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Midmorning
Midmorning
Archive for December 23 - 27, 2002
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Monday, Dec. 23, 2002
Hour 1 (9 a.m.)
Audio Changes on Wall Street
Wall Street firms' conflicts of interest are costing them a total of $1.4 billion according to a settlement reached with the New York attorney general's office. The agreement attempts to resolve the problem of investment firms tilting advice toward their own interests.

Guests:
Michael Goldstein, associate professor of finance at Babson College in Massachussetts.

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Hour 2 (10 a.m.)
Audio Classical learning
If your upcoming New Year's resolutions include learning more about classical music, Midmorning gives you the tools to become an active listener.

Guests:
Fred Plotkin, author of Classical Music 101: A Complete Guide to Learning and Loving Classical Music and Opera 101. In his other life he is an Italian food and wine expert.

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Tuesday, Dec. 24, 2002
Hour 1 (9 a.m.)
Audio Help for the homeless
The Bush Administration says in 10 years it wants the problem of long term homelessness to be a thing of the past. Advocates are ready for change, as they say deaths among people living on the streets has hit an all-time high.

Guests:
Michael Dahl, executive director, Minnesota Coalition for the Homeless. Philip Mangano, executive director, U.S. Interagency Council on Homelessness.

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Hour 2 (10 a.m.)
Audio Santa's History
Santa Claus is just one of a number of mythical figures appearing at the darkest time of the year. The history of Old Saint Nick contains some surprises, according to the author of the Santa Map, published in the Twin Cities.

Guests:
Kate Stanley, author of the Santa Map. She's also an editorial writer for the Minneapolis Star Tribune.

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Wednesday, Dec. 25, 2002
Hour 1 (9 a.m.)
Audio Scrabble Fanatics
Calling all Scrabble afficionados! An encore presentation of Midmorning features Katherine Lanpher's interview with Stefan Fatsis, author of Word Freak: Heartbreak, Triumph, Genius, and Obsession in the World of Competitive Scrabble Players.
Guests:
Stefan Fatsis, sports reporter for the Wall Street Journal and a regular contributor to NPR's All Things Considered.

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Hour 2 (10 a.m.)
Audio Jonathan Winters' A Christmas Carol
Master comedian Jonathan Winters presents a distinctive reading of Dickens' holiday classic, using a special performing edition prepared by Dickens for his own presentations.

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Thursday, Dec. 26, 2002
Hour 1 (9 a.m.)
Audio Internet privacy and government security
In its efforts to stop terrorism at home, the government indicates it wants internet service providers to watch for signs of terrorist activity. Internet privacy experts are concerned oversight over government cybersleuthing won't happen until something goes wrong.

Guests:
David Aaron, senior international advisor at the Washington DC office of Dorsey and Whitney, a Minneapolis law firm. He served as undersecretary of commerce for international trade in the Clinton Administration. During that time he was the principal privacy negotiator with the European Union. And he was deputy national security advisor to President Carter.

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Hour 2 (10 a.m.)
Audio The meanings of fairy tales
Fairy tales help children through the challenges real life, particularly the adult world, throws at them. Harvard professor and author Maria Tatar talks about favorite fairy tales and how we've used them in our lives.

Guests:
Maria Tatar, author of The Annotated Classic Fairy Tales and professor of Germanic languages at Harvard University.

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Friday, Dec. 27, 2002
Hour 1 (9 a.m.)
Audio Making campus a mirror of society
A case pending before the U.S. Supreme Court has universities wondering if their policies to encourage diversity may have to be scrapped. We look at how admissions at the University of Minnesota may be affected.
Guests:
Mark Rotenberg, general counsel for the University of Minnesota. Wayne Sigler, director of undergraduate admissions at the University of Minnesota's Twin Cities campus.

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Hour 2 (10 a.m.)
Audio Orrin Hatch
Long-time U.S. senate leader Orrin Hatch talks about recent leadership changes and his own political experiences from the Clarence Thomas hearings to his favoring stem cell research despite pro-life views.

Guests:
Orrin Hatch is a Republican U.S. Senator from Utah.

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