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, 10/30/2014 - 10:00pm
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Former Miss Wisconsin Now Practicing Law in Afghanistan - Kimberley Motley grew up on the hard streets of Milwaukee before earning a law degree from Marquette University. After graduating, she left for Afghanistan to train lawyers as part of a U.S. State Department program. She decided to stay and open up her own practice to defend women and young girls. She discusses her high-profile cases and being the only foreigner to pracice law in Afghanistan.
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Thu, 10/30/2014 - 1:00pm
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Election Coverage - Jonathan Allen, the Washington Bureau Chief for Bloomberg News joins Kathleen for coverage on the 2014 midterm elections.
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Wed, 10/29/2014 - 10:00pm
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Elections Open Line - You Weigh In - Just this morning the Marquette Law School released its final poll before the election: Among likely voters, Walker leads 50 percent to 43 percent. Among registered voters, Walker leads Burke by 1 point, 46 percent to 45 percent. This hour we want to hear from you. Who's your candidate and why? What is inspiring you to the polls in the midterm elections? Perhaps you don't plan to vote. We'd like to know why. 1-800-486-8655. | Download |
Wed, 10/29/2014 - 1:00pm
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Election Predictions - Kathleen speaks with a Senior Editor for The Cook Political Report , responsible for U.S. Senate and Governors races. The Cook Political Report provides analyses of Presidential, U.S. Senate, House and gubernatorial races. The New York Times has called it , "a newsletter that both parties regard as authoritative." They will discuss key races in next week’s election.
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Tue, 10/28/2014 - 10:00pm
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An Agenda For The Women's Movement - Although some of the most prominent successes of the women’s movement took place in the 1970s, Kathleen Dunn’s guest says the fight for equal rights is far from over. Despite the obstacles women still face today, she says women are not in consensus about whether there’s a problem.
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Tue, 10/28/2014 - 1:00pm
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Make Sure Your Vote Is Counted - Voter ID is no longer needed in Wisconsin's upcoming election, but Kathleen's guest this hour suggests that similar laws are in place in 22 other states that are making it harder for people to vote. They'll discuss the laws and ways to ensure your vote is counted. A Wisconsin election official will also join the conversation for a local perspective.
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Mon, 10/27/2014 - 1:00pm
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All Things Political with Mike Gousha - Kathleen is joined by Mike Gousha, host of the weekly Sunday morning program "Up Front with Mike Gousha," which airs on ABC affiliates statewide. Together they'll discuss the midterms elections, voter turnout, foreign policy and more.
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Thu, 10/23/2014 - 10:00pm
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How Big Money Is Influencing The Midterm Elections - Almost $4 billion will be spent for this year’s midterm election, the Center for Responsive Politics is projecting. That figure makes this year’s election by far the most expensive midterm ever . Russ Choma, the Center's money-in-politics reporter, joins Kathleen to talk about how money might influence the Nov. 4 elections.
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Thu, 10/23/2014 - 1:00pm
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Paul Krugman On The Obama Presidency - Nobel Prize-winning economist, Paul Krugman joins Kathleen for a discussion on the Obama presidency. Once one of the president’s most notable critics, in a recent front page article for Rolling Stone , he defends him.
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Wed, 10/22/2014 - 10:00pm
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Mike Rowe Says Somebody's Gotta Do It! - For more than a decade, Mike Rowe has been nationally known as the “dirtiest man on TV,” as host and the executive producer of the Discovery Channel’s Dirty Jobs. This hour Mike joins Kathleen for a discussion on his new series for CNN.
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Wed, 10/22/2014 - 1:00pm
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Midterms: A New Documentary by A.J. Schnack - A.J. Schnack is a filmmaker whose latest “ Midterms ,” is a three-part political documentary profiling four competitive midterm races in Iowa, Colorado and North Carolina airing on the three consecutive Sundays leading up to the midterm elections on Al Jazeera America. Schnack joins Kathleen for a discussion on the film and the three key races in the upcoming election.
