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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.

January 2011

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Mon, 01/31/2011 - 10:00pm The Kathleen Dunn Show show on 01/31/2011 - After ten, Kathleen Dunn and her guest debate and discuss the recently-published list of Top Ten Classical Composers. Download
Mon, 01/31/2011 - 10:00am The Kathleen Dunn Show show on 01/31/2011 - After ten, Kathleen Dunn and her guest debate and discuss the recently-published list of Top Ten Classical Composers.
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Mon, 01/31/2011 - 9:00am The Kathleen Dunn Show show on 01/31/2011 - After nine, Kathleen Dunn and her guests discuss the week's top headlines.
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Thu, 01/27/2011 - 10:00pm The Kathleen Dunn Show show on 01/27/2011 - After ten, John Munson's guest is a science journalist who urges consumers to scrutinize health research well to obtain the best medical advice. Download
Thu, 01/27/2011 - 10:00am The Kathleen Dunn Show show on 01/27/2011 - After ten, John Munson's guest is a science journalist who urges consumers to scrutinize health research well to obtain the best medical advice.
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Thu, 01/27/2011 - 9:00am The Kathleen Dunn Show show on 01/27/2011 - After nine, John Munson and his guests discuss the recent FBI Mob bust and the history of organized crime in America.
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Wed, 01/26/2011 - 10:00pm The Kathleen Dunn Show show on 01/26/2011 - After ten, Kathleen Dunn's guest is the host of a new series on Public Television that explores the materials that will shape our future. Download
Wed, 01/26/2011 - 10:00am The Kathleen Dunn Show show on 01/26/2011 - After ten, Kathleen Dunn welcomes the host of a new series on Public Television that explores the materials that will shape our future.
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Wed, 01/26/2011 - 9:00am The Kathleen Dunn Show show on 01/26/2011 - After nine, Kathleen Dunn and her guests review the President’s State of the Union Address last night, and outline his visit to Wisconsin today.
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Tue, 01/25/2011 - 10:00pm The Kathleen Dunn Show show on 01/25/2011 - After ten, Kathleen Dunn’s guest says the young generation in the U.S. today is taking more time to the make career and family decisions of adulthood. Download
Tue, 01/25/2011 - 10:00am The Kathleen Dunn Show show on 01/25/2011 - After ten, Kathleen Dunn’s guest says the young generation in the U.S. today is taking more time to make the career and family decisions of adulthood.
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Tue, 01/25/2011 - 9:00am The Kathleen Dunn Show show on 01/25/2011 - After nine, Kathleen Dunn and her guests discuss the situation in Haiti, one year after the earthquake. A look at financial woes, an upcoming run-off election, and the return of Former dictator Jean-Claude “Baby Doc “ Duvalier.
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Mon, 01/24/2011 - 10:00pm The Kathleen Dunn Show show on 01/24/2011 - After ten, Kathleen Dunn and her guest look at the state of mental health care in the United States. Download
Mon, 01/24/2011 - 10:00am The Kathleen Dunn Show show on 01/24/2011 - After ten, Kathleen Dunn and her guest look at the state of mental health care in the United States.
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Mon, 01/24/2011 - 9:00am The Kathleen Dunn Show show on 01/24/2011 - After nine, Kathleen Dunn and her guest discuss the nation's top news stories.
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Thu, 01/20/2011 - 10:00pm The Kathleen Dunn Show show on 01/20/2011 - This week marks the 50th anniversary of President Eisenhower’s “military industrial complex” farewell address and President Kennedy’s “ask not” inaugural address. After ten, Kathleen Dunn and her guests examine these two historic presidential speeches. Download
Thu, 01/20/2011 - 10:00am The Kathleen Dunn Show show on 01/20/2011 - This week marks the 50th anniversary of President Eisenhower’s “Military Industrial Complex” farewell address and President Kennedy’s “Ask Not” inaugural address. After ten, Kathleen Dunn and her guests examine these two historic presidential speeches.
