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June 1999 Shows
TUESDAY JUNE 1ST
AN AMERICAN DREAM
Richard Gephardt Democratic Leader of the House and a former Presidential
Candidate is worried about America. In his new book An Even Better
Place: America in the 21st Century he argues that partisan politics
have brought America to the very brink of social catastrophe. Tonight
Gephardt will explain how, as he sees it, America can avoid disaster in
the 21st century and step boldly forward into the new millennium. The
discussion starts directly after the ball game.
WEDNESDAY JUNE
2ND
SHAPING THE MODERN MIND
"I believe in the gymnasium for the body and music for the mind."
Although the curriculum may have become a little more cluttered since
Plato's time, education remains a subject of intense controversy. Tonight
Extension 720 welcomes two leading educationalists to discuss how we should
enlighten the coming generations: Howard Gardener, the Harvard
Professor who developed the theory of multiple intelligences is the author
of the new book The Disciplined Mind, What all Students Should
Understand. Gardener is joined by Herbert Walberg Research Professor
of Education and Psychology at The University of Illinois at Chicago.
As well as being an internationally renowned educationalist Professor
Walberg is currently Chairman of the board of The Heartland Institute.
THURSDAY JUNE
3RD
GOLD FROM THE VAULT
Over the past month we've been recording some important interviews which
will be given their first airing on tonight's show. Amongst those we may
play are interviews with Salman Rushdie discussing his modern retelling
of the myth of Orpheus, Julian Barnes presenting a distopian vision
of England, Gitta Sereny talking about the child murderer Mary
Bell and Jean Strouse dispelling the myths surrounding the life
of the financier JP Morgan.
FRIDAY JUNE 4TH
IT'S STILL A MANS WORLD
(OR IS IT?)
Milt is on leave for tonight and Extension 720 is pleased to welcome Kathy
O'Malley co-host of the Kathy and Judy Show in his stead. Kathy will be
heading a program with an unapologetically female slant as we are joined
by noted feminist and author of The Female Eunuch Germaine Greer,
for a discussion of her new book The Whole Woman. She argues, in
typically no holds barred style, that women remain the victims of male
oppression. Offering a countervailing critique will be Phyllis Schlafly
of the conservative, pro-family Eagle Forum. Sure to be a lively show,
tonight on Extension 720.
MONDAY JUNE 7TH-
WEDNESDAY JUNE 9TH
Extension 720 is preempted by baseball
THURSDAY JUNE
10TH
THE HOLOCAUST IN AMERICAN LIFE
What are the costs for Jews and all Americans of making the Holocaust
so central in American Life? Have American Jews, by making it the emblematic
Jewish experience, given Hitler a posthumous victory? Does the Holocaust
really teach useful lessons and sensitize us to atrocities? What is the
significance of Americans spending hundreds of millions of dollars for
museums recording a European crime when there is no museum of American
slavery? These challenging questions are raised and discussed by Peter
Novick in his new book, The Holocaust in American Life. Novick
is joined by Peter Fritzsche Professor of History at The University
of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and author of Germans into Nazi's.
A thought provoking and controversial dialogue tonight on Extension 720
FRIDAY JUNE 11TH
NEWS FROM THE FRONTLINE
"The Road to Kosovo reminds us of what we all too easily forget -
that there are real people behind the headlines that we read from the
Balkans" this comment from a recent review of The Road to Kosovo,
by Greg Campbell provides the theme for this evening's show. Campbell
joins a panel of experts including the Tribune's Richard Longworth,
all recently returned from the region, convened to discuss the complex
situation in Kosovo. A war viewed from the frontline tonight on Extension
720
MONDAY JUNE 14TH
GREAT MIGRATIONS
If you have ever been lost trying to find the local Wal-Mart you may well
marvel at the unfailing accuracy with which 5 Billion Birds migrate across
North America each fall. Scott Weidensall joins Extension 720 on
the occasion of the publication of his new book Living on the Wind
a "fascinating and beautifully written" account of this intriguing
natural phenomenon. Bring your binoculars as we explore all things avian
tonight on Extension 720 right after the ball game
TUESDAY JUNE 15TH
GOLD FROM THE VAULT: PART II
Among tonight's ingots of 24-carat radio Bill Murray discusses
his new book Cinderella Story, My Life in Golf. Ghostbuster turned
golfer on tonight's recorded edition of Extension 720 tonight after the
ball game.
