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PROGRAM NOTES FOR WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 29, 2004
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	6:00 AM sg	Joy Cardin
		After six, Joy Cardin talks with a lifelong Republican who says if Democrats want to return to power they need to fight for full public campaign funding. Guest: Jack Lohman, (LOE-man), director, Wisconsin Clean Elections Coalition. www.wicleanelections.org. Wrote, “Why They Lost” (www.fightingbob.com)
	7:00 AM sg	Joy Cardin
		Despite claims to the contrary, the Democratic Party is far from dead. That’s according to Joy Cardin’s guest after seven, who wants to become the next leader of the State Democratic Party. Guest: Joe Wineke, former Democratic state senator from Verona, he plans to seek the State Democratic Party Chairmanship next June
	8:00 AM sg	Joy Cardin
		After eight, Joy Cardin and her guest talk about the P-U-litzer (PEE-YEW-lit-zur) Prizes, awarded for the foulest media performances of the past year. Guest: Norman Solomon, syndicated columnist. Author, “War Made Easy: How Presidents and Pundits Keep Spinning Us To Death” (Wiley & Sons, June 2005). www.normansolomon.com
	9:00 AM KB	Kathleen Dunn
		Anabolic steroid use has become common faire among professional athletes. After nine, Kathleen Dunn and her guest discuss why more than a half-million middle and high school students have tried steroids. Guest: Dr. Bruce B. Svare (SAH-vare), Director, National Institute for Sports Reform. Author, " Reforming Sports Before the Clock Runs Out"
	10:00 AM KB	Kathleen Dunn
		The death toll from the Tsunami in South Asia is rapidly rising. Today after ten, Kathleen Dunn and her guest discuss the economic and social ramifications the disaster will have on the peoples of South Asia and their livelihoods. Guest: Jagdish Bhagwati, University Professor at Columbia University and senior fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations. He is the author of, “In Defense of Globalization.” International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies www.ifrc.org
	11:00 AM ca	Larry Meiller
		After eleven, Larry Meiller welcomes a guest whose stories about hunting will have even non-hunters laughing out loud one minute... and misty-eyed the next. Guest: Dave Hoffman, author, "The Great Buck Caper and Other Tales from the North Country" (Camby Press)
	11:45 AM ca	Larry Meiller
		Hear the oral history of the Kickapoo La Farge Dam Project, after eleven, when Larry Meiller welcomes two of the project coordinators. Guests: - Bonnie Sterling, Editor - Brad Steinmetz
	12:30 PM	Chapter A Day
		Catherine Brand reads from "The Dark is Rising" by Susan Cooper. It's the story of Will Stanton, who discovers he's the last of The Old Ones, destined to help in the battle between Dark and Light.
	1:00 PM	Talk of the Nation
		After one, on Talk of the Nation, join Neal Conan and guests, as they discuss head hunters, golden parachutes, and the market for C-E-Os.
	2:00 PM	Talk of the Nation
		Rose Bowl, Sugar Bowl, Orange Bowl, Fiesta Bowl... This is the big weekend for college football. After two, on Talk of the Nation, Neal Conan and guests discuss how college football picks the best team, the national champ.
	3:00 PM pd	Peter Donalds in for Ben Merens
		On this, the fourth day of the seven-day Kwanzaa celebration, Peter Donalds welcomes a guest to share the spiritual, cultural, and political meanings of the holiday. Guest: Nomusa Xaba (ZAH-bah), activist, storyteller, and educational consultant.
	4:00 PM pd	Peter Donalds in for Ben Merens
		The death toll from south Asia’s tsunami could double for lack of clean water, shelter and medical care. After four, Peter Donalds talks with a representative from Doctors Without Borders about relief efforts. Guest: Brigg Reilley, program officer, Doctors Without Borders www.doctorswithoutborders.org
	5:00 PM bhm	Peter Donalds in for Ben Merens
		After five, Peter Donalds and his guest review the major global news stories of 2004, and look ahead to what may come in 2005. Guest: Daniel Franklin, editor, “The World in 2005” from The Economist.
	6:00 PM	On Point
		After six, On Point: Personality Testing. (Rebroadcast) Personality testing has become a ubiquitous method of categorizing people. But in efforts to better understand ourselves, are American institutions brushing over the nuance of human personality?
	7:00 PM	On Point
		After seven, On Point: Nkosi's Story. One boy's courage in the crisis of AIDS. ABC "Nightline" correspondent Jim Wooten with Nkosi Johnson's inspiring story.
	8:00 PM lb+jf	Here On Earth: Radio Without Borders
		After eight, on "Here On Earth," meet the real Beatrice behind the bestselling children's book, "Beatrice's Goat," and discover how the gift of a goat made it possible for a girl from Uganda to attend a college preparatory school in New England. Guests: Beatrice Biira - Ugandan student at the Northfield Mount Hermon School in Massachusetts. Rosalee Sinn - Senior Advisor to the President of Heifer International.
	9:00 PM	The Connection
		After nine, on The Connection: The Nobel Prize winning Irish poet, essayist, and translator, Seamus Heaney [HEE-nee].
	10:00 PM	The Connection
		After ten, on The Connection: MacArthur genius grant winner Rueben Martinez turned his barbershop into a bookstore, and now spends his time promoting literacy and Latino writers.
	11:00 PM	Chapter A Day
		Catherine Brand reads from "The Dark is Rising" by Susan Cooper. It's the story of Will Stanton, who discovers he's the last of The Old Ones, destined to help in the battle between Dark and Light.
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