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6:00 AM

Joy Cardin  - 01/28A

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7.9 million viewers watched the Season Three premiere of "Downton Abbey" on PBS earlier this month, nearly quadrupling the network's typical nightly audience. Joy Cardin's pop culture expert discusses why people are so drawn to the World War I-era British costume drama, and invite you to weigh in with your reasons for tuning in. "Downton Abbey" Web site: http://wpr.org/r/?1006

Then, it's our Monday Morning Wake-Up Call. A new report shows that food fraud is up by sixty percent this year. Joy Cardin speaks to a consumer advocate about some of these faux food products and how you can avoid buying them.

Guest:
- Robert Thompson, Professor of Television and Pop Culture, and Director of the Bleier (BLY-er) Center for Television and Popular Culture at Syracuse University. http://tvcenter.syr.edu/

Wake-Up Call Guest:
- Sally Greenberg, Executive Director for the National Consumers League



7:00 AM

Joy Cardin  - 01/28B

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People on both sides of the mining issue voice their concerns to state lawmakers, Governor Scott Walker reveals more details on his proposed income tax cut, and a task force recommends how to pay for future road projects in Wisconsin. In this week's State Capitol Report, Joy Cardin talks with WPR's state government reporter about these and other significant developments from Madison.
Guest: Shawn Johnson, Wisconsin Public Radio's State Government Reporter.



7:30 AM

Joy Cardin  - 01/28X

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The State Capitol Report continues when Joy Cardin's education expert and columnist discusses the push to expand voucher schools in Wisconsin, the hurdles that stand in the way, and an upcoming event marking National School Choice Week.
Guest: Alan Borsuk, Senior Fellow in Law and Public Policy at Marquette University Law School; Education Beat Columnist, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.



8:00 AM

Joy Cardin  - 01/28C

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Women currently make up more than 14 percent of the total active-duty forces in today's military. And last week, the Pentagon announced it would lift its ban on women in combat. This hour, Joy Cardin's guest sheds light on the real issues facing women in the military.
Guest: Tanya Biank, former newspaper reporter covering the military; author of, "Undaunted: The Real Story of America's Servicewomen in Today's Military"



9:00 AM

Kathleen Dunn  - 01/28D

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Kathleen Dunn and her guest recap the week's top political news.
Guest: Craig Gilbert, Washington Bureau Chief, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.



10:00 AM

Kathleen Dunn  - 01/28E

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Kathleen Dunn speaks with a guest who recently returned from a three-week expedition to Antartica, sponsored by the Geological Society of America, to study climate change.
Guest: George Stone, Instructor of Natural Science at the Milwaukee Area Technical College. He is the co-founder and chair of the Green Energy Summit in Milwaukee.



11:00 AM

Larry Meiller  - 01/28F

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February second is World Wetlands Day. Larry Meiller learns why wetlands are so important, and what we can do to protect them. Plus, the potential impact on our wetlands of proposed Wisconsin mining projects.
Guests:

- Katie Beilfuss ("BELL-fuss"), Outreach Programs Director, Wisconsin Wetlands Association

- Richard Beilfuss ("BELL-fuss"), the CEO and President, International Crane Foundation in Baraboo; featured speaker at the upcoming Wisconsin Wetlands Conference.



11:45 AM

Larry Meiller  - 01/28G

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Larry Meiller visits with the UW Weather Guys. They discuss the recent cold temperatures we've had, and whether we can trust a groundhog for an accurate forecast.
Guests:

- Steve Ackerman, director, Cooperative Institute for Meteorological Satellite Studies, UW-Madison and professor of atmospheric sciences

- Jon Martin, professor and chair of Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences, 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


North Korea delivers a blunt warning; expect another nuclear test. And the country's new leader insists its arsenal of long range rockets is designed to hit the United States. Why North Korea works so hard to maintain us as its mortal enemy, and what's drives these latest threats. Plus, the Opinion Page on TALK OF THE NATION.


2:00 PM

Talk of the Nation


In commercial radio, "in-depth" means a minute thirty. On much of public radio, you can hear stories stretched as six or seven minutes. Talk of the Nation isn't talking "in-depth" until the half hour mark is reached.


3:00 PM

At Issue with Ben Merens  - 01/28K

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Post traumatic stress disorder is common in veterans because the stresses of war can often cause a soldier to emotionally break. Today on At Issue, host Ben Merens introduces you to four veterans who have found their way back from PTSD.
www.michaelorban.com
Guests:
Mike Orban, 1st Cavalry Division U.S. Army Infantry and author of Souled Out: A Memoir of War and Inner Peace.
Mark Forman, Sculptor, U.S. Navy Air Corpsman (attached to Marines).
Jim Hackbarth, Poet, 1st Cavalry Division Viet Nam - Helicopter door gunner.
Mike Maurer, Golfer, combat medic 1st Infantry Army



4:00 PM

At Issue with Ben Merens  - 01/28L

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Ben Merens begins his last week on the air today, and this hour, he hears your comments, and takes the questions you've always wanted him to answer.


5:00 PM

Q with Jian Ghomeshi


On Q with Jian Ghomeshi: Professor and author Karima Bennoune on the devastating effects the fundamentalist takeover of Northern Mali has had on the region's secular Muslim society. Q's tipping debate: veteran restaurateur Bruce McAdams argues that tipping servers is bad for business and society as a whole, whereas Steve Dublanica, of the popular Waiter Rant blog and author of Keep The Change, begs to differ. PLUS Q's Sports Culture Panel with Elliote Friedman and Dave Bidini.


6:00 PM

On Point


The U.S. Department of Education is telling schools they must include students
with disabilities in sports. How will that work?



7:00 PM

On Point


When cyberbullying turns into sexual shaming, and one teen who decided to tell her peers it's got to stop.


8:00 PM

As It Happens


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


9:00 PM

Joy Cardin  - 01/28C

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Women currently make up more than 14 percent of the total active-duty forces in today's military. And last week, the Pentagon announced it would lift its ban on women in combat. This hour, Joy Cardin's guest sheds light on the real issues facing women in the military.
Guest: Tanya Biank, former newspaper reporter covering the military; author of, "Undaunted: The Real Story of America's Servicewomen in Today's Military"



10:00 PM

Kathleen Dunn  - 01/28E

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Kathleen Dunn speaks with a guest who recently returned from a three-week expedition to Antartica, sponsored by the Geological Society of America, to study climate change.
Guest: George Stone, Instructor of Natural Science at the Milwaukee Area Technical College. He is the co-founder and chair of the Green Energy Summit in Milwaukee.



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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