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MONDAY, JANUARY 4
RESTAURANT REVIEW
Tonight's panel of dedicated diners will discuss the restaurant
scene in Chicago.
TUESDAY, JANUARY 5
AUDIENCE APPRECIATION NIGHT
From the devoted listener who tunes in every night at 9:00 pm (and has
done so for 20 years), to the emailer who chides us for not getting the
right guests on the panel, to the irate caller who simply must get on
the air, our listeners are as essential to the program as the panelists,
and yes, even the host. Tonight, 4 formerly anonymous players take on
starring roles to discuss themselves, the issues of the day, and why the
heck they tune in to Extension 720 every night.
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 6
JOBS '99
According to the experts, the beginning of the year is a propitious time
to look for (and find) a job. So for the go-getters who are ready to fulfill
their New Year's resolutions, tonight's program is just what's in order.
What's doing in the Chicagoland job market? Are there cutbacks, layoffs
or growth in manufacturing, computers, finance and service industries?
Tonight's panel of experts, including John Challenger of Challenger, Grey
and Christmas, a local outplacement firm, can advise you on the right
steps to take to find the job of your dreams.
THURSDAY, JANUARY 7
POPULAR RELIGION
There is the religion of the theologians, the religion of the ministers
and, beyond that, the religion of ordinary people. These are by no means
identical, even within a given denomination. Tonight, we focus on popular
religions: faith, belief and ritual in contemporary religious practice.
And we will attempt to do this over the broad range of Christianity, Judaism,
and Islam. Our guests: A panel of sociologists and practitioners of religion
drawn from the universities and seminaries of greater Chicago, including
Indiana University professor Robert Orsi, the author of Thank You, St.
Jude: Women's Devotion to the Patron Saint of Hopeless Causes (Yale University
Press).
FRIDAY, JANUARY 8
FORENSIC SCIENCE
Bullet casings, fingerprinted objects, hair, skin and blood traces comprise
the inventory that the Northern Illinois Police Crime Laboratory sifts
through every day to assist area police departments in apprehending criminals.
Forensic science is a relatively new subfield of laboratory science-it
has expanded with every technological advancement that makes fingerprint,
firearm and DNA testing possible and reliable. This evening, a group of
forensic scientists from the lab, including its director, Jane Homeyer,
share their scientific methods and some of their most interesting and
challenging cases.
MONDAY-TUESDAY, JANUARY 11-12
Tonight's programs are still under development. Please refer to the WGN
website, www.wgnradio.com for further information.
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 13
THE EMPERORS OF CHOCOLATE
In the first hour of tonight's program, Joel Glenn Brenner, author of
The Emperors of Chocolate: Inside the Secret World of Hershey and Mars
(Random House) will dispel any illusions that children and adults have
about the seemingly fantastic, Willy Wonka-like world of chocolate. She
reveals the personalities behind the candy-Mars, the reclusive innovator,
and Hershey, the dreamer and benefactor-how they invent, make, market
and sell delicious confections to the whole world and how these small,
family-owned businesses grew into a multi-billion dollar, cutthroat industry.
Join us for this hour-long tour of the wheelings and dealings that transpire
in Candyland, And stay tuned for an equally interesting second hour, with
a yet-to-be determined guest.
THURSDAY, JANUARY 14
A RETURN TO MODESTY
Wendy Shalit, a contributing editor to Manhattan Journal, is an unusual
young woman; a proponent of modesty at a very immodest time in American
culture. Disturbed by the promiscuous, immodest and unhealthy habits of
her friends and peers in high school, college and beyond, she set out
to understand their behavior. In A Return to Modesty (Free Press), Shalit
draws from literature, art, and her own personal experience to illustrate
why immodest behavior leads to unfulfilling or destructive relationships,
and to point out the wonderful mysteries of life that modesty preserves.
This evening, she is our guest for this relevant and important discussion
on love, sex, morals and happiness.
FRIDAY, JANUARY 15
HOME IMPROVEMENT
It might be on your perpetual things-to-do-list: Fix the door jamb/leaky
faucet/draughty window/creaky stair. But you need advice and can't afford
to hire a contractor, so tune in tonight, as a panel of well-qualified
experts takes your calls and advises you on the quickest, least expensive
and easiest way to turn your disheveled abode back into the gleaming palace
it once was.
