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Milt
talks about bioethics with Byron Sherwin, vice president
and distinguished professor at the Spertus Institute
for Jewish Studies, Fr. Kevin O'Rourke, professor
of Bioethics at the Nieswanger Institute of Bioethics
and Health Policy at the Strich School of Medicine
at Loyola University Chicago, and Rex Chisholm, director
of the Center for Genetic Medicine and professor of
cell and molecular biology at Northwestern University.
In
this clip, they discuss how companies are patenting
genes and where that is taking genetic research. (6/28/04)
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Terrorism
expert Tom Mockaitis, professor of history at De Paul
University, joins
Milt to discuss questions including how the war in
Iraq fits in with the overall war on terror, if the
war on terror is a clash of civilizations, and if
it is even possible to "win" a war on terror.
(6/24/04)
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Milt
talks about human evolution with two experts in paleoanthropology:
James Phillips, professor of anthropology at the University
of Illinois at Chicago and adjunct curator of anthropology
at the Field Museum, and Robert Martin, vice president
for academic affairs at the Field Museum and adjunct
professor of anthropology at the University of Chicago
and the University of Illinois at Chicago. Topics
include brain size, the development of language, and
the relatively recent arrival of our ancestors in
the Western Hemisphere. (6/21/04)
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Extension
720’s panel of resident film experts—Gene
Phillips, Penelope Mesic and Josh Larsen—join
Milt to discuss the summer movie season In this clip,
a caller asks about the tendency of recent films to
emphasize visuals over dialogue.
(6/18/04)
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Milt
looks at the current state and the future of Chicago's
traffic and infrastructure with guests Joseph Schofer,
professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering at
Northwestern University, and Don Grabowski, chief
traffic engineer for the City of Chicago.
In this clip, they discuss how more efficient use
of the current traffic infrastructure could reduce
congestion. (6/16/04)
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Milt
discusses the best ideas for summer travel plans,
including New Zealand, Tahiti and China, with Abby
Austin of Travl Travl Travl and Alan Solomon, travel
writer for the Chicago Tribune.
(6/10/04)
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Extension
720 commemorates the sixtieth anniversary of D-Day
with a special program on the “Fighting First”
Army division and their exceptional performance on
the beaches of France with Flint Whitlock, author
of the new book The Fighting First: The Story
of the Big Red One on D-Day, and Colonel John
Votaw, director of the First Division Museum at Cantigny.
(6/4/04) [ link
to book]
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Milt
examines the latest developments in this conflict
between Israel and Palestine with a panel of experts,
including Richard Ben Cramer. This Pulitzer Prize-winning
journalist is a renowned Middle East correspondent
and author of the new book How Israel Lost: The
Four Questions. Joining him are Maurice Singer,
Midwest Director of the Jewish Agency, and Ghada Talhami,
professor of politics at Lake Forest College.
(5/20/04) [ link
to book]
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Milt
talks with Ron Rosenbaum, editor of the new book Those
Who Forget the Past: The Question of Anti-Semitism,
about the continuing rise of Anti-Semitism in the
world.
(5/20/04) [ link
to book]
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Milt
visits with Ron Chernow, author of the new biography
Alexander Hamilton. Chernow argues that Hamilton
is the most influential American never to be president.
(5/19/04) [ link
to book]
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Extension
720 welcomes back Joseph A. Califano, Jr., who was
among the inner circle of the Kennedy, Johnson and
Carter Administrations. His latest book—a fascinating
memoir—is Inside: A Public and Private Life.
In this excerpt, he talks about his role in the Johnson
Administration and its "Great Society."
(5/13/04) [ link
to book]
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Milt
leads a discussion about how, why and where language
developed and how various languages have come to posses
the structures and grammatical rules we follow today.
The guests are two expert linguists: Frederick Schwink,
professor of Germanic Languages and Literatures at
the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, and Jason
Merchant, professor of linguistics at the University
of Chicago.
