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Extension 720 Classic: Carl Sagan
Carl Sagan engages in an all-encompassing discussion on space and beyond in relation to his book, PALE BLUE DOT.
Extension 720 Classic: Astrophysics
Two astrophysics experts, Rocky Kolb & Don Lincoln discuss the LHC, the Higgs boson, parallel universes and more. (6/8/09)
Extension 720 Classic: Byzantine Culture
Two experts of ancient Byzantium describe that culture and compare/contrast it with other ancient cultures.
Extension 720 Classic: Oliver Sacks
The neurologist and psychologist explains his book, "Awakenings" and the many mysteries of the brain and mind. (9/25/87).
Extension 720 Classic: Wally Phillips
The WGN legend speaks with the host about many things, including talk radio itself. (4/12/85)
Extension 720 Classic: Thomas Hoving
The former director of the Metropolitan Museum of Art discusses his career in art & his uncanny ability to spot counterfeit art. (05/07/96)
Extension 720 Classic: The Theory of Evolution
Richard Dawkins & Lionel Tiger discuss the work of Charles Darwin & also analyze the latest breakthroughs in evolutionary research. (5/14/99)
Extension 720 Classic: Prosecuting Nazi War Criminals in America
Allan A. Ryan Jr. explains how Nazi war criminals were dealt with in the US, as described in his book, "Quiet Neighbors."
Extension 720 Classic: A Day in the Life of a Cabbie
Four Chicago cab drivers give the inside scoop on the best & worst aspects of their unique profession. (12/14/99)
Extension 720 Classic: Charles Darwin
Sociobiologist E.O. WIlson & professor Robert Richards expound on Darwin's revolutionary ideas and lasting legacy. (11/30/05)
Extension 720 Classic: The Origins of Language
Frederick Schwink & Jason Merchant spell out the origins & evolution of language & play a few rounds of "Guess that Language". (11/16/05)
Extension 720 Classic: High Lonesome
Author Cecelia Tichi explains the history of country music and its ability to reflect traditional American concerns. (11/04/94)
Extension 720 CLassic: Psychic & Scientific Fraud
Milt and his panel of experts shed light on the false claims made by self-proclaimed psychics and magicians in order to take your money. (2/16/87)
Extension 720 Classic: The Roman Empire
Professors Daniel Garrison and Edwin Menes examine the rise, stabilization and fall of the Roman Empire. (01/18/83)
Extension 720 Classic: Elizabethan England
An extensive look at life in England during Elizabeth I's rule with Carole Levin and Robert Bucholz. (12/9/03)
Extension 720: Poetry Review
Poets Karl Shapiro and Michael Anania discuss the distinct style that is American poetry and share some of their favorite pieces. (10/29/87)
Extension 720 Classic: The Mexican Pet
Author Jan Harold Brunvand shares some of his favorite folklore and talks about the actual validity of these urban legends.(08/07/86)
Extension 720 Classic: Religion vs. Science Through the Ages
A look at the history of the eternal debate between science & religion with panelists A. N. Wilson, William Schwieker and Mark Canuel. (6/28/99)
Extension 720 Classic: Inventing America
Historians Alexander Keyssar & Richard John discuss how American history has written itself. (11/14/02)
Extension 720 Classic: An Evening with President Carter's Kin
Siblings, Ruth Carter Stapleton, Billy Carter & good friend James Wall discuss the President and his relation with Christianity. (11/9/78)
Extension 720 Classic: Harold Kushner
Rabbi Harold Kushner discuss his book, "When All You've Ever Wanted Isn't Enough." (7/10/86)
Extension 720 Classic: Mayor Harold Washington
Milt is joined by Mayor Harold Washington as they discuss national politics and matters on the general welfare of the city of Chicago. From 7/10/84
Extension 720 Classic: Jim Lovell, Commander of Apollo 13
As Atlantis makes the final launch of the U.S. shuttle program's three-decade run, we take you back to a chat with Captain Lovell. (04/10/2000)
Extension 720 Classic: White House Executive Chef
Henry Haller, Executive Chef of the White House for 20 plus years, sits in with Milt to share some of his most memorable stories and recipes. From 12/17/87.
