July 2003
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TUESDAY, JULY 1ST
ARE YOU POWER-CRAZY?
Author DAVID WEINER joins Extension 720 after the 6:05
Cubs game to discuss how to handle those difficult people that
you encounter at home, school, or work. Weiner is a noted psychology
author and businessman whose latest book is 
Power
Freaks: Dealing with Them in the WorkPlace or Anyplace.
WEDNESDAY, JULY 2ND
THE OLD STADIUMS AND THE NEW!
Ah, the simple days when Comiskey was still Comiskey and corporate
sponsorships didn’t ruin sports. Or didn’t they? Tonight
COSTAS SPIROU and LARRY BENNET, authors of the new book 
It's
Hardly Sportin': Stadiums, Neighborhoods, and the New Chicago,
will discuss the history of sports in Chicago and the stories
behind Wrigley Field, Comiskey (now U.S. Cellular) Park and the
United Center. After the 6:05 Cubs game, we will explore the possibility
that “the good ol’ days” were not quite as good
as we remember!
THURSDAY,
JULY 3RD
SUMMER MOVIES
Some have called 2003 the summer of sequels, since the X-Men,
Matrix, and Terminator franchises have all come out with new movies,
not to mention 2 Fast 2 Furious, Bad Boys 2,
Charlie’s Angels: Full Throttle and Legally
Blonde 2: Red, White and Blonde. But are they any good? And
what else is out there for those less inclined towards action
or comic book movies? Tonight our regular panel of movie critics,
GENE PHILLIPS, PENELOPE MESIC and JOSH LARSEN, will discuss the
best and the worst of this summer’s offerings.
FRIDAY,
JULY 4TH
A PATRIOTIC PAGEANT
In honor of Independence Day, Extension 720 will air two taped
segments that center on the Revolutionary War and America. The
first hour will feature LONNIE BUNCH, president of the Chicago
Historical Society, talking about the events and long-range consequences
of our fight for independence from Britain. Tune in for historical
insights as well as musical highlights from the period. During
the second hour, we will replay renowned journalist DAVID BRINKLEY'S
final appearance on Extension 720. Brinkley discusses his years
as a journalist as well as reads some of his favorite commentaries.
MONDAY,
JULY 7TH
Tapes will follow the 7:05 Cubs game. Possibilities include producer
ROBERT CORT on Hollywood, DR. ROBERT THAYER on energy and mood,
BUCKNER F. MELTON JR. on the mutiny on the warship Summers, ANNE
FORD on her struggle to raise a child with learning disabilities,
IRIS CHANG on the Chinese in America, and MABEL CABOT on China
and Tibet.
TUESDAY, JULY 8TH
THE UNIQUE HUMAN?
Whether humans are a unique species on this earth and in the universe
has plagued scientists for centuries and tonight on Extension
720, we continue that debate. WILLIAM BURGER, curator emeritus
of Chicago’s own Field Museum, has just written a book 
Perfect
Planet, Clever Species: How Unique Are We?, that traces the
biology behind human development and argues that human beings
have unique abilities that cannot be duplicated. Joining him will
be LUCY FORTSON of the Adler Planetarium, who will give the other
perspective on the possibility and capabilities of extra-terrestrial
life.
WEDNESDAY, JULY 9TH
GREAT POETRY OF THE AGES
Dylan Thomas once wrote that “The world is never
the same once a good poem has been added to it.” Our guests
tonight certainly share that belief and wish to share some of
the poems that inspired it. CHRISTIAN WIMAN is the new editor
of Poetry magazine, which is published by The Poetry
Foundation. RALPH MILLS, JR. is professor emeritus of English
at the University of Illinois at Chicago and a collection of his
writings, 
Essays
on Poetry, has just been published. MICHAEL ANANIA is an old
friend of the program, professor of English at the University
of Illinois at Chicago and wrote the introduction to Mills' new
book. Be sure to listen this evening as we read and discuss wonderful
traditional and modern verse.