In this clip, the topics include how many languages
and dialects there are, how many of those are nearing
extinction, and what effects the dominance of English
is having on the variety of languages spoken on the
planet. (5/10/04)
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What
does it mean to be a nun in the 21st century? Milt
explores this question with two women religious to
the program: Sister Joan McGlinchey, head of the Office
for Religious for the Chicago Archdiocese, and Sister
Carolyn Farrell, head of the Gannon Center for Women
at Loyola University. They will be joined by Cheryl
L. Reed, investigative journalist at the Chicago
Sun-Times and author of the new book Unveiled:
The Hidden Lives of Nuns.
(5/7/04) [ link
to book]
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Paul
Bloom visits the program to discuss the science of
child development. Bloom is professor of psychology
at Yale University and the associate editor of Developmental
Psychology and Language and Cognition Processes.
His newest book is Descartes' Baby: How the Science
of Child Development Explains What Makes Us Human.
(5/6/04) [ link
to book]
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Once
a name on the infamous Nixon Enemies List, veteran
New York Times political correspondent Tom
Wicker returns to Extension 720 to
discuss both his latest book, a biography of George
Herbert Walker Bush, and the latest developments
on the political beat.
(5/3/04) [ link
to book]
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Milt
talks with Simon Sebag Montefiore, noted journalist
and expert on the former Soviet Union, to talk about
his book, Stalin: The Court of the Red Tsar.
(4/29/04) [ link
to book]
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Joe
Pistone (a.k.a. Donnie Brasco), author of The
Way of The Wise Guy: True Stories from the FBI's Most
Famous Undercover Agent, talks with Milt about
life undercover, the romanticization of the mob, and
the time he almost got whacked.
(4/23/04) [ link
to book]
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Milt
visits with sports law expert Eldon Ham and discusses
skullduggery in baseball and the anatomy of a spitball.
(4/22/04)
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Edward
Conlon, NYPD cop and author of Blue Blood,
discusses his time in the police academy and his first
years on the beat.
(4/19/04) [ link
to book]
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One
in nine Americans is an immigrant. Milt discusses
the current state of immigration with Tamar Jacoby,
editor of Reinventing the Melting Pot: Will Today's
Immigrants Become Americans?, and Gregory Rodriguez,
one of the contributors to the book.
(4/15/04) [ link
to book]
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Composer
Peter Schickele has made a career out of his discoveries
of the lost works of P.D.Q. Bach.
Here, Peter tells Milt about his first encounter with
the rare manuscripts and discusses some highlights
of the obscure composer's career. (4/12/04)
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The
names Gap, FedEx, Disney and Wendy's each bring an
image to mind that includes something more than just
the company's product. The creation of that hopefully
positive image is the result of a marketing process
called "branding." In this segment, Milt
talks with Don and Heidi Schultz about their book,
Brand Babble: Sense and Nonsense About Branding.
(4/8/04) [ link
to book]
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As
part of a program on the "Golden Age of Radio,"
when Chicago was the home of many radio serials, members
of the AFTRA/SAG Senior Radio Players perform a scene
from Arseneic and Old Lace.
(4/6/04)
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Milt
ventures into the world of dreams with veteran science
journalist Andrea Rock, author of the new book The
Mind at Night: The New Science of How and Why We Dream.
(4/1/04) [ link
to book]
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Milt
explores the Internet with a panel of online experts,
including Ellis Booker, editor of Crain's BtoB,
Steve Pazol, CEO of nPhase, and Tony Moy, professor
of interactive design at the Illinois Institute of
Art. In this segment, the panel discusses online resources
for research, hints for using search engines, and
even a site that generates Shakespearian insults.
(3/26/04)
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Extension
720 goes behind-the-scenes of life in a hotel with
three expert concierges: Laurel Gray from the Ritz-Carlton
Hotel, Vincent Poladian from the Fairmont Chicago,
and Koffi Adedje from the Hotel Sofitel. In
this clip, the guests discuss how they accommodate
requests related to romance...as well as those of
a slightly less savory nature. (3/22/04)
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On
St. Patrick's Day, Milt discusses Irish history and
culture with Phillip Freeman, Professor of Classics
at Washington University-St. Louis and author of St.