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Thu, 01/20/2011 - 9:00am The Kathleen Dunn Show show on 01/20/2011 - After a brief Congressional update, at nine, Kathleen Dunn and her guest look back at the career of Senator Joseph Lieberman, who has announced he won't seek a fifth term in the U.S. Senate.
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Wed, 01/19/2011 - 10:00pm The Kathleen Dunn Show show on 01/19/2011 - 2011 will mark the 10th anniversary of 9/11. After ten, Kathleen Dunn and her guest discuss the history of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan and how the Obama Administration will continue the war on terror. Download
Wed, 01/19/2011 - 10:00am The Kathleen Dunn Show show on 01/19/2011 - 2011 will mark the 10th anniversary of 9/11. After ten, Kathleen Dunn and her guest discuss the history of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan and how the Obama Administration will continue the war on terror.
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Wed, 01/19/2011 - 9:00am The Kathleen Dunn Show show on 01/19/2011 - After nine, Kathleen Dunn is joined by two researchers who study college students’ development of critical thinking, and other skills during the first two years of college.
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Tue, 01/18/2011 - 10:00pm The Kathleen Dunn Show show on 01/18/2011 - This month marks the 100th anniversary of the birth of President Ronald Reagan. After ten, join Kathleen Dunn and her guest, President Reagan's son Ron, who has written a new memoir about his father. Download
Tue, 01/18/2011 - 10:00am The Kathleen Dunn Show show on 01/18/2011 - This month marks the 100th anniversary of the birth of President Ronald Reagan. After ten, join Kathleen Dunn and her guest, President Reagan's son Ron, who has written a new memoir about his father.
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Tue, 01/18/2011 - 9:00am The Kathleen Dunn Show show on 01/18/2011 - After nine, Kathleen Dunn and her guest discuss the new season for the PBS series, “Pioneers of Television.”
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Mon, 01/17/2011 - 10:00pm The Kathleen Dunn Show show on 01/17/2011 - After ten, Kathleen Dunn and her guests discuss end of life care. Download
Mon, 01/17/2011 - 10:00am The Kathleen Dunn Show show on 01/17/2011 - After ten, Kathleen Dunn and her guests discuss end of life care.
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Mon, 01/17/2011 - 9:00am The Kathleen Dunn Show show on 01/17/2011 - Join Kathleen Dunn and her guest after nine, when they look back at the headlines from Washington that shaped the past week.
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Thu, 01/13/2011 - 10:00pm The Kathleen Dunn Show show on 01/13/2011 - He's become something of a mythical figure in America... After ten, Kathleen Dunn and her guest examine the life of Founding Father and First President George Washington. Download
Thu, 01/13/2011 - 10:00am The Kathleen Dunn Show show on 01/13/2011 - He's become something of a mythical figure in America... After ten, Kathleen Dunn and her guest examine the life of Founding Father and First President George Washington.
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Thu, 01/13/2011 - 9:00am The Kathleen Dunn Show show on 01/13/2011 - After nine, Kathleen Dunn hosts a January open line. Call in with your program suggestions. Download
Wed, 01/12/2011 - 10:00pm The Kathleen Dunn Show show on 01/12/2011 - Nancy Pearl joins Kathleen Dunn, after ten, to talk about books for 2011, and how she's been named Librarian of the Year. Download
Wed, 01/12/2011 - 10:00am The Kathleen Dunn Show show on 01/12/2011 - Nancy Pearl joins Kathleen Dunn, after ten, to talk about books for 2011, and how she's been named Librarian of the Year.
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Wed, 01/12/2011 - 9:00am The Kathleen Dunn Show show on 01/12/2011 - After nine, Kathleen Dunn is joined by a member of The Third Way, a Washington think tank where Rep. Gabrielle Giffords acts as honorary co-chair. According to their president, the aim of the group is to make service to country transcend partisan politics.
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Tue, 01/11/2011 - 10:00pm The Kathleen Dunn Show show on 01/11/2011 - After ten, join Kathleen Dunn and her guest as they take a look at some of today's most pressing issues in politics. Download
Tue, 01/11/2011 - 10:00am The Kathleen Dunn Show show on 01/11/2011 - After ten, join Kathleen Dunn and her guest as they take a look at some of today's most pressing issues in politics.