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Tue, 10/21/2014 - 10:00pm
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Going Inside The New York Fed - Pulitzer Prize winning reporter Jake Bernstein joins Judith Siers-Poisson on his article co-published with This American Life , from WBEZ Chicago: Inside the New York Fed: Secret Recordings and a Culture Clash an exposé of the world of Wall Street’s top regulator . . . and its history of deference to banks.
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Tue, 10/21/2014 - 2:00pm
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Why We Need The News - Veteran Washington Post writer and editor Robert Kaiser joins Judith Siers-Poisson for a discussion on the current state of news and news departments. His Brookings Essay - The Bad News About News reflects the threat journalism faces by an increasingly digital environment interfering with their ability to stay profitable.
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Mon, 10/20/2014 - 10:00pm
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How To Balance Work and Life - Learning how to balance the stress of work and life is becoming more challenging every day. Kathleen's guest gives some practical tips on how to go beyond work life balance to find the ebb and flow to navigate today's complicated world.
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Mon, 10/20/2014 - 1:00pm
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All Things Political with John McCormack - Kathleen is joined by Senior Staff Writer for the Weekly Standard, John McCormack. Together they'll discuss the latest on Ebola, ISIS, the midterm elections and more.
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Thu, 10/16/2014 - 10:00pm
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Why America Can't Have and Doesn't Want Another Great President - Author Aaron David Miller joins the program to talk about his new book, " Why America Can't Have (and Doesn't Want) Another Great President." The book explores the concept of greatness in the presidency and the ways in which it has become both essential and detrimental to America and the nation’s politics. The Presidency has always been an implausible—some might even say an impossible—job. Part of the problem is that the challenges of the presidency and the expectations Americans have for their presidents have skyrocketed, while the president’s...
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Thu, 10/16/2014 - 1:00pm
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Ebola Outbreaks Home and Abroad - The Ebola outbreak continues to plague countries in West Africa. President Barack Obama and health officials around the country grapple with the proper response. New York Times reporter Helene Cooper joins the program to talk about the outreak in her native country Liberia. She spent two weeks in the country and recently returned back to the U.S. We'll also be joined by Bevan Baker, Milwaukee's Commissioner of Health. He and other health officials from around the state met earlier this week in Milwaukee to go over plans and procedures for dealing with the deadly virus should it appear...
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Wed, 10/15/2014 - 2:00pm
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The Color Purple - Actors from the Milwaukee Repertory Theater's "The Color Purple" stop by the studio to talk about the musical based on Alice Walker's Pulitzer Prize-winning novel.
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Wed, 10/15/2014 - 1:00pm
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Curriculum Controversy in Colorado - Teachers and students have been protesting in Jefferson County, Colorado for the past several weeks after a local school board member proposed revising the curriculum framework for the Advanced Placement U.S. History Exam. Kathleen will be joined by school officials in Colorado, as well as a member of the American Historical Association. | Download |
Tue, 10/14/2014 - 10:00pm
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Gentlemen Scientists and Revolutionaries: The Founding Fathers in the Age of Enlightenment - Author, filmmaker and educator Tom Shachtman has a new book out that explores how science and experimentation were at the heart of the Founding Fathers’ philosophies and actions. It's called "Gentlemen Scientists and Revolutionaries: The Founding Fathers in the Age of Enlightenment," and it discusses how the Founders relentlessly tinkered, invented, farmed by means of scientific principles, star-gazed, were fascinated by math, used scientific analogies and scientific thinking in their political writing, and fell in love with technologies.
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Tue, 10/14/2014 - 1:00pm
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David Cay Johnston on the Economy - Jobs are coming back but the average wage has dropped dramatically, according to a recent U.S. Conference of Mayors study. David Cay Johnston, a Pulitzer Prize winning reporter who writes about the economy, joins Kathleen to talk about how the growing economy is still failing many Americans.
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Mon, 10/13/2014 - 10:00pm
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The Fun And Frustrations Of Nonprofit Work - Kathleen will be joined by Vu Le, executive director of the Rainier Valley Corps , a start-up nonprofit with the mission of cultivating leaders of ethnic-led nonprofits. He blogs regularly at Nonprofitwithballs.com about the trials and tribulations of working in the nonprofit sector, always finding humor in the job.
