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.
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| Thu, 09/27/2012 - 10:00pm | Dancing Dogs: Stories - Jon Katz joins Kathleen Dunn to share stories about the unique relationships between humans and pets. | Download |
| Thu, 09/27/2012 - 10:00am |
Dancing Dogs: Stories - Jon Katz joins Kathleen Dunn to share stories about the unique relationships between humans and pets.
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| Thu, 09/27/2012 - 9:00am |
Death by China - Kathleen Dunn's guest recently completed documentary argues that China's government, and U.S. trade policies, are destroying American manufacturing companies and costing Americans their jobs.
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| Wed, 09/26/2012 - 10:00pm | Book Club for September: Common Sense - We kick off our Back-to-School Book Club with Thomas Paine's populist pamphlet Common Sense, published in January, 1776. Today it is known as the book that inspired the American Revolution, but at the time, the action that Paine advocated was controversial. This hour, Kathleen Dunn and her regular Book Club guest talk about the ideas that the book put forth and how they have influenced our political discourse over the past 236 years. | Download |
| Wed, 09/26/2012 - 10:00am |
Book Club for September: Common Sense - We kick off our Back-to-School Book Club with Thomas Paine's populist pamphlet Common Sense, published in January, 1776. Today, it is known as the book that inspired the American Revolution, but at the time, the action that Paine advocated was controversial. This hour, Kathleen Dunn and her regular Book Club guest talk about the ideas that the book put forth and how they have influenced our political discourse over the past 236 years.
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| Wed, 09/26/2012 - 9:00am |
NFL Referee Lockout - The NFL and NFL Referees Association remain at a stalemate in a labor dispute that has put replacement officials on the field for the third straight week. This hour, Kathleen Dunn and her guest discuss the cause of the lockout and criticisms of recent play calls made by the current referees.
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| Tue, 09/25/2012 - 10:00pm | Middle East Protests and Obama at UN - Today, President Obama will address the recent Middle East protests and violence, as well as the anti-Muslim film "Innocence of Muslims," when he speaks at the UN General Assembly. This hour, Kathleen Dunn and her guest talk about the President's Middle East policy, as well as the media's treatment of the protests. | Download |
| Tue, 09/25/2012 - 10:00am | Open Line - This hour, Kathleen Dunn takes your calls for topic and guest suggestions during the September Open Line. | Download |
| Tue, 09/25/2012 - 9:00am |
Middle East Protests and Obama at UN - Today, President Obama will address the recent Middle East protests and violence, as well as the anti-Muslim film "Innocence of Muslims," when he speaks at the UN General Assembly. This hour, Kathleen Dunn and her guest talk about the President's Middle East policy, as well as the media's treatment of the protests.
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| Mon, 09/24/2012 - 10:00pm | Arctic Ice - According to a new report, the amount of ice in the Arctic Ocean shrank to an all-time low this year. This hour, Kathleen Dunn speaks with a researcher from the National Snow and Ice Data Center. | Download |
| Mon, 09/24/2012 - 10:00am |
Arctic Ice - According to a new report, the amount of ice in the Arctic Ocean shrank to an all-time low this year. This hour, Kathleen Dunn speaks with a researcher from the National Snow and Ice Data Center.
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| Mon, 09/24/2012 - 9:00am |
All Things Political - NPR's Political Junkie, Ken Rudin, joins Kathleen Dunn to discuss the latest news from the campaign trail.
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| Thu, 09/20/2012 - 10:00pm | Jonathan Kozol - It's been almost three decades since Jonathan Kozol met and wrote about poverty stricken families in New York City. Kozol joins Kathleen Dunn to discuss where the families are today. | Download |
| Thu, 09/20/2012 - 10:00am |
Jonathan Kozol - It's been almost three decades since Jonathan Kozol met and wrote about poverty stricken families in New York City. Kozol joins Kathleen Dunn to discuss where the families are today.
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| Thu, 09/20/2012 - 9:00am |
Patchwork Nation - Kathleen Dunn is joined by the Patchwork Nation's Dante Chinni to discuss the 2012 electoral map.
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| Wed, 09/19/2012 - 10:00pm | Doors Open Milwaukee - This weekend is the Second Annual Doors Open Milwaukee, presented by Historic Milwaukee, Inc. This hour, Kathleen Dunn talks to the event's Program Manager, as well as Milwaukee historian John Gurda, about the city's notable places and what you learn when you step behind-the-scenes. | Download |
| Wed, 09/19/2012 - 10:00am |
Doors Open Milwaukee - This weekend is the Second Annual Doors Open Milwaukee, presented by Historic Milwaukee, Inc. This hour, Kathleen Dunn talks to the Program Manager, as well as Milwaukee historian John Gurda, about the city's notable places and what you learn when you step behind-the-scenes.