MONDAY, JANUARY 18
JUDGMENT DAY AT THE WHITE HOUSE
The most recent long-form commentary on the presidential scandals comes
from an unlikely source: a group of religious scholars. In Judgment Day
at the White House: A Critical Declaration Exploring Moral Issues and
the Political Use and Abuse of Religion (Erdmans), they explore the social
effects of sinful acts, the manipulation of religion in the debate and
what "forgiveness " and "repentance" really mean.
On the eve of the State of the Union address, tonight's program, featuring
several of these authors, will shed new light on the ongoing dialogue
that has captivated Americans for the past year.
TUESDAY, JANUARY 19
STATE OF THE UNION ADDRESS
What will he say and how will he say it? Will it be politics-as-usual?
Will he ask for forgiveness again? Will he be the first censured President
to address the union? After his speech tonight, our usual panel of experts
will weigh in with comments, commentary and maybe even commendations on
what is likely to be a historic evening.
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 20
LESLEY STAHL
Her appropriately titled memoir, Reporting Live (Simon and Schuster) covers
some 25 years of reporting on national politics. From the White House
to 60 Minutes, from Cronkite to Rather, from Watergate to Clinton, CBS
correspondent Lesley Stahl has the insider's view into the most important
political stories and the most fascinating political and journalistic
personalities of the last quarter century. She'll report live on Extension
720 tonight, on her career, her memories and on the future of the news
business.
THURSDAY, JANUARY 21
BETWEEN VENGEANCE AND FORGIVENESS
In her new book, Between Vengeance and Forgiveness (Beacon Press), Harvard
University Professor of Law Martha Minow explores a central issue in the
history of genocide and democide: How can we come to terms with collective
violence? What steps must be taken to repair, forgive and reconcile such
atrocities? Minow re-visits the Nuremberg and Tokyo trials after World
War II, and the South African Truth and Reconciliation Commission to understand
how to confront past horrors and reconcile immeasurable personal and cultural
loss. Minow joins tonight's panel to address twentieth century genocide
and its lingering effects on its victims.
FRIDAY, JANUARY 22
ANCIENT SETTLEMENTS
From the shores of the Mediterranean to the jungles of South America,
human beings have always altered their natural landscape to establish
"civilization." Tonight's panel of anthropologists and archaeologists,
including Northwestern University's Gil Stein, will explain how the earliest
settlements, from southeastern Asia, to Israel, to Africa developed, and
how ancient peoples lived and used their resources to survive and prosper.
MONDAY, JANUARY 25
Yup, it's another night left open to_talk about the news of the day, chat
with a touring author or examine an edifying topic.
TUESDAY, JANUARY 26
RADICAL MARKETING
By the time you've purchased cereal, shampoo, a computer, or even a motorcycle,
the clever folks in marketing departments have achieved their goals: to
get you to buy their brand of product X. What goes into a marketing campaign?
Why do we feel loyal to one brand or another? And which companies have
the most successful marketing strategies? Tonight's panel, including Sam
Hill, veteran advertising executive and co-author of Radical Marketing:
From Harvard to Harley, Lessons from Ten That Broke the Rules and Made
It Big (HarperBusiness) explores the secrets and tools of the marketing
trade.
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 27
EVOLUTION
Niles Eldredge, Curator in the Department of Invertebrates at the American
Museum of Natural History, and author of The Pattern of Evolution (Freeman),
joins tonight's panel to discuss the latest developments in evolutionary
theory and research.
THURSDAY, JANUARY 28
THE BUSINESS OF GUNS IN AMERICA
According to Tom Diaz, one-time NRA member and author of Making a Killing:
The Business of Guns in America (The New Press), the real story behind
the contentious gun control debate is the systematic increase in lethality
by gun manufacturers, and its clever targeting of women and minorities
as new consumers. He joins tonight's panel of gun control activists and
policy experts to address gun violence in our society.
FRIDAY, JANUARY 29
We've got something special planned for tonight, and we'll tell you all
about it when we know what it is!
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