Extension 720 Classic: Musicophilia
Nuerologist Oliver Sacks joins Milt to discuss the connection between music and the brain, considering a song's power to move, heal and even haunt us.
Extension 720 Classic: Gordon Liddy
After his incarceration, Gordon Liddy joins Extension 720 to discuss his involvement in the Water Gate Operation. Originally Aired 04/22/80.
Extension 720 Classic: John Updike
Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist John Updike talks with Milt about his latest novel, TERRORIST, and the state of American letters. (06/05/06)
Extension 720 Classic: The History of Radio
This discussion on the early days of radio features a wealth of sound clips to illustrate how radio changed in its first two decades. (06/09/05)
PODCAST EXCLUSIVE: Isabel Wilkerson
Milt is joined by Pulitzer-Prize winning author Isabel Wilkerson who discusses her book, THE WARMTH OF OTHER SUNS: THE EPIC STORY OF AMERICA'S GREAT MIGRATION.
Extension 720 Classic: Crime In Chicago
Former Chicago Superintendent LeRoy Martin and writer Art Patek describe the demands and issues faced by Chicago law enforcement. (03/25/88)
PODCAST EXCLUSIVE: Arthur C. Brooks
Arthur C. Brooks, president of the American Enterprise Institute, discusses the matter of "free enterprise" in the USA. Host, Milt Rosenberg, and Extension 720 present this Podcast Exclusive!
Extension 720 Classic: Donald Kagan
In this Extension 720 Classic, Donald Kagan talked about the origins, battles and implications of the Peloponnesian War and how they relate to politics today.
PODCAST EXCLUSIVE: George Gilder
In this Extension 720 podcast exclusive, Milt Rosenberg is joined by author George Gilder. They discuss his book "The Israel Test."
Extension 720 Classic: Mortimer Adler
From 1980, Milt visits with American philosopher Mortimer Adler about his book: HOW TO THINK ABOUT GOD: A GUIDE FOR THE 20th CENTURY PAGAN.
Extension 720 Classic: Manliness
Author Harvey Mansfield discusses the evolution of manliness from ancient Greece to its current representation in society. (04/21/06)
Extension 720 Classic: Pre-Columbus Americas
What were the Americas like before Columbus' discovery? Milt answers that with Joel Palka, Ryan Williams, and Charles Mann.
Extension 720 classic: The Multiverse
Guests Michael Turner and Don Lincoln speak with Milt about the study of the universe. (1/6/10)
PODCAST EXCLUSIVE: Christine Stansell
Christine Stansell, professor at University of Chicago, joins Milt to talk about Feminism. The show's discussion revolves around Feminism's history and evolution, while engaging Stansell's book "The Feminist Promise, 1792 to the Present." Enjoy!
Indian Americans in Chicago
Milt talks with some members of Chicago's Indo-American community -- Mrs.Lakshmi Menon, Sanjeev Pandey, Ashish Sen, and Colleen Taylor Sen
Revelations of Royko
Milt and veteran Chicago newsman Rick Kogan discuss the life and work of the late Mike Royko.
Milt's File for 9/13/10
WHERE DO THEY KILL WOMEN WITH IMPUNITY? The answer, as given in this searing article is not surprising. What is surprising--and heartening--is that the author is well known for his strong endorsement of many leftist causes.
Milt discusses the origin and evolution of languages with linguists Gerrold Sadock and Morris Goodman.
Milt discusses the origin and evolution of languages with linguists Gerrold Sadock and Morris Goodman.
Milt talks with radio historian Fred MacDonald and Hello, Everybody! The Dawn of American Radio author Anthony Rudel.
Milt talks with radio historian Fred MacDonald and Hello, Everybody! The Dawn of American Radio author Anthony Rudel.
Milt's File for 7/14/10
SO, AL QAEDA IS BAD BECAUSE IT IS RACIST? And does that, in the President's mind, trump the fact that they have murdered many thousands? This story from ABC News is worth close study as are the comments by astonished readers.
Milt's File for 7/7/10
ISLAM IN EUROPE.....is an ever-growing presence and, here, one of the most knowledgeable western experts, clarifies how its presence (not merely in numbers but in "power") has increased.
