Focus 580 Archives for month of March 2008
Interviews on global affairs and daily life
Monday thru Friday, 10 am to noon on WILL-AM 580
Monday March 03, 2008, 10:06 AM
The Lost Ark Of The Covenant: Solving The 2,500 Year Old Mystery Of The Fabled Biblical Ark
Tudor Parfitt, Professor of Jewish Studies at London's School of Oriental and African Studies and Fellow of the Oxford Centre of Hebrew and Jewish Studies
According to the biblical account, the Ark of the Covenant held the stone tablets that bore the Ten Commandments. It disappeared from the temple in Jerusalem in 586 BC….and was lost, apparently forever. Over the last 2 thousand years, many scholars and treasure hunters have claimed to know where it was hidden. Now, Professor Tudor Parfitt, from London’s School of Oriental and African Studies, believes he has found it.
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Categories: Archaeology • History • Religion
Monday March 03, 2008, 11:06 AM
Getting Ahead or Losing Ground: Economic Mobility in America
Julia B. Isaacs, M.P.P., Child and Family Policy Fellow at The Brookings Institution, and a First Focus Fellow, Washington, DC
For over 200 years, Americans have believed that if they worked hard and drew on their intelligence and skills, they would move up the economic ladder. During this hour of Focus 580 we ask the question: does this mobility really exist? Our guest is Julia Isaacs, Child and Family Policy Fellow at the Brookings Institution. We’ll talk about a recent report that finds the American dream is alive, but frayed. Most people are better off than their parents, but the benefits of economic growth have been uneven, with some winning big and others losing ground.
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Categories: Consumer issues • Economics • Family • Gender issues • Labor/worker issues • Race/Ethnicity
Tuesday March 04, 2008, 10:06 AM
The "Unofficial St. Patrick's Day" Event and Student Drinking
William Riley, Dean of Students and Associate Vice Chancellor at the University of Illinois
This past weekend, the City of Champaign once again found itself the unwilling host of what promoters have called “the biggest party in the Big 10.” Police report fewer problems connected with this year’s Unofficial St. Patrick’s Day than in past years…although nearly 200 people were ticketed or arrested…most for underage drinking.
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Categories: Community • Education • Human Development • Law • University of Illinois
Tuesday March 04, 2008, 11:06 AM
Going Broke: Why Americans Can't Hold On To Their Money
Stuart Vyse, an Award-Winning Writer and Professor of Psychology at Connecticut College in New London
In 2005, more than two million Americans declared bankruptcy. Millions more are deeply in debt. Why can’t Americans hold on to their money? We’ll look for some answers this morning on Focus 580 as we talk with psychologist Stewart Vyse. He says that, while we like to blame credit card companies or the poor judgment of consumers…there are many other factors that conspire to empty our pockets. He will report on some new developments in psychology and economics that help explain the epidemic of debt and talk about possible cures.
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Categories: Business and Economy • Community • Consumer issues • Economics • Personal Finance • Psychology
Wednesday March 05, 2008, 10:06 AM
Cooking: Roasted Vegetables
Doyle Moore, WILL Chef-in-Residence
It’s the first Wednesday of the month, and that means the topic on Focus 580 will be food and the guest will be the man we call our chef-in-residence Doyle Moore. When he stops by we pick a topic - sometimes a particular dish or key ingredient - and exchange stories and recipes. This time around he wants to talk about roasting vegetables. This simple technique brings out their natural sweetness, gives them some crunch, and mellows those that can be a little harsh.
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Wednesday March 05, 2008, 11:06 AM
Consumer Reports Annual Auto Report
Jeff Bartlett, Deputy Editor Online, Autos for Consumer Reports
If you are thinking about buying a new car, but haven’t quite been able to decide on the make and model, we may be able to help this morning on Focus 580. Our guest at 11 is Jeff Bartlett, deputy editor, online, for autos at Consumer Reports. The annual auto issue of Consumer Reports is just out, and we will go over their ratings for the best…and worst…of the new cars. They also have advice on which used cars to avoid, and on how to negotiate the best deal.
