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January 2001
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MONDAY JANUARY 1st
EXTENSION 720 IN THE YEAR 2000
As the swelling strings of Also Sprach Zarathustra propel us into 2001
we look back and pluck a few choice segments from the past year's programming.
Tune in tonight to hear excerpts of memorable interviews with George Foreman,
Jesse Ventura, Stephen Ambrose, Michael York, Leonard Garment, Jim Leher
and others from the Extension 720 hall of fame.
TUESDAY JANUARY
2ND
FILMS OF THE YEAR
The year has seen the usual parade of celluloid creations. Tonight we
sort out the hits and the misses from this year's crop of films with PENELOPE
MESIC, film and theater critic for Chicago Magazine, film scholar FATHER
GENE PHILLIPS and JIM TURANO of the Illinois Entertainer. Tune in as we
talk about cinema good, bad and ugly on another star studded edition of
Extension 720.
WEDNESDAY JANUARY
3RD
THE YEAR IN SCIENCE
From the completion of the map of the human genome to the appearance of
the international space station as a bright new star in the sky, science
has retained a high profile in a year filled with dramatic news events.
In the company of an
expert panel we look back over the most significant developments in science
and technology as they occurred in the year 2000.
THURSDAY JANUARY
4TH
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FRIDAY JANUARY
5TH
MILT'S MUSIC
We hit the road again as Milt turns disc jockey for the evening and plays
a selection of his favorite recordings. More than a simple hit parade
tonight will provide an enlightening Cooks tour of the world of music
from opera to the Grand Old Opry. Join the magical mystery musical tour
tonight on Extension720
MONDAY JANUARY
8TH
A COMIC RELAPSE
In the company of actors and academics we take a look at Restoration comedy.
A period of great flourishing for the English stage, following and flouting
the puritan strictures of the Commonwealth, the restoration spawned some
of the funniest theatre ever written. Tune in tonight as we talk about
such classics as, The School for Scandal, The Relapse and The Way of The
World, illustrated with readings from the plays themselves.
TUESDAY JANUARY
9TH
KILLER WOMAN BLUES
 Milt
talks to BENJAMIN DEMOTT, arguably one of America's leading social and
cultural critics, about his new book  Killer
Woman Blues: Why Americans Can't Think Straight about Gender and Power.
According to DeMott modern feminism damages women and society by encouraging
women to ape aggressive male behavior, rather than showing sufficient
deference to differences in behavior molded by nature and history. Tune
in tonight as modern fallacies of all varieties are dissected on Extension
720.
WEDNESDAY JANUARY
10TH
A VISIT WITH PRESIDENT CARTER
 Tonight
we are honored to play an interview recorded earlier in the afternoon
with PRESIDENT JIMMY CARTER as he discusses his recently published book,
 An
Hour Before Daylight. In the remainder of the available time we
will rebroadcast selections from Milt's previous interviews with President
Carter.
THURSDAY JANUARY
11TH
AFTER MANY A SUMMER...
 JAY
OLSHANSKY and BRUCE CARNES, authors of the new book,  The
Quest for Immortality: Science at the Frontiers of Aging, join
Milt as they discuss the science of longevity, and why modern research
may offer us more effective ways of stretching out our lot than eating
the 'bone of a deer's heart' or using gold tableware.
FRIDAY JANUARY
12TH
HITLER
 Milt
talks to celebrated historian and Hitler biographer IAN KERSHAW as they
discuss the sequel to his acclaimed  Hitler:
1889-1936: Hubris,  Hitler
1936-1945 Nemesis. Incidentally you may have read Milt's review
of this book in a recent Sunday book section of the Tribune.
MONDAY JANUARY
15TH
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 TUESDAY
JANUARY 15TH - WEDNESDAY JANUARY 16TH
MEDICAL SPECIAL EDITION
In a special two part series on the state of American Healthcare Milt
talks on Tuesday to Professor DAVID DRANOVE, author of  The
Economic Evolution of American Health Care: From Marcus Welby to Managed
Care. Dranove's book is a fascinating account of the troubled
history of healthcare provision, and a solid argument for reform of managed
care. On Wednesday Milt talks to Psychiatrist and Yale Professor SALLY
SATEL about her new book  PC,
M.D.: How Political Correctness Is Corrupting Medicine.  Satel
is convinced that dogmatic adherence to the nebulous precepts of political
correctness have weakened medical care, from Med school admissions to
the treatment of the mentally ill.