Patrick of Ireland: A Biography, and Larry McCaffrey,
Professor Emeritus of History at Loyola University.
Also joining them is Galway native Terry Geoghegan.
(3/17/04) [ link
to book]
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Milt
discusses the history and tradition of cheating with
David Callahan, author of The Cheating Culture:
Why More Americans Are Doing Wrong to Get Ahead."
(3/15/04) [ link
to book]
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During
a discussion of President Bush's "war cabinet,"
James Mann, senior writer in residence at the Center
for Strategic and International Studies in Washington,
D.C. and author of the new book Rise of the Vulcans:
The History of Bush's War Cabinet, and Charles
Lipson, professor of political science at the University
of Chicago, discuss the motivations behind the 2003
war in Iraq. Was it on the agenda before 9/11/01?
(3/10/04) [ link
to book]
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With
the auto show season in high gear, Rick Popely, automotive
writer for the Chicago Tribune, and Joe Weisenfelder,
of Cars.com, offer some some suggestions about current
cars and look ahead to what we'll be driving in the
future and how technology will modify the driving
experience.
(3/5/04)
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Milt
talks basketball with noted New York Times sports
journalist Ira Berkow, author of To the Hoop:
The Seasons of a Basketball Life.
(3/3/04) [ link
to book]
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Daniel
Silva, author of A Death in Vienna, discusses
the role allegedly played by elements of the Catholic
Church in trafficking Nazi war criminals.
(2/26/04) [ link
to book]
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John
Barry, author of The Great Influenza: The Epic
Story of the Deadliest Plague in History, and
Robert Johnston, Professor of History at the University
of Illinois-Chicago, discuss some of the historical
consequences of the flu epidemic of 1918.
(2/23/04) [ link
to book]
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Milt
discusses the evolution of the Encyclopedia Brittanica
with Jorge Cauz, President of Encyclopedia Brittanica,
Inc., Dale Hoiberg, Senior Vice President and Editor,
and Theodore Pappas, Executive Editor.
(2/19/04)
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While
talking with three great chefs -- Art Lee, head chef
at Erawan here in Chicago, Paul Bartolotta, formerly
of Chicago's own Spiaggia and now head chef at Ristorante
Bartolotta in Milwaukee, and Marcus Samuelsson, executive
chef and co-owner of New York's Aquavit -- Milt describes
an amazing Thai meal he one enjoyed and the adventure
surrounding the meal.
(2/18/04)
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Milt
and a panel of science journalists discuss the possibility
of extending the average human life span. The panel
is made up of Jeremy Manier, a reporter at the Chicago
Tribune, Ted Anton, noted science writer and
professor in De Paul University's English Department,
and Liam Heneghan, professor of Environmental Science
at De Paul.
(2/11/04)
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Milt
is joined by Gary Marcus, professor of psychology
at New York University and author of the new book
The Birth of the Mind: How a Tiny Number of Genes
Creates the Complexities of Human Thought, and
Aryeh Routtenberg, professor of psychology at Northwestern
University,
to talk about just what sets humans apart from other
animal species and the role genes play in the creation
of the mind. (1/27/04) [ link
to book]
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Jerry
Murray, president of Murray Communications Group,
Jonathan Lehrer, president of the Publicity Club of
Chicago and head of Jonathan Lehrer Communications,
and Susan Reilly, head of Reilly Communications Group,
join Milt for a discussion of public relations. In
this clip, they define what "public relations"
is.
(1/19/04)
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Milt
leads a discussion with Herbert Walberg, research
professor of psychology and education at the University
of Illinois at Chicago, and Joseph L. Bast, president
of the Heartland Institute, about education in America.
The guests are co-authors of Education and Capitalism:
How Overcoming Our Fear of Markets and Economics Can
Improve America's Schools. (1/14/04) [ link
to book]
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NEW!
Milt
and a panel consisting of Ellen Hunt, Craig Sirles
and Susan Harris discuss a number of sometimes humorous
examples of the misuse of the English language.
(1/2/04)
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