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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.

December 2010

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Thu, 12/30/2010 - 10:00pm The Kathleen Dunn Show show on 12/30/2010 - After losing his job, Lee Kravitz dedicated a year to the most important things in his life: reconnecting with those dear to him and to making amends. He joins Kathleen Dunn after ten. Download
Thu, 12/30/2010 - 10:00am The Kathleen Dunn Show show on 12/30/2010 - After losing his job, Lee Kravitz dedicated a year to the most important things in his life: reconnecting with those dear to him and to making amends. He joins Kathleen Dunn after ten.
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Thu, 12/30/2010 - 9:00am The Kathleen Dunn Show show on 12/30/2010 - After nine, as 2010 comes to a close Kathleen Dunn and her guest discuss the best books of the year.
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Wed, 12/29/2010 - 10:00pm The Kathleen Dunn Show show on 12/29/2010 - After ten, Kathleen Dunn talks with former health insurance P-R executive Wendell Potter about why he left the industry. Download
Wed, 12/29/2010 - 10:00am The Kathleen Dunn Show show on 12/29/2010 - After ten, Kathleen Dunn talks with former health insurance P-R executive Wendell Potter about why he left the industry.
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Wed, 12/29/2010 - 9:00am The Kathleen Dunn Show show on 12/29/2010 - Join Kathleen Dunn and her guest, after nine, for a look back at the flurry of political news from the past week.
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Tue, 12/28/2010 - 10:00pm The Kathleen Dunn Show show on 12/28/2010 - After ten, Glen Moberg talks with the primary editor of the first volume of the autobiography of Mark Twain... published last month...a century after his death. Download
Tue, 12/28/2010 - 10:00am The Kathleen Dunn Show show on 12/28/2010 - After ten, Glen Moberg talks with the primary editor of the first volume of the autobiography of Mark Twain... published last month...a century after his death.
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Tue, 12/28/2010 - 9:00am The Kathleen Dunn Show show on 12/28/2010 - After nine, retiring Wisconsin Congressman Dave Obey joins Glen Moberg to look back at his forty-seven years in politics.
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Mon, 12/27/2010 - 10:00pm The Kathleen Dunn Show show on 12/27/2010 - 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 U.S. history. Download
Mon, 12/27/2010 - 10:00am The Kathleen Dunn Show show on 12/27/2010 - 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 U.S. history.
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Mon, 12/27/2010 - 9:00am The Kathleen Dunn Show show on 12/27/2010 - After nine, Kathleen Dunn's guest sociologist spent eight years researching a hidden resistance to an unfair economy... one that harms millions of working families.
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Thu, 12/23/2010 - 10:00pm The Kathleen Dunn Show show on 12/23/2010 - After ten, John Munson and his guest remember the life and career of number 7, Mickey Mantle. Download
Thu, 12/23/2010 - 10:00am The Kathleen Dunn Show show on 12/23/2010 - After ten, John Munson and his guest remember the life and career of number 7, Mickey Mantle.
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Thu, 12/23/2010 - 9:00am The Kathleen Dunn Show show on 12/23/2010 - Health care costs are 27% higher in Superior than in Madison. Join John Munson and his guest after nine, as they look at the cost disparity of health care in Wisconsin.
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Wed, 12/22/2010 - 10:00pm The Kathleen Dunn Show show on 12/22/2010 - After ten, John Munson’s guest is best known for his work in the development of Net Neutrality theory. His latest book chronicles the turning points of the century’s information landscape. Download
Wed, 12/22/2010 - 10:00am The Kathleen Dunn Show show on 12/22/2010 - After ten, John Munson’s guest is best known for his work in the development of Net Neutrality theory. His latest book chronicles the turning points of the century’s information landscape.
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Wed, 12/22/2010 - 9:00am The Kathleen Dunn Show show on 12/22/2010 - After nine, John Munson and his guest discuss Nancy Pelosi’s role as Speaker of the House.
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Tue, 12/21/2010 - 10:00pm The Kathleen Dunn Show show on 12/21/2010 - John Munson's guest, after ten, says foreign nations and private investors are increasingly controlling the global economy and secretly wresting power from the U.S. in ways our government can't reverse, and about which the average American knows nothing. Download
Tue, 12/21/2010 - 10:00am The Kathleen Dunn Show show on 12/21/2010 - John Munson's guest, after ten, says foreign nations and private investors are increasingly controlling the global economy and secretly wresting power from the U.S. in ways our government can't reverse, and about which the average American knows nothing.
