Focus 580 Archives for month of September 2008
Interviews on global affairs and daily life
Monday thru Friday, 10 am to noon on WILL-AM 580
Monday September 01, 2008, 10:06 AM
Sweatshop Labor and Conditions Today
Charles Kernaghan, Executive Director of the National Labor Committee in Support of Human and Worker Rights, New York
This is a repeat broadcast from Thursday, January 24, 2008, 11 am
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Monday September 01, 2008, 11:06 AM
"After 60 Years of Human Rights, Is There a Cause for Celebration?"
Dr. Julian Burger, Coordinator of the Indigenous and Minorities Unit at the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Geneva, Switzerland
This is a repeat broadcast from Tuesday, April 29, 2008, 10 am
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Categories: Human Rights
Tuesday September 02, 2008, 10:06 AM
The Hakawati: A Story
Rabih Alameddine, Writer
This is a repeat broadcast from Thursday, June 19, 2008, 10 am
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Categories: Literature
Tuesday September 02, 2008, 11:06 AM
The Comanche Empire
Pekka Hamalainen, Associate Professor of History at the University of California, Santa Barbara
This is a repeat broadcast from Wednesday, May 21, 2008, 10 am
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Categories: Race/Ethnicity • Native Americans
Wednesday September 03, 2008, 10:06 AM
Cooking with the Bounty of Summer
Doyle Moore, WILL Radio Chef-in-Residence
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Categories: Cooking
Wednesday September 03, 2008, 11:06 AM
Current News in Nanotechnology
Irfan S. Ahmad, Ph.D., Associate Director at the Center for Nanoscale Science and Technology, Project Coordinator for the Siteman Center for Cancer Nanotechnolgy Excellence, and Research Faculty in Agricultural and Biological Engineering at the University of illinois
Rashid Bashir, Ph.D., Bliss Professor of Engineering and Director of the Micro and Nantechnology Laboratory at the University of Illinois
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Categories: Science • Technology • Nanotechnology • University of Illinois
Thursday September 04, 2008, 10:06 AM
Literacy and Online Reading
Donald Leu, the John and Maria Neag Endowed Chair in Literacy and Technology and Director of The New Literacies Research Lab at the University of Conneticut
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Categories: Education
Thursday September 04, 2008, 11:06 AM
Bullying and Health Behavior
Dorothy Espelage, Ph.D., Professor of Educational Psychology, and Department Associate Chairperson, University of Illinois
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Categories: Children • Community • Family • Health • Psychology
Friday September 05, 2008, 10:06 AM
The Future of Nuclear Energy
Dale E. Klein, Chairman of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission
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Categories: Energy
Friday September 05, 2008, 11:06 AM
The FBI's Investigation of Bruce Ivins and Its Conclusions
Marilyn W. Thompson, Award-Winning Investigative Reporter and Editor for The Washington Post
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Categories: Criminal Justice • FBI • Disease • Government • National Security • Politics
Monday September 08, 2008, 10:06 AM
Deception: Pakistan, The United States, And The Secret Trade In Nuclear Weapons
Catherine Scott-Clark, Award-Winning Investigative Journalist, Senior Correspondent with The Guardian, and Book Co-Author
This is a repeat broadcast from Friday, November 30, 2007, 10 am
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Categories: International Affairs • Military • Technology • Internet • Pakistan
Monday September 08, 2008, 11:06 AM
Insect Control
Philip Nixon, Extension Specialist, PAT/Ornamental Household Insects in the Department of Natural Resources and Environmnental Sciences at the University of Illinois
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Tuesday September 09, 2008, 10:06 AM
Lawn and Garden Care
Sandy Mason, Horticulture Educator with the University of Illinois Extension Service of Champaign County
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Categories: Gardening and Horticulture
Tuesday September 09, 2008, 11:06 AM
Gandhi: The Man, His People, And The Empire
Rajmohan Gandhi, Research Professor at the Center for South Asian and Middle Eastern Studies at the University of Illinois
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Wednesday September 10, 2008, 10:06 AM
"Iran under Ahmadinejad"
Ali Ansari, Ph.D., Professor in Modern History and Founder of the Institute for Iranian Studies at St. Andrew's University, Scotland
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Categories: History • International Affairs • Iran
Wednesday September 10, 2008, 11:06 AM
No More Joint Pain
Joseph A. Abboud, M.D., Clinical Assistant Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine at 3B Orthopaedics in Philadelphia
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Categories: Health
Thursday September 11, 2008, 10:06 AM
Reclaiming Conservatism: How A Great American Political Movement Got Lost--And How It Can Find It's Way Back
Mickey Edwards, a Vice President of the Aspen Institute, a Former Member of Congress and National Chairman of the American Conservative Union
