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1999 - 2000 ARCHIVES
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| Dec. 19, 2000 |
Concerns about the American jury system. Joining Dr. Spanier to discuss such topics as jury selection, punitive damage awards and non-unanimous verdicts will be the Honorable Charles C. Brown, Jr., President Judge of the Court of Common Pleas for Centre County; and Arthur Patterson, Senior Vice President of DecisionQuest, a leading trial consulting and jury research company.
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| Nov. 21, 2000 |
Our love/hate relationships with reporters. Joining Dr. Spanier will be Gene Foreman, Foster Professor of Communications at Penn State and former deputy editor of The Philadelphia Inquirer . Joining the discussion by phone will be Steve Weinberg, Missouri School of Journalism professor and author of The Reporter's Handbook and Trade Secrets of Washington Journalists.
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| Oct. 24, 2000 |
Environmental Links to Cancer. Joining Dr. Spanier will be Sandra Steingraber, cancer survivor and author of Living Downstream: An Ecologist Looks at Cancer and the Environment and Witold Rybka, chief of medical oncology at the Milton S. Hershey Medical Center.
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| Sept. 19, 2000 |
Marital Conflict and Divorce. Joining Dr. Spanier to discuss current causes and consequences of divorce will be Paul Amato, Penn State Professor of Sociology and co-editor of The Postdivorce Family and Pepper Schwartz, Professor of Sociology at the University of Washington and author of Love Between Equals: How Peer Marriage Really Works.
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| July 18, 2000 |
The Impact of Legal and Illicit Gambling on American Life: Joining Dr. Spanier to discuss such topics as the growing influence of the gaming industry, compulsive gambling and internet gambling will be Frank J. Fahrenkopf, Jr., President and CEO of the American Gaming Association, and Keith Whyte, Executive Director of the National Council on Problem Gambling.
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| June 20, 2000 |
The Role of the Celebrity in American Culture: Joining Dr. Spanier will be Joshua Gamson, professor of sociology at Yale University and author of "Claims to Fame: Celebrity in Contemporary America" and Hollywood agent Michael Marcus, whose clients have included Tom Cruise, Robin Williams and Woody Allen, among others.
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| May 16, 2000 |
Medical and Ethical Issues Surrounding Organ Transplantation: Joining Dr. Spanier to discuss recent advances in transplant surgery and the questions they raise will be Edward Alfrey, newly appointed Chief of the Division of Transplantation Surgery at the Milton S. Hershey Medical Center. State College Mayor Bill Welch, a kidney recipient in 1994, will provide a personal perspective.
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| April 25, 2000 |
The Surprising Ways Americans Use Their Time: Joining Dr. Spanier to discuss the ways we succeed - and fail - at making "time for life" will be Geoffrey Godbey, professor of leisure studies, and Linda Caldwell, associate professor of recreation and park management.
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| March 28, 2000 |
Moral Development of Youth: Joining Dr. Spanier to discuss the passing of essential standards between generations will be Arthur J. Schwartz, Director of Character Development Programs for the John Templeton Foundation, and William Damon, Director of the Stanford Center on Adolescence and author of Greater Expectations: Overcoming the Culture of Indulgence in our Homes and Schools.
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| February 22, 2000 |
Pill Culture: America's growing use of mood- and performance-altering pills will be the topic of this edition. Joining Dr. Spanier to discuss the medical and cultural impact of drugs will be Paul Kettl, M.D., chair of the Department of Psychiatry at the Milton S. Hershey Medical Center. A representative of the pharmaceutical industry may also participate.
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| January 25, 2000 |
Immigration: Joining Dr. Spanier to discuss contemporary trends in immigration to the United States and their impact on the future of the country will be Gordon De Jong, Distinguished Professor of Sociology and Demography at Penn State; Frank Sherry, Executive Director of The National Immigration Forum; and Ira Mehlman, California Media Director for the Federation for American Immigration Reform.
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| December 16, 1999 |
Diets and dieting: Joining Dr. Spanier to discuss weight management and healthy eating year-round, but particularly during the holidays, will be Barbara Rolls, holder of the Guthrie Chair in Nutrition at Penn State and co-author of Volumetrics: Feel Full on Fewer Calories, and Kristine Clark, director of sports nutrition with Penn State's Center for Sports Medicine.
