Books by Karen Houppert:
Home Fires Burning:
Married to the Military
For Better or Worse
 
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The Curse: Confronting
The Last Unmentionable
Taboo--Menstruation
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Radio and TV Appearances promoting Articles

NPR "Tell Me More, with Michele Martin," Interview based on preceding day's Washington Post Magazine cover story and secondary feature,
November 02, 2009

NPR "Tell Me More with Michele Martin," Interview based on preceding day's Washington Post Magazine story on Forgiveness, with Lauren Abramson and Bernard Williams,
March 23, 2009

CBC Radio "Ideas," The Suspect Society. The Surveillance Society. The New Authoritarianism. The Age of Paranoid Politics. These terms, and many others, have been used to describe how the political ground has been shifting under us, particularly since 9/11. Terrorism and national security have become obsessive anxieties. Fear and suspicion have become the order of the day. A world-wide initiative has developed that combines a growing machinery of surveillance, assaults on civil liberties and increasing censorship. We are living in what IDEAS producer Mary OConnell calls the suspect society. Part 2 airs Friday September 12; Part 3 airs September 19.,
September 05, 2008

Democracy Now! with Amy Goodman "Another KBR Rape Case," Interview regarding Nation story on rape of KBR defense contractor employees,
April 08, 2008

Air America "The Young Turks," "Another KBR Rape Case," Interview regarding Nation story on rape of KBR defense contractor employees,
April 04, 2008

Flashpoints "Another KBR Rape Case," Interview regarding Nation story on rape of KBR defense contractor employees,,
April 03, 2008

Air America "Who's Afraid of Gardasil? The New HPV Vaccine Could Eliminate Cervical Cancer--But Has Stirred a Storm of Controversy," "Sam Seder Show" interview re "Nation" article,
March 12, 2007

KUER Radio "Radio West," with Jennifer Napier-Pierce, NPR-affiliate, Salt Lake City, 3 p.m.-4 p.m.,
June 26, 2006

Army Wife Talk Radio "Tara Crooks Show," 10 a.m.,
June 12, 2006

USA Radio Network "Daybreak USA," Syndicated 1100 stations, 9:20-9:30 a.m.,
February 06, 2006

Sirius Satellite Radio/Radio America "Doug Stephan Good Day Show," 9:30-9:45 a.m.,
January 25, 2006

KKNW Radio "Chat with Women," Seattle, 1:00-1:30,
November 11, 2005

KCTE Radio "National Defense Radio with Host Jerry Newberry," Kansas City, 4:15-4:30,
October 03, 2005

KVMR-Left Coast Radio "Carolyn Crane Show," KVMR.org, 7:30-8:00 a.m.,
September 28, 2005

Michigan Talk Radio Network "The Tony Trupiano Show," syndicated, 4-5 p.m.,
September 02, 2005

WFMP-FM Radio "Balance Breakfast with Ian and Margery," Minneapolis, 8:30-8:45 a.m.,
September 01, 2005

Oregon Public Radio "Profiles with Maggie White," 1:30-2:00, Oregon,
August 25, 2005

NBC TV "Bay Area Today," San Francisco, 4-minute live segment,
August 09, 2005

KGO AM ABC Radio "The Gene Burns Program," San Francisco, CA, Live, one-hour talk show from 8-9 p.m.,
August 08, 2005

WUOW FM Radio "Weekday," Seattle, NPR affiliate, Live in-studio, one hour talk show with military wives,
August 04, 2005

Air America "The Laura Flanders Show," 8:30-9 p.m,
July 24, 2005

WTVT Fox TV "Your Turn with Kathy Fountain," Tampa, half-hour live interview,
June 27, 2005

WMNF Radio "The Womens Show, hosted by Mary Glenney and Arlene Engelhardt," live, 10:30-11 a.m.,
June 25, 2005

WHYY FM Radio "Voices in the Family," Philadelphia, PA and Wilmington, DE, noon- 1, Live,
June 20, 2005

WFMP FM Radio "The Lori & Julie Show," Minneapolis, MN, live, 4:25-5:00 p.m.,
May 26, 2005

KPFK FM Radio "The Four O'Clock Report with Jon Weiner," Los Angeles, CA, 20 minute live segment,
April 13, 2005

Bookspan TV "Virginia Festival of the Book," Thats Wife! segment with Meg Wolitzer (The Position) and Anne Kingston (The Meaning of Wife), 1-hour reading and panel discussion, aired March 19, 2005, March 26, 2005, April 2, 2005,
March 26, 2005

WTKF FM, WJNC AM "Viewpoints with Connie Asero," Atlantic Beach, NC, 6:15-6:45 p.m.,
March 25, 2005

XM Satellite Channel 169 "Make It Plain, hosted by Mark Thompson," 5:15-5:30 p.m. live radio,
March 22, 2005

Syndicated Radio "Culture Shocks with Barry Lynn," live, syndicated in Los Angeles, TN, LA, OH, PA, RI, 5-6 p.m.,
March 21, 2005

KFI AM Radio "The Bill Handel Show," Burbank, CA, live radio, 1-1:20 p.m.,
March 21, 2005

KDKA AM Radio "Chris Moore Show," Pittsburgh, PA, live, 7:07-8:00 p.m.,
March 19, 2005

RadioNation "RadioNation with Marc Cooper," pre-recorded, 11:45 a.m. -12:10 p.m.,
March 17, 2005

WPTF AM Radio "The WPTF Morning Show," live, Raleigh, NC, 8:10-8:25 a.m.,
March 14, 2005

Michigan Talk Radio Network "The Tony Trupiano Show," 4-4:30 p.m.,
March 11, 2005

USA Radio Network "Daybreak USA," live, 9:20-9:30 a.m.,
March 07, 2005

Sirius Satellite Radio "Alex Bennett Show," national, 10-10:20 a.m.,
March 04, 2005

KTAR AM "Real Life with David Liebowitz," Phoenix, AZ, live, 12-12:30 p.m.,
March 03, 2005

MSNBC TV "Hardball with Chris Matthews," national, 8-minute segment,
March 01, 2005

KQMS-FM Radio "Murray in the Morning," Redding, Ca, one-hour live radio segment,
February 28, 2005

 

March 7, 2005 Homes Fires book party, New York City