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Categories: Government
Thursday September 11, 2008, 11:06 AM
Current Events in the Republic of Sudan
Fabienne Hara, Vice President of Multilateral Affairs with the International Crisis Group, New York
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Categories: Africa
Friday September 12, 2008, 10:06 AM
Illinois Political History: The More Things change, the More they Stay the Same
Kent Redfield, Ph.D., Professsor of Political Science and Interim Director of the Institute for Legislative Studies at the University of Illinois, Springfield
This is a repeat broadcast from Wednesday, July 09, 2008, 11 am
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Categories: Government • History
Friday September 12, 2008, 11:06 AM
McMafia: A Journey Through The Global Criminal Underwolrd
Misha Glenny, Award Winning Journalist and Broadcaster
This is a repeat broadcast from Friday, April 18, 2008, 11 am
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Monday September 15, 2008, 10:06 AM
Home Care
Scott Spies, Home Inspector with Spies Home Inspection
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Categories: How-to
Monday September 15, 2008, 11:06 AM
America’s Emancipation Moment: Memories of Lincoln and Slavery’s Demise
Kirt H. Wilson, Ph.D., Associate Professor of rhetorical criticism and theory in the Department of Communication Studies at the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities.
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Categories: Community • History • Language and Linguistics • Literature • Race/Ethnicity • African-American • Rhetoric/Debate
Tuesday September 16, 2008, 10:06 AM
Banana: The Fate Of The Fruit That Changed The World
Dan Koeppel, Writer
This is a repeat broadcast from Tuesday, August 05, 2008, 10 am
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Tuesday September 16, 2008, 11:06 AM
Hazing in View: College Students at Risk
Elizabeth Allan, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Higher Educational Leadership, Department of Education and Human Development, University of Maine, Orono
Mary Madden, Ph.D., Associate Research Professor, Center for Research and Education, Department of Education and Human Development, University of Maine, Orono
This is a repeat broadcast from Thursday, April 03, 2008, 11 am
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- Professor Allen's departmental webpage
- Professor Madden's departmental webpage
- National Center for Hazing Research and Prevention
- Stop Hazing
Categories: Community • Education • Psychology
Wednesday September 17, 2008, 10:06 AM
Krannert Center for the Performing Arts and the 2008-2009 Season
Mike Ross, Director of Krannert Center for the Performing Arts
Bridget Lee-Calfas, Public Information Director for Krannert Center for the Performing Arts
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Wednesday September 17, 2008, 11:06 AM
Who Owns Antiquity? Museums And The Battle Over Our Ancient Heritage
James Cuno, Ph.D., President and Director of the Art Institute of Chicago
This is a repeat broadcast from Tuesday, June 10, 2008, 11 am
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Categories: Archaeology • Architecture • Art and Design
Thursday September 18, 2008, 10:06 AM
"Battle/Fields: Braceros, Agribusiness, and the Violent Transformation of the California Agricltural Landscape during Word War II"
Don Mitchell, Ph.D., Distinguished Professor of Geography, Chair of the Department of Geography, and Director of the People's Geography Project at Syracuse University
Guest Host: Thomas Bassett, Professor of Geography at the University of Illinois
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Categories: Geography • Labor/worker issues
Thursday September 18, 2008, 11:06 AM
Adoptions: Domestic and International
Adam Pertman, Executive Director, Evan B. Donaldson Adoption Institute, New York
This is a repeat broadcast from Friday, June 27, 2008, 10 am
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Categories: Adoption • Community • Family
Friday September 19, 2008, 10:06 AM
Personal Finance
David Sinow, Clinical Professor of Finance in the College of Business and Director of the Office of Risk Management and Insurance Research at the University of Illinois
Guest Host: Rita Schulte
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Categories: Personal Finance
Friday September 19, 2008, 11:06 AM
An Interview with Journalist Jimmie Briggs
Jimmie Briggs, Journalist, Author of Innocents Lost: When Child Soldiers Go to War, and Goodwill ambassador for the United Nations
Guest Host: Professor Christopher Benson
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Categories: Children • Human Rights • War Crimes
Monday September 22, 2008, 10:06 AM
Ghost Train To The Eastern Star: On The Tracks Of The Great Railway Bazaar
Paul Theroux, Writer
Guest Host: Stephen Lyons
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Categories: Literature • Travel
Monday September 22, 2008, 11:06 AM
Women's Health
Suzanne Trupin, M.D., Obstetrician and Gynecologist with the Women's Health Practice, Champaign, Illinois and Clinical Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology at the University of Illinois
Guest Host: Les Schulte
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Tuesday September 23, 2008, 10:06 AM
Good Journalism: Is Anybody Doing It?
