Past Programs
Summaries of To the Contrary's shows from 1996 to present are listed. You can also watch full episodes from 2010 to the present online here.
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Madeline Kunin
Date: 12/31/1992
Program Number: 140
Panelists:
Featured Topics:
- Year in review
- Year to come
- Kunin agenda
Carrie Meek
Date: 12/24/1992
Program Number: 139
Panelists:
Featured Topics:
- Politically correct toys
- Seasonal depression
- Carrie Meek
Tille Fowler
Date: 12/17/1992
Program Number: 138
Panelists:
Featured Topics:
- Kid’s Defense Fund urges more kid’s funding
- Homosexual texts in New York
- The Republican agenda in 1993
Lynn Woolsey/Welfare
Date: 12/10/1992
Program Number: 137
Panelists:
Featured Topics:
- Women in the second wave in Somolia
- Key appointments in Clinton administration
- Welfare: how do you get off it
Nydia Velazquez/ Urban Needs
Date: 12/03/1992
Program Number: 136
Panelists:
Featured Topics:
- Merge SHott and aklleged racial slurs
- Mental health and public servants
The Food Police
Date: 11/25/1992
Program Number: 135
Panelists:
Featured Topics:
- Charges against Bob Packwood
- Study on careers and kids make women happier
- The Food Police: just what is good for us?
Education
Date: 11/13/1992
Program Number: 133
Panelists:
Featured Topics:
- Women in religious leadership
- Public v. private: choices in education
Women in the Military
Date: 11/13/1992
Program Number: 133
Panelists:
Featured Topics:
- Role of First Spouses
- Women in the military
Term Limits
Date: 10/29/1992
Program Number: 131
Panelists: Kate O’Beirne, Ann Lewis, Betsy Hart, Julianne Malveaux
Featured Topics:
• Is it rape of woman asks attacker to use a condom?
• Term Limits
The United Nations
Date: 10/22/1992
Program Number: 130
Panelists: Julianne Malveaux, Linda Chavez, Betsy Hart, Ann Lewis
Featured Topics:
• Candidate’s Records on Women and Minorities
• UN and its record on women
Women’s Health
Date: 10/18/1992
Program Number: 129
Panelists: Kate O’Beirne, Julianne Malveaux, Heather Richardson, Ann Lewis
Featured Topics:
• Debates: good, bad, indifferent – women and men react differently?
• Women’s Health Care
Women & Pornography
Date: 10/08/1992
Program Number: 128
Panelists: Ann Lewis, Kate O’Beirne, Victoria Toensing, Irene Natividad
Featured Topics:
• Update on women running for election
• Status of Women 1 year after Hill – Thomas
• Pornography
Women Lawyers and Judges
Date: 10/01/1992
Program Number: 127
Panelists: Ann Lewis, Linda Chavez, Julianne Malveaux, Victoria Toensing
Featured Topics:
• Mood of electorate -- angry
• Gag rule passed
• Women in the Judiciary
Violence on Television
Date: 09/24/1992
Program Number: 126
Panelists: Kate O’Beirne, Ann Lewis, Karen DeWitt, Julianne Malveaux
Featured Topics:
• Kids divorcing parents
• Violence on Television
The Beauty Myth
Date: 09/17/1992
Program Number: 125
Panelists: Kate O’Beirne, Ann Lewis, Linda Chavez, Julianne Malveaux
Featured Topics:
• Women winning nomination to senate
• The Beauty Myth
The Glass Ceiling
Date: 09/13/1992
Program Number: 123
Panelists: Kate O’Beirne, Linda Chavez, Ann Lewis, Barbara Reynolds
Featured Topics:
• Legislation to edit lawsuits over defective products
• Glass Ceiling
Censorship in Education
Date: 09/10/1992
Program Number: 124
Panelists: Ann Lewis, Julianne Malveaux, Betsy Hart, Linda Chavez
Featured Topics:
• Family leave bill
• Censorship in education
Third Party Candidates
Date: 08/27/1992
Program Number: 122
Panelists: Betsy Hart, Ann Lewis, Julianne Malveaux, Karen DeWitt
Featured Topics:
• Consumer confidence low
• Health care a concern
• Third Party Candidates
Republican Convention
Date: 08/20/1992
Program Number: 121
Panelists: Kate O’Beirne, Julianne Malveaux, Irene Natividad, Victoria Toensing
Featured Topics:
• Republican convention and women
• Whither Republicans in the fall
Candidate Spouses
Date: 08/13/1992
Program Number: 120
Panelists: Julianne Malveaux, Heather Richardson, Ann Lewis, Betsy Hart
Featured Topics:
• Republican Platform – Conservative Slant
• The role of a candidate’s wife
Sandwich Generation
Date: 08/06/1992
Program Number: 119
Panelists: Heather Richardson, Ann Lewis, Julianne Malveaux, Kate O’Beirne
Featured Topics:
• Negative Campaign – Presidential Style
• The Sandwich Generation
Family Values
Date: 07/30/1992
Program Number: 118
Panelists: Ann Lewis, Julianne Malveaux, Linda Chavez, Kate O’Beirne
Featured Topics:
• Family Values
•Women at the Olympics – Quiet revolution?
