Focus 580 Archives for month of July 2009
Interviews on global affairs and daily life
Monday thru Friday, 10 am to noon on WILL-AM 580
Wednesday July 01, 2009, 10:06 AM
Cooking: Quick, No Heat Summer Meals
Doyle Moore, WILL Chef-in-Residence
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Wednesday July 01, 2009, 11:06 AM
Grand New Party: How Republicans Can Win the Working Class and Save the American Dream
Ross Douthat, Columnist, The New York Times
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Categories: Government • History • United States history • Politics
Thursday July 02, 2009, 10:06 AM
Into the Beautiful North: A Novel
Luis Alberto Urrea, Professor of Englis/Creative Writing, University of Illinois, Chicago
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Categories: Literature
Thursday July 02, 2009, 11:06 AM
Peak Water
Meena Palaniappan, M.S., Inititative Director, Pacific Institute, Oakland, CA
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Categories: Environment • Water resources • Health
Friday July 03, 2009, 10:06 AM
Thomas Paine: Enlightenment, Revolution, and the Birth of Modern Nations
Craig Nelson, Writer
This is a repeat broadcast from Friday, January 19, 2007, 11 am
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Friday July 03, 2009, 11:06 AM
Rethinking Assumptions: The Quest for Gender Equity in East Central Illinois, produced by Linda Ly, Maritz Mestre, David Dickey, and Janet Morford
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Monday July 06, 2009, 10:06 AM
The Political Brain: The Role of Emotion in Deciding the Fate of the Nation
Drew Weston, Ph.D., Professor in the Department of Psychology, Emory University
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Monday July 06, 2009, 11:06 AM
"The Insiders: Taking the Hill"
Matt Bai, Journalist with The New York Times covering national politics; author of The Argument: Billionaires, Bloggers, and the Battle to Remake Democratic Politics
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Categories: Government • Politics
Tuesday July 07, 2009, 10:06 AM
K Blows Top: A Cold War Comic Interlude, Starring Nikita Khrushchev, America's Modst Unlikely Tourist
Peter Carlson, Journalist
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Categories: Biography • History • United States history • Europe • United Kingdom
Tuesday July 07, 2009, 11:06 AM
Four Proposals for a Judiciary Act of 2009
Paul D. Carrington, LL.B., Professor of Law, Duke University
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Categories: Criminal Justice • Government • Courts • Judiciary • Federal • Law
Wednesday July 08, 2009, 10:06 AM
The Generalissimo: Chiang Kai-Shek and the Struggle for Modern China
Jay Taylor, Writer; Research Associate, Fairbank Center for Chinese Studies, Harvard University
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Categories: Biography • History • Asia • China
Wednesday July 08, 2009, 11:06 AM
Destiny Disrupted: A History of the World Through Islamic Eyes
Tamim Ansary, Writer and Director of the San Francisco Writers Workshop
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Categories: History
Wednesday July 08, 2009, 10:06 AM
Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act Affirmed: Why It is Still Important
Laughlin McDonald, J.D., Director, American Civil Liberties Voting Rights Project, and Southern Regional American Civil Liberties Union, Atlanta, Georgia
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- Mr. Laughlin's statement on the recent United States Supreme Court Ruling
- The American Civili Liberties Union
Categories: Civil Rights • Government • Courts • Judiciary • Federal • Law • Race/Ethnicity
Thursday July 09, 2009, 11:06 AM
The Populist Vision
Charles Postel, Assistant Professor of History, University of California, Sacramento
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Categories: History • United States history
Friday July 10, 2009, 10:06 AM
Sunnyside: A Novel
Glen David Gold, Writer
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Friday July 10, 2009, 11:06 AM
Justice Denied: America's Continuing Neglect of Our Constitutional Right to Counsel
Norman Lefstein, LL.M., Professor of Law and Dean Emeritus, Indiana University School of Law
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Categories: Civil Rights • Criminal Justice • Government • Courts • Law
Monday July 13, 2009, 10:06 AM
Innocence Denied: The United States Supreme Court Decision of No Post-Conviction DNA Testing
Brandon L. Garrett, J.D., Associate Professor of Law, University of Virginia
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Categories: Civil Rights • Criminal Justice • Incarceration • Government • Courts • Judiciary • Federal • Law • Science • Forensics • Genetics