WEDNESDAY JUNE
16TH
THE MODERN PRESIDENCY: PART I
William Boyd is a genuine tapeworm and that's no insult. Boyd,
a celebrated documentary producer and author of Inside the Oval Office,
has analyzed the Alexandrian wealth of recorded material generated by
the Whitehouse. Successive presidents have gone to extraordinary lengths
to record and tape their conversations and out-loud cogitations. Become
a "bug on the wall" during some of the most important events
of the 20th Century as we play excerpts of the tapes and talk to Boyd
in front of our own concealed microphones, tonight on Extension 720.
THURSDAY JUNE 17TH
- FRIDAY JUNE 18TH
Extension 720 is preempted by baseball yet again!
MONDAY JUNE 21ST
THE MODERN PRESIDENCY: PART II
As we emerge from the labyrinthine mess of the last impeachment scandal
we look back on the careers of recent presidents in the company of Bob
Woodward, one half of the journalistic team that uncovered Watergate.
Woodward's new book Shadow: Five Presidents and the Legacy of Watergate
considers the lasting effect of the Watergate scandal upon Nixon's successors.
Tune in to Extension 720 to see what lessons the past can teach about
present difficulties.
TUESDAY JUNE 22ND
- WEDNESDAY JUNE 23RD
Extension 720 is preempted by yet more baseball
THURSDAY JUNE24th
EYES ON THE PRIZE
As the presidential race heats up our expert panel considers the chances
of the current crop of candidates. Our Extension 720 exploratory committee
features the controversial views of Bob Zelnick author of Gore
A Political Life and David Axelrod president of Axelrod Associates
a leading Democratic political media consulting firm Tonight on Extension
720.
FRIDAY JUNE 25th
TIME-WIDE WEB
How does Carmen lead to the Theory of Relativity, champagne bottling link
to wallpaper design, Joan of Arc connect to Buffalo Bill? Answering these
questions and untangling the complex web of interconnections between scientific
discoveries will be James Burke author of The Knowledge Web
(a book he claims can be read 142 different ways). Joining Burke will
be a fellow traveler in the history of ideas, Historian of Science and
Technology Professor Kenneth Alder. More candy for the mind tonight
on Extension 720.
MONDAY JUNE 28th
STATE OF RELIGIOUS BELIEF
A.N. Wilson will join an expert panel to discuss the current state
of religious belief. Wilson's new book God's Funeral argues that
the secularisation of society began prior to the publication of The
Origin of Species and can be traced to writers such as Hume, Mill,
Hegel Marx and Carlyle.
TUESDAY JUNE 29th
GOLD FROM THE VAULT: PART III
More tapes drawn from archive following tonight's ball game including
London School of Economic Professor John Grey talking about the
fragility of the Global economy and author Witold Rybczynski discussing
his biography Clearing in the Distance: Frederick Law Olmsted and America
in the Nineteenth Century.
WEDNESDAY JUNE
30th
THE ESSAY
",they come home to men's business and bosoms", so wrote Francis
Bacon of his own essays; but the same could be said of all the great masters
of this genre.. Tonight we consider the essay as a literary form in the
company of Joseph Epstien, arguably America's finest living exponent
of the essay, whose latest collection Narcissus Leaves the Pool
has been recently published. Epstein is joined by an expert panel including
Professor Robert Root who has recently produced a biography of
the great American essayist E.B. White.
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