Milt's File for 3/4/10
RANGEL ON THE BEACH......may do him in says this peculiar (but possibly prophetic) article. But the Ethics Committee of the House has had far more damning material available for years.
Milt's File for 2/1/10
OF ALL THE CRITIQUES OF THE STATE OF THE UNION SPEECH....this one by Peggy Noonan seems as "fair and balanced" as one is likely to find in this time of embittered polarization.
Milt's File for 1/14/10
AN OAC (OBAMA ADMINISTRATION CZAR) FINDS A NEW FUNCTION......namely, to criticize a friendly nation's ambassador to Washington. This one has to be read to be believed.
Milt's File for 1/5/10
THE FILE IS RENEWED.....after a long holiday respite. What follows is a group of links to articles that have particularly interested, enthused or bemused the proprietor. The first, from the Wall Street Journal almost a month ago, should be reread regularly by any and all who presume to political sophistication. All the other links are provided without commentary but with the recommendation that you check them out.
Milt's File for 12/4/09
WHO HAS THE BIGGEST CARBON FOOTPRINT.......as some of the principal "environmentalists" wend the airways to the great Copenhagen Confab. The London times fills us in with a special focus on the Hollywood contingent.
Milt's File for 8/2/10
NOT SO FAST THERE......with Obamacare. This decision handed down by a federal judge today allows Virginia to call the constitutionality of the Health Care Bill into question and it will probably speed the filing of similar challenges by many other states. The statist tide precipitated from the White House may, after all, be slowed down and may--one hopes, but does not necessarily expect--ultimately be reversed.
Milt's File for 11/19/09
GET THE BAD (OR EMBARASSING) NEWS OUT ON FRIDAY.....is the working rule in the White house. So says the former president's right hand man who, here, runs through the dismal Friday releases from earlier weeks and leading to the still unfathomable announcement concerning the coming New York City trial of Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and his friends.
Milt's File for 10/26/09
REMEMBER BOBBIE FISCHER? Someone has to do it and Martin Gardner does so in thus too brief but startling item from the Skeptical Inquirer.
Milt's File for 10/2/09
WHAT ACORN IS WORRIED ABOUT......is specified in this memorandum from their legal advisers. This is, by no means, the whole story, but bring it up and read it to learn much more than the hurried and imprecise news reports have told you about Alinskyesque side of the American left.
Milt's File for 9/17/09
A HOME AWAY FROM HOME......it isn't but, still, if you need some rocks and a lot of sunshine,this newly mapped planet far beyond our solar system might suit you not too badly. But any property you consider buying had better have a reliable air conditioning system!
Text of the Bin Laden Tape
As Milt described on the air tonight, here is a link to the transcript of the recent Bin Laden tape.
Milt's File for 9/1/09
PLAYING THE RACE CARD.....is not a tactic limited to the Republicans trying to capture the south in the presidential election of 1968---though that's when the phrase was first used. Want to know how the American left plays that card? Read on .
Milt's File for 8/19/09
DID LIFE DROP IN.....from elsewhere in the universe? Sir Francis Crick did so hypothesize some years ago. And now we have more and more evidence that he may have been right. This story from Reuters reports the latest find and examines its fascinating implications.
Milt's File for 8/4/09
BUDWEISER AT THE SUMMIT? YUCH......says this observer who offers a few light points about light beer and then gets down to the interesting interpretive question of why they pulled Biden in for the photo-op.
Milt's File for 7/22/09
GET TO KNOW HIZB UT-TAHRIR.......because, if all goes according to their plans,they will change your life once they establish universal shia law in the greater ummah (that's the world-wide Muslim realm-to-come). Of course, the best laid plans of mice and men (and radical mullahs) do oft go astray.
Milt's File for 7/10/09
TO BOMB OR NOT TO BOMB.....that is the question for Israel in re: Iran's nuclear installations. The related question is whether the U.S. (thru its gaffe-prone vice president) has given its tacit "permission." Arnaud de Borchgrave illumines the matter with some quite relevant memories from the 1956 mid-east war.
Milt's File for 7/2/09
AN ASPIRING LEFTIST DICTATOR......ousted by his own Supreme Court and backed by Chavez and the Castro boys is supported by the President of the United States. Cal Thomas doesn't get it and neither do we.
