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, 02/26/2015 - 10:00pm
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How To Keep Your Heart Healthy - Kathleen is joined by a cardiologist and professor at Froedtert & the Medical College of Wisconsin to discuss the things we all should be doing to have a healthy heart. Exercise, stress reduction, and eating right are all-important. They'll also discuss the differences between men and women when it comes to heart disease and heart attack signs and symptoms.
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Thu, 02/26/2015 - 1:00pm
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What Does ISIS Want? - Kathleen's guest has lived in and written about the Middle East. In his latest piece " What ISIS Really Wants - And How To Stop It ", he challenges the notion that the so-called Islamic State is merely a bunch of psychopaths, but instead that they are a religious group with carefully considered and radical beliefs. He also believes that knowing this can influence strategy to stop them.
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Wed, 02/25/2015 - 10:00pm
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The War On Science - Kathleen's joined by the journalist who wrote the latest cover story for National Geographic about the growing skepticism of science. We'll take a look at what's causing reasonable people to doubt climate change, evolution, vaccinations, genetically modified foods, and even the moon landing.
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Wed, 02/25/2015 - 1:00pm
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The Economy with David Cay Johnston - The Economy is growing, but income seems to be shrinking, according to Kathleen's guest; David Cay Johnston, a Pulitzer Prize winning reporter who writes about the economy. They'll discuss the issue and other economic policy issues.
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Tue, 02/24/2015 - 10:00pm
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All Shelter Dogs Need Homes, Not Just The Cute Ones - Kathleen's guest has been working on projects ranging from dog shelters, schools, to sustainable food. Her latest book, "The Painted Pilgrim", is a children's book that explores the dog adoption process and demonstrates why we should take care of all shelter dogs regardless of size, shape, or breed.
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Tue, 02/24/2015 - 1:00pm
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Teachers Of The Year Weigh In On The State Of Education In Wisconsin - Kathleen is joined by a trio of Teacher Of The Year award winners to reflect on Act 10 school accountability bills currently being debated in the state legislature, the expansion of voucher schools, and how they anticipate Gov. Scott Walker's budget proposal will affect their classrooms.
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Mon, 02/23/2015 - 10:00pm
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50 Years Of Ebony Fashion Fair - Kathleen is joined by two guests to discuss the "Inspiring Beauty" exhibit on display at the Milwaukee Art Museum now through May 3. The exhibit features haute couture gowns and ensembles from the 50 years of the touring Ebony Fashion Fair by designers like Dior, Givenchy, Lacroix, and others. The exhibit's curator and a Professor of Fashion at Mount Mary University discuss how the Ebony Fashion Fair redefined style and empowered African American women in Milwaukee and everywhere.
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Mon, 02/23/2015 - 1:00pm
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All Things Political with Yevgeniy Feyman - Monday is All Things Political. Join Kathleen and her guest, Yevgeniy Feyman a fellow and deputy director of the Center for Medical Progress at The Manhattan Institute. They'll be discussing possible GOP candidate for 2016, Congressional strategy in the lame duck session, and repealing the Affordable Healthcare Act, among other political news of the day.
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Thu, 02/19/2015 - 10:00pm
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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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Thu, 02/19/2015 - 1:00pm
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War Dogs - Rebecca Frankel joins Kathleen to discuss her new book. She is senior editor, special projects at Foreign Policy, and the author of "War Dogs: Tales of Canine Heroism, History, and Love." It's a book about canines in combat, the subject of her regular Friday column "Rebecca's War Dog of the Week."
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Wed, 02/18/2015 - 10:00pm
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Beyond Marriage - More than 40 percent of new mothers are unmarried. A trend that Kathleen's guest has been worrying about for years. She wonders: Can marriage be restored as the standard way to raise children? They'll explore the issue and possible solutions.
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Wed, 02/18/2015 - 1:00pm
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The American Worker Is Intelligent! - Kathleen's guest this hour believes that testimonials to the American worker often celebrate the physical labor, dignity, economic and moral value, but rarely the intellect. His book, "The Mind at Work: Valuing the Intelligence of the American Worker" tries to do that in a style compared to that of Studs Terkel. Critically acclaimed author and educator Mike Rose joins Kathleen to celebrate the American Worker.
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Tue, 02/17/2015 - 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, 02/17/2015 - 1:00pm
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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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Mon, 02/16/2015 - 10:00pm
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Presidents Day - Monday February 16th is George Washington's birthday and celebrated in the U.S. as Presidents Day. This hour Kathleen is joined by a presidential scholar for a discussion on Washington, Lincoln, Roosevelt, Kennedy and many other celebrated U.S. Presidents.
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Mon, 02/16/2015 - 1:00pm
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All Things Political with Charles Lipson - Kathleen's guest this week for All Things Political is Charles Lipson who teaches international politics at the University of Chicago. Together they'll discuss the latest events in the Middle East, ISIS, and other top political news.
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Thu, 02/12/2015 - 10:00pm
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‘A Kim Jong-Il Production’ by Paul Fischer - Kathleen discusses a new book about the extraordinary story of how dictator, Kim Jong-Il, while running North Korea’s Ministry for Propaganda, kidnapped a prominent filmmaker and his star actress, in his rise to power in that country.
