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IDEAS NETWORK PROGRAMS - SATURDAY, MARCH 2, 2013 |
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7:00 AM
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Larry Meiller
- 03/01F

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There's plenty of work to do in the garden before the soil warms up. On this encore edition of Garden Talk, Larry Meiller finds out when, how, and how much to prune, plus how to identify lingering effects from the drought.
Guest: Jeff Epping, Director of Horticulture, Olbrich Botanical Gardens, Madison
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8:00 AM
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Zorba Paster On Your Health

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Are there any pros to the Polar Bear Plunge? And, a shocking study reveals why a noisy night could harm your heart. Plus, a delicious whole-grain recipe for Mushroom Quinoa Risotto (KEY-no-wah rih-ZOE-toe). Even Tom approves.
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9:00 AM
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Car Talk

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Laugh along with Click and Clack, during another edition of Car Talk.
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10:00 AM
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Michael Feldman's Whad'Ya Know?
- 03/02A

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Live from Monona Terrace, it's Michael Feldman's Whad'Ya Know? This week, Michael chats with filmmaker Kyle Patrick Alvarez about adapting a David Sedaris' short story into a critically acclaimed film and then journalist James Card takes the Terrace stage to talk competitive ice fishing!
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10:00 AM
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A Prairie Home Companion
- 03/02A

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Live from Monona Terrace, it's Michael Feldman's Whad'Ya Know? This week, Michael finds out about adapting a David Sedaris' story with acclaimed filmmaker Kyle Patrick Alvarez and then outdoor journalist James Card steps onto the Terrace stage to talk competitive ice fishing!
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1:00 PM
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Zorba Paster On Your Health

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Are there any pros to the Polar Bear Plunge? And, a shocking study reveals why a noisy night could harm your heart. Plus, a delicious whole-grain recipe for Mushroom Quinoa Risotto (KEY-no-wah rih-ZOE-toe). Even Tom approves.
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3:00 PM
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RadioLab

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Inheritance - Once a kid is born, their genetic fate is pretty much sealed. Or is it?
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4:00 PM
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This American Life

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Five months at Harper High School in Chicago, where last year alone 29 current and recent students were shot . . . 29. A look at what it means to live in the midst of all this gun violence, how teens and adults navigate a world of funerals and Homecoming dances. We found so many incredible and surprising stories, this show is a two-parter." (Part 2 will air next week)
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5:00 PM
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A Prairie Home Companion

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Coming to you this week from The Fitzgerald Theater in downtown Saint Paul, Minnesota, it's a live broadcast of A Prairie Home Companion with Garrison Keillor. With special guests, Emmylou Harris and Rodney Crowell, vocalist Heather Masse and pianist Jed Wilson, and singing sisters Jearlyn and Jevetta Steele.
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7:00 PM
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Tent Show Radio

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Enjoy music and entertainment from under the Big Top on Tent Show Radio.
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8:00 PM
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Old Time Radio Drama - with Norman Gilliland
- 03/02A

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The Lone Ranger and Tonto ride on an Outlaw Manhunt in western action from 1940. And, in a broadcast from 1946, Mel Blanc uses a few of his 400 voices in The Mel Blanc Show, with guest Spike Jones.
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11:00 PM
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BBC World Service

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Hear World news and features overnight seven days a week from the British Broadcasting Corporation.
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IDEAS NETWORK PROGRAMS - SATURDAY, MARCH 2, 2013 |
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