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Every weekday from 6am to 9am on the Ideas Network stations, you'll hear Joy Cardin talking with a wide variety of guests about current issues. Policy-makers and politicos field questions from Joy and her callers on a wide array of timely state, national and international topics.

Joy's producers, Rob Ferrett, Cynthia Schuster and Bill Martens look for knowledgeable guests from different political and social perspectives.

Program Comments & Suggestions     Tips for Callers

You can join the conversations each weekday morning by using the toll-free call-in number 1-800-642-1234 (Madison Listeners please use 263-1890). You can also e-mail us at talk@wpr.org.

September 2, 2010: Now that Joy's candidate forums for the fall primary election are complete, who will be getting your votes for Wisconsin's next governor and lieutenant governor? Cast your vote by clicking here.

The Big Question: Tune in each Wednesday at 7 for The Big Question in which we'll debate an issue in the news with two guests of opposing perspectives.

September 1, 2010: This week, we'll discuss what President Obama had to say in his Tuesday night speech on the end of combat operations in Iraq and plans for Afghanistan.

What do you think?

Featured Links

Gary Knowles' State Travel Suggestions for late summer/early fall
(Featured Aug. 27)

Gary Knowles Wis. Travel Recommendations through Labor Day
(Featured July 30)

Recipe for Cockeyed Cake
(featured July 29, 2010)
Gary Knowles' list of summer events in Wis.
(featured July 2, 2010)

Fluffy pancakes recipe from Chris Kimball
Buttermilk Waffles recipe from Chris Kimball
(featured April 23, 2010)

America's Greatest Train Rides
(article from Parade magazine, featured on April 5, 2010 program)

Quinoa recipes from the Joy Cardin Show
(featured on March 4 and 24, 2010 programs)

Gary Knowles' list of events in Wis. and links to free state tourism guides (featured March 19, 2010)

Gary Knowles' list of upcoming happenings in Wis.
(featured March 12, 2010)

Gary Knowles' late winter/early spring transition events
Tips for hotel deals in 2010

(featured March 5, 2010)

Mad Dog & Merrill's Jalapeno Poppers Recipe

Gary Knowles' best bets for Wis. brewery tours (featured Feb. 19, 2010)

Travel writer Gary Knowles' picks for Valentine's Day weekend events
Wisconsin's romantic towns
Romantic getaways in Wisconsin

(as featured on Feb. 12, 2010 program)

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Food Editor Nancy Stoh's Recipes for White Chili with Tomatillos and Creamy Chicken Noodle Soup
(as featured on Jan. 15, 2010 program)

View the list of Top 125 Dogs in American Pop Culture
(as featured on Dec. 23, 2009 program)

Download Amanda Lanyon-LeSage's list of Young Adult Fiction for All Adults
(as featured on Dec. 18, 2009 program)
Listen to the show

Download Holiday Cookies recipe from "America's Test Kitchen"
(as featured on Dec. 17, 2009 program)

Download Favorite Holiday Recipes from WPR Staff
(as featured on Dec. 17, 2009 program)
Listen to the show

Download Gary Knowles' Winter Wonderland Events Calendar (as featured on Dec. 11, 2009 program)
Listen to the show


Medicare Part D Resources (as featured on Dec. 2, 2009 program)

For all Medicare beneficiaries: www.medicare.gov or 1-800-MEDICARE

For persons under age 60 who are disabled: Disability Rights Wisconsin at (608) 267-0214

For questions about Medicare Advantage Plans or Medicare supplement policies: Medigap Hotline at 1-800-242-1060

For questions about the Wisconsin SeniorCare program: 1-800-657-2038

For persons over age 60 with questions about Medicare Part D contact:

Case managers at local senior centers can use the Planfinder to help find Part D plans.

  • County benefits specialist are trained in finding Medicare Part D plans. The list can be found by clicking here.
  • The Medicare Prescription Drug Information Center provides information regarding Part D plans: 1-866-456-8211
  • Local and larger pharmacies may provide assistance in searching for a Part D plan.
Individual plan providers should be able to determine the annual cost for their plans as well as information on drug restrictions, quantity limits, or prior authorization requirements.

About Joy Cardin

Joy Cardin started hosting the 6am to 9am call-in programs on May 1st, 2003, replacing Tom Clark after his retirement.

Joy is a native of Appleton and a graduate of the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point. She worked as a reporter/anchor for commercial television stations in Wausau and Green Bay before accepting a reporting/hosting position at WPR's Green Bay Bureau in 1986. She served as WPR's News Director before assuming her the position as director of Ideas Network talk programming. In November 2007, she stepped down as Talk Director to host the morning show full-time.

Joy has received several awards for her reporting and editing. She served on the Board of Directors of "We the People: Wisconsin" a civic journalism media collaboration involving Wisconsin Public Radio, Wisconsin Public Television, The Wisconsin State Journal and WISC-TV in Madison. She also co-hosted and helped develop the early morning call-in program with Tom Clark when the Ideas Network was created in 1990.

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