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IDEAS NETWORK PROGRAMS - SATURDAY, JANUARY 19, 2013 |
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6:00 AM
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The People's Pharmacy with Joe and Terry Graedon

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Fever and the Immune System. A century ago, before aspirin became popular, the old wives held to the idea of piling on quilts and blankets to sweat a fever out. New research on the biological effects of fever suggests they may have had the right idea after all.
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7:00 AM
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Larry Meiller
- 01/18F

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It's time for an encore edition of Garden Talk with Larry Meiller. Learn how to address drought damage to your lawn and woody ornamentals. Plus, a look at some upcoming educational opportunities for gardeners.
Guest: Lisa Johnson, UW Extension horticulture educator for Dane County
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8:00 AM
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Zorba Paster On Your Health

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Do overweight people really live longer? Zorba and Tom scrutinize a controversial study. And reveal the most popular New Years resolutions. Plus, a smelly but scrumptious recipe for Roasted Garlic and Cauliflower Soup.
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9:00 AM
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Car Talk

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Laugh along with Click and Clack, during another edition of Car Talk.
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10:00 AM
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Michael Feldman's Whad'Ya Know?
- 01/19A

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Michael chats with bestselling author and Syracuse professor George Saunders and highlights the pitfalls of an early bloom with UW Professor Stanley Temple. Plus, All The News That Isn't, more hilarious Memos, and two rounds of the Whad'Ya Know? Quiz.
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1:00 PM
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Zorba Paster On Your Health

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Do overweight people really live longer? Zorba and Tom scrutinize a controversial study. And reveal the most popular New Years resolutions. Plus, a smelly but scrumptious but delicious recipe for Roasted Garlic and Cauliflower Soup.
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2:00 PM
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The People's Pharmacy with Joe and Terry Graedon

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Fever and the Immune System. A century ago, before aspirin became popular, the old wives held to the idea of piling on quilts and blankets to sweat a fever out. New research on the biological effects of fever suggests they may have had the right idea after all.
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3:00 PM
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RadioLab

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Beyond Time - We go to the frontlines with men and women who are battling against time . . . or at least the common sense view of time.
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4:00 PM
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This American Life

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A story of self-deception, a story about deceiving others, and a story about accidental deception. And how one type of deception can easily turn into another.
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5:00 PM
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A Prairie Home Companion

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Coming to you this week live from A-S-U in Tempe, Arizona, it's A Prairie Home Companion with Garrison Keillor. With special guests, songwriter and cowboy poet Gail Steiger and old-time bluegrass outfit Run Boy Run.
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7:00 PM
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Tent Show Radio

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Enjoy music and entertainment from under the Big Top on Tent Show Radio.
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8:00 PM
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Old Time Radio Drama - with Norman Gilliland
- 01/19A

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Fibber McGee discovers the source of Man's Untapped Energy in a broadcast from 1947. And Chad Remington goes to the aid of a victim of claim jumping in Frontier Town.
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11:00 PM
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BBC World Service

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Hear World news and features overnight seven days a week from the British Broadcasting Corporation.
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IDEAS NETWORK PROGRAMS - SATURDAY, JANUARY 19, 2013 |
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