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Mon, 10/13/2014 - 1:00pm
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All Things Political with Bob Franken - Join Kathleen for our weekly political roundup "All Things Political." Monday's guest is Bob Franken, a veteran news journalist in Washington having worked for CBS and CNN and is currently a frequent guest on MSNBC. His weekly column Franken Sense Blog is syndicated by King Features to US newspapers.
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Thu, 10/09/2014 - 10:00pm
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The Truth About Money - America’s most successful financial advisor, Ric Edelman, joins Kathleen. He has revised and updated his classic personal finance bestseller reflecting the new global economic outlook. They'll discuss the economy and what you can do to ensure you are financially stable in unstable times.
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Thu, 10/09/2014 - 2:00pm
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Diane Ravitch On The State Of Public Education - Former Assistant Secretary of Education, Diane Ravitch, joins Kathleen for a discussion on the future of public education. Common Core, Charter Schools, Vouchers, Funding, Teachers are all on the table for this conversation. Diane is Professor of Education at NYU and an education historian.
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Wed, 10/08/2014 - 10:00pm
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What The Roosevelts Documentary Can Teach Us - Roosevelt historian and Senior Fellow, David Woolner joins Kathleen for a discussion about his article on what Ken Burns' documentary on the Roosevelts can teach us about our past and ourselves.
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Wed, 10/08/2014 - 1:00pm
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Everything You Need To Know - To Vote - With all of the confusion about Voting, Voter ID, Absentee Ballots - this hour Kathleen welcomes three guests who will give you everything you need to know in order to cast your vote in the upcoming Nov. 4th election.
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Tue, 10/07/2014 - 10:00pm
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Robert Reich on the Economy - Former Labor Secretary and author of more than a dozen books, Robert Reich, join Kathleen Dunn to discuss why the economy is still failing most Americans.
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Tue, 10/07/2014 - 2:00pm
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Author Jon Katz "Saving Simon" - Jon Katz joins Kathleen Dunn to discuss his latest book, "Saving Simon" - the story of his beloved rescue donkey, Simon, and the wondrous ways that animals make us wiser and kinder people.
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Mon, 10/06/2014 - 10:00pm
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Nancy Pearl's 10 Books To Read Before The End Of The Year - Renowned librarian, Nancy Pearl, joins Kathleen Dunn to talk about books, and give new title suggestions.
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Mon, 10/06/2014 - 1:00pm
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All Things Political with Craig Gilbert - A special pledge-drive edition of All Things Political with Craig Gilbert, Washington Bureau Chief for the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. The race for Wisconsin's Governor is heating up, Voter ID is still being debated in court and we're only 4 weeks away from the election.
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Thu, 10/02/2014 - 10:00pm
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AFT President Randi Weingarten On College Debt - The American Federation of Teachers President, Randi Weingarten and St. Catherine's Chair of Education Programs, Stephen Correia join Kathleen for a discussion on the growing problem of student debt and skyrocketing tuition costs. Weingarten is in Milwaukee for a forum on the topic, at the Milwaukee Area Technical College with gubernatorial candidate Mary Burke and other special guests.
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Thu, 10/02/2014 - 1:00pm
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Training Police to Deal with the Mentally Ill - Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reporter Meg Kissinger joins Kathleen Dunn to discuss the Milwaukee Police Department's unmet promise to train officers to serve and protect those with mental illness. A second guest will join the program to provide insight on how departments across the country are dealing with the issue.
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Wed, 10/01/2014 - 10:00pm
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Strategy In The Middle East - Kathleen and her guest discuss President Obama's strategy against ISIS in Iraq and Syria. They'll also discuss the President's acknowledgement that his administration failed to recognize the threat of these groups and explore just how that could have happened. Her latest piece entitled: We Bomb ISIL: Then What?
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Wed, 10/01/2014 - 2:00pm
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Propaganda 1776 Reframes U.S. Revolution - Kathleen speaks with University of Wisconsin English Professor Russ Castronovo, author of the book, "Propaganda 1776: Secrets, Leaks, and Revolutionary Communications in Early America". The book reframes our understanding of the U.S. Revolution and early Republic, as one rooted in propaganda, rumors, and forgeries.
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