Audio and Video Archive
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David Dranove on Medicare Doctor Payments
Congress recently overrode a Presidential veto that would have reduced payments to doctors who treat Medicare patients. Despite the restoration of the payments, Northwestern University healthcare industry analyst David Dranove believes something needs to be done about the current payment schedule…
Lynne Kiesling on Plug-in Hybrid Vehicles
With gas prices averaging around $4 a gallon in the United States, many are looking for a way to improve the economics of driving. Northwestern University economist Lynne Kiesling believes a plug-in hybrid vehicle could be part of a solution…
David Scheffer on the Capture of Radovan Karadzic
Former Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic is awaiting extradition to the International Criminal Tribunal in The Hague to answer charges of genocide involving the death of some 8,000 Muslims in 1995. David Scheffer is director of the Center for International Human Rights at Northwestern University’s School of Law…
Dr. Gokhan Mutlu and Dr. Scott Budinger on Health Risks for Olympic Spectators Due to Beijing Pollution
Olympic athletes aren’t the only ones who need to be concerned about the heavily polluted air in Beijing. The dirty air may trigger serious cardiovascular problems for some spectators. We talk with Northwestern University professors of medicine Dr. Gokhan Mutlu and Dr. Scott Budinger.
Robert McDonald on the State of the U.S. Banking Industry
The chairwoman of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation says the nation’s banks are safe despite the recent closing of California-based IndyMac. Robert McDonald is a professor of finance and Northwestern University’s Kellogg School of Management…
Bill Savage on the Curse and the Chicago Cubs
As the Major League Baseball season pauses for the traditional midseason all star game, the Chicago Cubs, one hundred years without a championship supposedly as the result of a curse, are poised with the season’s best record thus far. Bill Savage is a senior lecturer in English at Northwestern University and teaches a course in baseball narrative. He says the popular billy goat curse legend dates back to the 1945 World Series and a local tavern owner…
Joseph Schofer on Public Transportation and High Gas Prices
As the price of gas continues to average above $4 per gallon in the United States, many public transit systems throughout the nation are noting an increase in ridership. Joseph Schofer is a professor of civil and environmental engineering at Northwestern University and says, however, many systems may be reaching a breaking point…
Michael Smith on the State of the Newspaper Industry
Layoffs continue at large newspapers around the country such as the Los Angeles Times, Washington Post, Chicago Tribune and the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel as publishers try to cope with diminished ad revenue. Michael Smith is executive director of Northwestern University’s Media Management Center and says not all newspapers are experiencing dire times…
Richard Joseph on the Zimbabwe Elections
The African Union is calling on Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe to form a unity government in the wake of his disputed election. Richard Joseph is director of Northwestern University’s Program of African Studies and explains why many leaders on the continent have been slow to criticize Mugabe….