caring for a chronically ill loved-one... something sixty-five million are doing in America today. Download
Tue, 05/18/2010 - 9:00am The Kathleen Dunn Show show on 05/18/2010 - After nine, Kathleen Dunn and her guest discuss the history and regulatory changes concerning offshore drilling. Download
Mon, 05/17/2010 - 10:00pm The Kathleen Dunn Show show on 05/17/2010 - After ten, Kathleen Dunn and her guests look back at NAFTA (NAFF-tuh), the North American Free Trade Agreement, seventeen years after it was signed by the U.S., Canada, and Mexico. Download
Mon, 05/17/2010 - 10:00am The Kathleen Dunn Show show on 05/17/2010 - After ten, Kathleen Dunn and her guests look back at NAFTA (NAFF-tuh), the North American Free Trade Agreement, seventeen years after it was signed by the U.S., Canada, and Mexico. Download
Mon, 05/17/2010 - 9:00am The Kathleen Dunn Show show on 05/17/2010 - After nine, Kathleen Dunn and her guest discuss all the major national news. Download
Thu, 05/13/2010 - 10:00pm The Kathleen Dunn Show show on 05/13/2010 - After ten, Kathleen Dunn and her guest talk about the transition from high school student... to college life... with practical information every student and parent shoud know. Download
Thu, 05/13/2010 - 10:00am The Kathleen Dunn Show show on 05/13/2010 - After ten, Kathleen Dunn and her guest talk about the transition from high school student... to college life... with practical information every student and parent shoud know. Download
Thu, 05/13/2010 - 9:00am The Kathleen Dunn Show show on 05/13/2010 - Share your suggestions for future programs and guests, after nine, when Kathleen Dunn hosts her May Open Line. Download
Wed, 05/12/2010 - 10:00pm The Kathleen Dunn Show show on 05/12/2010 - After ten, Kathleen Dunn and her guest look at the city of Juarez (WHAR-ez), Mexico... once a poster child for NAFTA (NAFF-tah), it is now considered the murder capital of the world. Download
Wed, 05/12/2010 - 10:00am The Kathleen Dunn Show show on 05/12/2010 - After ten, Kathleen Dunn and her guest look at the city of Juarez (WHAR-ez), Mexico... once a poster child for NAFTA (NAFF-tah), it is now considered the murder capital of the world. Download
Wed, 05/12/2010 - 9:00am The Kathleen Dunn Show show on 05/12/2010 - The Conservative party in Britain failed to win an absolute majority as originally anticipated in last week’s elections, forcing a hung Parliament. After nine, Kathleen Dunn and her guests examine the British voting system, and current negotiations between Conservative, Labour and Liberal Democrat parties. Download
Tue, 05/11/2010 - 10:00pm The Kathleen Dunn Show show on 05/11/2010 - Explorer Eric Larsen joins Kathleen Dunn, after ten, to talk about his recent trip to the North Pole, the second leg of his “Save the Poles” expedition to raise awareness on global warming. Download
Tue, 05/11/2010 - 10:00am The Kathleen Dunn Show show on 05/11/2010 - Explorer Eric Larsen joins Kathleen Dunn, after ten, to talk about his recent trip to the North Pole, the second leg of his “Save the Poles” expedition to raise awareness on global warming. Download
Tue, 05/11/2010 - 9:00am The Kathleen Dunn Show show on 05/11/2010 - After nine, Kathleen Dunn and her guests discuss President Obama's nomination of Elena Kagan to The Supreme Court. Download
Mon, 05/10/2010 - 10:00pm The Kathleen Dunn Show show on 05/10/2010 - After ten, Kathleen Dunn and her guest delve into the issue of morality in infants. Researchers at Yale University say they've seen signs of moral thought, judgment, and feelings in the first year of life. Download
Mon, 05/10/2010 - 10:00am The Kathleen Dunn Show show on 05/10/2010 - After ten, Kathleen Dunn and her guest delve into the issue of morality in infants. Researchers at Yale University say they've seen signs of moral thought, judgment, and feelings in the first year of life. Download
