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Focus 580 Archives for Week of November 9, 2009

Interviews on global affairs and daily life

Monday thru Friday, 10 am to noon on WILL-AM 580

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

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Categories: Justice

Monday November 09, 2009, 11:06 AM

Burma/Myanmar: What Everyone Needs to Know

David I. Steinberg, Ph.D., Distinguished Professor of Asian Studies, Georgetown University

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Categories: HistoryAsiaMyanmar

Tuesday November 10, 2009, 10:06 AM

Lawn & Garden Care

Sandy Mason, Horticulture Educator, University of Illinois Extension Service

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Categories: Gardening and Horticulture

Tuesday November 10, 2009, 11:06 AM

The Silence and the Scorpion: The Coup Against Chavez and the Making of Modern Venezuela

Brian A. Nelson, Journalist

This is a repeat broadcast from Friday, June 05, 2009, 10 am

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Categories: HistoryLawSouth AmericaVenezuela

Wednesday November 11, 2009, 10:06 AM

On Monsters: An Unnatural History of Our Worst Fears

Stephen T. Asma, Ph.D., Professor of Philosophy and Distinguished Scholar, Columbia College

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Categories: Cultural StudiesHistory

Wednesday November 11, 2009, 11:06 AM

“The Truth, Tragedy, and Transformation of e-Waste,” the Illinois Sustainable Technology Center and Sustainable Electronics Initiative

Willie Cade, Founder and Chief Executive Officer, PC Rebuilders & Recyclers, Chicago

William C. Bullock, Ph.D., Professor of industrial Design and Director of the Product Interaction Research Laboratory and Design for Energy and Environment Laboratory, University of Illinois

Timothy Lindsey, Ph.D., Associate Director of the Illinois Sustainable Technology Center’s Technical Assistance Program, University of Illinois

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Categories: Business and EconomyCommunityEducationK-12TechnologyComputers

Thursday November 12, 2009, 10:06 AM

"The Illinois Economy and the State Budget"

Ralph Martire, J.D., Excecutive Director, Center for Tax and Budget Accountability; Columnist for the Chicago Sun-Times, the State Journal-Register, and The Herald News

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Categories: GovernmentUnited StatesIllinois

Thursday November 12, 2009, 11:06 AM

Consumer Reports 2009 Annual Car Reliability Survey

Mike Quincy, Auto Content Specialist, Consumer Reports

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Categories: Automotive

Friday November 13, 2009, 10:06 AM

The Healthcare Legislation in the House and Senate

David A. Hyman, J.D., M.D., Richard W. and Marie L. Corman Professor of Law, and Director of the Epstein Program in Health Law and Policy, University of Illinois

James L. Milam, M.D., President, Illinois State Medical Society

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Categories: HealthHealth PolicyLawMedicine

Friday November 13, 2009, 11:06 AM

"Closing the Gap Between Science and Practice"

Roger E. Kasperson, Research Professor and Distinguished Scientist at The George Perkins Marsh Institute, Clark University

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Categories: Science

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