Kevin Craver, Journalist with The Northwest Herald
Loretta Tofani, Award Winning Investigative Journalist
Guest Host: Ron Yates
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Categories: Media and journalism
Tuesday September 23, 2008, 11:06 AM
The Eccentric Billionaire: John D. MacArthur--Empire Builder, Reluctant Philanthropist, Relentless Adversary
Nancy Kriplen, Freelance Writer
Guest Host: Tom Rogers
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Categories: Biography
Wednesday September 24, 2008, 10:06 AM
The Journey: The Greek American Dream
Alexander Kitroeff, Associate Professor in History at Haverford College
Guest Host: Tom Rogers
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Categories: Film/Movies • History • Immigration
Wednesday September 24, 2008, 11:06 AM
Design Like You Give a Damn: Architectural Responses to Humanitarian Crises, and Architecture for Humanity
Kate Stohr, Managing Director and Co-Founder of Architecture for Humanity, San Francisco
This is a repeat broadcast from Tuesday, June 24, 2008, 11 am
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Categories: Architecture • Community • Nonprofits
Thursday September 25, 2008, 10:06 AM
Biologists in the Field
Michael Jeffords, Visiting Associate Professor with the Illinois Natural History Survey
Susan Post, Associated Technical Scientist with the Illinois Natural History Survey
Joseph Spencer, Adjunct Assistant Professor with the Illinois Natural History Survey
Guest Host: Todd Gleason
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Categories: Animals • Birds • Environment • Insects • Wildlife
Thursday September 25, 2008, 11:06 AM
Interview
David Jauss, Teacher of Creative Writing at the University of Arkansas and in the MFA in Writing Program at the Vermont College of Fine Arts; Award Winning Poet, Essayist and Fiction Writer
Guest Host: Philip Graham
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Categories: Literature
Friday September 26, 2008, 10:06 AM
Sustainability on Campus and Buildings: The Gifts that Keep on Taking
Terry W. Ruprecht, MBA, Director of Energy Conservation, Associate Provost and Vice Chancellor-Academic Affairs-Facilities & Services, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
This is a repeat broadcast from Monday, June 02, 2008, 10 am
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Categories: Architecture • Community • Education • university • Energy • efficiency • sustainability
Friday September 26, 2008, 11:06 AM
Wild Birds
Larry Keller, Owner, Wild Birds, Inc., Champaign
Guest Host: Rita Schulte
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Categories: Birds • Community • Wildlife
Monday September 29, 2008, 10:06 AM
Continuity and Change in American Religion
Mark A. Chaves, Ph.D., Professor of Sociology, Religion, and Divinity at Duke University
This is a repeat broadcast from Thursday, June 12, 2008, 10 am
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Categories: Community • Religion
Monday September 29, 2008, 11:06 AM
The Greatest Battle: Stalin, Hitler, And The Desperate Struggle For Moscow That Changed The Course Of World War II
Andrew Nagorski, Senior Editor at Newsweek
This is a repeat broadcast from Friday, January 11, 2008, 10 am
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Tuesday September 30, 2008, 10:06 AM
The Current U.S. Economic Crisis
J. Fred Giertz, Ph.D., Interim Head of the Department of Economics, Professor of Economics and at the Institute of Government and Public Affairs, University of Illinois
Anne P. Villamil, Ph.D., Professor of Economics, University of Illinois
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Categories: Business and Economy • Economics • Federal Budget • Government
Tuesday September 30, 2008, 11:06 AM
The Alleged End of the Irish Republican Army
Ed Moloney, Independent Writer and Journalist
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Categories: Northern Ireland
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