THURSDAY JANUARY
18TH
TECH-TOY-NICKS
What do you buy the consumer electronics enthusiast who has everything?
Techno gadget maven ED CURRAN and others will join Milt to offer sage
advice on what new gizmos we can expect in 2001 (the return of HAL perhaps?).
CURRAN will have just returned from the Consumer Electronics show in Las
Vegas where all the major tech companies showcase their latest products
and concepts. SO tune in on your postage stamp sized mobile internet radio
transponder tonight on Extension720
FRIDAY JANUARY
19TH
NICOTREKKIAN ETHICS
 "She
cannae tek no more capt'n". The crew in the booth will be pushing
the 'talk-core' to its limit as we boldly go where no other radio show
dares to go. Joining Captain Milton J Rosenberg will be earthling Professor
JUDITH BARAD, Chair of Philosophy at Indiana State University and author
of  The
Ethics of Star Trek and two other academic 'ethicists'. Her book,
which provides the theme for the evening, is an introduction to moral
philosophy illustrated with examples drawn from the vastly popular Star
Trek series and its derivatives.
MONDAY JANUARY
22ND
READING THE AUGURIES OF INAUGURATION
In the first edition of Extension 720 following the Presidential inauguration,
we will put the new administration under the microscope, possibly including
the office of Housing and ..er.. Human Development, and assess what the
future holds for America and the world as George W. Bush assumes the Presidency.
TUESDAY JANUARY
23RD
TEARING DOWN THE GATES
 Even
before the knife-edge election, the strength and integrity of the judicial
system had faced a stern test. Microsoft, a company whose annual turnover
is greater than the gross domestic product of many small nations, found
itself at odds with government regulators. The ensuing legal battle was
a drama of the highest order and who better to tell it than tonight's
guest, KEN AULETTA, author of  World
War 3.0: The Microsoft Trial and the Battle to Rule the New Economy.
Auletta joins Milt to talk about the Microsoft antitrust case, and the
likely attitude of the new administration to the hi-tech industry and
market regulation. In researching the book Auletta conducted extensive
interviews, including one with a little known attorney by the name of
David Boies. Tune in tonight as we explore the other rift running through
silicon valley.
 WEDNESDAY
JANUARY 24TH
THE FIRST ELIZABETH
Milt talks to DAVID STARKEY author of a new biography of Elizabeth I,
 Elizabeth:
The Struggle for the Throne. Starkey, a leading British historian
and controversial social critic, has appeared on numerous shows on BBC
television and radio, including an acclaimed series on the wives of Henry
VIII. Joining Starkey will be Professor JANEL MUELLER, co-author of a
new collection of Elizabeth's writing,  Elizabeth
I: Collected Works, and Professor ROBERT BUCHOLZ a leading historian
of the English court.  Tune
in tonight on Extension720 as we discuss one of the most fascinating female
characters in world history.
THURSDAY JANUARY
25TH
THE SECRET OF SUCCESS
What is the successful life? Is it possible to achieve the correct balance
of family, financial security and personal fulfillment as a in the boiler
rooms of the new economy?  In
search of answers to these questions Milt talks to former Secretary of
Labor, ROBERT REICH who examines these and other questions in his new
book  The
Future of Success.
FRIDAY JANUARY
26TH - TUESDAY JANUARY 30TH
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WEDNESDAY JANUARY
31ST
SPORTS RAGE
Parents assaulting each other at Little League games, late challenges
in ice-hockey games that leave players paralyzed, fast balls hurled at
hitters waiting to bat and boxers who feel the need to bite as well as
punch. A cursory glance through the sports sections reveals that violence
on the field of play didn't end when the Circus Maximus closed its gates.
Tonight we are joined by lawyer and Sports Illustrated journalist, LESTER
MUNSON and sports attorney and author ELDON HAM as we discuss the new
phenomenon of 'Sportsrage' and why HAM believes the law needs to be changed
to curb violence in sports.
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