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, 10/31/2016 - 2:00pm
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Superintendents Reflect On How Act 10 Has Affected Their Schools - It's now been five years since Gov. Scott Walker signed Act 10 into law. The budget repair bill effectively eliminated collective bargaining for most public-sector unions and sparked massive protests at the state Capitol in Madison. We check in with a group of school superintendents across the state on how the legislation has affected their ability to recruit and retain high-quality teachers to head their classrooms. | Download |
Mon, 10/31/2016 - 1:00pm
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All Things Political For October 31, 2016 - We discuss the top political news of the week with All Things Political. Our guest for this week is syndicated columnist, Bob Franken, who shares his own unique perspective on the news in his weekly column Franken Sense .
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Thu, 10/27/2016 - 2:00pm
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Reflections On The Good, Bad And Ugly Of Turning 60 - As baby boomers continue to age, more and more Americans are turning 60. It’s an age that conjures up less than ideal thoughts for many...think aching backs and lapses in memory...but it can also be a wonderful time to be alive. In a new book, our guest reflects on what it meant to him to turn 60, and all the physical and emotional changes that went with it.
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Thu, 10/27/2016 - 1:00pm
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Milwaukee Police Chief On Department's Community Policing Efforts - Community policing is often seen as the antidote to the growing mistrust between law enforcement and communities of color. The Milwaukee Police Chief and a community liaison officer discuss the department's efforts to build a relationship with the people they serve.
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Wed, 10/26/2016 - 2:00pm
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How Progressives Could Push Hillary Clinton To Be More Liberal - Progressive Democrats like U.S. Senators Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren have helped Hillary Clinton shore up support from the left-wing of the party. A pair of liberal advocates share how they'll continue to rely on progressives to continue to push Clinton to the left. | Download |
Wed, 10/26/2016 - 1:00pm
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What The Proposed AT&T/Time Warner Merger Means To Consumers - We discuss the AT&T/Time Warner cable merger and what the possible deal would mean for U.S. consumers with an open technology expert and an antitrust law expert.
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Tue, 10/25/2016 - 2:00pm
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The Role Of Public Libraries Into The Future - Our public libraries provide us with much more than just books, and are often on the front-lines of providing access to much needed social services. We hear from area librarians about their efforts to stay relevant into the future.
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Tue, 10/25/2016 - 1:00pm
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The Media's Role In The Great Political Divide - A recent PEW Research study found that half of Democrats and half of Republicans actually fear the other party. We speak to the author of a study looking at the media's role in the political divide in this country.
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Mon, 10/24/2016 - 2:00pm
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The Fake Laugh We All Rely On - We all rely on the fake laugh, probably more than you think. It's so pervasive that it's even present in our digital correspondences with the ubiquitous "LOL." Social researchers explain why we fake laugh and why it's both good and bad for us. | Download |
Mon, 10/24/2016 - 1:00pm
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All Things Political For October 24, 2016 - A reporter at The Weekly Standard discusses the presidential race and which party will assume majority power in Congress as Election Day is now only weeks away.
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Thu, 10/20/2016 - 2:00pm
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Meet The UWM Professor Who Won The MacArthur Foundation's 'Genius' Grant - A University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee theater professor was recently awarded with the esteemed MacArthur Foundation's "genius" grant for her groundbreaking storytelling and theater method that helps those suffering from dementia. She discusses the positive effects of engaging the elderly in the creative process.
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Thu, 10/20/2016 - 1:00pm
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Recapping The Final Presidential Debate - A pair of political analysts break down the final presidential debate before the election and what each candidate needs to do in the closing weeks of the campaign.
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Wed, 10/19/2016 - 2:00pm
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Fall Reading Guide with Daniel Goldin - Kathleen and her guest, Independent bookstore owner Daniel Goldin, talk through some of their favorite books that you can enjoy reading this Fall. Daniel is bringing along a special guest book reviewer, award winning author Ann Patchett, in Milwaukee for a book reading at Boswell Books Wednesday night.
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The Presidential Science Debate - The candidates for president have responded to America's Top 20 Science, Engineering, Tech, Health & Environmental Issues in 2016. We talk to the co-founders of a movement to get a Presidential Debate on Science about the questions and answers.
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Tue, 10/18/2016 - 2:00pm
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Becoming Disabled - Nearly one in five Americans live with some type of disability, making them the largest minority group in the country. Yet too many of us don’t conceptualize the disabled as having a shared social identity or political status. We ask why.
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Tue, 10/18/2016 - 1:00pm
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Reflecting On The Life And Work Of Bob Dylan - Bob Dylan was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature last week, marking the first time that a songwriter has been bestowed with the honor. A Harvard professor who teaches a course on Dylan talks about why his lyrics are worth studying.
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Mon, 10/17/2016 - 2:00pm
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Would You Choose More Time Or More Money? - If you could choose to have more time or money, which would you choose? We explore a research project that asked that very question and which answer resulted in an average statistically happier and more satisfied life.
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Mon, 10/17/2016 - 1:00pm
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All Things Political For October 17, 2016 - The election is now less than a month away and only one presidential debate remains before voters go to the polls. We discuss the imploding of Donald Trump's campaign and what Republicans need to do to keep their majority in Congress.
