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Week of May 28th - June 1st 2001

 
Mon. May 28
Topic:  Terrorism
Guest:  Richard Marcinko, Navy Commander (ret.)
A State Department report on global terrorism says the number of attacks last year increased 8 percent over 1999. Richard Marcinko, a retired Navy commander who lead special operations teams of the elite Navy SEALS is an expert on terrorism. He will discuss what can be done to protect us from these attacks.

Tue. May 29
Topic: Duty To Country
Guest: Bob Greene, columnist, Chicago Tribune
On the eve of America’s Memorial Day, a day we honor those who died for our country, we will talk with Chicago Tribune columnist Bob Greene about his book  DUTY. Greene writes about his father and the people of that generation and how World War II changed the world and their individual lives.

Wed. May 30
Topic: Population and Environment
Guests: Robert Engleman, Population Action International
            Juanita Roca, Conservation International
            Denise Caudill, University of Michigan
Although one report says that the developing world’s population is projected to increase by 2.9 billion by 2050, compared with only 49 million in the more developed countries there is generally more optimism. Our guests will discuss the impact of this population growth on our environment.

Thr. May 31
Topic: Is Addiction a Choice
Guests: Jeffrey A. Schaler, PhD, psychologist
             TBA
Our guests will debate whether or not there is such a thing as ‘addiction’, a deliberate and conscious course of action which people literally cannot stop doing. 

Fri. June 1
Topic: Homosexuality Studies Follow-up
Guests: Richard Cohen, psychotherapist/Intl. Healing Foundation
             TBA
This is a follow-up to the Talk To America program of Thursday, May 17 when we hosted four guests discussing the different opinions dealing with homosexuality. We were not able to take all your calls and so now we are devoting a fill show to your questions and opinions on this subject. 

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