THURSDAY,
JULY 10TH
NATIONAL STRATEGY FORUM
The National Strategy Forum is a Chicago-based organization that
lobbies for the advancement and preservation of democracy through
military strategy. Tonight on Extension 720, RICHARD FRIEDMAN,
MARILYN DIAMOND and JOHN ALLEN WILLIAMS will join us to discuss
the history and mission of this organization and assess how well
the U.S. is doing out in the always-dangerous world.
FRIDAY,
JULY 11TH
CHICAGO ARCHITECTURE
Once again, Extension 720 casts its eyes to the sky as
we examine Chicago's architecture. Join us as we review the best
and worst of the Windy City's skyscrapers and highlight the newest
buildings and construction projects. On hand will be BLAIR KAMIN,
architecture critic for the Chicago Tribune and architects LARRY
BOOTH of Booth Hansen Associates and DAN COFFEY of Daniel P. Coffey
and Associates, Ltd. to give their expert opinions.
MONDAY,
JULY 14TH
INNOVATIONS IN FOOD TECHNOLOGY
All this week
at McCormick Place, food technologists are gathering to discuss
the latest trends and techniques in food technology at the Institute
of Food Technologists Annual Meeting/FOOD EXPO! Not sure what
exactly a food technologist does? Tune into the program tonight
to find out as we discuss the science behind our food--as well
as the future of eating in America--with a panel of food experts,
including CHARLES SANTERRE, national spokesperson for the Institute
of Food Techologists, and ANURADHA PRAKASH, chair of Chapman University's
(Calif.) Department of Food Science and Nutrition.
TUESDAY, JULY 15TH
ADVERTISING IN THE POST-INTERNET ERA
Information technology has not only changed how we work,
live and play, but it has also affected how we buy. Advertising
has changed dramatically in the past ten years, and tonight we
chronicle those changes as well as look to the future of advertising.
We welcome a panel of advertising experts, including frequent
guest JOE CAPPO, author of the new book 
The
Future of Advertising: New Media, New Clients, New Consumers in
the Post-Television Age, as well as CHERYL BERMAN, executive
creative director at Leo Burnett, Inc. and DON SCHULTZ, a professor
at Northwestern University's Kellogg School of Business.
WEDNESDAY, JULY 16TH
THE PRESS IN AMERICA FROM BEN FRANKLIN TO THE PRESENT
Tonight on the program, we look at how the printed word
has affected American life. WALTER ISAACSON—former editor-in-chief
of Time magazine and author of 
Benjamin
Franklin: An American Life—joins us along with LOREN
GHIGLIONE, dean of Northwestern University's Medill School of
Journalism, and our old friend DICK CICCONE to discuss the evolution
of journalism in America and how it has shaped our world.
THURSDAY, JULY 17TH
IRAN, PAST AND PRESENT
Tonight’s program focuses on one of the three countries
in President Bush’s famed “axis of evil”: Iran.
New York Times correspondent STEPHEN KINZER—author
of the new book 
All
the Shah's Men: An American Coup and the Roots of Middle East
Terror—will join us along with our old friend JOHN MEARSHEIMER
and KAVEH EHSANI, a former political science professor at the
University of Illinois at Chicago and current editor of the Iranian
political journal Goft-o-gu ("Dialogue"), to
discuss the history and contemporary political situation of this
powerful Shiite nation that borders Iraq.
FRIDAY,
JULY 18TH
AVIATION IN CHICAGO
Does the Meigs Field debacle have you down? Are you interested
in hearing the history of O’Hare and about its possible
expansion? Or are you just an aviation buff? Whatever the case
may be, tonight’s program is for you. Former Chicago
Tribune transportation editor DAVID YOUNG joins us after
the ballgame to discuss the history of aviation in Chicago as
outlined in his new book 
Chicago
Aviation: An Illustrated History.