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| Wed, 09/19/2012 - 9:00am |
Romney and the 47 Percent - GOP Presidential nominee Mitt Romney's campaign is now under fire for comments he made about likely Obama voters who Romney said "believe the government has a responsibility to care for them, who believe that they are entitled to health care, to food, to housing, to you-name-it." This hour, Kathleen Dunn and her guest talk about the voters that Romney called the "forty-seven percent," and how his campaign can recover from the perceived gaffe.
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| Tue, 09/18/2012 - 10:00pm | Auto Industry - Kathleen Dunn and her guests discuss the latest news from the auto industry. | Download |
| Tue, 09/18/2012 - 10:00am |
Auto Industry - Kathleen Dunn and her guests discuss the latest news from the auto industry.
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| Tue, 09/18/2012 - 9:00am |
Health Care Costs - Kathlenn Dunn speaks with two researchers whose recent report found that the United States health care system wasted 750 billion in 2009.
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| Mon, 09/17/2012 - 10:00pm | Mayor's Challenge - September 14th marked the deadline for the Mayor's Challenge, a contest sponsored by New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg's philanthropic foundation. Almost four hundred cities were expected to enter the competition. It grants an award of five million dollars to the application that most "demonstrates a novel and visionary approach to a challenge faced by cities." Four other cities will win awards of one million dollars each. This hour, Kathleen Dunn talks to two Wisconsin mayors about their applications for the Mayors Challenge, and what makes for effective urban policy. | Download |
| Mon, 09/17/2012 - 10:00am |
Mayor's Challenge - September 14th marked the deadline for the Mayor's Challenge, a contest sponsored by New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg's philanthropic foundation. Almost four hundred cities were expected to enter the competition. It grants an award of five million dollars to the application that most "demonstrates a novel and visionary approach to a challenge faced by cities." Four other cities will win awards of one million dollars each. This hour, Kathleen Dunn talks to two Wisconsin mayors about their applications for the Mayors Challenge, and what makes for effective urban policy.
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| Mon, 09/17/2012 - 9:00am |
All Things Political - This hour, Kathleen Dunn hosts another All Things Political as her guests discuss recent violence in the Middle East, and the latest presidential election news.
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| Thu, 09/13/2012 - 10:00pm | Women of Newsweek, then Conflict Resolution Skills - More than forty years ago, dozens of women at Newsweek magazine filed the first class action lawsuit by female journalists against their employer. This hour, Kathleen Dunn talks to one of the women who took part in the lawsuit, as well as a young female journalist who works there now. Later this hour, we mark the tenth anniversary of the founding of the Peace Learning Center of Milwaukee, an organization that teaches conflict resolution skills to elementary school students. | Download |
| Thu, 09/13/2012 - 10:00am |
Women of Newsweek, then Conflict Resolution Skills - More than forty years ago, dozens of women at Newsweek magazine filed the first class action lawsuit by female journalists against their employer. This hour, Kathleen Dunn talks to one of the women who took part in the lawsuit, as well as a young female journalist who works there now. Later this hour, we mark the tenth anniversary of the founding of the Peace Learning Center of Milwaukee, an organization that teaches conflict resolution skills to elementary school students.
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| Thu, 09/13/2012 - 9:00am |
Libya and Egypt Violence - Protesters led assaults on U.S. diplomatic missions in Libya and Egypt on Tuesday killing U.S. Ambassador Chris Stevens. This hour, Kathleen Dunn and her guests discuss how governments should respond to hard-line Islamic militancy, as well as how the violence is playing into electoral politics.
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| Wed, 09/12/2012 - 10:00pm | The Last Boys Picked - Kathleen Dunn's guest argues that many boys who show no interest in competitive sports face many social and emotional hurdles, from their peers, parents, and teachers. | Download |
| Wed, 09/12/2012 - 10:00am |
The Last Boys Picked - Kathleen Dunn's guest argues that many boys who show no interest in competitive sports face many social and emotional hurdles, from their peers, parents, and teachers.
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| Wed, 09/12/2012 - 9:00am |
Bain Capital - This hour, Kathleen Dunn's guest takes an in-depth look at the history of Bain Capital.
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| Tue, 09/11/2012 - 10:00pm | Secret Science of Winning Campaigns - This election year, much of the coverage has focused on polling, political advertising, and the story each party and candidate tries to tell. But that kind of coverage may miss the real story. This hour, Kathleen Dunn and her guest discuss the emergence data-driven campaign techniques--tools that Barack Obama, Mitt Romney, and others use to predict and influence who votes, and how. | Download |
| Tue, 09/11/2012 - 10:00am |
Secret Science of Winning Campaigns - This election year, much of the coverage has focused on polling, political advertising, and the story each party and candidate tries to tell. But that kind of coverage may miss the real story. This hour, Kathleen Dunn and her guest discuss the emergence data-driven campaign techniques--tools that Barack Obama, Mitt Romney, and others use to predict and influence who votes, and how.
