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Milt
talks with Paul Cartledge, professor of Greek History
at Cambridge University and author of the new book
The Spartans, and Jonathan Hall, professor
of Greek History at the University of Chicago, about
the ancient Greek city-state of Sparta and its culture
centered on creating the perfect army.
(11/10/03) [ link
to book]
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Peter
Temes, president of the Antioch New England Graduate
School, former head of the Great Books Foundation
and author of The
Just War: An American Reflection on the Morality of
War in Our Time,
discusses some of the justifications that the United
States has used when going to war. (11/05/03) [ link
to book]
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Winston
S. Churchill, grandson of the emminent former British
Prime Minister Winston Churchill and author of Never
Give In!: The Best of Winston Churchill's Speeches,
talks about his grandfather's role in World War II.
(11/4/03) [ link
to book]
(Listen to complete
program.)
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John
Barrett of St. John's University Law School, Mark
Leff, professor of history at the University of Illinois
Urbana-Champaign, and James Wolfinger, professor of
history at DePaul University discuss Roosevelt's plan--or
lack thereof--for dealing with the Great Depression
and the foundation of The New Deal. (10/30/03)
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Peter
Steinfels, author of A People Adrift: The Crisis
of the Roman Catholic Church in America discusses
the importance of belief in the faith. (10/28/03)
[ link
to book]
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Bruce Gans and Sonia Csaszar from Wright College and
Albert Fernandez and David Shiner from Shimer College
discuss the importance of studying "The Great
Books." (10/23/03)
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James Tooley, author of The
Miseducation of Women, discusses the evolution
of feminism and the differences between men and women.
(10/20/03) [ link
to book]
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Mark
Rosenthal and Lynne Pieper of Lincoln Park Zoo discuss
communicating with animals and work their way through
part of the alphabet by naming some of the species
housed at the zoo. (10/17/03)
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WGN
political commentator Paul Green and Chicago Historical
Society president Lonnie Bunch discuss the administration
and legacy of Mayor Harold Washington. (10/6/03)
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Caroline
Alexander, author of The Bounty: The True Story
of Mutiny on the Bounty, recounts the journey
of William Bligh and the loyalists after being sent
off of the Bounty. (9/25/03) [ link
to book]
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Our
panel of professors who have weblogs - Daniel Drezner,
Erin O'Connor, and Mark Shapiro - discuss the blogging
phenomenon and why it attracts people. (9/18/03)
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Our
panel of expert waitpersons talks about how to deal
with bad customers and love in the restaurant business.
(9/1/03)
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John
Lynn, Professor of History at the University of Illinois,
and Major John Schmitt discuss the differences between
Greek, Roman and Chinese warfare. (8/29/03)
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Milt
chats with Jerry Dennis, author of The Living
Great Lakes: Searching for the Heart of the Inland
Seas, about the ecology of the Great Lakes and
his recent trip around them in a schooner. (8/1/03)
[ link
to book]
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Victor
Davis Hanson, Professor of Classics at California
State University at Fresno, discusses Iraq and the
current political situation. (7/30/03)
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Edward
Tenner, author of Our Own Devices: The Past and
Future of Body Technology, joins Milt to talk
about the ever-changing world of body modifications
such as false teeth and glasses. (6/23/03) [ link
to book]
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Milt
is joined by Michael Hirsh, senior editor of Newsweek,
to discuss the strengths and weaknesses of the United
Nations. (6/10/03)
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Milt
talks about sports prodigies Tiger Woods and the Williams
sisters with author John Feinstein and WGN Radio's
own David Kaplan. (6/9/03)
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Milt is joined by former Extension 720 producers Barry
Regan (on his final night on the job), Julie Treumann
and Greg Jacobs to discuss their memories of the show
and tell behind-the-scenes stories. (5/15/03)
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