MONDAY, JULY 21ST
ILLINOIS FOLKLORE
Join us tonight after the 6:35 Cubs game as STUART FLIEGE, author
of 
Tales
and Trails of Illinois, discusses the backwoods folklore and
hidden legends of this great state.
TUESDAY, JULY 22ND
SPORTS AND THE LAW
ELDON HAM, an old friend of the program and a renowned lawyer,
will be on hand tonight to discuss the relationship between sports
and the law. Ham recently authored an article in the Marquette
Sports Law Review titled “Aside the Aside: The True Precedent
of Baseball in Law.” Sports fans with a penchant for the
logic behind the rules should tune in after the 6:35 Cubs game
to hear more on this intricate and fascinating topic.
WEDNESDAY,
JULY 23RD
ADVENTURES IN BOUNTY HUNTING
The
Cubs game has been moved to 6:05, so be sure to join us after
the game for another live edition of Extension 720. We will be
joined by SCOTT OLSON, a professional bail enforcement officer
(or, in the vernacular, bounty hunter) who also runs the National
Institute of Bail Enforcement, which is based in Chicago. Tune
into hear his exciting adventures while hot on the trail of fugitives.
THURSDAY, JULY 24TH
SCIENCE AND THE SEARCH FOR GOD
For the last few decades, the relationship between science
and religion has been tenuous at best—most scientists have
not considered that deity may lie behind nature’s plan.
However, recent scientific work has tried to connect the rules
of nature with the teachings of religion. Tonight on Extension
720 we will explore the dialogue between science and religion
with LARRY WITHAM, author of the new book 
By
Design: Science and the Search for God, along our old friend
DAVID HULL, professor emeritus of philosophy at Northwestern University.
FRIDAY,
JULY 25TH
Tapes will follow the 7:05 Cubs game. Possibilities include producer
ROBERT CORT on Hollywood, DR. ROBERT THAYER on energy and mood,
BUCKNER F. MELTON JR. on the mutiny on the warship Summers, ANNE
FORD on her struggle to raise a child with learning disabilities,
IRIS CHANG on the Chinese in America, and MABEL CABOT on China
and Tibet.
MONDAY,
JULY 28TH
EXPLORING
THE OLD TESTAMENT
Tonight on
Extension 720, we welcome back an old friend, LEON KASS. Kass
is currently on leave from the University of Chicago and serving
as a fellow at the American Enterprise Institute. He will join
us in-studio to discuss--among other things--his new book on the
Old Testament 
The
Beginning of Wisdom: Reading Genesis.
TUESDAY,
JULY 29TH
Tapes will follow the 7:05 Cubs game. Possibilities include producer
ROBERT CORT on Hollywood, DR. ROBERT THAYER on energy and mood,
BUCKNER F. MELTON JR. on the mutiny on the warship Summers, ANNE
FORD on her struggle to raise a child with learning disabilities,
IRIS CHANG on the Chinese in America, and MABEL CABOT on China
and Tibet.
WEDNESDAY,
JULY 30TH
UPDATE FROM IRAQ
Tonight on Extension 720, we take a look at the latest developments
in the U.S. involvement in Iraq, as well as examine the broader
situation of the Middle East. Joining us by phone will be MORTON
KONDRACKE of Washington D.C.'s Roll Call newspaper, professor
at Yale and author DONALD KAGAN, the New York Council on Foreign
Relations' MAX BOOT, Illinois congressman HENRY HYDE, the Washington
Times' BILL GERTZ, Middle East expert DANIEL PIPES and the
Hoover Institute's VICTOR DAVIS HANSON.
THURSDAY,
JULY 31ST
TALL SHIPS CHICAGO
Ahoy, matey! The Chicago Tall Ships Festival is sailing
into town and three of the ships are docking right here on Extension
720. Join us as ROBIN WALLBRIDGE, captain of the HMS Bounty,
WILLIAM PINCKNEY, captain of the Amistad, and MIKE MULCAHY,
a Chicago native and captain of the tall ship Fame, talk
about the history and majesty of these magnificent sailing vessels.
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