Monday July 13, 2009, 11:06 AM
The GI Bill: A New Deal for Veterans
Stuart M. Blumin, Professor Emeritus of American History, Cornell University
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Categories: History • United States history • Military
Tuesday July 14, 2009, 10:06 AM
Lawn and Garden Care
Sandy Mason, Horticulture Educator, University of Illinois Extension
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Categories: Gardening and Horticulture
Tuesday July 14, 2009, 11:06 AM
West of the West: Dreamers, Believers, Builders, and Killers in the Golden State
Mark Arax, Award-Winning Journalist; Contributing Writer at Los Angeles magazine; Teacher of nonfiction writing at Claremont McKenna College
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Categories: Community • Cultural Studies • United States • California
Wednesday July 15, 2009, 10:06 AM
Insect Control
Philip L. Nixon, Ph.D., Extension Entomologist, Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Sciences University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
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Categories: Agriculture • Insects • Science
Wednesday July 15, 2009, 11:06 AM
Welcome to the Urban Revolution: How Cities Are Changing the World
Jeb Brugmann, Consutant to companies, governments and non-profit organizations on strategy and new ventures development
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Categories: Urban Planning
Thursday July 16, 2009, 10:06 AM
"Global Climate Change Impacts in the United States"
Donald J. Wuebbles, Ph.D., the Harry E. Preble Endowed Professor, Department of Atmospheric Sciences and Professor, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Illinois
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Categories: Environment • Climate Change • United States
Thursday July 16, 2009, 11:06 AM
The Impact of New Media and Information Technologies on Political Communication in Developing Nations
Helga Tawil-Souri, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Culture and Communication, Department of Media, Culture and Communication, New York University
Philip N. Howard, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Department of Communication, University of Washington
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Categories: Communication • Government • Elections • Media and journalism • Africa • Asia • Middle East
Friday July 17, 2009, 10:06 AM
Personal Finance
Kevin Waspi, Lecturer, Finance, College of Business, University of Illinois
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Categories: Personal Finance
Friday July 17, 2009, 11:06 AM
You Are Here: Why We Can Find Our Way to the Moon but Get Lost in the Mall
Colin Ellard, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Department of Psychology; Associate Chair, Undergraduate Studies; Director of the Research Lab for Immersive Virtual Environments, University of Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
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Categories: Behavior
Monday July 20, 2009, 10:06 AM
Home Care
Scott Spies, Home Inspector, Spies Home Inspection
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Categories: How-to
Monday July 20, 2009, 11:06 AM
On Killing: The Psychological Cost of Learing to Kill in War and Society
Lt. Col. Dave Grossman, Director of the Killology Research Group; former Army Ranger, Paratrooper, and Psychology Professor at West Point
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Categories: Behavior • Military
Tuesday July 21, 2009, 10:06 AM
China’s Ethnic Minorities and Current Developments in China
Linda Benson, Ph.D., Professor of History and Director, Master of Arts in Liberal Studies, Oakland University
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Categories: History • International Affairs • Race/Ethnicity • Asia • China
Tuesday July 21, 2009, 11:06 AM
State and Federal Banking Policies
George G. Pennacchi, Ph.D., Professor of Finance, University of Illinois
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Categories: Business and Economy
Wednesday July 22, 2009, 10:06 AM
Bloggers on the Bus: How the Internet Changed Politics and the Press
Eric Boehlert, Award-Winning Journalist and Senior Fellow for Media Matters for America
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Categories: Government • Elections • Politics • Technology • Internet
Wednesday July 22, 2009, 11:06 AM
Current Developments in the European Union
Robert D. Pahre, Ph.D., Director, European Union Center, and Professor of Political Science, University of Illinois.
