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THURSDAY APRIL 1
THE MILLENIUM BUG
Nothing to fear but fear itself? Tonight’s show looks forward 8months
to the year 2000. A maelstrom of myths and phobias surround the likely effect
of the new millennium on computer systems. Whether you have booked a new
years flight on Concord or stocked a bunker full of Pork and Beans tune
in to Extension 720 where claims of impending disaster will be weighed by
our panel of experts including: Jim Coates of The Tribune, Kristian
Hammond of Northwestern University and Craig A Mengel Vice president
of Millennia III.
FRIDAY APRIL 2ND
ARCHAIC GREECE
Really ancient civilizations! The Homeric world is explored as we
peer behind the walls of Troy and consider Archaic Greece. Our window
into a world that was history to Socrates provides an insight into the
birth of western civilization. Join panelists Brian Lavelle Associate
Professor of Classical Studies at Loyola University, A.J.Podlecki Visiting
Scholar at Swarthmore University and Cynthia Patterson Associate
Professor at Emory University on this fascinating tour.
MONDAY APRIL 5TH
PRE-SEASON SPECIAL
Extension 720 pitches into the new baseball season. Former players,
sports writers and students of the game chew over past games and consider
the prospect of the coming season. Quiz our guests about games past present
and future as Milt deals out the hard balls to the assembled experts who
include Bill Jaus of The Tribune, former Cubs player Randy Huntly
and baseball historian Richard Limberg
WEDNESDAY APRIL 6TH
OFF THE HOOK?
Post ball game show. Roy Black arguably America’s shrewdest
criminal defense lawyer discusses Black’s Law (Simon
&Schuster) an account of four of his most celebrated cases.
As one reviewer of Black’s Law states "I don’t plan to get into trouble
but if I do Roy Black is my man."
WEDNESDAY APRIL 7TH
TAPES
Live radio is struck out by baseball, but tune in for a pearl from
the depths of the Extension 720 archives.
THURSDAY APRIL 8TH
BEER TODAY…
Everything you wanted to know about beer but were afraid to ask. We
flip the cap from another heady brew of conversation with experts from
the local brewing industry and Chicago’s own Beverage Tasting Institute.
Call in (before the guys at Moe’s Bar jam the switchboard) with your questions
about the best brews from Chicago and from around the world. Cheers!
FRIDAY APRIL 9TH
LONGEVITY AT LAST?
Fancy pole-vaulting into your sunset years? In these politically correct
days we may frown at Groucho Marx’s claim that, "you are only as
old as the woman you feel", but according to one respected local
doctor, "By making simple decisions, you can take your foot off the
gas pedal and slow down your rate of aging." Chairman of Critical
Care at the University of Chicago Michael Roizen M.D. will discuss
the age reduction program set out in his new book Real Age
on tonight’s show.
MONDAY APRIL 12TH
THE IRISH QUESTION
What are the prospects that the fragile peace in Northern Ireland
will last? Can generations of enmity be put aside as the province struggles
towards a civil society? Can the paradox of decommissioning weapons be
resolved to the satisfaction of all parties? Senator George Mitchell,
the chair of the peace talks and a key figure in the historic settlement
discusses the peace process, Nobel prizes and the future of the province
with Milt tonight. And in all likelihood there will be much else to discuss,
including the mess in the Balkans and other problems on the foreign policy
agenda.
TUESDAY APRIL 13TH
THE AMERICAN UNIVERSITY PART I
Liberal thought police – if this sounds like an oxymoron tonight’s
guests will prove otherwise. According to our expert panelists politically
correct orthodoxy is stifling freedom of expression and academic liberty.
Find out why they think that the spread of PC thought is undermining the
1st amendment in America’s colleges. Amongst our guests: David
Horowitz of the Center for the Study of Popular Culture and
Daniel Flynn Executive Director of Accuracy in Academia.
WEDNESDAY APRIL 14TH
THE TOP TEN OF EVERYTHING
You may have learned their names at school but could you list America’s
shortest presidents? Russell Ash author of The Top Ten of Everything
runs through some of the extraordinary facts from his compendium of trivia
decalogues. Oh and by the way Russell tells us that the three most vertically
challenged heads of state were James Madison, Benjamin Harrison and Martin
Van Buren.
THURSDAY APRIL 15TH
UNCOVERING CLINTON
Unweaving the tangled web of spin and counter spin Newsweek and Washington
Post reporter Michael Isikoff gives us the inside story on the
impeachment scandal as he discusses his new book Uncovering Clinton.