Mon, 05/10/2010 - 9:00am The Kathleen Dunn Show show on 05/10/2010 - After nine, it's all things political when Kathleen Dunn and her guest review last week's major headlines... with special coverage of Congressman Dave Obey's retirement announcement. Download
Thu, 05/06/2010 - 10:00pm The Kathleen Dunn Show show on 05/06/2010 - Author Alice Walker joins Kathleen Dunn, after ten, to discuss her latest book, “The World Has Changed: Conversations with Alice Walker.” Download
Thu, 05/06/2010 - 10:00am The Kathleen Dunn Show show on 05/06/2010 - Author Alice Walker joins Kathleen Dunn, after ten, to discuss her latest book, “The World Has Changed: Conversations with Alice Walker.” Download
Thu, 05/06/2010 - 9:00am The Kathleen Dunn Show show on 05/06/2010 - Retired Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O’Connor joins Kathleen Dunn and guests, after nine, to talk about her new venture, a web-based education project designed to reinvigorate civics learning inside and outside the classroom. Download
Wed, 05/05/2010 - 10:00pm The Kathleen Dunn Show show on 05/05/2010 - After ten, Kathleen Dunn and her guest Anna Quindlen discuss her latest novel, retiring from Newsweek, and her take on current events. Download
Wed, 05/05/2010 - 10:00am The Kathleen Dunn Show show on 05/05/2010 - It’s time to talk about Summer reading, after ten, when Kathleen Dunn and her guest take a look at what’s hot now... and what great new releases we can expect in the weeks to come. Download
Wed, 05/05/2010 - 9:00am The Kathleen Dunn Show show on 05/05/2010 - After nine, Kathleen Dunn and her guest discuss the ongoing investigation with the failed Times Square car bomb... the United Nations nuclear non-proliferation conference now underway... and look ahead to midterms elections. Download
Tue, 05/04/2010 - 10:30pm The Kathleen Dunn Show show on 05/04/2010 - Kathleen Dunn's guest this half-hour, Mike Allen, was recently described by New York Times Magazine as “the man the White House wakes up to.” After ten-thirty, a look at all the excitement... and the stress... that comes with covering the White House. Download
Tue, 05/04/2010 - 10:00pm The Kathleen Dunn Show show on 05/04/2010 - After ten, Kathleen Dunn and her guest define and examine the role of the Credit Default Swap (CDS) in the recent financial crisis. Download
Tue, 05/04/2010 - 10:30am The Kathleen Dunn Show show on 05/04/2010 - Kathleen Dunn's guest this half-hour, Mike Allen, was recently described by New York Times Magazine as “the man the White House wakes up to.” After ten-thirty, a look at all the excitement... and the stress... that comes with covering the White House. Download
Tue, 05/04/2010 - 10:00am The Kathleen Dunn Show show on 05/04/2010 - After ten, Kathleen Dunn and her guest define and examine the role of the Credit Default Swap (CDS) in the recent financial crisis. Download
Tue, 05/04/2010 - 9:00am The Kathleen Dunn Show show on 05/04/2010 - After nine, Kathleen Dunn and her guests discuss the Gulf Coast oil spill, regulations on off-shore drilling, the environmental impact, and the future of the fishing industry. Download
Mon, 05/03/2010 - 10:00pm The Kathleen Dunn Show show on 05/03/2010 - After ten, grab a hot dog and watch the fireworks as writers from mental_floss magazine join Kathleen Dunn to celebrate 20 uniquely American tales coered in this month’s cover story, “The United States of Amazing.” Download
Mon, 05/03/2010 - 10:00am The Kathleen Dunn Show show on 05/03/2010 - After ten, grab a hot dog and watch the fireworks as writers from mental_floss magazine join Kathleen Dunn to celebrate 20 uniquely American tales coered in this month’s cover story, “The United States of Amazing.” Download
Mon, 05/03/2010 - 9:00am The Kathleen Dunn Show show on 05/03/2010 - Kathleen Dunn hosts her “All Things Political” show, after nine. Kathleen and her guest talk about political news from across the nation and around the globe. Download

May 2010