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6:00 AM

Joy Cardin  - 03/08A

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Winter just paid another visit to Wisconsin this week, but that's not stopping many Wisconsinites from planning for the summer harvest. Joy Cardin and her guests talk about how to get the most from local crops through community supported agriculture.
Guests:
- Kiera Mulvey, Executive Director of the FairShare CSA Coalition
- Chris Duke, Committee Chair of the Lake Superior CSA; owner and operator of Great Oak Farm in Mason, WI



7:00 AM

Joy Cardin  - 03/08B

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A police officer named Kopp, a dentist named Plack, and an optometrist named Lenz. Those are just a few of the wacky news names that Joy Cardin's guest compiled in his new book. He'll discuss these and more-and take your wacky name nominations.
Guest: Steve Busalacchi (boo-suh-LAH-key), author of "Wacky News Names: Monikers That Make You Smirk." Steve is a writer, interviewer, and publicist in Madison, WI. He's the author of several other books including "White Coat Wisdom: Extraordinary Doctors Talk About What They Do, How They Got There, and Why Medicine is So Much More Than A Job."



8:00 AM

Joy Cardin  - 03/08C

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Republicans filibuster the nominee for CIA Director, Venezuelan President - and harsh U.S. critic - Hugo Chavez dies, and resistance grows to the Governor's school voucher plan. Joy Cardin's guests of opposing political perspectives discuss these and other top national and state stories during the Week in Review.
Guests:
- Ed Garvey, Madison attorney and editor of www.fightingbob.com
- Owen Robinson, columnist at the West Bend Daily News and blogger at www.bootsandsabers.com



9:00 AM

Veronica Rueckert  - 03/08D

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Veronica Rueckert's guest, who had unparalleled access to Hillary Clinton over the past four years, presents a candid portrait of one of the world's most powerful politicians.
Guest:
Kim Ghattas [KHAT-ahs] has been the BBC's State Department Radio and TV correspondent since 2008, and travels regularly with the Secretary of State. Her work has also been published in TIME magazine, the Boston Globe, and the Washington Post. She is the author of "The Secretary: A Journey with Hillary Clinton from Beirut to the Heart of American Power", which has just been published.



10:00 AM

Veronica Rueckert  - 03/08E

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Always wanted to make your own pickles, sauerkraut, or yogurt? How about aged cheese, kimchi, or zesty sourdough bread? Veronica Rueckert asks a fermentation expert to show us how.
Guest: Sandor Ellix Katz is a self-taught fermentation expert. He is the author of "The Art of Fermentation" and "Wild Fermentation: The Flavor, Nutrition, and Craft of Live-Culture Foods"-which Newsweek called "the fermenting bible."



11:00 AM

Larry Meiller  - 03/08F

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It's a great time to think about what you want to grow this year. On Garden Talk, Larry Meiller finds out how to choose and start seeds, what plants are good for companion crops, and more.
Guest: Lisa Johnson, Dane County Extension Horticulture Educator



12:30 PM

Chapter A Day


Susan Sweeney reads from "Blood, Bones & Butter: The Inadvertent Education of a Reluctant Chef".


1:00 PM

Talk of the Nation Science Friday


Is red wine the antidote to aging? Join Ira Flatow for a look at how researchers are trying to tap into the fountain of youth. Then, a glimpse into the secret lives of bees... did you know they get a buzz from caffeine?
Guests:
- David Sinclair, Professor, Department of Genetics, Harvard Medical School
- John Ascher, Research Scientist, Invertebrate Zoology, American Museum of Natural History
- Julie Mustard, Assistant Research Professor, School of Life Sciences, Arizona State University
- Gregory Sutton, Postdoctoral Research Assistant, School of Biological Sciences, University of Bristol, England