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Categories: Automotive • Consumer issues
Thursday March 06, 2008, 10:06 AM
"Nation of Immigrants"
Donna Gabaccia, Director of the Immigration Hisotry Research Center at the University of Minnesota Organization of American Historians
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Categories: Government • Politics • Race/Ethnicity
Thursday March 06, 2008, 11:06 AM
Severe Storm Preparedness
Ed Keiser, WILL Meteorologist
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Categories: Weather
Friday March 07, 2008, 10:06 AM
United States Food Safety Revisited
Michael R. Taylor, J.D., Research Professor, School of Public Health and Health Services, The George Washington University, Washington, DC and Chair, Food Safety Research Consortium
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- The George Washington University School of Public Health and Health Services
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Categories: Agriculture • Animals • Food • Health
Friday March 07, 2008, 11:06 AM
The First Word: The Search For The Origins Of Language
Christine Kenneally, Ph.D., Scholar and Writer
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Categories: Cultural Studies • History • Language and Linguistics
Monday March 10, 2008, 10:06 AM
The Nuclear Sphinx Of Tehran: Mahmoud Ahmadinejad And The State Of Iran
Meir Javedanfar, Middle East Analyst and Director of the Middle East Economic and Political Analysis Company
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Categories: Biography • Energy • Foreign Policy-U.S. • International Affairs • National Security
Monday March 10, 2008, 11:06 AM
The Presumption of Safety: Limits of Federal Policies on Toxic Substances and Options for State Chemicals Policy Reform: A Resource Guide
Joel Tickner, Sc.D., Assistant Professor, Department of Community Health and Sustainability and Project Director, Chemicals Policy Initiative of the Lowell Center for Sustainable Production, University of Massachusetts Lowell
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- Dr. Tickner's profile
- The Chemicals Policy Initiative webpage
- The Lowell Center for Sustainable Production
- The Presumption of Safety
- Options for State Chemicals Policy Reform
Categories: Consumer issues • Government • Health • Public Policy
Tuesday March 11, 2008, 10:06 AM
Lawn and Garden Care
Sandy Mason, Horticulture Educator with the Champaign County Extension Service of the University of Illinois
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Categories: Agriculture • Gardening and Horticulture
Tuesday March 11, 2008, 11:06 AM
Naked In The Woods: Joseph Knowles And The Legacy Of Frontier Fakery
Jim Motavalli, Journalist, Editor of E/TheEnvironmental Magazine, and Program Host on WPKN-FM
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Categories: Biography • Environment
Wednesday March 12, 2008, 10:06 AM
Pens And Swords: How The American Mainstream Media Report The Israeli-Palestinian Conflict
Marda Dunsky, Author and Journalist
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Categories: Media and journalism • War Crimes • Middle East
Wednesday March 12, 2008, 11:06 AM
The Agenda for Shared Prosperity
Susan Helper, Ph.D. , A & T Professor of Economics, Whitehead School of Management, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio
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Categories: Business and Economy • Labor/worker issues
Thursday March 13, 2008, 10:06 AM
American Medical Association Guide To Preventing And Treating Heart Disease: Essential Information You And Your Family Need To Know About Having A Healthy Heart
Martin S. Lipsky, MD, Family Physician and Regional Dean at the University of Illinois College of Medicine
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Thursday March 13, 2008, 11:06 AM
K-12 Education Funding, Poverty and Inequality in Illinois
Elizabeth T. Powers, Associate Professor of Economics and Faculty Member in the Institute of Government and Public Affairs at the University of Illinois and
Peter Mulhall, Director of the Institute of Government and Public Affairs' Center for Prevention Research and Development at the University of Illinois
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Categories: Civil Rights • Community • Economics • Education • Family • Government • Public Policy
Friday March 14, 2008, 11:06 AM
School Accountability and Performance in the Era of No Child Left Behind
Lizanne DeStefano, Ph.D., Executive Associate Dean for Research and Administration, Director of Bureau Educational Research, and Professor of Quantitative and Evaluative Research Methodologies, and Educational Psychology
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Categories: Education
Friday March 14, 2008, 10:06 AM
Lincoln And Douglas: The Debate That Defined America
Allen C. Guelzo, the Henry R. Luce Professor of the Civil War Era and Director of the Civil War Era Studies Program and The Gettysburg Semester at Gettsburg College and
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Categories: Biography • History • United States history
Monday March 17, 2008, 10:06 AM
Home Maintenance
Scott Spies, Home Inspector with Spies Home Inspection
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Monday March 17, 2008, 11:06 AM
The Stricken Field: The Little Bighorn Since 1876
Jerome A. Greene, Writer, and Research Historian for the National Park Service, Retired
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Categories: History • United States history • Race/Ethnicity • Native Americans
Tuesday March 18, 2008, 10:06 AM
Saudi Arabia’s Oil and the United States’ Friendship
Steve A. Yetiv, Ph.D., Professor of Political Science, Old Dominion University, Norfolk, Virginia
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Categories: Consumer issues • Energy • oil • Foreign Policy-U.S. • Politics • Saudi Arabia
Tuesday March 18, 2008, 11:06 AM
Negro With A Hat: The Rise And Fall Of Marcus Garvey
