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On Monsters: A History of Our Fears
Focus 580
10:06 am Wednesday, Nov. 11
Monsters. Real or imagined, literal or metaphorical, they have fascinated humans for centuries. They attract and repel us, intrigue and terrify us, and in the process reveal something about our collective psyche. Host David Inge talks to Stephen Asma about his book, “On Monsters,” a wide-ranging cultural and conceptual history of monsters.
From AM 580 News
"Extreme Makeover" and the Good and Bad of Reality TV
Story air date: Friday, October 23, 2009
Sunday night, America will see the fantasy that Philo residents Nathan and Jenny Montgomery and their family have been living since last August. The ABC reality show “Extreme Makeover: Home Edition” destroyed the family’s dilapidated home and built them a new one, filled with new furnishings. Nathan Montgomery’s creation of the Salt and Light food bank helped get them selected.
“Extreme Makeover” belongs to a TV genre that’s often pummeled by critics for hype, over-commercialization and lowest-common-denominator values. But University of Illinois media observer James Hay says reality TV has real roots. He tells AM 580’s Tom Rogers the shows grew out of an ethic that took hold as the century changed and Americans chose a conservative government.
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Agricultural Broadcasting
Timely market reports and expert analysis
AM 580 Agriculture Offers NEW Daily Ag Weather PODCAST!!!
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Media Matters with Bob McChesney
Sundays from 1 to 2 pm Central on AM580
Sunday, November 08, 2009:
Mark Contreras, Vice President News Operations, EW Scripps
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Keepin' the Faith with Steve Shoemaker
Sundays from 5 to 6 pm Central on AM580
Sunday, November 08, 2009:
"Amasong," with Meagan Johnson Smith, 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, November 09, 2009 :
Turn Down that Madonna, Madonna
All Legal Issues in the News archives...
Sidetrack with Jason Croft
First Saturday of the month at 6 pm
October 2009
This month, we talk to the creator of the popular blog Cake Wrecks, which highlights professional cakes that have gone horribly wrong. In our annual chat with a ghost hunter, we chat with Dale Kaczmarek of the Ghost Research Society. And we’ll hear the gruesome story of the Villisca Axe Murder House. Those stories and more, this time on Sidetrack.
Next 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
Monday, November 09, 2009, 10:06 am:
Justice: What's The Right Thing To Do?
Michael J. Sandel, Ph.D., the Anne T. and Robert M. Bass Professor of Government, Harvard University
Monday, November 09, 2009, 11:06 am:
Burma/Myanmar: What Everyone Needs to Know
David I. Steinberg, Ph.D., Distinguished Professor and Director of Asian Studies, Georgetown University
Next on The Afternoon Magazine
News, interviews, weather, markets, sports, the works
Monday, November 09, 2009, 1:06 pm:
Robert Allerton: The Private Man & the Public Gifts
Martha Burgin, Former Biomedical Graphic Designer with the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas
Maureen Holtz, Writer
Tuesday, November 10, 2009, 1:06 pm:
Newton and the Counterfeiter: The Unknown Detective Career of the World's Greatest Scientist
Thomas Levenson, Head of the Graduate Program in Science Writing, MIT; Emmy- and Peabody-Award-Winning Documentary Filmmaker
The Public Square
Citizen commentaries on AM580
4:45 and 6:45 pm on Fridays
Friday, October 30, 2009:
Conrad Wetzel on When a Parent is in Prison
All Public Square commentaries and archives...
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:
- House Passes Health Care Overhaul
- Democrats Face Hurdle In Health Care Bill
- At Fort Hood, Mourning And A Search For Answers
World News:
- Fort Hood Shooting Stuns Hasan's West Bank Family
- Week In Review With Daniel Schorr
- Flu Threat Looms As Mecca Readies For Pilgrims
Politics & Society:
- House Passes Health Care Overhaul
- House Health Care Bill Hinges On Abortion Vote
- Could Big Donors Break Obama's Fundraising Record?
