Talk of the Nation is a talk radio program based in the United States, produced by National Public Radio, and is broadcasted nationally on weekday afternoons (Eastern Standard Time). Its focus is current events and controversial issues. From late 2001 until the present, the show has been hosted by Neal Conan and includes special guest hosts from the fields of study which the day's topic come from. Past regular hosts have included Ray Suarez and Juan Williams. Each Friday Ira Flatow hosts Talk of the Nation - Science Friday with discussion topics from science, computing, and technology. The program invites listeners to pose questions for the guest host(s) by telephone or e-mail. The show began broadcast in 1996. Talk radio is a radio format which features discussion of topical issues. ... NPR logo NPR redirects here. ... Time zones are areas of the Earth that have adopted the same standard time, usually referred to as the local time. ... Ongoing events • Gitmo Quran desecration allegations • 2005 Atlantic hurricane season • 2005 Pacific hurricane season • Bill C-38 (Canada gay marriage) • Expo 2005 in Aichi, Japan • Fuel prices • Gomery Comm. ... 2001 is a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Neal Conan (born 1949 in Beirut, Lebanon) is an American radio journalist. ... The list below includes the aldermen of Chicago in order by ward. ... Ira Flatow (born March 9, 1949) is a radio and television personality who hosts National Public Radios popular Talk of the Nation - Science Friday. ... Science Friday is a call-in talk show that is part of National Public Radios Talk of the Nation radio program hosted by Ira Flatow every Friday. ... 1996 is a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty. ...