Colin Grant, Independent Historian and BBC Radio Producer with the Science Unit
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Categories: Biography • Civil Rights • Government • History • United States history • Human Rights • Law • Politics • Race/Ethnicity • African-American
Wednesday March 19, 2008, 10:06 AM
Current Events in Kenya
David Zaremka, Coordinator of the Great Lakes Initiative/Friends Peace Team
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Wednesday March 19, 2008, 11:06 AM
God's Problem: How The Bible Fails To Answer Our Most Important Question--Why We Suffer
Bart D. Ehrman, the James A. Gray Distinguished Professor of Religious Studies at the University of North Carolina
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Categories: Religion
Thursday March 20, 2008, 10:06 AM
The Airmen And The Head Hunters: A True Story Of Lost Soldiers, Heroic Tribesmen And The Unlikeliest Rescue Of World War II
Judith M. Heinmann, Career Diplomat and Writer
This is a repeat broadcast from Monday, December 03, 2007, 10 am
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Categories: War Crimes
Thursday March 20, 2008, 11:06 AM
The Greatest Battle: Stalin, Hitler, And The Desperate Struggle For Moscow That Changed The Course Of Wolrd War II
Adam Nagorski, Senior Editor at Newsweek
This is a repeat broadcast from Friday, January 11, 2008, 10 am
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Categories: War Crimes
Friday March 21, 2008, 10:06 AM
Printer's Devil: Mark Twain And The American Publishing Revolution
Bruce Michelson, Professor of English and Director of the Campus Honors Program at the University of Illinois
This is a repeat broadcast from Tuesday, January 22, 2008, 10 am
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Categories: Biography
Friday March 21, 2008, 11:06 AM
Monk's Music: Thelonious Monk And Jazz History In The Making
Gabriel Solis, Professor of Music at the University of Illinois
This is a repeat broadcast from Friday, January 25, 2008, 10 am
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Monday March 24, 2008, 11:06 AM
Women's Health
Suzanne Trupin, M.D., Obstetrician and Gynecologyist with the Women's Heatlh Practice and Clinical Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology at the University of Illinois College of Medicine
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Categories: Health
Tuesday March 25, 2008, 10:06 AM
"Shakespear as a Skywatcher: Joining Astronomy with English Literature"
David H. Levy, Science Editor of Parade Magazine and President of National Sharing the Sky Foundation
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Tuesday March 25, 2008, 11:06 AM
Who's Your City? How The Creative Economy Is Making Where To Live The Most Important Decision Of Your LIfe
Richard Florida, Director of the Martin Prosperity Institute, Professor of Business and Creativity at the University of Toronto's Rotman School of Management, Founder of the Creative Class Group, and Columnist for the Toronto Globe and Mail
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Categories: Business and Economy • Community • Consumer issues • Cultural Studies • Economics • Education • Geography
Wednesday March 26, 2008, 10:06 AM
The Man Who Pushed America To War: The Extraordinary Life, Adventures, And Obsessions Of Ahmad Chalabi
Aram Roston, Emmy Award-Winning Investigative Reporter
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Categories: Biography • Criminal Justice • Economics • Foreign Policy-U.S. • History • International Affairs • Media and journalism • National Security • Terrorism • War Crimes • Middle East
Wednesday March 26, 2008, 11:06 AM
Columbia/Ecuador/Venezuela: Keeping Peace in the Neighborhood
Maria C. Escobar-Lemmon, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Political Science, Texas A & M University, College Station, Texas
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Categories: Foreign Policy-U.S. • International Affairs • South America • Columbia • Ecuador • Venezuela
Thursday March 27, 2008, 10:06 AM
Current Developments in Kosovo
John K. Menzies, Ph.D., Dean, Whitehead School of Diplomacy & International Relations, Seton Hall University, and former U.S. Ambassador to Boznia and Herzegovina
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- Ambassador Menzies' bio
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Categories: Foreign Policy-U.S. • International Affairs • Politics • Kosovo
Thursday March 27, 2008, 11:06 AM
Books, Current, Classics and Past Books
Kelly Strom, Collection Manager at the Champaign Public Library
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Thursday March 27, 2008, 11:06 AM
"Putinism and Its Discontents"
Leon Aron, Director of Russian Studies at the American Enterprise Institute
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Categories: International Affairs • Russia
Friday March 28, 2008, 10:06 AM
Personal Finance
David Sinow, Clinical Professor of Finance in the College of Business of the University of Illinois
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Friday March 28, 2008, 11:06 AM
Out Of The East: Spices And The Medieval Imagination
Paul Freedman, Ph.D., The Chester D. Tripp Professor of History at Yale University
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Monday March 31, 2008, 10:06 AM
The Bridge At The Edge Of The World: Capitalism, The Environment, And Crossing From Crisis To sustainability
James Gustave Speth, the Carl W. Knobloch, Jr. Dean of the School of Forestry and Environmental Studies, and the Sara Shallenberger Brown Professor in the Practice of Environmental Policy at Yale University
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Categories: Economics • Environment
Monday March 31, 2008, 11:06 AM
The Battle to Eradicate Malaria: Successes and Remaining Challenges
Awash Teklehaimanot, Ph.D., Senior Research Scholar, The Earth Institute at Columbia University
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