2:00 PM

Talk of the Nation Science Friday


They're called "nightmare bacteria" ... new drug-resistant superbugs lurking in hospitals. Can we stop them? Join Ira Flatow on Science Friday for a look at some creative ways to outsmart these bugs... thinking beyond the antibiotic. Plus, Al Gore on his new book "The Future."
Guests:
- Randall Orndorff, Geologist, Director, Eastern Geology and Paleoclimate Science Center
U.S. Geological Survey
- Tara Palmore, M.D., Deputy hospital epidemiologist, NIH Clinical Center, National Institutes of Health
- Brad Spellberg, M.D., Infectious disease specialist, Los Angeles Biomedical Research Institute Harbor-UCLA Medical Center
- Al Gore, Author, "The Future: Six Drivers of Global Change", Former Vice President, United States of America, Chairman, The Climate Reality Project



3:00 PM

At Issue  - 03/08K

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John Munson and his guest explore America's emerging "growth corridors," or, the regions in our country that are economically thriving...and what the rest of the nation can learn from them.
Guest: Joel Kotkin, Presidential Fellow in urban futures at Chapman University; contributing editor, City Journal. He's also an adjunct fellow at the Manhattan Institute, and his new report is entitled "America's Growth Corridors: The Key to National Revival." http://wpr.org/r/?1044



4:00 PM

At Issue  - 03/08L

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Hugo Chavez passes away, leaving an unclear future in Venezuela. A senator stages a 13 hour filibuster, calling attention to the administration's policy on drones. And a controversial mining bill passes in the state assembly. What news story is on your mind this week? This hour - Your Views on the News.
Guest: Dennis Riley, professor of political science, UW-Stevens Point



5:00 PM

Q with Jian Ghomeshi


On Q with Jian Ghomeshi: Friday Live performance from Montreal singer-songwriter Leif Vollebekk. Comic actress Mary Walsh on her theatre show, "Dancing With Rage", a character-driven look at Canadian politics and society. "Kids in the Hall" comedian and filmmaker Bruce McCulloch returns to the stage with a personal one-man show, "Young Drunk Punk". PLUS Elvira Kurt's Cultural Hall of Shame


6:00 PM

On Point


Obama breaks bread with the GOP. Hugo Chavez. H-I-V baby cured. On Point's weekly news roundtable goes behind the headlines.
Guests: TBA



7:00 PM

The Moth Radio Hour


In this hour of the Moth Radio Hour, we hear how celebrated author and writer Adam Gopnik ("Paris to the Moon", The New Yorker) embarrasses his son and offends other loved ones by getting lost in the new world of instant message abbreviations. Also, the story of a first kiss and beyond from a disabled woman; a pair of unlikely pen pals; and the sad tale of a gay man who comes out to his parents with dramatic consequences.


8:00 PM

As It Happens


Hear news and interviews from around the world on As It Happens.


9:00 PM

Joy Cardin  - 03/08C

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Republicans filibuster the nominee for CIA director, Venezuelan President - and harsh U.S. critic - Hugo Chavez dies, and resistance grows to the governor's school voucher plan. Joy Cardin's guests of opposing political perspectives discuss these and other top national and state stories during the Week in Review.
Guests:
- Ed Garvey, Madison attorney and editor of www.fightingbob.com
- Owen Robinson, columnist at the West Bend Daily News and blogger at www.bootsandsabers.com



10:00 PM

Veronica Rueckert  - 03/08E

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Always wanted to make your own pickles, sauerkraut, or yogurt? How about aged cheese, kimchi, or zesty sourdough bread? Veronica Rueckert asks a fermentation expert to show us how.
Guest: Sandor Ellix Katz is a self-taught fermentation expert. He is the author of "The Art of Fermentation" and "Wild Fermentation: The Flavor, Nutrition, and Craft of Live-Culture Foods"-which Newsweek called "the fermenting bible."



11:00 PM

Chapter A Day


Susan Sweeney reads from "Blood, Bones & Butter: The Inadvertent Education of a Reluctant Chef".


11:30 PM

BBC World Service


Hear World news and features overnight seven days a week from the British Broadcasting Corporation.

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