Women & Aids
Date: 07/23/1992
Program Number: 117
Panelists: Rep. Constance Morella, Ann Lewis, Julianne Malveaux, Kate O’Beirne
Featured Topics:
• Women & AIDS
• Welfare benefits cap endorsed
Democratic Convetion ‘92
Date: 07/16/1992
Program Number: 116
Panelists: Linda Chavez, Ann Lewis, Julianne Malveaux, Kate O’Beirne
Featured Topics:
• Women at Democratic Convention
• Whither the Democrats
Deadbeat Parents
Date: 07/09/1992
Program Number: 115
Panelists: Linda Chavez, Ann Lewis, Julianne Malveaux, Kate O’Beirne
Featured Topics:
• Clinton picks Gore
• Deadbeat parents
Supreme Court/Abortion
Date: 07/02/1992
Program Number: 114
Panelists: Linda Chavez, Ann Lewis, Julianne Malveaux, Katie O’Beirne
Featured Topics:
• Supreme Court/ Abortion
• Moderate Direction of Supreme Court
• Women in Military/Sexual Assault
Educational Choice
Date: 06/25/1992
Program Number: 113
Panelists: Julianne Malveaux, Linda Chavez, Ann Lewis Karen DeWitt
Featured Topics:
• Supremes on smoking and prayer
• School choice
Interracial Adoption
Date: 06/18/1992
Program Number: 112
Panelists: Karen DeWitt, Irene Nativdad, Julianne Malveaux, Kate O’Beirne
Featured Topics:
• Arms Accord
• Interracial Adoption
• AMA guidelines for Drs. on physical abuse
Native Americans
Date: 06/11/1992
Program Number: 111
Panelists: Bunty Anquoe, Linda Chavez, Julianne Malveaux, Ann Saker
Featured Topics:
• Balanced Budget Amendment Fails
• Native Americans
• SCOTUS ruling on waiting period for abortion
The Environment
Date: 06/04/1992
Program Number: 110
Panelists: Ann Lewis, Kate O’Beirne, Lina Chavez, Julianne Malveaux
Featured Topics:
• Rio Summit: The Role of Women
• Capt. Planet: Are Kids Brainwashed into environ?
• End of Primaries
Women in Politics
Date: 05/28/1992
Program Number: 109
Panelists: Linda DiVall, Kathleen Frankovic, Julianne Malveaux, Nina Totenberg
Featured Topics:
• Politics
Gays in the Military
Date: 05/21/1992
Program Number: 108
Panelists: Linda Chavez, Nina Totenberg, Kate O’Beirne, Julianne
Featured Topics:
• Gays in the Military
• Fetal Tissue Research Controversy
• NEA Contretemps: What is Art?
Cities
Date: 05/14/1992
Program Number: 107
Panelists: Linda Chavez, Linda Wertheimer, Kate O’Beirne, Julianne Malveaux
Featured Topics:
• Federal Aid for Cities
• Media Glorification of Unwed Motherhood
• Letters from Viewers
Race Relations/Kids Who Kill
Date: 05/07/1992
Program Number: 106
Panelists: Linda Chavez, Kate O’Beirne, Barbara Reynolds, Dinah Eng
Featured Topics:
• Race Relations
• Kids who kill
• Letters from viewers
Election ’92, Domestic Issues
Date: 04/30/1992
Program Number: 105
Panelists: Linda Chavez, Dorothy Gilliam, Kate O’Beirne, Linda Wertheimer
Featured Topics:
• Election: Candidates & Domestic Issues
• Rodney King Jury verdict
The Abortion Issue
Date: 04/23/1992
Program Number: 104
Panelists: Nina Totenberg, Julianne Malveaux, Linda Chavez, Suzanne Fields
Featured Topics:
• Abortion: rights, status, availability of, impact on political race
Gun Conrtol
Date: 04/16/1992
Program Number: 103
Panelists: Dorothy Gilliam, Kate O’ Beirne, Elaine Kamarck, Linda Chavez
Healthcare
Date: 04/09/1992
Program Number: 102
Panelists: Nina Totenberg, Karen DeWitt, Ellen Goodman, Mary Jane England
Featured Topics:
• Healthcare
• Campaign ’92 Trail Topics
• Arthur Asch & AIDS
The Economy
Date: 04/02/1992
Program Number: 101
Panelists: Julianne Malveaux, Linda Chavez, Kate O’Beirne, Dorthy Gilliam
Featured Topics:
• The Economy
• Supreme Court
• School Desegregation
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