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, 03/31/2016 - 10:00pm
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Norman Lear Discusses His Memoir - We're joined by legendary TV producer Norman Lear (“All in the Family,” “Maude,” “Good Times” and “The Jeffersons,”) who discusses his memoir - "Even This I Get to Experience ".
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Thu, 03/31/2016 - 1:00pm
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Sportswriter Says Bleak Future Ahead For College Football - There's more awareness than ever these days about the dangers of playing football...but how much a person knows about the game's risks often depends on their economic status. That's leading to a situation, says Kathleen's guest, where more underprivileged young men are risking their health for the financial benefit of the wealthy. He'll discuss the economic and racial factors at play, and what it all means for the future of college football.
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Wed, 03/30/2016 - 10:00pm
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World War II In Milwaukee - The city of Milwaukee was an industrial town that quickly positioned itself for wartime production after the bombing of Pearl Harbor in 1941. In a new book about that time, a Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reporter reveals the stories of Milwaukee during World War II through past interviews and archival materials.
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Wed, 03/30/2016 - 1:00pm
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Pediatrics Group Offers New Guidelines To Counter The Effects Of Childhood Poverty - According to Census data, one in five U.S. children live in poverty. The American Academy of Pediatrics calls childhood poverty “one of the most widespread and persistent health risks facing children.” To try and help those kids, the organization is now recommending that pediatricians ask families, during their child’s check-ups, if they’re having trouble making ends meet. Kathleen talks to the AAP’s president about the new poverty-screening guidelines, and how they could help.
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Tue, 03/29/2016 - 10:00pm
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Long Lines And Few Polls: The Voting Outrage In Arizona - Many Arizona residents in Maricopa County -- the state's largest and home to Phoenix -- were outraged last week when they were forced to wait in line for hours to cast their primary vote. In an effort to save money, county officials cut the number of polling locations there by 70 percent. We're joined by reporters from The Arizona Republic to tell us exactly what unfolded there and what needs to change before the election in November.
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Tue, 03/29/2016 - 1:00pm
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Milwaukee Attorney Says State Lawmakers Are Vandalizing UW System - Recent legislative actions aimed at the University of Wisconsin system, including budget cuts and changes to tenure, are acts of “vandalism.” That’s according to Kathleen Dunn’s guest this hour, who says Governor Walker and the state legislature are to blame…and changes to the system could hurt the state for years to come.
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Mon, 03/28/2016 - 10:00pm
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The Growing Unschooling Movement - As a response to the growing concerns surrounding today's public education system, a growing number of parents are choosing to remove their children from school and find alternative ways to educate them. On The Kathleen Dunn Show, we explore the movement with the documentary filmmakers of " Class Dismissed" and a national education policy expert.
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Thu, 03/24/2016 - 10:00pm
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Science Tackles 58 Popular Myths - Is chocolate really poison for dogs? Are raw vegetables healthier than cooked? Does stress cause gray hair? These are some of the popular questions the editors of Scientific American tackle in the new book, "Fact or Fiction: Science Tackles 58 Popular Myths". Kathleen is joined by one of the editors, and wants to hear your questions too.
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Thu, 03/24/2016 - 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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Wed, 03/23/2016 - 10:00pm
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Veterans Fight For Recognition Of PTSD As An Honorable Discharge - A group of veterans join guest host John Munson to discuss their fight for a new bill that would allow those exiting the armed services to receive an "honorable discharge" status for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). As it stands, military personnel who leave due to PTSD largely do not receive an honorable discharge, barring them from a host of medical and other resources.
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Wed, 03/23/2016 - 1:00pm
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The Brussels Attack And America's Middle East Policy - Substitute host John Munson discusses the attacks in Brussels with a retired Army Colonel and foreign policy expert.
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Tue, 03/22/2016 - 10:00pm
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"Let The People Rule: Theodore Roosevelt And The Birth Of The Presidential Primary" - Kathleen's joined by the author of "Let The People Rule: Theodore Roosevelt and the Birth of the Presidential Primary." The book takes a look at four crucial months of Roosevelt's 1912 campaign that forever altered American politics.
