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Focus 580 Archives for Week of October 19, 2009

Interviews on global affairs and daily life

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

Monday October 19, 2009, 10:06 AM

Home Care

Scott Spies, Home Inspector, Spies Home Inspection

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Categories: Home InspectionHousingHow-to

Monday October 19, 2009, 11:06 AM

The Simpsons: An Uncensored, Unauthorized History

John Ortved, Journalist; former Contributing Editorial Associate at Vanity Fair

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Categories: TelevisionWriting

Tuesday October 20, 2009, 10:06 AM

Dancing in the Dark: A Cultural History of the Great Depression

Morris Dickstein, Ph.D., Distinguished Professor of English and Theatre, City University of New York Graduate Center

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Categories: Cultural StudiesFilm/MoviesHistoryUnited States historyLiteratureTheatre

Wednesday October 21, 2009, 10:06 AM

Endangered Species and Delisting: The Good, The Bad and The Ugly

Ed Bangs, Northern Rocky Mountain Gray Wolf Recovery Coordinator, United States Fish and Wildlife Service, Helena, Montana

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Categories: AnimalsBirdsEnvironmentLand UseNatural ResourcesWildlife

Wednesday October 21, 2009, 11:06 AM

"Isolation and Information Famine Stifling Africa's Growth"

Ellen Remona Tise, Senior Director of Library and Information Services, University of Stellenbosch, South Africa; President, Intrenational Federation of Library Associations and Institutions 2009-2011; 2009 Mortenson Distinguished Lecturer, Univeristy of Illinois

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Categories: Africa

Thursday October 22, 2009, 10:06 AM

The Growth Idea: Purpose and Prosperity in Postwar Japan

Scott O'Bryan, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Department of History; Associate Professor, East Asian Languages and Cultures, Indiana University

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Categories: Business and EconomyCultural StudiesEconomicsAsiaJapan

Thursday October 22, 2009, 11:06 AM

"Mindsets: Understanding Motivation and Achievement"

Carol Dweck, Ph.D., Lewis and Virginia Eaton Professor of Psychology, Department of Psychology, Stanford University

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Categories: BehaviorPsychology

Friday October 23, 2009, 10:06 AM

The Mom & Pop Store: How the Unsung Heroes of the American Economy Are Surviving and Thriving

Robert Spector, Consultant on customer service; Speaker; Business Writer

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Categories: BehaviorBusiness and Economy

Friday October 23, 2009, 11:06 AM

Restoring Global Fish Populations

Ray Hilborn, Ph.D., Professor of Aquatic & Fishery Sciences, University of Washington

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Categories: AgricultureEnvironmentFoodNatural ResourcesScienceOceans

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