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CONSTANT CHANGE. EXTENSION 720 IS DEDICATED TO PROVIDING FULL AND WIDE-RANGING
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September 2001 Shows
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MONDAY SEPTEMBER
3RD
JAZZ AROUND THE WORLD
 Once
thought a uniquely American phenomenon, the art of jazz has not only spread
throughout the world, but flourished. E. TAYLOR ATKINS' latest work BLUE
NIPPON: AUTHENTICATING JAZZ IN JAPAN details its evolution throughout
the Japanese islands(and, by extension, Asia) after the Second World War
and the development of local jazz flavors, quite separate from their American
models. Atkins and famed jazz historians NEIL TESSER and RICHARD WANG,
each armed with numerous music clips, join us for a look at "Jazz Around
the World" at 9:00pm.
TUESDAY SEPTEMBER 4TH
RECENT TAPES
Recently recorded interviews will follow Cubs baseball. Among our many
recent guests: Hall of Fame quarterback TERRY BRADSHAW on his life in
and out of football, 'America's Most Wanted' host JOHN WALSH on true crime,
JIM ROBERTS on baseball in our nation's capital, MORTON KONDRACKE on the
devastating impact of his wife's struggle with Parkinson's disease, BARBARA
EHRENREICH on her investigation into low-income labor, and much, much
more.
WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 5TH
BASEBALL, STATISTICIAN'S DREAM
 Every
baseball fan has his or her favorite players, daily perusing the morning
paper for their latest statistics: batting average, hits, runs batted
in, and home runs for batters, of course; won-loss record, earned run
average, and strikeouts for pitchers. Slightly more intense followers
analyze slugging percentage and K to BB ratio. The most statistically-minded,
like JIM ALBERT, utilize such calculations as "Least Squares Linear Regression"
and the "D'Esopo-Lefkowitz Scoring Index". Yes, even mathematicians can
have fun with box scores. Albert, Professor of Mathematics and Statistics
at Bowling Green State University and former Chair of the Sports Section
of the American Statistical Association, has hammered out seemingly every
conceivable baseball statistic in CURVE
BALL: BASEBALL, STATISTICS, AND THE ROLE OF CHANCE IN THE GAME. Join
us tonight for a non-traditional look at baseball after the 6:05pm Cubs
game.
THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 6TH
THE AGE OF JACKSON
 Andrew
Jackson, the hero of the Battle of New Orleans and 7th President of the
United States, once took a bullet in the chest in a duel, barely flinched,
then shot dead his opponent. The legendary toughness of Old Hickory eventually
came to symbolize the rugged and confident nature of early America. Tonight,
we'll dig deeper than the legends into a crucially important era of the
Republic, an era that greatly developed our national power but at the
same time intensified the regional tensions that would continue to build
toward civil war. This evening's panel includes one of the most eminent
Jacksonian historians of our time, Pulitzer Prize winner ROBERT REMINI,
whose latest book is ANDREW
JACKSON AND HIS INDIAN WARS. He is joined in studio by RICHARD JOHN,
Professor of History at UIC.
FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 7TH
Extension 720 bows out tonight for a rare Friday night college football
game.
MONDAY SEPTEMBER 10TH - TUESDAY SEPTEMBER 11TH
Taped interviews follow the 7:05pm Cubs games each of these nights.
WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 12TH
A GOOD LIFE
 In
his deservedly famous previous work WHEN BAD THINGS HAPPEN TO GOOD PEOPLE,
Rabbi HAROLD KUSHNER argued that religious faith need not suffer due to
one's own hardships. God, he asserts, is neither vengeful nor omnipotent
in shaping people's lives--but He still loves completely and remains a
source of comfort. Now, Rabbi Kushner's new book LIVING
A LIFE THAT MATTERS: RESOLVING THE CONFLICT BETWEEN CONSCIENCE AND SUCCESS
attempts to justify and reconcile success in the modern world with "being
a good person." Hear him tonight at 9:00pm.
THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 13TH
AIDS UPDATE
Since the dreaded scourge of AIDS gathered momentum in the 1980s and early
1990s, news has been somewhat mixed. Preventive care and education has
slowed the spread of the disease in the wealthier nations. New treatments
have lengthened the lives of the afflicted and raised hopes for potential
containment. Childhood cases have decreased. Yet in other areas, the situation
remains quite grim. No cure has been found as the disease continues to
destroy many thousands of lives every year. In Africa, a true AIDS epidemic
haunts millions on that continent and threatens to spread far beyond its
borders. Tonight, we provide an update on AIDS: its background, the current
state of AIDS research, and prospects for the near and distant future.
Join us at 9:00pm with three experts, including Dr. JAN ENGLUND of the
University of Chicago Medical Center.
FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 14TH
MIMICS
Our guests tonight include George W. Bush, Paul Harvey, Ross Perot, Johnny
Carson, Barbara Walters, Walter Cronkite, and many more celebrities--or
their mimics, anyway. The great mimics BILL MELLBERG, BETH JACOBY, and
DOUG EKMAN are among our hilarious, and surprisingly believable, guests
tonight at 9:00pm.
MONDAY SEPTEMBER 17TH
TWO VIEWS OF CHINA
 As
Milt takes the night off in celebration of Rosh Hashanah, we examine two
views on the People's Republic of China. In our first interview, GORDON
CHANG, a journalist who has resided in Beijing for nearly two decades,
predicts THE
COMING COLLAPSE OF CHINA. Chang argues that the inherent corruption
of the Chinese government and impending economic failure will cause the
end of the modern state of China within ten years, setting loose unfathomable
chaos with the potential for disastrous consequences in Asia and around
the world. BILL GERTZ, a defense reporter for The Washington Times, takes
a somewhat different  view.
While acknowledging certain deficiencies within the Communist Party, he
believes it nevertheless has structured a viable economy with growing
military power that is plainly directed at challenging the United States.
In response, he believes, the U.S. government must take the necessary
security steps to avoid the outbreak of overt conflict between it and
China. His latest book is THE
CHINA THREAT: HOW THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC TARGETS AMERICA. Join us tonight
for these two looks at the Asian giant and own strategy toward it.
TUESDAY SEPTEMBER 18TH
This program remains under construction. Please check back to wgnradio.com
for details.
WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 19TH
AT THE TRIBUNE
When Mike Royko died in 1997, he left The Chicago Tribune with
big shoes to fill. JOHN KASS has stepped in with distinction and already
is recognized as one of America's leading columnists. Tonight, he joins
Milt after the 6:05pm ballgame to discuss all manner of topics: politics,
Chicago, the life of an ace Tribune columnist, and, of course, whatever
is on your mind.
THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 20TH
GREAT BOOKS
Thomas Carlyle once said, "A good book is the purest essence of a human
soul." BRUCE GANS of the City Colleges of Chicago has transformed this
wisdom into a substantive educational venture with the development of
a nationally recognized "Great Books Curriculum" at Wilbur Wright College.
At Wright, great books represent not merely the foundation of education
but, as with Carlyle, the very essence of humanity. Tonight Gans, his
fellow Great Books Professor PHILIP VIRGEN, and two of their students
accompany Plato, Shakespeare, Rousseau, Thomas Aquinas, the Bronte sisters,
Jane Austen, Nietzsche, and other masters to our studio.
FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 21ST
Recently recorded interviews will follow the Cubs 7:05pm ballgame at Houston.
MONDAY SEPTEMBER 24TH
This program remains under construction. Please check back to wgnradio.com
for details.
TUESDAY SEPTEMBER 25TH
THE BIRTH OF MODERN GEOLOGY
 The
year 1815 is primarily remembered for the battle of Waterloo and the final
exiling of Napoleon to St. Helena. SIMON WINCHESTER, previous author of
"The Professor and the Madman," now unveils the full story of another
crucially important, if less dramatic, event of that year-namely, the
advent of William Smith's geologically correct map of England and Wales.
The significance of its publication went far deeper than cartography;
indeed, the modern science of geology, with all its implications for understanding
the earth, was in many senses born with Smith's work. He has remained
a much forgotten man, but Winchester's new book THE
MAP THAT CHANGED THE WORLD: WILLIAM SMITH AND THE BIRTH OF MODERN GEOLOGY
should shed light on Smith's extraordinary contribution. Join Winchester
tonight after the 6:05pm baseball game.
 WEDNESDAY
SEPTEMBER 26TH
Yom Kippur begins at sundown, so Milt is off tonight. After the 6:05pm
Cubs game, we will be playing some most interesting and recently recorded
tapes--including, hopefully, an interview with SALMAN RUSHDIE, whose latest
novel FURY
mirrors his experiences living in the United States in recent months and
years.
THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 27TH
Taped interviews follow the 7:05pm ballgame.
FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 28TH
THE WORLD OF GENGHIS KHAN
Genghis Khan, who expanded out of Asia to conquer much of Eastern Europe,
continues to be regarded as one of the most notorious figures in human
history. But his true life is shrouded in mystery. Even his gravesite
remains unknown. Two scholars, however, believe they have picked up the
scent, and with it, a new angle to learning about the extraordinary Mongolian
who terrorized and ruled much of Eurasia in the 13th Century. MAURY KRAVITZ,
a Chicago attorney and Mongolia expert, and JOHN WOODS, Professor of Iranian
and Central Asian History at the University of Chicago, have been conducting
on-site research at what they believe to be the final resting place of
Genghis Khan. Tonight, joined by CHRISTOPHER ATWOOD of the Center for
Mongolia Studies at Indiana University, our panel tries to unravel the
mysterious era of Genghis Khan
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