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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.

March 2011

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Thu, 03/31/2011 - 10:30pm The Kathleen Dunn Show show on 03/31/2011 - After ten-thirty, John Munson looks at the gender discrimination lawsuit brought against Wal-Mart, the nation’s largest retailer. Download
Thu, 03/31/2011 - 10:00pm The Kathleen Dunn Show show on 03/31/2011 - After ten, John Munson talks with a physician who is writing about his own wife’s battle with breast cancer in a weekly New York Times blog. Download
Thu, 03/31/2011 - 10:30am The Kathleen Dunn Show show on 03/31/2011 - After ten-thirty, John Munson looks at the gender discrimination lawsuit brought against Wal-Mart, the nation’s largest retailer.
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Thu, 03/31/2011 - 10:00am The Kathleen Dunn Show show on 03/31/2011 - After ten, John Munson talks with a physician who is writing about his own wife’s battle with breast cancer in a weekly New York Times blog.
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Thu, 03/31/2011 - 9:00am The Kathleen Dunn Show show on 03/31/2011 - President Obama’s address on Libya reignited debate over the Obama Doctrine. After nine, John Munson and his guests discuss their different interpretations of the Obama Doctrine.
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Wed, 03/30/2011 - 10:00pm The Kathleen Dunn Show show on 03/30/2011 - Cell phone carrier AT&T merged with TMobile last week in a $39-billion deal. After ten, John Munson and his guest examine what this means for the estimated 91-percent of Americans who use cell phones. Download
Wed, 03/30/2011 - 10:00am The Kathleen Dunn Show show on 03/30/2011 - Cell phone carrier AT&T merged with TMobile last week in a $39-billion deal. After ten, John Munson and his guest examine what this means for the estimated 91-percent of Americans who use cell phones.
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Wed, 03/30/2011 - 9:00am The Kathleen Dunn Show show on 03/30/2011 - After nine, John Munson and his guests discuss the legal and political battle over Wisconsin’s budget bill.
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Tue, 03/29/2011 - 10:00pm The Kathleen Dunn Show show on 03/29/2011 - Opening Day of the baseball season is just around the corner. After ten, Kathleen Dunn and her guest examine the role Italian Americans have played in America’s Pastime. Download
Tue, 03/29/2011 - 10:00am The Kathleen Dunn Show show on 03/29/2011 - Opening Day of the baseball season is just around the corner. After ten, Kathleen Dunn and her guest examine the role Italian Americans have played in America’s Pastime.
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Tue, 03/29/2011 - 9:00am The Kathleen Dunn Show show on 03/29/2011 - After nine, Kathleen Dunn and her guest take a look at the lighter side of the news.
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Mon, 03/28/2011 - 10:00pm The Kathleen Dunn Show show on 03/28/2011 - After ten, New York Times columnist David Brooks joins Kathleen Dunn to discuss the human brain and human nature. Download
Mon, 03/28/2011 - 10:00am The Kathleen Dunn Show show on 03/28/2011 - After ten, New York Times columnist David Brooks joins Kathleen Dunn to discuss the human brain and human nature.
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Mon, 03/28/2011 - 9:00am The Kathleen Dunn Show show on 03/28/2011 - After nine, Kathleen Dunn and her guest recap the nation's top news.
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Thu, 03/24/2011 - 10:00pm The Kathleen Dunn Show show on 03/24/2011 - How does the 21st century mother/daughter bond compare to previous generations? After ten, Veronica Rueckert and her guest explore modern mother/daughter relationships. Download
Thu, 03/24/2011 - 10:00am The Kathleen Dunn Show show on 03/24/2011 - How does the 21st century mother/daughter bond compare to previous generations? After ten, Veronica Rueckert and her guest explore modern mother/daughter relationships.
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Thu, 03/24/2011 - 9:00am The Kathleen Dunn Show show on 03/24/2011 - It’s been one year since President Obama signed health care reform into law. After nine, Veronica Rueckert and her guest discuss what’s been implemented, what’s to come, and whether public opinion has changed.
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Wed, 03/23/2011 - 10:00pm The Kathleen Dunn Show show on 03/23/2011 - After ten, Veronica Rueckert and her guest explore the ways in which language shapes identities throughout time, and across cultures. Download
Wed, 03/23/2011 - 10:00am The Kathleen Dunn Show show on 03/23/2011 - After ten, Veronica Rueckert and her guest explore the ways in which language shapes identities throughout time, and across cultures.
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Wed, 03/23/2011 - 9:00am The Kathleen Dunn Show show on 03/23/2011 - After nine, Veronica Rueckert and her guest examine the evolution of how the government, financial intuitions, and individuals think about debt in America, and how it led us to our current economic state.
