WFDU-OF MUTUAL CONCERN (PUBLIC AFFAIRS)

Bob Mann hosts “Of Mutual Concern” on WFDU 89.1 FM at 7AM sunday mornings. The station is heard throughout the NYC tri-state market. Shows are archived for two weeks at www.wfdu.fm.

 

Show #101 TOPIC: Common Core Education Standards

GUEST: Walter Cimelewski of Caldwell University

AIR DATE: June 1, 2014

 

#102 TOPIC: Race relations in Teaneck NJ

GUEST: Mike Kelly, Bergen Record columnist

AIR DATE: June 8, 2014

 

#103 TOPIC: Heroin Epidemic in Suburbs

GUEST: John Molinelli, Bergen County Prosecutor

AIR DATE: June 15, 2014

 

#105 TOPIC: NJ Teachers’ Pension Controversey

GUEST: Wendell Steinhauer, President NJEA
AIR DATE June 22, 2014

 

#104 TOPIC: Women’s Health & Treating Low Income Women in NYC

GUEST: Dr. Sharan Lewin

AIRDATE: June 29, 2014

 

#106 TOPIC: Baby Boomer Fitness

GUEST: Dr. Christopher Mendler

AIRDATE: July 13, 2014

 

#107 TOPIC: NJ Film Commission

GUEST : David Schoner

AIRDATE: July 6, 2014

 

#108 TOPIC: State of the Casino Industry in NJ

GUEST: Matthew Levinson Chairman NJ Casino Commission

AIRDATE: July 20, 2014

 

#109 TOPIC: Minority & Immigrant Media in New York & nation

GUEST: Sharon Shahid of Newseum in Washington, DC

AIRDATE: July 27, 2014

 

#110 TOPIC: Autism (with emphasis on prevalence in NJ)

GUEST: Dr. April Kisamore, Professor at Caldwell University

AIRDATE: August 3, 2014

 

#111 TOPIC: Crime/Gun Control/Police Cooperation in New Jersey

GUEST: Mike Kelly of the Record

AIRDATE: August 10, 2014

 

#112 TOPIC: Ebola/West Nile Virus/Influenza

GUEST: Dr. Gary Munk-Hackensack UMC

AIRDATE: August 17, 2014

 

#113 TOPIC: State Interference with Local School Board Choices

GUEST: Dr. Karen Cortillino-President Morris County School Bd.

AIRDATE: August 24, 2014

 

RERUN #107 with David Schoner of NJ Film Commission

AIRDATE: August 31, 2014

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#114 TOPIC: Ukraine

GUEST: Prof John Schiemann of FDU

AIRDATE: September 7, 2014

 

#115 TOPIC: Free press violations in Ferguson/Police use of force.

GUEST: Dr. Paul Levinson, Professor Fordham University NYC

AIRDATE: September 14, 2014

 

#116 TOPIC: Bullying

GUEST: Nancy Sytsma of Bergen County Academies

AIRDATE: September 21, 2014

 

#117 TOPIC: Public opinion on major issues

GUEST: Dr. Krista Jenkins, Director of the Public Mind

AIRDATE: September 28, 2014

 

 

 

#118 TOPIC: St. Benedict’s Prep and education for inner city youth

GUEST: Tom McCabe

AIRDATE: October 5, 2014

 

#119 TOPIC: Enterovirus D68

GUEST: Dr. Thomas Birch, Holy Name Medical Center

AIRDATE: October 12, 2014

 

Rerun of Bullying show on October 19th

 

#120 TOPIC: Dramatic drop in Christie poll ratings

GUEST: Krista Jenkins Public Mind FDU

AIRDATE : October 26, 2014

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#121 TOPIC: US Supreme Court

GUEST: Bruce Peabody FDU professor

AIRDATE: November 2, 2014

 

#122 TOPIC: The role of Communication in modern society

GUEST: Prof. Chris Lynch President of NJ Communication Assoc

AIRDATE: November 9, 2014

 

#123 TOPIC: Flu shots and other preventive medical care

GUEST: Iris Erguder MD

AIRDATE: November 16, 2014

 

Reruns Nov 23 and 30th

#124 TOPIC: Bergen County political issues (new County Executive, consolidation of law enforcement and a shift to Democrat).

GUEST: John Ensslin Reporter/Columnist The Record

AIRDATE: December 7, 2014

 

#125 TOPIC: FDU Chinese language program

GUEST: Junhao Zhu and Liz Roberts of FDU

AIRDATE: December 28, 2014

 

#126 TOPIC: Senate report on CIA enhanced interrogation

GUEST: John Schiemann, Prof. Political SCi FDU

AIRDATE: December 14, 2014

#127 TOPIC: Animal Rights

GUEST: Ray Ippilitto

AIRDATE: December 21, 2014

 

#128 TOPIC: Bergen County Historical Society

GUEST: Kevin Wright

AIRDATE: January 11, 2015

 

#129 TOPIC: Holy Name Medical Center Haiti Initiative

GUEST: Michael Maron, President HNMC

AIRDATE: January 18, 2015

 

#130 TOPIC: Bergen County politics and government

GUEST: John Ensslin, The Record

AIRDATE: January 25, 2015

 

#131 TOPIC: Latest poll from Public Mind

GUEST: Krista Jenkins

AIRDATE: February 1, 2015 and Feb 8 (by error)

 

#132 TOPIC: Vaccine controversy/Measles outbreak

GUEST: Dr. Thomas Birch Holy Name Medical Center

AIRDATE: February 15, 2015

 

#133 TOPIC: Future of Meadowlands

GUEST: John Brennan of the Record

AIRDATE: February 22, 2015

 

#134 TOPIC: Local art house movies

GUEST: Ray Walsh

AIRDATE: March 8, 2015

 

#135 TOPIC: Palliative medical care

GUEST: Dr. Richard Rosenbluth

AIRDATE: March 15, 2015

 

#136 TOPIC: Ridgewood Film Festival

GUEST: Tony Damiano, President Ridgewood Guild

AIRDATE: March 22, 2015