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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Mon, 08/31/2015 - 10:00pm
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The Purpose Of College - What is the purpose of a liberal arts education? Is it to produce producers, or to develop their abilities to think and live? Kathleen explores with the writer of the cover story for this month's Harper's Magazine.
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Mon, 08/31/2015 - 1:00pm
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All Things Political with Craig Gilbert - Kathleen's and her guest discuss the top political news stories of the week.
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Thu, 08/27/2015 - 10:00pm
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Why We Don't Talk To Our Neighbors - Why don’t we talk to our neighbors anymore? A recent survey shows that few Americans today know their neighbors’ names, and far fewer interact with them on a daily basis. Kathleen discusses why with a professor who has studied the shift in American communities.
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Thu, 08/27/2015 - 1:00pm
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How Can We Combat Increasing Wildfires - With major wildfires burning across the North American west, Kathleen is joined by a former fire jumper to discuss the fires, and how to combat them. He believes that warmer temperatures due to climate change are drying out forests and grasslands more quickly, turning them into easy fuel for fires started by humans, or by lightning strikes.
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Wed, 08/26/2015 - 10:00pm
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How Work Influences Your Weekend - Do you find yourself looking forward to the weekend....on Tuesday? It could be your co-workers bringing you down. Kathleen's guest has researched just how the quality of the workplace can influence your own weekend emotions.
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Wed, 08/26/2015 - 1:00pm
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The High Cost Of Driver's License Suspensions - For cities across the country, driver's license suspensions have become the most widely used debt collection mechanism for unpaid traffic fines. But are they unfairly targeting and affecting poor people and minorities? Kathleen's joined by a pair of public policy and law experts who have exposed the high and hidden cost of driver's license suspensions.
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Tue, 08/25/2015 - 10:00pm
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How Dogs Are Helping Children In The Classroom - A school in San Diego uses a “facility dog” to offer children a kind of healing that humans sometimes cannot provide. Kathleen speaks with the dog's handler and from a professor who has studied the positive effects dogs can have on children.
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Tue, 08/25/2015 - 1:00pm
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Exposing The Gender Pay Gap - Kathleen's guest makes a case for requiring companies to publish their gender pay gap. Even after a half-century of living with the Equal Pay Act of 1963, the gap between the sexes continue, and she says it's time to get serious about enforcing it.
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Mon, 08/24/2015 - 10:00pm
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Reflecting On The Legacy Of Jon Stewart And 'The Daily Show' - Jon Stewart recently stepped down as the host of "The Daily Show." For 16 years, Stewart satirized politicians and the media. Kathleen speaks with the author of his biography and a social researcher who has studied the real effects of his fake news.
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Mon, 08/24/2015 - 1:00pm
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All Things Political With Washington Post Reporter Covering Gov. Scott Walker's Presidential Campaign - Kathleen speaks with the Washington Post reporter covering Gov. Scott Walker's presidential campaign about how the race is shaping up in Iowa and how the governor is trying to rebound from sinking poll numbers.
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Thu, 08/20/2015 - 10:00pm
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Is There A Nationwide Teacher Shortage? - Some school districts in Wisconsin and across the country are reporting teacher shortages spurring a hiring scramble ahead of the first day of school. Kathleen's guests offer local and national perspectives on what may be preventing a generation of students from heading classrooms.
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Thu, 08/20/2015 - 1:00pm
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A Billionaire's Case For Wage Equality - Kathleen speaks with a Seattle Tech billionaire who has written about the need for a $15 minimum wage , he has also written and given a TED Talk entitled, "Beware Fellow Plutocrats, The Pitchforks Are Coming ." He'll make a billionaire's case for wage equality.
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Wed, 08/19/2015 - 10:00pm
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Cast Members From The American Players Theatre's Production Of 'Othello' - A pair of cast members from the American Players Theatre's production of 'Othello' join Kathleen to talk about William Shakespeare's classic play about one of literature's most insidious villains.
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Wed, 08/19/2015 - 1:00pm
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Voice Of The People Campaign - Kathleen's joined by the founder of the Voice Of the People campaign, a nonpartisan organization that seeks to re-anchor American democracy in its founding principles by giving ‘We the People’ a greater role in government. The organization is urging Congress to form a Citizen Cabinet to be consulted on current issues and providing a voice that accurately reflects the values and priorities of their district or state. We'll also hear about a pair of citizen surveys to gauge support of Social Security and the Iran deal.
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Tue, 08/18/2015 - 10:00pm
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'The Girl With Seven Names: A North Korean Defector's Tale' - Kathleen's guest offers extraordinary insight into the lives of North Koreans by sharing her story of escaping the country's brutal regime when she was just a 15 years old.
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Tue, 08/18/2015 - 1:00pm
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Democratic Architecture - Kathleen and her guest discuss the growing trend toward Democratic Architecture. Her guest is a renowned architect who offers practical designs that challenge our post-war housing construction senses by offering a variety of new designs. Designs that consider the urban problems of today, affordability for many, and the environmental impacts for all of us.
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Mon, 08/17/2015 - 10:00pm
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Some Are Still Waiting For The Economic Recovery - Kathleen talks to the writer of a just published article for Harpers profiling a small southern town still desperately trying to recover from the Great Recession. This is not just the struggle of one Georgian small town, but the struggle really, of many small towns with predominately African American populations. The title of the piece, What Recovery ?
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Mon, 08/17/2015 - 1:00pm
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All Things Political With Dr. Politics - Professor Steffen Schmidt joins Kathleen for this week's All Things Political. Better known as Dr. Politics, Schmidt is one of the most quoted political scientists regarding the Iowa Caucuses. Together they'll discuss the candidates for the 2016 presidential race and other top political news of the day.