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Thu, 10/13/2016 - 2:00pm
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Ending Zero Tolerance - When kids get into trouble at school, often the traditional forms of discipline lead to more trouble. We look at some of the alternatives to a zero tolerance policy in schools with the author of "Ending Zero Tolerance."
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Thu, 10/13/2016 - 1:00pm
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Asymmetrical Politics And The Divide Of Democrats And Republicans - The political divide between Republican and Democratic voters could be much wider than previously understood. Our guest believes party supporters define the terms and stakes of political competition quite differently which is contributing to the disconnect. They discuss those differences.
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Wed, 10/12/2016 - 2:00pm
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'Why Insurance Companies Control Your Medical Care' - Cost and quality of care issues have long plagued the U.S. health care system. A medical expert says those problems are the result of insurance companies being at the center of the system, where they both finance and manage medical care.
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Wed, 10/12/2016 - 1:00pm
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How To Restore Opportunity For America's Youth - In the United States, more than 5.5 million young adults—one in every seven—are neither in school nor working. One million students drop out of high school every year. A look at the astronomical costs of the nation’s growing opportunity gap, and what we can do to help young people successfully participate in the global, 21 st century economy.
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Tue, 10/11/2016 - 2:00pm
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How Trump Is Dividing Right-Wing Media - Donald Trump's presidential campaign has, as our guest says, set off a Civil War within conservative media outlets. It's resulted in a deep fissure inside the GOP as voters decide which brand of conservatism they'll embrace come November and beyond.
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Tue, 10/11/2016 - 1:00pm
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Confronting ISIS On The Ground - After 1:00 Kathleen speaks to an investigative journalist and documentary filmmaker about U.S. efforts to defeat the terror group ISIS. For the PBS Series FRONTLINE, her guest reported from Iraq, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, Syria and Turkey as well as Washington, D.C. " Confronting ISIS " premieres Tuesday on most PBS stations and online.
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Mon, 10/10/2016 - 2:00pm
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Obama's Legacy On Women's Rights - We speak to a research professor on global leadership about the women's rights legacy that President Obama will leave after he leaves the White House. They also discuss the women in his life who helped shape his policy, including Hillary Clinton.
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Mon, 10/10/2016 - 1:00pm
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All Things Political For October 10, 2016 - A political science professor breaks down Sunday night's presidential debate and how it might affect the polls as we enter the final stretch of the campaign.
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Thu, 10/06/2016 - 2:00pm
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Former Senate Majority Leader Reflects On Life As A Public Servant - Former Senate Majority Leader George Mitchell reflects on his life in the United State's Senate, where he was the chief architect of the 1998 Good Friday Agreement that brought peace in northern Ireland, serving as the U.S. special envoy for Middle East peace and author of the Mitchell Report on the use of performance-enhancing drugs in baseball.
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Thu, 10/06/2016 - 1:00pm
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The Crisis Facing White Working Class Americans - A writer, who grew up in a poor Rust Belt town, has been up close and personal with what he calls “the crisis of white working class Americans” all his life. He shares what upward mobility really feels like when it’s imposed on you, and how difficult it is to escape the legacy of social, geographic and class decline.
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Wed, 10/05/2016 - 2:00pm
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Meet The Milwaukee Woman Practicing Law In Afghanistan - The Milwaukee Film Festival is featuring the documentary film "Motley's Law," which follows a University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee and Marquette graduate and former Mrs. Wisconsin who is the only foreigner allowed to practice law in Afghanistan. Her highest-profile cases, which have landed on the front page of The New York Times, involved navigating the country's Sharia Law system to protect young girls forced into marriages and often abused by their husbands.
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Wed, 10/05/2016 - 1:00pm
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Who Are Mike Pence and Tim Kaine? - After Tuesday night's Vice Presidential Debate, we may learn a little more about the candidates. We recap the highlights of the debate with two journalists who’ve been covering the candidates for their hometown newspapers; a political columnist for The Richmond Times-Dispatch and the Washington Bureau Chief for the Indianapolis Star.
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Tue, 10/04/2016 - 2:00pm
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How Donald Trump May Have Avoided Paying Taxes For Two Decades - A Pulitzer Prize Winning investigative journalist joins us to discuss just how Donald Trump could have avoided paying taxes for the past two decades.
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Tue, 10/04/2016 - 1:00pm
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The Science of Voter Turnout - A behavioral scientist joins us to explain the science versus the structural barriers that’s keeping people from voting.
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Mon, 10/03/2016 - 2:00pm
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Is The DMV Misinforming Residents About Voter ID Requirements? - A new investigation has found that Wisconsin's DMV centers are in some cases failing to provide accurate information and the photo IDs required to vote in November. The Nation reporter behind the investigation talks about a series of secret recordings that revealed how the state is "continuing to disenfranchise black voters."
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Mon, 10/03/2016 - 1:00pm
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All Things Political For October 3, 2016 - We discuss the top political news of the week with All Things Political. Our guest for this week is Milwaukee Journal Sentinel's Washington Bureau Chief, Craig Gilbert.
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