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Tue, 03/22/2016 - 1:00pm
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What Can Presidents And Presidential Candidates Really Do About Job Creation? - Regardless of party, candidates running for president like to talk about how they’ll create jobs once in office. But, short of the government bringing back a federal public works program, what can a politician really do to create jobs? Kathleen's guest does a "reality check" on presidential politics and jobs, and looks at policies that could spur job creation in the 21 st century economy.
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Mon, 03/21/2016 - 10:30pm
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Milwaukee Art Museum's “Nature and the American Vision” - The curator for Nature and the American Vision joins Kathleen for a discussion on the Milwaukee Art Museum's latest exhibit which features masterpiece paintings from 19th century.
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Mon, 03/21/2016 - 10:00pm
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Olympia Dukakis Visits Milwaukee Area - Academy Award-winning actress Olympia Dukakis comes to Milwaukee this week to conduct a private master class at Ten Chimney's Foundation . She joins Kathleen to discuss her career, her acting class, and a conversation she will have at American Players Theater.
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Mon, 03/21/2016 - 1:00pm
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All Things Political For March 21, 2016 - Kathleen and her guest discuss how the presidential race is shaping up, the nomination of Merrick Garland to the Supreme Court, and other political news for this week's All Things Political. Her guest is assistant editor of Post Everything at The Washington Post.
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Thu, 03/17/2016 - 10:00pm
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Irish History & Culture Celebration - In what has become an annual tradition, this St. Patrick's Day Kathleen Dunn and her guest Frank Delaney celebrate Irish culture and history. Frank Delaney is a writer, broadcaster, BBC host and Booker Prize Judge, and has been called The Most Eloquent Man in the World' by NPR.
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Thu, 03/17/2016 - 1:00pm
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A Supreme Court Nominee Has Just Been Named, Now What? - A constitutional law professor joins Kathleen to discuss the Supreme Court nominee that President Obama announced on Wednesday, and what the next steps will be considering that Senate Republicans have vowed not to hold hearings.
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Wed, 03/16/2016 - 10:00pm
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Basketball Program Steers Teens Away From Gun Violence - Kathleen's joined by the program director of a basketball program in Milwaukee that helps keep kids off the streets away from gun violence -- the very same streets where he witnessed his friends and family members shot at and killed.
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Wed, 03/16/2016 - 1:00pm
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Florida and Ohio Primary Results Recap - Kathleen and her guests discuss the results from Tuesday's primaries in Florida, Illinois, Missouri, North Carolina, and Ohio.
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Tue, 03/15/2016 - 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, 03/15/2016 - 1:00pm
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Mission High - Kathleen is joined by an author of a book with new alternatives to standardized testing and “no child left behind" titled " Mission High ". The author, a Mother Jones reporter, spent four years embedded in one of the nation’s most diverse public schools. Also joining her is one of the subjects of the book, an award-winning Social Studies and English educator who has been closing the achievement gap in inner-city classrooms for 27 years.
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Mon, 03/14/2016 - 10:00pm
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Why Is It Hard To Ask For Help? - Kathleen's guest says 7 out of 10 people admit they could have used help over the last week but didn’t ask for it! They explore why asking for help, is, as she writes, …"a universally dreaded endeavor."
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Mon, 03/14/2016 - 1:00pm
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All Things Political For March 14, 2016 - There's another big primary election on Tuesday. Kathleen and her guest discuss how the presidential race is shaping up for this week's All Things Political. Her guest is on the ground in Florida covering the elections as the national political reporter for Bloomberg Politics .
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Thu, 03/10/2016 - 10:00pm
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What Are Corporate Inversions And How Do Companies Escape Paying Taxes? - Presidential candidates have been calling attention to a number of giant, American companies that have escaped paying U.S. taxes. Wisconsin-based company Johnson Controls is one of the latest corporations to move its headquarters overseas in what's commonly known as an inversion. A Pulitzer Prize-winning economist joins Kathleen to explain how companies avoid paying taxes and how it impacts the economy.
