June 2004
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TUESDAY,
JUNE 1ST
A recorded edition of Extension 720 will play after the 7:05 Cubs
game.
WEDNESDAY,
JUNE 2ND
WGN’S FIRST 80 YEARS: A RETROSPECTIVE
Yesterday marked the 80th anniversary of WGN Radio, and tonight
Extension 720 examines some highlights from the station’s
history. Joining us will be ROY LEONARD, a broadcaster for thirty-one
years, and WARD QUAAL, who managed the station for a number of
years. Tune in for great audio clips from the past eight decades
and fascinating behind-the-scenes stories.
THURSDAY,
JUNE 3RD
HOW OUR PAST SHAPES OUR PRESENT
The French Revolution and ensuing Napoleonic wars had an impact
on the course of modern history almost too large to be described.
However, Extension 720 tonight will try to examine how history
the history of that era affects the present. Our guests will be
DAVID JORDAN, professor of history at the University of Illinois
Chicago, and PETER FRITZSCHE, professor of history at the University
of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and author of the new book 
Stranded
in the Present: Modern Time and the Melancholy of History.
FRIDAY,
JUNE 4TH
SIXTY YEARS AFTER NORMANDY
Tonight, Extension 720 commemorates the sixtieth anniversary of
D-Day with a special program on the “Fighting First”
Army division and their exceptional performance on the beaches
of France. Our guests include FLINT WHITLOCK, author of the new
book 
The
Fighting First: The Story of the Big Red One on D-Day,
and COLONEL JOHN VOTAW, director of the First Division Museum
at Cantigny, as well as hearing the stories of several veterans.
MONDAY,
JUNE 7TH
TUESDAY, JUNE 8TH
A recorded edition of Extension 720 will air after these 7:05
Cubs games.
WEDNESDAY,
JUNE 9TH
WHAT'S NEW ON THE CAMPAIGN TRAIL?
Once again, Extension 720 checks in on the latest developments
in the presidential campaign. Will Bush's numbers have slipped
as a result of the recent troubles in Iraq? Is Kerry successfully
dodging the Bush campaign's claim that he flips on policy decisions?
Our panel of experts will be on hand to analyze all the polls
and predictions in the campaign. Joining us will be JOHN MCINTYRE
of RealClearPolitics.com, RICK PEARSON of the Chicago Tribune
and PERI ARNOLD, professor of political science at the University
of Notre Dame.
THURSDAY,
JUNE 10TH
VACATION TRAVEL
Tonight, Extension 720 discusses the best ideas for summer travel
plans. Whether you're looking to explore other continents or just
other counties in Illinois, our panel of experts will guide you
in the right direction. Our guests will be ABBY AUSTIN of Travl
Travl Travl and ALAN SOLOMON, travel writer for the Chicago
Tribune.
FRIDAY,
JUNE 11TH
Extension 720 takes a seat on the bench as the Cubs play a 9:05
ball game.
MONDAY,
JUNE 14TH
A VISIT WITH RON GROSSMAN
After the 7:05 Cubs game, veteran Chicago Tribune
features writer RON GROSSMAN joins Extension 720 to discuss
some of his more fascinating and obscure stories.
TUESDAY,
JUNE 15TH
THE STORY BEHIND JACK DANIELS
Tonight, after a 7:05 Cubs game, join Extension 720 live as we
discuss the man behind America’s most famous whiskey. Our
guest will be biographer PETER KRASS, whose latest book is 
Blood
and Whiskey: The Life and Times of Jack Daniel.
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 16TH
TRAFFIC IN CHICAGO
After the 6:05 Cubs game, Extension 720 will discuss
the current state and the future of Chicago's traffic and infrastructure.
Our guests include JOSEPH SCHOFER, professor of Civil and Environmental
Engineering at Northwestern University and DON GRABOWSKI, chief
traffic engineer for the City of Chicago.
THURSDAY,
JUNE 17TH
A recorded edition of Extension 720 will air after this 7:05 Cubs
game.
FRIDAY,
JUNE 18TH
SUMMER MOVIE PREVIEW
It’s summer once more, and that means over-budget, special
effects-laden summer blockbusters. But which ones live up to the
hype and which ones are just duds? Extension 720’s panel
of resident film experts—GENE PHILLIPS, PENELOPE MESIC and
JOSH LARSEN—will be on hand to discuss all the summer releases,
including Troy, The Day After Tomorrow and the
latest installments in the Shrek, Spiderman
and Harry Potter series.
MONDAY, JUNE 21ST
THE ORIGIN AND DESCENT OF MAN
Extension 720 tonight discusses the origins of homo sapiens
sapiens and our close anthropoid relatives with two experts
in paleoanthropology: JAMES PHILLIPS, professor of anthropology
at the University of Illinois at Chicago and adjunct curator of
anthropology at the Field Museum, and ROBERT MARTIN, vice president
for academic affairs at the Field Museum and adjunct professsor
of anthropology at the University of Chicago and the University
of Illinois at Chicago.
TUESDAY,
JUNE 22ND
A recorded edition of Extension 720 will play after this
7:10 Cubs game.
WEDNESDAY,
JUNE 23RD
JEWISH CHICAGO
After the 6:05 Cubs game, Extension 720 explores the
stories and sounds of Maxwell Street, one of Chicago's great Jewish
neighborhoods. Our guests will be ROGER SCHATZ and SHULI ESHEL,
co-authors of the new book 
Jewish
Maxwell Street Stories.
THURSDAY, JUNE 24TH
TERRORISM
Terrorism expert TOM MOCKAITIS, professor of history
at De Paul University, joins Extension 720 after the 7:10 p.m.
Cubs game.
FRIDAY,
JUNE 25TH
RACISM AND THE LAW
Extension 720 tonight examines the oft-controversial relationship
between race and law enforcement. From deaths of minority suspects
in custody, to police shootings, to racial profiling, expert HEATHER
MACDONALD of the Manhattan Institute will discuss this very issue.
MacDonald is the author of 
Are
Cops Racist?
MONDAY,
JUNE 28TH
BIOTECHNOLOGY AND MORALITY
Tonight on the program, Extension 720 discusses the moral implications
of biotechnology through religion, including both Jewish and Catholic
beliefs. Our guests will be BYRON SHERWIN, vice president and
distinguished professor at the Spertus Institute for Jewish Studies
and author of the new book 
Golems
Among Us: How a Jewish Legend Can Help Us Navigate the Biotech
Century. Joining him will be FATHER KEVIN O'ROURKE, professor
of Bioethics at the Nieswanger Institute of Bioethics and Health
Policy at the Strich School of Medicine at Loyola University Chicago,
and REX CHISHOLM, director of the Center for Genetic Medicine
and professor of cell and molecular biology at Northwestern University.
TUESDAY,
JUNE 29TH
A recorded edition of Extension 720 will air after this 7:05 Cubs
game.
WEDNESDAY,
JUNE 30TH
DO THE SEXES MATTER?
Is there essentially a difference between men and women? In this
modern age of feminism and equality, perhaps the differences between
the sexes do not matter any more. STEVEN RHOADS, author of the
new book 
Taking
Sex Differences Seriously, thinks not and will be on
hand to explain how the sexes differ and why those differences
are important.
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