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Thu, 08/13/2015 - 10:00pm
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Milwaukee Hosts Irish Fest 2015 - Join Kathleen this hour for the words and music of Ireland for her annual Irish Fest Show. Irish Fest in Milwaukee starts Thursday night and she will highlight some of the many authors and musicians who will be at the Henry Maier festival grounds on Milwaukee's lakefront all weekend.
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Thu, 08/13/2015 - 1:00pm
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The Track Record Of Governors Running For President - A reporter for Bloomberg News joins Kathleen to discuss his recent look at the economic records of the ten governors and ex-governors running for President in 2016. From Job Growth to Unemployment, and Income, Housing, and Education he compares the candidates to see who comes out on top.
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Wed, 08/12/2015 - 10:00pm
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A Boy And His Dog . . . Who Rescued Who? - Eight year old Owen Howkins has a rare muscular condition, called Schwartz Jampel Syndrome which keep his muscles always in a state of tension, affecting his balance and movement. Owen has the best friend in the whole world, wrapped up in a three-legged dog named Haatchi. And their story is documented in the book "Haatchi and Lil B". The book's author and Owen join Kathleen to discuss their incredible friendship. You can view a short documentary of the two here.
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Wed, 08/12/2015 - 1:00pm
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New Overtime Rules And The Push For Updating Labor Laws - In late June, President Obama’s announcement of new overtime rules was welcomed by many economists and policy experts trying to close the wage gap. The proposal is estimated to affect over 5 million workers, with as much as 40% of them in white collar jobs. But Kathleen's guest this hour, makes an argument that the rules don't go far enough.
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Tue, 08/11/2015 - 10:00pm
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Being Nixon - August 9th marked the 41 st Anniversary of the resignation of President Richard Milhous Nixon. He was the only president in U.S. History to ever do so. This hour Kathleen is joined by the author of a new book who explains that fear was a constant in Nixon's life, and that in the end of his presidency, fear got the best of him.
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Tue, 08/11/2015 - 1:00pm
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All Things Political with Francesca Chambers - Kathleen is back from vacation and hosting a Tuesday edition of All Things Political with Francesca Chambers , White House Correspondent for DailyMail.com who is also covering the 2016 presidential race. Together they'll discuss the recent GOP debate, news that Joe Biden may seek the Democratic nomination, Sanders continued surge, the bill to defund Planned Parenthood, and other top political news.
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Mon, 08/10/2015 - 10:00pm
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Happiness in Mid-Life - As people approach midlife, happiness seems to slump. There are a number of factors that contribute to the reason, as pointed out in an article in The Atlantic . Kathleen explores the issue with the director of the University of Wisconsin-Madison Institute on Aging .
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Mon, 08/10/2015 - 1:00pm
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How To Keep Happy Families In A New Tech World - From baby's first steps to baby's first cell phone, managing the transition to this first can be a difficult one for families. On one hand parents can better keep track of where their child is, but on the other hand you can lose them into the darkness of the internet. Kathleen's guest offers some advice for how to keep families happy in an increasingly high tech world.
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Thu, 08/06/2015 - 10:00pm
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Making Math Easy To Learn And Understand - Kathleen is joined by two local math professors who have developed a successful course for helping college students who struggle with math. Their premise is simple: both student and teacher must believe that the student can learn and do very well in basic math. The practice must be working because their success rate is 30 percent higher than average, with 80 percent of students passing developmental math and going on to college algebra.
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Thu, 08/06/2015 - 1:00pm
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James Madison: A Life Reconsidered - Lynne Cheney joins Kathleen for a discussion on President James Madison. Lynne is the wife of the 46th Vice President of the United States Dick Cheney, and served as the Second Lady of the United States from 2001 to 2009. She is also a prolific writer and scholar who has authored over a dozen books including her latest, "James Madison: A Life Reconsidered."
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Jonathan Lucroy's Honor Flight - Kathleen talks with Milwaukee Brewers All-Star Catcher Jonathan Lucroy about volunteering on a Stars and Stripes Honor Flight last fall with 88 veterans from World War II and the Korean War. Two of those veterans will also join in the conversation. Jonathan and the veterans traveled from Milwaukee to Washington, D.C. as part of the Honor Flight program which provides free one-day trips for veterans to Washington DC to visit monuments and memorials.
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Wed, 08/05/2015 - 1:00pm
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Nicholas Kristof on America's Racial Disparities - New York Times columnist Nicholas Kristof joins Kathleen to discuss his series, " When Whites Just Don't Get It. " The Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist makes the case that after Ferguson, race deserves more attention, not less.
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Tue, 08/04/2015 - 10:00pm
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Understanding Dolphins - Dolphins are one of Earth's smartest creatures and scientists are only just beginning to understand how they communicate in their natural environment. Kathleen is joined by a pair of contributing writers for National Geographic who wrote about the complexities of dolphin language , and the ongoing effort to return captive dolphins to the oceans .
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Tue, 08/04/2015 - 1:00pm
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Partisanship Among The Generations - The Pew Research Center released a report at the end of April that focused on partisanship in different age groups. According to the results, a pronounced age gap exists in American politics that has been growing over the past decade. Kathleen talks with an expert from PEW about the report and its results.
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Mon, 08/03/2015 - 10:00pm
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Ageism In Society - Kathleen's guest believes that although many people are quick to oppose the effects of racism or class prejudice, the same people often unabashedly engage in ageism. Do we have an ageism problem in our society?
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Mon, 08/03/2015 - 1:00pm
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Working Hard Is Hardly Working - Kathleen's guest believes that the path to the middle class -- working hard, raising a family and living a modest lifestyle -- is no longer promising an economic stability that millions of young Americans can depend on.
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