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Beyond UFOs
1:06 Thursday on AM 580's The Afternoon Magazine
Host Celeste Quinn and author Jeffrey Bennett explore startling discoveries being made in the very real science of astrobiology, an intriguing new field that blends astronomy, biology, and geology to explore the possibility of life on other planets.
NPR Democratic National Convention Coverage
NPR's live convention coverage airs from 7-10 pm Monday-Thursday.
Wednesday night: Joe Biden and Bill Clinton speak.
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From AM580 News
A Student Reporter's Experience in Georgia
Story air date: Thursday, August 14, 2008
Terrell Starr’s summer in the republic of Georgia has ended earlier than he had expected. Fighting between Georgia and Russia has prompted the University of Illinois graduate student – and former AM 580 news intern – to leave Georgia for neighboring Armenia, along with hundreds of other Americans who evacuated on Monday. Starr talked with AM 580’s Tom Rogers about his experiences over the past week.
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Agricultural Broadcasting
Timely market reports and expert analysis
AM 580 Agriculture Headed to Boone Iowa for Farm Progress Show 2008
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Media Matters with Bob McChesney
Sundays from 1 to 2 pm Central on AM580
Sunday, August 24, 2008:
Gigi Durham, author of The Lolita Effect: The Media Sexualization of Young Girls and What We Can Do About It
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Keepin' the Faith with Steve Shoemaker
Sundays from 5 to 6 pm Central on AM580
Sunday, August 03, 2008:
The Fellowship of Reconciliation, with Dr. Mark Johnson, Director
All Keepin' the Faith programs and archives...
Legal Issues in the News
Monday mornings at 7:25 and 9:40 am central on WILL-AM
Amy Gajda, Professor of Legal Writing at the University of Illinois College of Law, examines interesting legal issues from news stories and elsewhere. Winner of seven Associated Press awards for best editorial commentary.
Monday, August 25, 2008 :
Loss of Consortium
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Sidetrack with Jason Croft
First Saturday of the month at 6 pm
July 2008
This month we find out how Hollywood icon Hedy Lamarr is responsible for modern technology…hear about one writer’s adventures after getting stuck in her bathroom…and we talk to the B-movie actress Tura Satana, star of Russ Meyer’s Faster Pussycat, Kill! Kill!
Today on Focus 580
Interviews on global affairs and daily life
Listener call-in lines during the show:
217-333-9455 or toll-free 800-222-9455
11 am:
The International Criminal Court and War Crimes Tribunals
David Scheffer, LLM, Mayer Brown/Robert A. Helman Professor of Law; Director, Center for International Human Rights, Northwestern University; and former U.S. ambassador at Large for War Crimes Issues
10 am:
The Gridlock Economy: How Too Much Ownership Wrecks Markets, Stops Innovation, And Costs Lives
Michael Heller, the Lawrence A. Wien Professor of Real Estate Law in the School of Law at Columbia University
Today on The Afternoon Magazine
News, interviews, weather, markets, sports, the works
1:06 pm:
Beyond UFOS: The Search For Extraterrestrial Life And Its Astonishing Implications For Our Future
Jeffrey Bennett, Astrophysicist, Writer, and Educator
The Public Square
Citizen commentaries on AM580
4:45 and 6:45 pm on Fridays
Friday, August 08, 2008:
Robert Naiman of Just Foreign Policy on offshore oil drilling
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Environmental Alamanac
A weekly commentary by Rob Kanter from the University of Illinois Environmental Council (Thursdays at 4:45 pm and 6:45 pm)
Something of Interest
Features from the College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences at the University of Illinois (Wednesdays at 6:19 pm)
News from NPR
U.S. News:
- Democrats Make Historic Pick: It's Obama
- New Orleans Braces For Gustav
- New Orleans Split Over How To Fight Crime
World News:
- Civilian Casualties Stir Angst In Afghanistan
- Democrats To Focus On Foreign Policy Vision
- Conflict Hinders Plans For Georgian Energy Corridor