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Tue, 12/21/2010 - 9:00am The Kathleen Dunn Show show on 12/21/2010 - After nine, John Munson and his guests discuss privacy issues with smartphones.
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Mon, 12/20/2010 - 10:00pm The Kathleen Dunn Show show on 12/20/2010 - After ten, John Munson's guests were involved with bringing the "Mummies of the World" exhibition now showing at the Milwaukee Public Museum. Download
Mon, 12/20/2010 - 10:00am The Kathleen Dunn Show show on 12/20/2010 - After ten, John Munson's guests were involved with bringing the "Mummies of the World" exhibition now showing at the Milwaukee Public Museum.
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Mon, 12/20/2010 - 9:00am The Kathleen Dunn Show show on 12/20/2010 - After nine, John Munson and his guest recap the nation’s top political news.
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Thu, 12/16/2010 - 10:00pm The Kathleen Dunn Show show on 12/16/2010 - After ten, enjoy another round of comedy clips with Kathleen Dunn. Hear bits by Woody Allen, Flip Wilson, Elaine May, and many more.
Thu, 12/16/2010 - 10:00am The Kathleen Dunn Show show on 12/16/2010 - After ten, enjoy another round of comedy clips with Kathleen Dunn. Hear bits by Woody Allen, Flip Wilson, Elaine May, and many more.
Thu, 12/16/2010 - 9:00am The Kathleen Dunn Show show on 12/16/2010 - After nine, Kathleen Dunn talks with a Midwest farmer about current issues facing small, local farms. Download
Wed, 12/15/2010 - 10:00pm The Kathleen Dunn Show show on 12/15/2010 - In England, thousands of students demonstrated against a House of Commons vote to raise university tuition. Join Kathleen Dunn and her guest, after ten, as they examine funding of higher education around the globe. Download
Wed, 12/15/2010 - 10:00am The Kathleen Dunn Show show on 12/15/2010 - In England, thousands of students demonstrated against a House of Commons vote to raise university tuition. Join Kathleen Dunn and her guest, after ten, as they examine funding of higher education around the globe. Download
Wed, 12/15/2010 - 9:00am The Kathleen Dunn Show show on 12/15/2010 - There's been plenty of debate about tax breaks for the super-rich in America. Join Kathleen Dunn and her guest, after nine, as they look at how the tax bill currently in Congress will affect the poor in the U.S. Download
Tue, 12/14/2010 - 10:00pm The Kathleen Dunn Show show on 12/14/2010 - While on assignment for The New York Times in 2008, David Rohde was kidnapped by the Taliban. Join Kathleen Dunn and her guests after ten, as they recount the story of David's kidnapping and rescue from two different sides. Download
Tue, 12/14/2010 - 10:00am The Kathleen Dunn Show show on 12/14/2010 - While on assignment for The New York Times in 2008, David Rohde was kidnapped by the Taliban. Join Kathleen Dunn and her guests after ten, as they recount the story of David's kidnapping and rescue from two different sides. Download
Tue, 12/14/2010 - 9:00am The Kathleen Dunn Show show on 12/14/2010 - After nine, Kathleen Dunn and her guests discuss homelessness and the status of food banks in Wisconsin. Download
Mon, 12/13/2010 - 10:00pm The Kathleen Dunn Show show on 12/13/2010 - Istanbul has been named the World’s best-performing city in terms of economics. Join Kathleen Dunn and her guest, after ten, for a look at a new report that ranks one-hundred-fifty World cities by growth in employment, and gross value added per person. Download
Mon, 12/13/2010 - 10:00am The Kathleen Dunn Show show on 12/13/2010 - Istanbul has been named the World’s best-performing city in terms of economics. Join Kathleen Dunn and her guest, after ten, for a look at a new report that ranks one-hundred-fifty World cities by growth in employment, and gross value added per person. Download
Mon, 12/13/2010 - 9:00am The Kathleen Dunn Show show on 12/13/2010 - Join Kathleen Dunn and her guest, after nine, for a look back at the headlines of the past week. Download
Thu, 12/09/2010 - 10:00pm The Kathleen Dunn Show show on 12/09/2010 - In his new book, former U.S. Vice-President Walter Mondale compares the presidency to a unique four-year marriage contract in which divorce is not an option. Join Kathleen Dunn and her guest, after ten, as they discuss his life in politics. Download