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Tue, 01/11/2011 - 9:00am The Kathleen Dunn Show show on 01/11/2011 - After nine, Kathleen Dunn and her guests examine the current state of political discourse and psychology in America.
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Mon, 01/10/2011 - 10:00pm The Kathleen Dunn Show show on 01/10/2011 - After ten, Kathleen Dunn and her guest examine the political influence of the National Rifle Association. Download
Mon, 01/10/2011 - 10:00am The Kathleen Dunn Show show on 01/10/2011 - After ten, Kathleen Dunn and her guest examine the political influence of the National Rifle Association.
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Mon, 01/10/2011 - 9:00am The Kathleen Dunn Show show on 01/10/2011 - After nine, join Kathleen Dunn and her guests in a conversation about the latest in national politics.
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Thu, 01/06/2011 - 10:00pm The Kathleen Dunn Show show on 01/06/2011 - After ten, join Kathleen Dunn and her guest for a look back at the causes of the current economic crisis... and his plan to deal with the aftershock. Download
Thu, 01/06/2011 - 10:00am The Kathleen Dunn Show show on 01/06/2011 - After ten, join Kathleen Dunn and her guest for a look back at the causes of the current economic crisis... and his plan to deal with the aftershock.
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Thu, 01/06/2011 - 9:00am The Kathleen Dunn Show show on 01/06/2011 - Are there some political positions that disqualify someone from calling himself a Republican or a Democrat? After nine, join Kathleen Dunn and her guests for a look at the branding of the two political parties.
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Wed, 01/05/2011 - 10:00pm The Kathleen Dunn Show show on 01/05/2011 - After ten, Kathleen Dunn’s guest says that the revolution of artificial life is upon us, but it bears little resemblance to the initial concepts of the 1950s and 60s. Download
Wed, 01/05/2011 - 10:00am The Kathleen Dunn Show show on 01/05/2011 - After ten, Kathleen Dunn’s guest says that the revolution of artificial life is upon us, but it bears little resemblance to the initial concepts of the 1950s and 60s.
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Wed, 01/05/2011 - 9:00am The Kathleen Dunn Show show on 01/05/2011 - After nine, join Kathleen Dunn and her guest as they look at the history of the Filibuster... and why some are saying it’s time to reform it.
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Tue, 01/04/2011 - 10:00pm The Kathleen Dunn Show show on 01/04/2011 - After ten, join Kathleen Dunn and her guest, whose new book tells the story of how the relationship between John and Abigail Adams unfolds in the context of America’s birth as a nation. Download
Tue, 01/04/2011 - 10:00am The Kathleen Dunn Show show on 01/04/2011 - After ten, join Kathleen Dunn and her guest, whose new book tells the story of how the relationship between John and Abigail Adams unfolds in the context of America’s birth as a nation.
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Tue, 01/04/2011 - 9:00am The Kathleen Dunn Show show on 01/04/2011 - Wisconsin has a new Republican governor. After nine, join Kathleen Dunn and her guest as they look at what a new era of GOP-rule means for Wisconsin and the nation.
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Mon, 01/03/2011 - 10:00pm The Kathleen Dunn Show show on 01/03/2011 - A new report about workers who lost their jobs during the Great Recession paints a gloomy picture of the economic prospects for ordinary Americans. After ten, join Kathleen Dunn and her guest as they discuss the findings of this 15-month survey. Download
Mon, 01/03/2011 - 10:00am The Kathleen Dunn Show show on 01/03/2011 - A new report about workers who lost their jobs during the Great Recession paints a gloomy picture of the economic prospects for ordinary Americans. After ten, join Kathleen Dunn and her guest as they discuss the findings of this 15-month survey.
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Mon, 01/03/2011 - 9:00am The Kathleen Dunn Show show on 01/03/2011 - After nine, Earl Ingram joins Kathleen Dunn for the year’s first installment of All Things Political.
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January 2011