Minnesota Public Radio Stories

• Why do people overeat?
  Former FDA Commissioner David Kessler talks about his new book, "The End of Overeating: Taking Control of the Insatiable American Appetite."11:00 a.m.
  Guests
  Dr. David Kessler: MD and professor of pediatrics, epidemiology and biostatistics at the University of California-San Francisco School of Medicine. Former commissioner of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration 1990-1997 under Presidents George H.W. Bush and Bill Clinton.
  More from MPR
  Eat food. Not too much. Mostly plants. (06/02/2009)
  U of M study: Hungry teens at higher risk of obesity (05/27/2009)
  Policy and a Pint: Think Globally, Eat Locally (05/08/2009)
  Michael Pollan spreads the word about eating food (05/19/2009)
  A great harvest of food movies screening in Minneapolis (06/02/2009)
  Resources
  Dr. David Kessler biography
• Is diplomacy with Iran going nowhere?
  Four foreign policy experts debate as part of the Intelligence Squared series from National Public Radio and the Rosenkranz Foundation.12:00 p.m.
  Guests
  Kenneth Pollack: Author of "A Path Out of the Desert: A Grand Strategy for the Middle East." Former CIA and National Security Council expert on the Persian Gulf. Research Director, Saban Center for Middle East Policy at the Brookings Institution.
  Nicholas Burns: Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs 2005-2008. Served 27 years in the U.S. Foreign Service. Led U.S. efforts on the Iran nuclear issue and was US Ambassador to NATO 2001-2005. Now professor of Diplomacy at Harvard University's Kennedy School of Government.
  Liz Cheney: Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs under President George W. Bush. Daughter of Vice President Dick Cheney.
  Dan Senor: Former Senior Advisor for the Coalition Provisional Authority in Baghdad, Iraq. Adjunct Senior Fellow for Middle East Studies at the Council on Foreign Relations. Analyst for Fox News, where he hosted 2 documentaries on Iraq and Iran.
  More from MPR
  Obama calls for 'new beginning' between U.S. and Muslims (06/04/2009)
  Minnesota to divest from Iran under new law (05/16/2009)
  Reflections on life in Iran (04/15/2009)
  Family secrets kept close (02/17/2009)
  Travel writer Rick Steves visits Iran (02/06/2009)
  Arab expert on Middle East crisis (03/11/2009)
  Resources
  Intelligence Squared debate podcasts available

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