THURSDAY 1ST MARCH
FROM FAMINES TO FLORIDA
Tonight in recorded interviews we talk to two political heavyweights:
Senator GEORGE MCGOVERN in a discussion of his new book addressing world
hunger, THE THIRD FREEDOM and Secretary WARREN CHRISTOPHER for his memoirs
CHANCES OF A LIFETIME.
FRIDAY 2ND MARCH
EXPERIMENTS AGAINST REALITY
If a man crossing the road nose down in Descartes Meditations is flattened
by a bus, it is not to be supposed that the accident was caused because
of a philosophical doubt about the reality of the No 6 Jeffrey Express.
Most philosophers, from the saloon to the salon, have found skepticism
troubling; intuitively we believe that there is an objective world in
which truth, value and indeed buses may be found. Tonight's guest ROGER
KIMBALL in his new book EXPERIMENTS AGAINST REALITY develops a critical
intellectual history of postmodern thinkers who have been oppositely inclined
and have rejected notions of objectivity in ethics and epistemology.
Tune in tonight as we discuss the fate of culture in the postmodern age,
that is if you, listener, really exist (il n'y a pas de hors-texte after
all).
MONDAY 5TH MARCH
THE CURE FOR CANCER
Could cure for cancer lie in the science of angiogenesis, the experimental
method of cancer treatment that kills tumors by preventing the growth
of supporting blood vessels?. Find out tonight as leading medical science
writer ROBERT COOKE the AUTHOR OF DR FOLKMAN'S WAR joins Milt and an expert
panel, including oncologists DR LEO GORDON and DR RALPH WEICHSELBAUM to
discuss the current state of cancer research.
TUESDAY 6TH MARCH
FLY ME TO THE MOON...
Tonight we round Jupiter and Mars in the company two experts from NASA's
Marshal Space Flight Center, HAROLD GERRISH and VERNOTTO MCMILLAN. We'll
be looking NASA's latest plans for space travel to the solar system and
beyond and how the billions spent reaching for the stars might actually
benefit those of us stuck down here on the third rock from the Sun.
WEDNESDAY 7TH MARCH
JESUS' LIFE IN OUR TIMES
According to Mark Twain, 'If Christ were here now, there is one thing
he would not be -a Christian' What , indeed, would Jesus' view be of modern
Christianity in its myriad forms? The answer to that question, is in part
the substance of tonight's program as leading scholars of the Historical
Jesus, JOHN DOMINIC CROSSAN and SCOTT McKNIGHT join Milt in a discussion
of the interaction between studies of the historical Jesus and modern
Christianity.
THURSDAY 8TH MARCH
A NIGHT AT THE OPERA
No need to fish for pearls on the radio dial, just tune in 720 am as Milt
talks opera with Lyric General Director WILLIAM MASON, Music Director
SIR ANDREW DAVIS and members of the cast of the excellent new production
of The Flying Dutchman. This conversation will of course be illustrated
by several relevant pieces of music.
FRIDAY 9TH MARCH
CHINA
‘Real solemn history I cannot be interested in ...’, and like the author
of Northanger Abbey, neither can we. Many of our listeners have doubtlessly
been dazzled by the fanciful world depicted in Ang Lee's blockbuster film
Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon. Tonight we look at the reality behind Hollywood
depictions of classical Chinese culture. Noted scholar of Chinese History
and author of the new book TREASON, JONATHAN SPENCE joins Milt and an
expert panel of sinologists to talk about the turbulent history of this
great civilization.
MONDAY 12TH MARCH
CHEF'S NIGHT OUT
It may be the equivalent of taking coals to Newcastle, but top Chef's
do eat at restaurants other than their own once in a while. If you've
ever wondered where the likes of Charlie Trotter or Paul Bartoletta go
for a pleasant dining experience in Chicago, tune in tonight as we welcome
ANDREW DOMENBURG and KARREN PAGE the authors of the new book A CHEF’s
NIGHT OUT.