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Thu, 03/10/2016 - 1:00pm
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Diversity In The Electorate - A recent Pew Research survey shows that the U.S. electorate this year will be the country’s most racially and ethnically diverse ever. Nearly a third of all eligible voters for the 2016 election will be Hispanic, black, Asian or other minority. Kathleen and her guests discuss the demographic shifts that are expected to continue in the coming decades and take a close look at the black and Latino voter preferences in this election.
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Wed, 03/09/2016 - 10:00pm
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The Donald Dilemma: Trump's Candidacy Confounds Media Coverage - It's been a wild presidential race, unlike anything we've seen before. Donald Trump's candidacy seems to have caught media outlets off guard. News organizations seem to be confounded by how to cover Trump's campaign. Kathleen's joined by several media analysts, one of whom says, “I’ve never seen a candidate base his campaign on vilifying a minority group. So it would be misleading to characterize it any other way.”
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Wed, 03/09/2016 - 1:00pm
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Advancing Civil Rights While Preserving Religious Freedom - A new report shows a growing movement to deny civil rights to LGBT citizens. After the Supreme Court decided on marriage equality, a number of states are passing anti-LGBT laws using the Religious Liberty exemptions to do so. Kathleen's guest discusses the fine line of advancing civil rights and still preserving religious liberty.
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Tue, 03/08/2016 - 10:00pm
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FCC Ruling to "Unlock The Box" - Kathleen talks with a policy expert about the FCC's recent approval to open up the competition for cable set top boxes, also known as “unlock the box”, which will allow consumers to stream cable channels through devices like the Roku or Amazon Fire TV.
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Tue, 03/08/2016 - 1:00pm
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The Gender Gap In Political Analysis - This election cycle has many political science professors weighing in on the state of politics today. However, recent media studies show a large gap in the gender representation of those offering political analysis. Kathleen and her guest discuss possible reasons and solutions to the problem.
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Mon, 03/07/2016 - 10:00pm
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"Evicted: Poverty And Profit In The American City" - Kathleen's joined by the author of "Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City." The critically acclaimed book is based on years of embedded fieldwork in Milwaukee's poorest neighborhoods. It examines how evictions result in extreme poverty and economic exploitation. The author was recently awarded a MacArthur "geniu s" grant for the work.
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Mon, 03/07/2016 - 1:00pm
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All Things Political For March 7th - After this weekend's debate Kathleen and her guest break down the latest on the 2016 Presidential election. They also talk about All Things Political. Her guest is a staff writer at Slate .
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Thu, 03/03/2016 - 10:00pm
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Struggling To Save For Retirement - With economic issues front and center in this election cycle, Kathleen explores why so many Americans are struggling to save money for retirement. Her guest is a public policy professor who shares his ideas on what Washington could do to make it easier.
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Thu, 03/03/2016 - 1:00pm
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The Rise Of Islamophobia In American Classrooms - There's been a rise of Islamophobia in schools across the country, including here in Wisconsin. The author of "The Muslims are Coming!" joins Kathleen to offer a national perspective on the issue. Also joining the program is the president of the Milwaukee Muslim Women's Coalition, who will discuss local incidents in recent months.
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Wed, 03/02/2016 - 10:00pm
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The History Of The Voting Rights Struggle - Kathleen's guest is the President of NYU’s Brennan Center for Justice and the author of the book " The Fight to Vote" which traces the history of the long struggle to win voting rights for all citizens.
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Wed, 03/02/2016 - 1:00pm
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Super Tuesday Recap - Kathleen is joined by two guests to recap the results of Super Tuesday. Who were the big winners, big losers, and who will continue in the race to be President.
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Tue, 03/01/2016 - 10:00pm
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How Are Teenagers Feeling About This Presidential Race? - Kathleen welcomes a group of high schools students into the studio to learn how they're feeling about the presidential race. Some of the students will be first-time voters and they're excited about engaging in the political process and calling attention to issues that are important to them.
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Tue, 03/01/2016 - 1:00pm
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A Look At The Economic Plans Of Both Democratic Candidates - Kathleen's joined by a pair of economic experts, including former Secretary of Labor Robert Reich, to look at the economic plans of Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders. Both Democratic presidential candidates have put their economic policy front and center in their campaigns during the primary season.
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