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Tue, 03/22/2011 - 10:00pm The Kathleen Dunn Show show on 03/22/2011 - What can the 80’s tell us about the world we live in today? Everything, according to Veronica Rueckert’s guest, after ten. Download
Tue, 03/22/2011 - 10:00am The Kathleen Dunn Show show on 03/22/2011 - What can the 80’s tell us about the world we live in today? Everything, according to Veronica Rueckert’s guest, after ten.
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Tue, 03/22/2011 - 9:00am The Kathleen Dunn Show show on 03/22/2011 - After nine, Veronica Rueckert and her guests examine how the budget battle in Wisconsin is carrying over into political discourse in other states, and how it will play into the 2012 elections.
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Mon, 03/21/2011 - 10:00pm The Kathleen Dunn Show show on 03/21/2011 - Everything we’ve been told about sweets is wrong - that’s according to Veronica Rueckert’s guest. Tune-in after ten, as they explore the differences between sugar and high fructose corn syrup. Download
Mon, 03/21/2011 - 10:00am The Kathleen Dunn Show show on 03/21/2011 - Everything we’ve been told about sweets is wrong - that’s according to Veronica Rueckert’s guest. Tune-in after ten, as they explore the differences between sugar and high fructose corn syrup.
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Mon, 03/21/2011 - 9:00am The Kathleen Dunn Show show on 03/21/2011 - After nine, Veronica Rueckert and her guest discuss last week’s top headlines from around the state, the country and the world.
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Thu, 03/17/2011 - 10:00pm The Kathleen Dunn Show show on 03/17/2011 - After ten, Kathleen Dunn celebrates St. Patrick’s Day with her guest, who has been called “the most eloquent man in the world.” Download
Thu, 03/17/2011 - 10:00am The Kathleen Dunn Show show on 03/17/2011 - After ten, self-described space paleontologist Mike Brown joins Kathleen Dunn to discuss his discovery of Eris, the largest object found in the solar system in 150 years. Eris sparked the debate and eventual demotion of Pluto to a "dwarf" planet.
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Thu, 03/17/2011 - 9:00am The Kathleen Dunn Show show on 03/17/2011 - After nine, Kathleen Dunn celebrates St. Patrick’s Day with her guest, who has been called “the most eloquent man in the world.”
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Wed, 03/16/2011 - 10:00pm The Kathleen Dunn Show show on 03/16/2011 - The Wisconsin legislature has seen an unprecedented several weeks. After ten, Kathleen Dunn speaks with a Republican and a Democrat, and asks what the future holds for bi-partisanship in the state. Download
Wed, 03/16/2011 - 10:00am The Kathleen Dunn Show show on 03/16/2011 - The Wisconsin legislature has seen an unprecedented several weeks. After ten, Kathleen Dunn speaks with a Republican and a Democrat, and asks what the future holds for bi-partisanship in the state.
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Wed, 03/16/2011 - 9:00am The Kathleen Dunn Show show on 03/16/2011 - After nine, Kathleen Dunn and her guests discuss the latest on the nuclear disaster in Japan.
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Tue, 03/15/2011 - 10:00pm The Kathleen Dunn Show show on 03/15/2011 - According to the Alzheimer’s Association, an estimated ten-million baby boomers will develop the disease. After ten, Kathleen Dunn and her guests examine the latest research on Alzheimer’s disease. Download
Tue, 03/15/2011 - 10:30am The Kathleen Dunn Show show on 03/15/2011 - After ten-thirty, Kathleen Dunn welcomes Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders to discuss his book, “The Speech: A Historic Filibuster on Corporate Greed and the Decline of Our Middle Class."
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Tue, 03/15/2011 - 10:00am The Kathleen Dunn Show show on 03/15/2011 - After ten, Kathleen Dunn speaks with The Daily Show Correspondent Aasif Mandvi about covering the news with a comical flair.
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Tue, 03/15/2011 - 9:00am The Kathleen Dunn Show show on 03/15/2011 - According to the Alzheimer’s Association, an estimated ten-million baby boomers will develop the disease. After nine, Kathleen Dunn and her guests examine the latest research on Alzheimer’s disease.
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Mon, 03/14/2011 - 10:00pm The Kathleen Dunn Show show on 03/14/2011 - After ten, Kathleen Dunn and her guest best practices for making health related decisions and patient advocacy. Download
Mon, 03/14/2011 - 10:00am The Kathleen Dunn Show show on 03/14/2011 - After ten, Kathleen Dunn and her guest review the best practices for making health related decisions, and for patient advocacy.
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Mon, 03/14/2011 - 9:00am The Kathleen Dunn Show show on 03/14/2011 - After nine, Kathleen Dunn and her guests look at the latest local, national and international headlines.