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| November 18, 1999 |
Predictions, trends, and ideas for the future: Joining Dr. Spanier to discuss the social and technological developments that are shaping the future will be Graham Molitor, vice president of the World Future Society and co-editor of The Encyclopedia of the Future, and Michael Mazarr, Senior Director for Planning and Policy at the Electronic Industries Alliance and author of Global Trends 2005: An Owner's Manual for the Next Decade.
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| October 14, 1999 |
Combating infectious disease: Joining Dr. Spanier to discuss outbreaks, which in recent years have alarmed and humbled scientists, were Dr. David Morens, clinical trials and international programs officer with the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases in Bethesda, Maryland, and Dr. John Goldman, professor of medicine and microbiology at Penn State's College of Medicine.
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| September 16, 1999 |
The value of high school sports: Joining Spanier to discuss the ultimate aim of scholastic sports programs and their value in the overall educational process were David Dimmick, instructor in the College of Health and Human Development; Art Taneyhill, athletic director for the Altoona Area High School; and a spokesperson for the National Federation of State High School Associations, an organization which provides leadership in interscholastic activities.
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| August 19, 1999 |
The U.S. military in the 21st century: Joining Dr. Spanier to discuss the growing role of technology in warfare, the Pentagon's difficulties in attracting and keeping qualified military personnel, and other issues related to the nation's defense were Adm. Paul Gaffney, chief of naval research, and retired Marine Col. Dennis B. Herbert, assistant for program development at the Applied Research Laboratory.
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| July 15, 1999 |
The Arts: The health of the arts, both nationally and locally, was the topic of this edition. Joining Spanier were Philip Horn, executive director of the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts, and Dan Carter, director of the School of Theater at Penn State and artistic director of Pennsylvania Centre Stage.
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| June 17, 1999 |
Crime and punishment: Joining Dr. Spanier to discuss sentencing equity, "creative" sentencing and restitution for crime victims was John Kramer, Penn State professor of sociology and crime, law, and justice and executive director of the Pennsylvania Commission on Sentencing. Also participating was David Heckler, former state representative and senator and current judge of the Court of Common Pleas of Bucks County.
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| May 18, 1999 |
Star Wars: The cultural impact of the "Star Wars" saga was discussed. The radio program aired the day before the premiere of the much-anticipated new "Star Wars" movie, "The Phantom Menace." Joining Spanier to discuss the mythic qualities of the series and the ways it has changed our expectations for film were Bill Kelly, an associate professor of theatre and integrative arts at Penn State, and Phil Tippett, the academy-award winning animator and visual effects master whose creations are found in "Star Wars," "The Empire Strikes Back," "Return of the Jedi," "Robocop," "Jurassic Park," "Starship Troopers," and dozens of other films. The broadcast also featured a "Star Wars" quiz to challenge and reward the films' most devoted fans.
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| April 21, 1999 |
Medical mistakes: Mistakes made by health care practitioners and their often fatal results were discussed. Joining Spanier to discuss the prevention of and penalties for medical mistakes were Martin Hatlie, executive director of the National Patient Safety Foundation at the American Medical Association, and personal injury attorney Martin Cohen, described as a "smart, scrappy courtroom lawyer" in "The Jury," a landmark 1994 study of American jurisprudence.
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| March 23, 1999 |
Extreme sports: The vigorous and hazardous world of extreme sports was discussed. Joining Spanier in the studio was Gary Ream, director of the Global Bike, Board & Blade Training Camp in Woodward, Pa., the site of last summer's ESPN B3 Sports Competition. Participating by phone was Frank Farley, a psychologist at Temple University and the former president of the American Psychological Association. Professor Farley has spent more than thirty years studying thrill seekers, whom he identifies as "Type T personalities." Participating by phone for a portion of the broadcast was Dave Mirra, a freestyle BMX biking champion and the only person ever to win 6 X Games gold medals.
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| February 16, 1999 |
Threats to personal privacy: Joining Spanier for a discussion of privacy rights were Robert Richards, associate professor of communications and law at Penn State, and Robert Ellis Smith, founder and publisher of "Privacy Journal" and a frequent expert witness in litigation involving privacy, credit reporting, and improper surveillance.
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