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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Wed, 08/31/2016 - 2:00pm
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Defeating Aging And Living Forever - Scientists are making new discoveries all the time in the field of aging. We speak to two guests about latest scientific advances and pose the question, "if we could live a lot longer, would we want to?"
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Wed, 08/31/2016 - 1:00pm
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Are Christian Intellectuals Disappearing? - Our guest writes that a half century ago, Christian intellectuals occupied a prominent place on the national stage but now they are gone. He discusses why they disappeared, where they went, and if they might return.
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Tue, 08/30/2016 - 2:00pm
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U.S. Teachers Among The Lowest Paid in The World - American teachers' salaries not only trail most industrialized countries but, according to data released by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), they trail by a lot. How does this trend impact students, schools and the country’s long term economic future?
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Tue, 08/30/2016 - 1:00pm
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The Most Memorable Moments In American Presidential Campaign History - The host of CBS' "Face the Nation" is out with a new book, "Whistlestop," which chronicles the most memorable moments in American presidential campaign history, including the forgotten stories of the often reckless campaigns of the nineteenth century.
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Mon, 08/29/2016 - 2:00pm
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Is The Electoral Process Rigged? - For months, Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump has denounced the political process – from the Democratic primaries to the Republican primaries to the November election itself, saying he’s sure it will be rigged. How do statements like these from prominent politicians affect the democratic process?
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Mon, 08/29/2016 - 1:00pm
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All Things Political For August 29, 2016 - Kathleen and her guest discuss the top political news of the day including the election.
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Thu, 08/25/2016 - 2:00pm
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'Bobby Kennedy: The Making of a Liberal Icon' - Bobby Kennedy is remembered as a racial healer, a spokesman for the poor and a progressive icon in American politics. In actuality, Kennedy didn't solidify his liberal ideology until the last chapter of his life. The author of a new biography of Kennedy says the politician began in the roots of the conservative era of the 1950s. | Download |
Thu, 08/25/2016 - 1:00pm
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What Is The Alt-Right? - Steve Bannon, the man behind Breitbart and now running Donald Trump’s campaign has also been referred to as the man behind a new movement on the Conservative Right called the Alt-Right movement. We explore what the movement is and what they and Bannon want out of this election with the former CEO of NPR who profiled Bannon in the latest Vanity Fair .
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Wed, 08/24/2016 - 2:00pm
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An Introduction To The Milwaukee Art Museum's Thomas Hart Benton Exhibit And New Director - The Milwaukee Art Museum's summer exhibition "American Epics: Thomas Hart Benton and Hollywood" shows for another two weeks. The exhibit showcases the realist painter's connection to Hollywood, a feature that may be best known in his work for the movie version of "The Grapes of Wrath." We hear from the exhibit's curator and the museum's new director in her first interview since taking the position.
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| Wed, 08/24/2016 - 1:00pm |
Affluent and Black, and Still Trapped by Segregation - We take a new look at an old problem of segregation: Why is it that affluent black families, still often end up living in poor and segregated communities? Two journalists looked at American communities, including Milwaukee, to find out the answer, and they join Kathleen to discuss.
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Tue, 08/23/2016 - 2:00pm
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How Government And The Private Sector Profit From The Social Safety Net - The author of "The Poverty Industry" discusses how state governments and their private industry partners are turning America's most vulnerable populations into sources of revenue.
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Tue, 08/23/2016 - 1:00pm
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Climate Change And The Louisiana Floods - After 1:00, Kathleen looks at how climate change may have played a role in the devastating floods of Louisiana with an environmental science journalist and a climate scientist.
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Mon, 08/22/2016 - 2:00pm
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Is War On The Decline Globally? - Kathleen's guest writes that leading up to the Syrian civil war, global conflict had been on the decline for nearly two-thirds of a century. After 2:00, we discuss what it means.
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Mon, 08/22/2016 - 1:00pm
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All Things Political For August 22, 2016 - The presidential race grinds on as the campaigns of both Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump have made stops in Wisconsin since their party's respective conventions. We discuss the latest round of national polling that shows Clinton widening her lead, Trump's law and order message to African-Americans and how foreign policy may weigh in this election as a major issue.
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Thu, 08/18/2016 - 2:00pm
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Milwaukee Plays Host To Irish Fest 2016 - Join Kathleen this hour for the music of Ireland and what's new this year for Irish Fest. Irish Fest Milwaukee starts Thursday night and she will highlight some of the many musicians, bands and yes - even the dogs that will be at the Henry Maier festival grounds on Milwaukee's lakefront all weekend.
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Thu, 08/18/2016 - 1:00pm
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The Fever of 1721 - Kathleen talks with the author of the book " The Fever of 1721 - The Epidemic That Revolutionized Medicine and American Politics". The book explores how the smallpox epidemic started the controversial practice of inoculation and motivated the first free press, changing politics, medicine, and journalism forever.
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Wed, 08/17/2016 - 2:00pm
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The Liturgy For Peace And Justice At Milwaukee Irish Fest - The Bishop of Down and Connor is in town this week for Irish Fest and will deliver the Liturgy for Peace and Justice on Sunday. The bishop joins us to discuss his international peace work, including the conflict between Catholics and Protestants in northern Ireland. | Download |
Wed, 08/17/2016 - 1:00pm
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How The Arab World Came Apart - We are joined by a journalist and a veteran war correspondent whose latest piece is on the start of the Arab Spring. The story took up the entirety of the New York Times Magazine last Sunday, a first for the publication. The issue is titled " Fractured Lands: How the Arab World Came Apart ."
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Tue, 08/16/2016 - 2:00pm
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WPR - The First Hundred Years - We speak with Jack Mitchell, head of Wisconsin Public Radio from 1976 until 1997 about his new book chronicling the history of WPR — "Wisconsin on the Air: 100 Years of Public Broadcasting in the State That Invented It."