Thu, 12/09/2010 - 10:00am The Kathleen Dunn Show show on 12/09/2010 - In his new book, he compares the presidency to a unique four-year marriage contract... in which divorce is not an option. After ten, Kathleen Dunn is joined by former U.S. Vice-President Walter Mondale to talk about his life in politics. Download
Thu, 12/09/2010 - 9:00am The Kathleen Dunn Show show on 12/09/2010 - According to a new study, about seventy-percent of American youth drop-out of church between the ages of eighteen and twenty-two. Join Kathleen Dunn and her guest, after nine, for a discussion on religion issues in the news. Download
Wed, 12/08/2010 - 10:00pm The Kathleen Dunn Show show on 12/08/2010 - After ten, Kathleen Dunn speaks with the grandson of President Dwight Eisenhower about life with Ike. Download
Wed, 12/08/2010 - 10:00am The Kathleen Dunn Show show on 12/08/2010 - After ten, Kathleen Dunn speaks with the grandson of President Dwight Eisenhower about life with Ike. Download
Wed, 12/08/2010 - 9:00am The Kathleen Dunn Show show on 12/08/2010 - Delegates from more than two-hundred nations are now in Cancún, Mexico for the latest round of United Nations climate talks. Join Kathleen Dunn and her guest, after nine, for a look at what’s going on at the United Nations Climate Change Conference... and why it matters. Download
Tue, 12/07/2010 - 10:00pm The Kathleen Dunn Show show on 12/07/2010 - After ten, Kathleen Dunn's guest examines the inner-workings of politics and finance in the U.S., and why he believes that relationship led the recent financial meltdown. Download
Tue, 12/07/2010 - 10:00am The Kathleen Dunn Show show on 12/07/2010 - After ten, Kathleen Dunn's guest examines the inter-relationship of politics and finance in the U.S., and why he believes that relationship led the recent financial meltdown. Download
Tue, 12/07/2010 - 9:00am The Kathleen Dunn Show show on 12/07/2010 - After nine, Kathleen Dunn and her guest discuss the latest news from Congress on the status of Bush-era tax cuts. Download
Mon, 12/06/2010 - 10:00pm The Kathleen Dunn Show show on 12/06/2010 - Six U.S. Presidents secretly recorded their meetings and phone conversations...five-thousand hours worth. After ten, Kathleen Dunn and her guest examine the contents of the recordings of meetings and phone conversations made by Presidents John F. Kennedy and Lyndon B. Johnson. Download
Mon, 12/06/2010 - 10:00am The Kathleen Dunn Show show on 12/06/2010 - Six U.S. Presidents secretly recorded their meetings and phone conversations...five-thousand hours worth. After ten, Kathleen Dunn and her guest examine the contents of the recordings of meetings and phone conversations made by Presidents John F. Kennedy and Lyndon B. Johnson. Download
Mon, 12/06/2010 - 9:00am The Kathleen Dunn Show show on 12/06/2010 - After nine, join Kathleen Dunn and her guest for talk about the nation's top news stories. Download
Thu, 12/02/2010 - 10:00pm The Kathleen Dunn Show show on 12/02/2010 - After ten, Kathleen Dunn talks about space with her two guests, one of which is a Wisconsin man who built a planetarium in his backyard. Download
Thu, 12/02/2010 - 10:00am The Kathleen Dunn Show show on 12/02/2010 - After ten, Kathleen Dunn and her guests talk about Space. Download
Thu, 12/02/2010 - 9:00am The Kathleen Dunn Show show on 12/02/2010 - After nine, Kathleen Dunn and her guest look at new vitamin guidelines in a report by The Institute of Medicine. Download
Wed, 12/01/2010 - 10:00pm The Kathleen Dunn Show show on 12/01/2010 - After ten, Kathleen Dunn and her guests look at the wonders of animal migrations... particularly the monarch butterfly. Download
Wed, 12/01/2010 - 10:00am The Kathleen Dunn Show show on 12/01/2010 - After ten, Kathleen Dunn and her guests look at the wonders of animal migrations... particularly the monarch butterfly. Download
Wed, 12/01/2010 - 9:00am The Kathleen Dunn Show show on 12/01/2010 - The Senate has passed the first major bill in seventy years to strengthen food safety protections. Join Kathleen Dunn and her guest, after nine, as they examine the new Food Safety Modernization Act. Download

December 2010