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Ideas Network Program Notes

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6:00 AM

Joy Cardin  - 01/16A

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Joy Cardin talks with a political scientist about the objectives laid out in Governor Scott Walker's State of the State address and the reaction from state Democrats.
Guests: Charley Jacobs, Assistant Professor of Political Science at St. Norbert College.

6:35 - Jeff Stone, Republican Assembly Representative from Greendale

6:40 - JoCasta Zamarripa, Democratic Assembly Representative from Milwaukee



7:00 AM

Joy Cardin  - 01/16B

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Our coverage of Gov. Scott Walker's State of the State address continues when host Joy Cardin talks with a couple of former state officials about the future plans for the state.
Guests:

- Dan Kapanke, former Republican State Senator from La Crosse and owner of the La Crosse Loggers baseball team.

- Peg Lautenschlager, former Democratic Attorney General of Wisconsin, former state legislator and former United States attorney. She's an attorney at Bauer and Bach law firm.

This week's online poll is at www.wpr.org/joy



8:00 AM

Joy Cardin  - 01/16C

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Joy Cardin gets a variety of perspectives on the State of the State-including yours!
Guests:

8:06 - Tim Dale, Assistant Professor of Political Science at UW-La Crosse
8:15 - Julie Lassa, Democratic State Senator from Stevens Point
8:20 - Paul Farrow, Republican State Senator from Pewaukee
8:25 - Brian Jacobsen, Associate Professor of Business Administration at Wisconsin Lutheran College, and Chief Portfolio Strategist at Wells Fargo Advantage Funds.
8:30 - Brian Schimming, Vice-Chair of the Republican Party of Wisconsin
8:35 - Scot Ross, Executive Director of One Wisconsin Now
8:40 - Steve Correia, Associate Professor of teacher education at St. Norbert College



9:00 AM

Kathleen Dunn  - 01/16D

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This hour, Kathleen Dunn speaks with two athletes and a coach from the Wisconsin Special Olympics about what it is like to compete across the state and around the world.
Guests:

- Christine Cherne, Athlete, Wisconsin Special Olympics.

- Anthony Porter, Athlete, Wisconsin Special Olympics.

- Linda Brothen, Coach and Agency Manager, Wisconsin Special Olympics.



10:00 AM

Kathleen Dunn  - 01/16E

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A new play, "How the World Began," debuts at the Milwaukee Repertory Theater tomorrow. This hour, Kathleen Dunn speaks with the production's director and cast. www.milwaukeerep.com
Guests:

- Brent Hazelton, Director, Milwaukee Repertory Theater.

- Deborah Staples, Associate Artist and Actress appearing in "How the World Began".

- Ben Charles, Actor.

- Marty Lodge, Actor.



11:00 AM

Larry Meiller  - 01/16F

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Sauk Prairie is celebrating its annual Eagle Days this weekend. Larry Meiller learns about these incredible birds and their lives in Wisconsin.
Guests:

- Randy Jurewicz ( "JUR-witz"), recently retired wildlife ecologist and administrator, WI DNR's Bureau of Endangered Resources

- Jeb Barzen, director of field ecology, International Crane Foundation, volunteer with Ferry Bluff Eagle Council



11:45 AM

Larry Meiller  - 01/16G

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Sturgeon Bay is the home to the Peninsular Agriculture Research Station, which serves as a global potato gene bank. Larry Meiller learns what goes on there, and what it means for potato growers worldwide.
Guests:

- John Bamberg, USDA/Agricultural Research Service geneticist, professor of Horticulture, UW-Madison

- Max Martin, program manager of the Peninsular Agriculture Research Station potato genebank, academic staff, Department of Horticulture, UW-Madison



12:30 PM

Chapter A Day


Jim Fleming reads from "The Bartender's Tale," a novel by Ivan Doig that takes us once again to Montana. It's a coming of age story and much more.


1:00 PM

Talk of the Nation


Tomorrow morning, President Obama and Vice President Biden will speak about
proposals related to gun violence. Talk of the Nation discusses this announcement and covers the politics of the President's gun plan with the Political Junkie, Ken Rudin.



2:00 PM

Talk of the Nation


Talk of the Nation continues the discussion of the President's announcement, including reactions from gun control critics and advocates.


3:00 PM

At Issue with Ben Merens  - 01/16K

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The Wisconsin Medical Society has launched an initiative called "Honoring Choices Wisconsin," aiming to make advance care planning a standard part of patient care. Join Ben Merens and his guests as they discuss the benefits of advance care planning and how to build those conversations.
Guests:
- John Maycroft is a policy analyst at the Wisconsin Medical Society and program lead for Honoring Choices Wisconsin.
- Dr. Bruce Agneberg is the Chief Medical Officer for Agrace HospiceCare in Madison. He is trained as a family physician and has been involved in the hospice movement since the late 1970s.



4:00 PM

At Issue with Ben Merens  - 01/16L

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Governor Walker delivered his State of the State address last night. In this hour, Ben Merens and his guest discuss the Governor's remarks on where Wisconsin is at...and where the state is going.
Guest: Joe Foy, associate campus dean and associate professor of political science at UW-Waukesha



5:00 PM

Q with Jian Ghomeshi


On Q with Jian Ghomeshi: NY Times sports reporter Juliet Macur on this week's highly-anticipated interview between Oprah Winfrey and disgraced cyclist Lance Armstrong. PLUS Atlantic writer Emily Esfahani Smith on why she called for a return to chivalry.


6:00 PM

On Point


With so many Americans scraping by, On Point looks at the debt traps and who's most vulnerable.


7:00 PM

On Point


This hour, On Point explores the storm over Mali, Al Qaeda in Africa, the French in Mali and the stakes for all.


8:00 PM

As It Happens


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


9:00 PM

Joy Cardin  - 01/16C

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Joy Cardin gets a variety of perspectives on the State of the State-including yours!
Guests:

8:06 - Tim Dale, Assistant Professor of Political Science at UW-La Crosse

8:15 - Brian Jacobsen, Associate Professor of Business Administration at Wisconsin Lutheran College, and Chief Portfolio Strategist at Wells Fargo Advantage Funds.

8:40 - Steve Correia, Associate Professor of teacher education at St. Norbert College

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10:00 PM

Kathleen Dunn  - 01/16E

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A new play, "How the World Began," debuts at the Milwaukee Repertory Theater tomorrow. This hour, Kathleen Dunn speaks with the production's director and cast. www.milwaukeerep.com
Guests:

- Brent Hazelton, Director, Milwaukee Repertory Theater.

- Deborah Staples, Associate Artist and Actress appearing in "How the World Began".

- Ben Charles, Actor.

- Marty Lodge, Actor.



11:00 PM

Chapter A Day


Jim Fleming reads from "The Bartender's Tale," a novel by Ivan Doig that takes us once again to Montana. It's a coming of age story and much more.


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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