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Categories: Foreign Policy-U.S. • International Affairs • Europe
Thursday July 23, 2009, 10:06 AM
Wild Birds
Michael Ward, Ph.D., Coordinator of the Critical Trends Assessment program and Visiting Assistant Professor in the Deapartment of Natural Resources and Environmental Sciences, University of Illinois
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Categories: Birds
Thursday July 23, 2009, 11:06 AM
The Teeth May Smile But The Heart Does Not Forget: Murder And Memory In Uganda
Andrew Rice, Award-Winning Journalist
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Categories: Federal Budget • History • Politics • Africa
Thursday July 23, 2009, 10:06 AM
Sexual Abuse as a Humanitarian Crisis
Rebecca Singer, RN, ND, Field Nurse for Doctors Without Borders
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Categories: Crime • Family • Gender issues • Human Rights • Violence
Friday July 24, 2009, 11:06 AM
Fatal Journey: The Final Expedition of Henry Hudson
Peter C. Mancall, Ph.D., Professor of History and Anthropology; Director of the USC-Huntington Early Modern Studies Institute, University of Southern Califronia
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Categories: Biography • History
Monday July 27, 2009, 10:06 AM
Discussion of the University of Illinois Admissions Controversy until 10:30 AM followed by live coverage of the State of Illinois Admissions Review Commission Public Testimony of James J. Stuckel, Stanley O. Ikenberry, and B. Joseph White
John Prussing, Sc.D., Professor Emeritus, Aerospace Engineering, University of Illinois; Chair of the Faculty Senate General University Policy Committee; Member of the Faculty Senate Executive Committee; President of the local chapter of the American Association of University Professors
Kent Redfield, Ph.D., Professor of Political Science, University of Illinois, Springfield; Interim Director of the Institute for Legislative Studies; Director of the Sunshine Project
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Categories: University of Illinois
Monday July 27, 2009, 11:06 AM
State of Illinois Admissions Review Commission Public Testimony of James A. Stukel, Stanley O. Ikenberry, and B. Joseph White
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Tuesday July 28, 2009, 10:06 AM
Breaking the Story: Politics at the University of Illinois Admissions
Jodi S. Cohen, Higher Education Reporter, The Chicago Tribune
Stacy St. Clair, Reporter, The Chicago Tribune
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Categories: University of Illinois
Tuesday July 28, 2009, 11:06 AM
The Good Doctors: The Medical Committee for Human Rights and the Struggle for Social Justice in Health Care
John Dittmer, Ph.D., Professor of History, DePauw University and Award Winning Writer
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Categories: Civil Rights • Health • History • United States history
Wednesday July 29, 2009, 10:06 AM
The Populist Vision
Charles Postel, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of History, University of California, Sacramento
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Wednesday July 29, 2009, 11:06 AM
The Sacco and Vanzetti Affair: America on Trial
Moshik Temkin, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Public Policy, Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University
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Thursday July 30, 2009, 10:06 AM
China Safari: On the Trail of Beijing's Expansion in Africa
Serge Michel, Award-Winning Journalist; former West Africa Correspondent for the Le Monde; founder of the the Bloody Blog, a citizen journalism project in the suburbs of Paris
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Categories: Business and Economy • Africa • Asia • China
Thursday July 30, 2009, 11:06 AM
The Generalissmo: Chiang Kai-Shek and the Struggle for Modern China
Jay Taylor, Writer
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Friday July 31, 2009, 10:06 AM
Insects
May Berenbaum, Ph.D., Professor and Head of the Department of Entomology, University of Illinois
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Categories: History • United States history • Insects
Friday July 31, 2009, 11:06 AM
Fresh: A Perishable History
Susanne Freidberg, Ph.D. , Associate Professor of Geography, Dartmouth College; Non-resident Fellow, W.E.B. Du Bois Institute, Harvard University
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Categories: Cultural Studies • Food
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