Milt's File for 6/23/09
IF DEVIANT RELIGIONS ("RELIGIONS?") INTEREST YOU...... this guide to a thousand links about scientology ought to be in your file. As a sometime teacher of a course in "the psychology of religion" the proprietor of this blog more than welcomes this guide to the strange world created by L.Ron Hubbard and his inheritors.
THIS UNIVERSE IS NOT THE ONLY ONE...
...or so asserts multiverse theory which has become increasingly popular among astrophysicists and particle researchers. One of each type joins us tonight and this article gives you some valuable background for our discussion.
MORAL EQUIVALENCY FROM OBAMA IN CAIRO...
...is the focus of these two commentaries from Commentary Magazine. These might be read as preface to our discussion tonight on Extension 720 (after the ball game and thus, probably, at about 9:15 PM)as we are joined by three expert commentators: Joseph Morris, Michael Peshkin and Clarles Lipson.
WHAT IS BOB WOODWARD AFTER...
...as he continues to work on his Obama book? Inquiring readers--and the proprietor of this blog--certainly want to know.
FOR THIS WE PAY THE HIGHEST TAXES IN THE COUNTRY?
The shame of Chicago and, thus, of its long-endured civic administration is murder in the streets. And we are apparently off to a bloody summer!
THIS RUSSIAN CRITIQUE...
...of the American slide toward state management of the economy (they used to call this "socialism") has been getting a lot of attention. Rather loosely written and impressionalistically presented...but still...
SOFT DESPOTISM IS UPON US...
...says Michael Barone who references Tocqueville and the new book on soft despotism whose author (Paul Rahe) was our guest last night on Extension 720.
TODAY'S MUSICAL OFFERING...
...is one of the great jazz groups that transitioned toward swing, namely: Red Nichols and his Five Pennies, featuring--among others--Glen Miller, Jack Teagarden and PeeWee Russell.
HOW WILL OBAMA FUND HIS VAST NEW PROGRAMS?
The question is raised by Charles Krauthammer and the answer he comes up with involves YOU and how they (the new administration) will diminish your social security and medicare protection.
IT LOOKS EVEN WORSE TO THE PEOPLE AT REASON MAGAZINE...
...but, then, they are libertarians and, thus, not particularly appreciative of the spread of government power over our lives.
THIS LEFT-WING CRITIQUE OF THE DALEY ADMINISTRATION...
...has just appeared in a Baltimore newspaper! We wonder why it has not been picked up by the Chicago press; but here it is, warts, ideology, anger and all.
THE TALIBAN WITH NUKES!
That's the sobering vision (prediction?) conjured up by Gerald Posner in this blogpost in The Daily Beast a few days ago. Posner is no irresponsible scaremonger but, rather, one of the best investigative journalists in the business. Here's the audio of one of his appearances on Extension 720.
AND HOW DO YOU FEEL ABOUT JAQUES DERRIDA?
If you have not yet made up your mind or if, just possibly, you don't quite know who he was---this probing, assertive and slightly ambivalent article is meant for you; especially if you care about modern and sometimes fashionable intellectual entrepreneurship.
THE INCOMPARABLE CALLAS:
Some of the many memorable performances by the last century's greatest operatic soprano are available here, including her perfect and thrilling rendering of Casta Diva from Bellini's Norma.
LEADING THE FIGHT AGAINST CORRUPTION...
...in Chicago is the mayor of the city himself! That's the view from city hall as conveyed to the Tribune earlier today and reported in this story. Tonight, on Extension 720, we will check this out with two leading students of urban political dysfunctionality (how's that for a euphemism!) namely: John Kass and Richard Ciccone.
SO WHAT DID BHO ACHIEVE...
...in Europe, Turkey and Iran? Here's an interesting evaluation from the U.K. Telegraph. The extended interactive commentary from the readers is of more than equal interest.
THE DEPOPULATION OF RUSSIA...
...is detailed and analyzed here in an excellent article by Nick Eberstadt, one of the best demographers around. But one question persists: why is similar depopulation occurring in western Europe where vodka and other goads to drunkenness are not as prominent?
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