TUESDAY 13TH MARCH
ANTHROPOLOGY
'The proper study of mankind is man’ Tonight we put Pope’s words to the
test as we join with a panel of three anthropologists, including PROFESSOR
MARSHALL SAHLINS author of CULTURE IN PRACTICE, to discuss the nature
and evolution of their discipline.
WEDNESDAY 14TH MARCH
19TH CENTURY ENGLISH LITERATURE
Please Sir can I have some more! Rather like little Oliver we have politely
begged our expert panel, including Professors WILLIAM BAKER and THOMAS
HOBERG, to serve up a second helping of literary wisdom. In a show rescheduled
from February we look at the great works of 19th Century English literature
with a special emphasis upon Dickens, Eliot and Trollope.
THURSDAY 15TH MARCH
LIVER FOR SALE?
If you thought 'selling your body' might involve a trip down Rush St.
in a short skirt think again. The biotechnology industry is after your
flesh and will pay big bucks for organs, bones, blood and genetic material.
LORI ANDREWS a leading expert in biotechnology joins Milt to discuss this
disturbing new trade in her latest book BODY BAZAAR: THE MARKET FOR HUMAN
TISSUE IN THE BIOTECHNOLOGY AGE. Tune in tonight to find out why it’s
not just the cute doctors who are after your body.
MONDAY 19TH MARCH
MAGAZINE REVIEW
‘[In conversation], from politics it is an easy step to silence’. Jane
Austen’s observation may be true of many but it is certainly not true
to tonight’s guest JAMES WARREN, the political maven of the Tribune Washington
bureau who, aside from being an acute scrutineer of the political scene,
is an omnivorous reader and critic of the magazine business. Tonight we
go behind the gloss on the glossies as Warren and other guests cast a
critical eye over the world of magazines
TUESDAY 20TH MARCH WEDNESDAY 21ST MARCH
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THURSDAY 22ND MARCH
A NIGHT AT THE MILTIES
‘I am big, it’s the pictures that got small.’- Gloria Swanson. Tonight
on the big show we grade this years crop of pictures, from the most bloated
blockbuster to the most emaciated indie flick. To which will tonight’s
academy of critics, JIM TURANO, Father GENE PHILLIPS and PENELOPE MESIC,
award a coveted golden Miltie? Tune in tonight, as our judges offer rassies
to rhapsodies to the years filmic contenders.
FRIDAY 23RD MARCH
NUMISMATISTS
Tonight’s panel would certainly agree with Shaw, though with rather less
irony, in his observation that, ‘The universal regard for money is the
one hopeful fact in our civilization’. Our experts, who for the benefit
of the criminal community, we shall refer to as Bob, Rob and Marc, are
leading numismatists, that is collectors of money. Tonight we will talk
about filthy lucre from the coins that purchased Judas’ treachery to the
vast stone donuts used as currency by some Oceanic islanders.
MONDAY 26TH MARCH
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TUESDAY 27TH MARCH
GROUNDING THE GRIFTERS
In positively your last ever chance to listen to Extension720, we are
offering at a special discount rate of only $100 the opportunity to to
hear the one show on the radio guaranteed to increase virility and lead
to a 7 figure salary in 3 easy steps. Yes after mailing a check to, Cons
Inc. c/o Sing Sing, you will be able to hear in glorious AM stereo Extension720,
as Milt talks to the scourge of con artists and grifters, Detective BRUCE
WALSTEAD. Now send in those cheques before Bruce blows the whistle on
our little scheme..er.. I mean entrepreneurial opportunity.
WEDNESDAY 28TH
MARCH MODERN DESIGNS
Kick back in your Bauhaus chair, with a cuppa poured from a Alessi teapot
as Milt and panelists, TOM KELLY general manager of design consultancy
IDEO and PATRICK WHITNEY Chair of Design at the Illinois Institute of
Technology, consider the latest trends in modern design.
THURSDAY 29TH-30TH MARCH
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