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| Tue, 09/11/2012 - 9:00am |
Teachers Strike in Chicago - Education historian, Diane Ravitch, joins Kathleen Dunn to discuss the teacher strike in Chicago.
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| Mon, 09/10/2012 - 10:00pm | Fear of a Black President - This hour, Kathleen Dunn talks to Atlantic Senior Editor Ta-Nehisi Coates about his recent piece "Fear of a Black President." Coates writes that in order to achieve full integration, blacks must be twice as good but half as black, and that demand smothers President Obama, leading to his reluctance to address issues of race. | Download |
| Mon, 09/10/2012 - 10:00am |
Fear of a Black President - This hour, Kathleen Dunn talks to Atlantic Senior Editor Ta-Nehisi Coates about his recent piece "Fear of a Black President." Coates writes that in order to achieve full integration, blacks must be twice as good but half as black, and that demand smothers President Obama, leading to his reluctance to address issues of race.
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| Mon, 09/10/2012 - 9:00am |
All Things Political - During All Things Political this week, Roben Farzad breaks down the jobs numbers released on Friday.
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| Thu, 09/06/2012 - 10:00pm | Democratic National Convention - The Democratic National Convention is entering it's last day on Thursday. This hour, Kathleen Dunn will be joined by a conservative strategist, and a reporter from the Weekly Standard to discuss the week's events. | Download |
| Thu, 09/06/2012 - 10:00am |
Democratic National Convention - The Democratic National Convention is entering it's last day on Thursday. This hour, Kathleen Dunn will be joined by a conservative strategist, and a reporter from the Weekly Standard to discuss the week's events.
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| Thu, 09/06/2012 - 9:00am |
Democratic National Convention - Kathleen Dunn speaks with columnist Clarence Page, and Vanity Fair's national editor Todd S. Purdum about last night's speech by Bill Clinton and the last day of the Democratic National Convention.
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| Wed, 09/05/2012 - 10:00pm | Kati Marton's Paris: A Love Story - Paris was an important place for award-winning journalist Kati Marton while she was married to ABC News anchor Peter Jennings and, later, to the diplomat Richard C. Holbrooke. This hour, Marton talks about Jennings, Holbrooke, and Paris-the subjects of her new memoir. | Download |
| Wed, 09/05/2012 - 10:00am |
Kati Marton's Paris: A Love Story - Paris was an important place for award-winning journalist Kati Marton while she was married to ABC News anchor Peter Jennings and, later, to the diplomat Richard C. Holbrooke. This hour, Marton talks about Jennings, Holbrooke, and Paris-the subjects of her new memoir.
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| Wed, 09/05/2012 - 9:00am |
DNC Speeches: Michelle Obama & Julian Castro - Kathleen Dunn talks to Jordan Fabian of Univision News about Julian Castro's keynote address and Democratic efforts to turn out Latino voters. Castro is the Mayor of San Antonio and the speech marked his national political debut. Then, we get rhetorical analysis of Michelle Obama's speech from Karrin Vasby Anderson of Colorado State University.
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| Tue, 09/04/2012 - 10:00pm | Wind Power and Lake Michigan - Several stakeholders in the Great Lakes energy industry are funding a new research project to gauge Lake Michigan's ability to generate wind power. The WindSentinel research platform, located in the middle of the lake, is now sending data to researchers on shore. This hour, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel energy reporter Thomas Content describes the players and the project. | Download |
| Tue, 09/04/2012 - 10:00am |
Wind Power and Lake Michigan - Several stakeholders in the Great Lakes energy industry are funding a new research project to gauge Lake Michigan's ability to generate wind power. The WindSentinel research platform, located in the middle of the lake, is now sending data to researchers on shore. This hour, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel energy reporter Thomas Content describes the players and the project.
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| Tue, 09/04/2012 - 9:00am |
All Things Political - Kathleen Dunn hosts a special edition of All Things Political. She'll speak with individuals from the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, North Carolina.
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| Mon, 09/03/2012 - 10:00pm | Eternal Youth - In this Labor Day repeat edition, we ask: has the long-sought secret of eternal youth at last been found? After ten, Kathleen Dunn and her guest discuss what he calls the strange science of immortality. | Download |
| Mon, 09/03/2012 - 10:00am |
Eternal Youth - In this Labor Day repeat edition, we ask: has the long-sought secret of eternal youth at last been found? After ten, Kathleen Dunn and her guest discuss what he calls the strange science of immortality.
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| Mon, 09/03/2012 - 9:00am |
James Madison - In this Labor Day repeat edition, we talk about James Madison, who led one of the most influential and prolific lives in American history. After ten, Kathleen Dunn is joined by a historian to discuss the life of the Father of the Constitution.
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