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Thu, 02/12/2015 - 1:00pm
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The Suspension Of NBC News Anchor Brian Williams - NBC News has suspended anchor Brian Williams for six months without pay for making false statements about a 2003 incident in Iraq. Williams apologized last week after it emerged he had wrongly claimed he was on board a U.S. helicopter downed by rocket fire. Williams has blamed the "fog of memory" for his mistake. Kathleen's joined by a Harvard professor to discuss what it means to be a TV news anchor, notions of trustworthiness, and the legacy left by Cronkite and others.
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Wed, 02/11/2015 - 10:00pm
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Will Boomers Help Cohousing Go Mainstream? - Kathleen's guests write that cohousing, still a fringe option in the U.S., is about boom thanks to a growing retiring Baby Boomer Generation.
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Wed, 02/11/2015 - 1:00pm
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More Violence In Ukraine Ahead Of Peace Talks - Fighting in eastern Ukraine has surged ahead of peace talks on Wednesday. Government forces continue to faceoff with pro-Russian rebels. Moscow Times reports that “U.S. provision of military aid to Ukraine would be seen by Moscow as a declaration of war." Kathleen discusses the latest in Ukraine with Steven Pifer, former U.S. ambassador to Ukraine.
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Tue, 02/10/2015 - 10:00pm
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Can Students Have Too Much Tech? - Kathleen's guest believes too much technology in the classroom isn't helping our students and may in fact be contributing to the widening class divide for struggling middle and lower class families.
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Tue, 02/10/2015 - 1:00pm
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The Anti-Vaccination Movement - Kathleen is joined by a journalist and a vaccination expert to discuss the current anti-vaccine movement . They'll discuss why some parents are more concerned with getting vaccinations than the growing number of cases of preventable infectious disease outbreaks.
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Mon, 02/09/2015 - 10:00pm
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Is It Time For Paid Maternity Leave? - In his State Of The Union address last month, President Obama mentioned that the United States was the only developed country without paid maternity leave, and called on Congress to require it for all workers. Kathleen discusses the issue with a journalist whose latest article is " Can The US Ever Fix Its Messed-Up Maternity Leave System. "
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Mon, 02/09/2015 - 1:00pm
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Salon's Joan Walsh on All Things Political - Salon's Joan Walsh joins Kathleen Dunn to recap the top news from around the state, and across the country. Joan Walsh, editor at large, Salon.com. Political analysts, MSNBC.
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Thu, 02/05/2015 - 10:00pm
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Bringing Back Dead Words - Guest host John Munson discusses so called "Dead Words" and why it's important to bring back certain words into popular usage. A guest from the Word Warriors of Wayne State University proposes to help invigorate our language by reviving words that see far too little use.
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Thu, 02/05/2015 - 2:00pm
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Surveillance and Secrecy - Guest host John Munson is joined by a lawyer, journalist and human rights advocate on his new book; " Lords of Secrecy: The National Security Elite and America’s Stealth Foreign Policy" . The book claims that there are powerful and unaccountable leaders in charge of our national security state and that U.S. citizens have effectively been cut out of national security decision-making.
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Wed, 02/04/2015 - 10:00pm
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Ghettoside: A True Story of Murder in America - Guest host John Munson is joined by the author of "Ghettoside: A True Story of Murder in America". The book is getting much deserved attention in our ongoing racial dialogue. The author believes America has seemingly cared very little about the value of young black men's lives.
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Wed, 02/04/2015 - 1:00pm
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State Budget Recap - Guest Host John Munson is joined by the WPR State Government reporter and the President of The Wisconsin Taxpayers Alliance for a recap of the State Budget Report. Governor Scott Walker unveils his budget Tuesday night at 7pm .
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Tue, 02/03/2015 - 10:00pm
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When Did The Purpose Of College Change? - Guest Host, John Munson is joined by a senior writer for the Chronicle of Higher Education to discuss his latest piece titled; The Day The Purpose Of College Changed . The article reviews the history of then Governor Ronald Reagan's budget crisis in California and the need for higher education to shift its priorities from "intellectual curiosity" to that of preparing students for jobs.
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Tue, 02/03/2015 - 1:00pm
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Greece Shifts Towards Anti-Austerity - After a historic victory in Greece, the leftist Alexis Tsipras was elected Prime Minister of Greece. Tsipras and others from his political party have begun a tour of Europe to push an anti-austerity message and hope to negotiate a deal with the country's creditors. We'll speak with an economic expert on what the election means for the stability in the region and its impact on the global economy.
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Mon, 02/02/2015 - 10:00pm
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Immunotherapy To Treat Cancer - Host John Munson talks with a researcher and cancer doctor about the growing use of immunotherapy in treating cancer. | Download |
Mon, 02/02/2015 - 1:00pm
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Lilly Goren on All Things Political - Join Guest Host John Munson for a discussion on All Things Political with his guest, Lilly Goren, Associate Professor, Department of Politics & Global Studies at Carroll University. They'll discuss the current political news of the week.
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