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6:00 AM

Joy Cardin  - 01/25A

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A news editor at Fox News recently visited Milwaukee and filed a report on her newfound love with Wisconsin's largest city and "its emerging food and arts scene." Joy Cardin talks with the public relations director for VISIT Milwaukee about all there is to see and do in "Cream City." Report: http://wpr.org/r/?1005
Guest: Jeannine Sherman, Public Relations Director at VISIT Milwaukee. www.visitmilwaukee.org



7:00 AM

Joy Cardin  - 01/25B

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Why do offices and other organizations exist in the first place? That's one question Joy Cardin and her guests will tackle this hour as they discuss the underlying logic of the office and why dysfunction may be key to an organization's success.
Guests:
- Ray Fisman, the Lambert Family Professor of Social Enterprise and co-director of the Social Enterprise Program and Columbia Business School.
- Tim Sullivan, the editorial director of Harvard Business Review Press.
They are the co-authors of, "The Org: The Underlying Logic of the Office"

The Org: The Underlying Logic of the Office

8:00 AM

Joy Cardin  - 01/25C

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The Pentagon lifts the ban on women serving in combat, President Obama begins his second term, and the public weighs in on the state Republican mining bill. Joy Cardin's guests discuss these issues and more of the top national and state news in the Week in Review.
Guests:

- Ed Garvey, Senior Partner at the law firm of Garvey, McNeil and Associates; publisher, www.FightingBob.com.

- David Blaska, former Dane County Supervisor; blog: http://wpr.org/r/?909.



9:00 AM

Veronica Rueckert  - 01/25D

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Is there an explanation for, well... everything? This is what editor John Brockman asked some of the world's foremost thinkers. He shares their answers with Veronica Rueckert -- representing 150 of the most fascinating theories of how the world works.
Guest: John Brockman is the founder and publisher of the science website, Edge.org, and editor of several books including "This Will Make You Smarter" and "What Is Your Dangerous Idea?" His latest book is "This Explains Everything: 150 Deep, Beautiful, and Elegant Theories of How the World Works."



10:00 AM

Veronica Rueckert  - 01/25E

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"Rock and Roll Detective" Jim Berkenstadt shares some curious stories with Veronica Rueckert -- stories about George, John, Paul, Ringo and... the Beatle who vanished.
Guest: Jim Berkenstadt is the "Rock And Roll Detective." An authority on The Beatles, he has co-authored three books, including "Black Market Beatles" and "The Beatles Digest." His latest book is "The Beatle Who Vanished."



11:00 AM

Larry Meiller  - 01/25F

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Orchids are gorgeous flowers, and much easier to grow than you might think! On Garden Talk, Larry Meiller learns how to successfully tend to them, and about the upcoming Orchid Quest event.
Guest: Chuck Acker ("AY-ker"), Orchids Garden Centre & Nursery, Waunakee, Wisconsin



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


Dogs were the first animals to be domesticated, but how it happened is not quite known. Join Ira Flatow for a canine mystery. Plus, Hurricane Sandy pummeled Northeast beaches. Should we rebuild them? How? And by the way..we might not have enough sand to do it.


2:00 PM

Talk of the Nation Science Friday


Why is it snowing here and raining in Oslo? Join Ira Flatow on Science Friday for a look at why you're freezing but the folks in the Arctic may be warmer. Plus, how do you store a million CDs? Encode them in DNA. PLUS the Sci Fri book club catches "The Andromeda Strain."


3:00 PM

At Issue with Ben Merens  - 01/25K

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What are the things you've been trying to hide, fix, change and deny about yourself? According to Ben Merens' guest today, these may be the very things that will expand and elevate your life.
Guest: Polly Campbell is a writer and speaker specializing in personal development and spiritual topics. She is the author of Imperfect Spirituality: Extraordinary Enlightenment for Ordinary People. She blogs at www.ImperfectSpirituality.com and www.PsychologyToday.com and is a teacher on www.DailyOM.com.



4:00 PM

At Issue with Ben Merens  - 01/25L

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The news that's been in the week that was. It's Your Views on the News today on At Issue. Join host Ben Merens as he takes your calls about the week's top news story.
Guest: David Canon, professor of political science at UW-Madison



5:00 PM

Q with Jian Ghomeshi


On Q with Jian Ghomeshi: Friday Live performance TBA. Astronaut Chris Hadfield from space!...about his passion for music and his space song collaboration with Ed Robertson of the Barenaked Ladies. Sports writer Ken Campbell on his book "Selling the Dream", an investigation into how minor hockey has been professionalized. PLUS Elvira Kurt's Cultural Hall of Shame.


6:00 PM

On Point


Obama 2-point-0. Hillary in the hot seat. Women cleared for combat. On Point's weekly news roundtable goes behind the headlines.


7:00 PM

The Moth Radio Hour


When a beloved patient's cancer returns, a psychologist confesses that she is at a loss for words; an inmate at a women's prison describes the surprising value of an ordinary transistor radio; and an undertaker deals with a problematic client.


8:00 PM

As It Happens


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


9:00 PM

Joy Cardin  - 01/25C

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The Pentagon lifts the ban on women serving in combat, President Obama begins his second term, and the public weighs in on the state Republican mining bill. Joy Cardin's guests discuss these issues and more of the top national and state news in the Week in Review.
Guests:

- Ed Garvey, Senior Partner at the law firm of Garvey, McNeil and Associates; publisher, www.FightingBob.com.

- David Blaska, former Dane County Supervisor; blog: http://wpr.org/r/?909.



10:00 PM

Veronica Rueckert  - 01/25E

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"Rock and Roll Detective" Jim Berk shares some curious stories with Veronica Rueckert -- stories about George, John, Paul, Ringo and... the Beatle who vanished.
Guest: Jim Berkenstadt is the "Rock And Roll Detective." An authority on The Beatles, he has co-authored three books, including "Black Market Beatles" and "The Beatles Digest." His latest book is "The Beatle Who Vanished."



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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