FRIDAY APRIL 16TH
THE AMERICAN UNIVERSITY PARTII
Lowering the bar? If tonight’s panelists are right American Universities
are in crisis. Declining academic standards, adherence to fashionable
dogma and the exclusion of dissenting voices all mark a malaise that in
their view threatens the integrity and quality of higher education. Members
of The National Association of Scholars set out their case against
the liberal academic establishment in a far reaching discussion of all
that is wrong in college culture. Today on our distinguished panel; Professor
Steve Bilch of the NAS, Dr Jerry Martin of the American
Council of Trustees and Alumni, Professor John Ellis of the Association
of Literary Scholars and Professor Alan Kors author of The
Shadow University
MONDAY APRIL 19TH
THE ENGINEERING OF PURCHASE
Ours is an increasingly sophisticated world of consumerism and consumption.
And no one knows it better than the research and development folks, the
marketing and advertising execs, the retail designers, and the shopkeepers,
store managers and sales agents. From the music played over the store’s
sound system, to the architecture of its space, to the advertising campaigns,
the retailing that feeds upon the foibles and insecurities of human psychology.
Tonight’s panel of savvy consultants will reveal some of the secrets of
the retail trade, so tune in for a mind-expanding session on everything
you wanted to know about how THEY control you when you shop.
TUESDAY APRIL 20TH
POST GAME SHOW
We’re hoping to give this post ball game show a sporting flavor. We’ll
touch base with you as soon as it leaves the dugout.
WEDNESDAY APRIL 21ST
QUARTERLY BOOK REVIEW
Spring is in the air, but technically, this is the winter edition
of our quarterly book review program. So just before the winds of April
whisk you away to warmer climes, bunker down with Penelope Mesic, Alan
Gitelson and Daniel Tucker, as they review the season’s most
appealing fiction and non-fiction titles, including Jim Lehrer’s novel
Purple Dots, Barbara Leaming’s commentary on Marilyn Monroe,
Abner Doubleday’s reminiscences and Martin Amis’ latest short story collection.
THURSDAY APRIL 22ND
FOOD THAT’S FIT TO EAT.
Animal, Mineral or Vegetable? It can be hard to tell in these days
of genetically modified, preprocessed and chemically enhanced food. You
sit down to have a burger and the questions outnumber the fries on your
plate: How much cholesterol? How much protein? Was it cooked in a hygienic
kitchen or is it more E-coli than ground beef? Our panel of journalists
and scientists will steer you though the maze of food scares and food
fads towards healthier eating tonight on Extension 720.
FRIDAY APRIL 23RD
THE FOUNDING FATHERS
Even Bill Clinton’s most ardent detractors might fight shy of calling
him the "bastard brat of a Scotch peddler", but such was the
epithet applied to founding father Alexander Hamilton. The life of this
sex scandal survivor and doomed duelist is examined in fascinating detail
by Richard Brookhiser who joins Extension 720 to discuss his book
Alexander Hamilton – American (Free Press). Call in and
quiz him on Hamilton’s likely view of the Lewinsky saga and other aspects
of the life of this extraordinary man.
MONDAY APRIL 26TH
We’re working on a very special show for tonight
TUESDAY APRIL 27TH
INTERNET THAT ATE THE WORLD
Extension 720 gazes into its virtual crystal ball with the aid of
a suitably plugged in panel and considers the future of the Internet.
Growing at an exponential rate and extending its reach into every aspect
of our daily lives the Internet will shape the future of the globe. As
we move towards a "wired" society Extension 720 charts the development
of this exciting new technology into the next millennium and beyond. Among
our guests Bob Jordan founder of Online Access magazine and Ellis
Booker Editor at Large at CMP's Internet Week
WEDNESDAY APRIL 28TH
LOCK, STOCKS AND BARREL
With a blizzard of investment options to choose from stuffing your
life savings into the mattress can seem an attractive solution. With the
antidote to get rich quick schemes and hard sell gobbledygook Extension
720 considers the world of personal investment. Tune in and listen to
our panel give clear jargon free advice on ways of looking after your
money that won’t disturb your sleep.
THURSDAY 29TH
IN LOVE WITH SHAKESPEARE
We shore up the uncertain glory of this April day as we consider the
eventful life of arguably the greatest poet and playwright in the English
language. Park Honan Emeritus professor of the School of English
at Leeds University discusses his latest book Shakespeare A Life
a fascinating insight into the career of The Bard
FRIDAY 30TH
We’re planning a show that will send off the cruelest month in suitable
Extension 720 style.
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