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Tue, 08/16/2016 - 1:00pm
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Where Does Milwaukee Go From Here? - It was a violent weekend in Milwaukee after a police shooting sparked protesters to flood the streets and set several buildings on fire. Community organizers say the unrest was decades in the making and it's time the city's stakeholders come together to find an immediate and lasting solution.
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Mon, 08/15/2016 - 2:00pm
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The History Of The Civilian Conservation Corps In Wisconsin - The Civilian Conservation Corps played a huge role in helping establish parks and forests throughout Wisconsin. We hear about the young men who served in President Franklin D. Roosevelt's public works projects and how they preserved our state's beautiful spaces.
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Mon, 08/15/2016 - 1:00pm
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All Things Political For August 15, 2016 - Kathleen and her guest review the top political news of the week including the 2016 Presidential race and candidates. This week she's joined by S.V. Dáte, the Senior Political Correspondent for the Huffington Post and former NPR political correspondent.
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Thu, 08/11/2016 - 2:00pm
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The Journalistic Quagmire Of The Season: How Should Reporters Cover Trump? - A pair of media experts join us to discuss how Donald Trump's presidential campaign is challenging journalists to be objective. Some media studies scholars have called for a "Murrow moment" while others say that doesn't have a place in political reporting and could threaten journalistic balance.
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Thu, 08/11/2016 - 1:00pm
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The Latest On Overturned Election Laws - We speak to a pair of election law experts about the latest rash of overturned voter laws across the nation, including here in Wisconsin.
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Wed, 08/10/2016 - 2:00pm
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Nancy Pearl's Summer Reading List - Nancy Pearl is probably the most well-known librarian in the country. She’s a best-selling author, literary critic and was, until August 2004, the Executive Director of the Washington Center for the Book at Seattle Public Library. She joins us to share the list of what she's reading this summer.
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Wed, 08/10/2016 - 1:00pm
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How A Criminal Record Can Be A Life Sentence For Job Seekers - Criminal background checks can effectively provide life sentences to those seeking employment after they’ve been incarcerated. We speak with a pair of legal experts about the life-long stigma of being a convicted criminal, ban-the-box laws and about a host of services that help non-violent felons expunge their records.
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Tue, 08/09/2016 - 2:00pm
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The Making Of Donald Trump by David Cay Johnson - Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter David Cay Johnston has written a new book about Donald Trump. He joins us Tuesday after 2:00 to discuss.
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Will Third Party Candidates Impact The Election? - We take a look at how third party candidates, especially Libertarian Party nominee Gary Johnson and Green Party nominee Jill Stein, could affect the 2016 Presidential race.
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Mon, 08/08/2016 - 2:00pm
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The Human-Animal Connection - There's no denying the special bond between humans and animals. We look into the many ways that animals and people influence each other's lives, particularly those who are physically and emotionally vulnerable.
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Mon, 08/08/2016 - 1:00pm
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All Things Political For August 8, 2016 - Kathleen and her guest review the top political news of the week including the 2016 Presidential race and candidates.
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Thu, 08/04/2016 - 2:00pm
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Truman's Grandson On The Anniversary Of Hiroshima - Saturday marks the anniversary of when the U.S. dropped an atomic bomb on Hiroshima during World War II, killing an estimated 80,000. After 2:00, Harry Truman's grandson joins us to discuss his views on how we need to make sure no one else has to experience nuclear horror again.
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Thu, 08/04/2016 - 1:00pm
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More People Are Paying Out Of Pocket For Complementary Health Approaches - Nearly 59 million people are spending their money out of pocket on complementary health approaches, and their total spending adds up to $30.2 billion a year. Our guest from the National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health talks about why that is.
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Wed, 08/03/2016 - 2:00pm
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What Does Early-onset Alzheimer’s Actually Look Like? - So you lost your keys or can't quickly recall the name of a colleague, but are these true signs of early-onset Alzheimer's? A biology professor who has spent years studying the brain joins us to discuss what's normal memory loss and what is not.
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Wed, 08/03/2016 - 1:00pm
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How Wall Street Got Rich Off The Student Debt Crisis - A new investigation from a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist outlines how the student debt crisis has become a profit center for Wall Street and the government. The reporter joins us to reveal what he found out about the roughly 42 million people who owe $1.3 trillion in student debt.
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Tue, 08/02/2016 - 2:00pm
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Coping With Stress Brought On By Violence And Media Coverage Of Horrific Events - From shootings caught on camera to terrorist attacks at home and abroad, it feels like we’re constantly being bombarded with disturbing content on the news, on our phones and on social media. What’s all of this doing to us? This hour, we look at how to cope with the stress brought on by violence, and if it can actually lead to post traumatic stress disorder for some.
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Tue, 08/02/2016 - 1:00pm
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Spending On Prisons Has Increased Dramatically Since 1980 - Over the last three decades, spending on prisons has grown three times as much as spending on public education. Our guests take a closer look at the research that has also found connections between poor educational outcomes and incarceration.
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Mon, 08/01/2016 - 2:00pm
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Black Veterans Often Have Troubled Relationship With America, Says Historian - The men who recently took the lives of police officers in Dallas and Baton Rouge were both black veterans. Our guest this hour says that while we may never fully know what caused these individuals to commit such terrible crimes, we can look at America’s often rocky relationship with black veterans for clues. He discusses the inequalities black servicemembers often face in the military, the issues they struggle with at home, and what can done to better assist these individuals.
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Mon, 08/01/2016 - 1:00pm
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All Things Political For August 1, 2016 - Kathleen and her guest review the top political news of the week including the 2016 Presidential race and candidates.
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