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6:00 AM

Joy Cardin  - 01/18A

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Winter brings beautiful landscapes in Wisconsin-landscapes worthy of being captured on film! Joy Cardin speaks to a photography expert about the best ways to take photos in the winter and where the best Wisconsin winter wonderlands are!

Guest: Spyros (SPEAR-ohs) Heniadis (hen-ee-AH-dis), blogger, photographer, and photography teacher



7:00 AM

Joy Cardin  - 01/18B

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A well-traveled person might claim to know how to get the most out of their hotel experience. But this hour, Joy Cardin's guest sheds light on the darkest corners of the hospitality industry, including things we may wish we never knew!
Guest: Jacob Tomsky, a veteran of the hospitality business; author of, "Heads In Beds: A Reckless Memoir of Hotels, Hustles, and So-Called Hospitality"

Heads In Beds: A Reckless Memoir of Hotels, Hustles,...

8:00 AM

Joy Cardin  - 01/18C

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Joy Cardin and her guests look at guns, mining, taxes and more on this edition of the Week in Review.
Guests:

Keene Winters, financial planner in Schofield; member of the Wausau City Council, and member of the steering committee of the Center-Right Coalition of Wausau.

Georgia Duerst (DERST)-Lahti (LAH-tee), professor of political science, Beloit College.



9:00 AM

Veronica Rueckert  - 01/18D

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Whose America is it anyway? With the elections behind us, and the inauguration ahead, Americans are still bitterly divided over what it means to be American. At the heart of the battle is the language of American politics, past and present.
Guest: Stephen Prothero, professor in the Department of Religion at Boston University and the author of "The American Bible: How our Words Unite, Divide, and Define a Nation."

The American Bible: How our Words Unite, Divide, and...

10:00 AM

Veronica Rueckert  - 01/18E

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Have you ever laid on your back at night and gazed up at the starry sky, or been fortunate enough to witness the aurora borealis? Veronica asks an astronomer to share the science and the magic of our star-sprinkled universe.
Phil Plait, the creator of "Bad Astronomy", is an astronomer, lecturer, and author. After ten years working on Hubble Space Telescope data and six more working on astronomy education, he now writes regularly for Slate Magazine.



11:00 AM

Larry Meiller  - 01/18F

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It's time for Garden Talk, and today, Larry Meiller learns how to address drought damage to our lawns and woody ornamentals. Plus, upcoming educational opportunities for gardeners.
Guest: Lisa Johnson, UW Extension horticulture educator for Dane County



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 Science Friday


Ever wondered how long the flu virus can survive on a subway pole...or your glove, for that matter? Talk of the Nation Science Friday discusses how the flu spreads.


2:00 PM

Talk of the Nation Science Friday


Science Friday guest host Flora Lichtman chats with the man known as the "Galileo of graphics," Edward Tufte.


3:00 PM

At Issue with Ben Merens  - 01/18K

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Starting a new year is always a good time to focus on where you want to go. Today on At Issue, Ben Merens and his guest discuss how to find your true calling in life...and answer the call. www.songsforyourspirit.com
Guest: Jeanne Loehnis is a life coach.



4:00 PM

At Issue with Ben Merens  - 01/18L

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It's Your Views on the News this hour. From Governor Walker's State of the State address to the President's new gun-control proposals, Ben Merens and his guest recap the top news stories of the week. They'll also hear what story has your attention this week and why.
Guest: Ed Miller, professor of political science, UW-Stevens Point



5:00 PM

Q with Jian Ghomeshi


On Q with Jian Ghomeshi: Friday Live performances throughout the show from Spanish flamenco guitar master Paco Pe a. The Poynter Institute's Jeff Sonderman on The Atlantic's controversial advertorial and the ethical risks of sponsorship. Q's Media Panel, with rabble.ca's Judy Rebick, John Cruickshank, publisher of The Toronto Star, and Jonathan Kay of the National Post. Film actor Dustin Hoffman talks about his directorial debut, Quartet. PLUS Elvira Kurt's Cultural Hall of Shame.


6:00 PM

On Point


On Point's weekly news roundtable goes behind the headlines to discuss the President's push on guns, hostage nightmare in Algeria, Boeing's Dreamliner being
grounded and more.



7:00 PM

The Moth Radio Hour


This week on the Moth Radio Hour: a woman makes an alarming discovery about what lies beneath the large parcel of land she just purchased, an eight-year-old immigrant learns English to win a girl's heart, a Russian grandmother takes revenge when her grandson is bullied, and a journalist raised by his grandmother contends with her Alzheimer's disease.


8:00 PM

As It Happens


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


9:00 PM

Joy Cardin  - 01/18C

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Joy Cardin and her guests look at guns, mining, taxes and more on this edition of the Week in Review.
Guests:

Keene Winters, financial planner in Schofield; member of the Wausau City Council, and member of the steering committee of the Center-Right Coalition of Wausau.

Georgia Duerst (DERST)-Lahti (LAH-tee), professor of political science, Beloit College.



10:00 PM

Veronica Rueckert  - 01/18E

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Have you ever laid on your back at night and gazed up at the starry sky, or been fortunate enough to witness the aurora borealis? Veronica asks an astronomer to share the science and the magic of our star-sprinkled universe.
Phil Plait, the creator of "Bad Astronomy", is an astronomer, lecturer, and author. After ten years working on Hubble Space Telescope data and six more working on astronomy education, he now writes regularly for Slate Magazine.



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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