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Thu, 03/10/2011 - 10:00pm The Kathleen Dunn Show show on 03/10/2011 - Author, Joyce Carol Oates joins Kathleen Dunn, after ten, to discuss how she coped with the loss of her husband. Download
Thu, 03/10/2011 - 10:00am The Kathleen Dunn Show show on 03/10/2011 - Author Joyce Carol Oates joins Kathleen Dunn, after ten, to discuss how she coped with the loss of her husband.
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Thu, 03/10/2011 - 9:00am The Kathleen Dunn Show show on 03/10/2011 - After nine, Kathleen Dunn and her guest examine Governor Walker's proposed 834-million-dollar cut to state aid for education . . . and how it will affect school districts around the State.
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Wed, 03/09/2011 - 10:00pm The Kathleen Dunn Show show on 03/09/2011 - After ten, Kathleen Dunn and her guest discuss how municipal debt may be this country's next financial emergency. Download
Wed, 03/09/2011 - 10:00am The Kathleen Dunn Show show on 03/09/2011 - After ten, Kathleen Dunn and her guest discuss how municipal debt may be this country's next financial emergency.
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Wed, 03/09/2011 - 9:00am The Kathleen Dunn Show show on 03/09/2011 - After nine, Kathleen Dunn is joined by Milwaukee native and historian John Gurda for his take on the current political debate in Wisconsin.
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Tue, 03/08/2011 - 10:00pm The Kathleen Dunn Show show on 03/08/2011 - After ten, Kathleen Dunn and her guest discuss this history of the cosmetic industry. Download
Tue, 03/08/2011 - 10:00am The Kathleen Dunn Show show on 03/08/2011 - After ten, Kathleen Dunn and her guest examine the history of the cosmetic industry.
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Tue, 03/08/2011 - 9:00am The Kathleen Dunn Show show on 03/08/2011 - After nine, Kathleen Dunn and her guest look at the latest from the Federal Government . . . from healthcare, the budget, and a possible shut-down.
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Mon, 03/07/2011 - 10:00pm The Kathleen Dunn Show show on 03/07/2011 - After ten, Kathleen Dunn and her guest discuss some of the great new books of 2011 and look ahead to some spring releases. Download
Mon, 03/07/2011 - 10:00am The Kathleen Dunn Show show on 03/07/2011 - After ten, Kathleen Dunn and her guest discuss some of the great new books of 2011 and look ahead to some spring releases.
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Mon, 03/07/2011 - 9:00am The Kathleen Dunn Show show on 03/07/2011 - After nine, join Kathleen Dunn and her guests for the latest news from Wisconsin's capital to the nation's capital.
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Thu, 03/03/2011 - 10:00pm The Kathleen Dunn Show show on 03/03/2011 - After ten, Kathleen Dunn and her guest look at the life and legacy of American author, historian, actor, and broadcaster Studs Terkel. (Studs TERK'L) Download
Thu, 03/03/2011 - 10:00am The Kathleen Dunn Show show on 03/03/2011 - After ten, Kathleen Dunn and her guest look at the life and legacy of American author, historian, actor, and broadcaster Studs Terkel. (Studs TERK'L)
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Thu, 03/03/2011 - 9:00am The Kathleen Dunn Show show on 03/03/2011 - After nine, Kathleen Dunn is joined by two local government officials, who each give their reaction to Governor Walker’s budget repair bill.
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Wed, 03/02/2011 - 10:00pm The Kathleen Dunn Show show on 03/02/2011 - After ten, Kathleen Dunn talks with two local officials about how Governor Walker’s budget plan would affect their communities. Download
Wed, 03/02/2011 - 10:00am The Kathleen Dunn Show show on 03/02/2011 - After ten, Kathleen Dunn talks with two local officials about how Governor Walker’s budget plan would affect their communities.
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Wed, 03/02/2011 - 9:00am The Kathleen Dunn Show show on 03/02/2011 - After nine, Kathleen Dunn and her guests discuss the budget bill unveiled by Governor Walker last night.
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Tue, 03/01/2011 - 10:00pm The Kathleen Dunn Show show on 03/01/2011 - After ten, Kathleen Dunn's guest says we need to "abandon the fantasy of beating old age," saying that only then "will we be able to develop more humane ways of caring for the oldest members of our society." Download
Tue, 03/01/2011 - 10:00am The Kathleen Dunn Show show on 03/01/2011 - After ten, Kathleen Dunn's guest says we need to "abandon the fantasy of beating old age," saying that only then "will we be able to develop more humane ways of caring for the oldest members of our society."
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Tue, 03/01/2011 - 9:00am The Kathleen Dunn Show show on 03/01/2011 - After nine, Kathleen Dunn and her guest discuss taxes and Governor Walker's budget repair bill.
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March 2011