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6:00 AM

Joy Cardin  - 01/03A

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One of the suggestions from our New Year's Open Line was to become a better parent. Joy Cardin speaks to a child psychiatry expert about smart strategies for disciplining your kids-how to make temper tantrums better, how to encourage good behavior, and more!

Guest: Alan Kazdin (KAZ-din), Professor of Psychology and Child Psychiatry at Yale University. He's the Director of the Yale Parenting Center and author of "The Kazdin Method for Parenting the Defiant Child: With No Pills, No Therapy, No Contest of Wills" and "Parent Management Training: Treatment for Oppositional, Aggressive, and Antisocial Behavior in Children and Adolescents."



7:00 AM

Joy Cardin  - 01/03B

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The fiscal cliff of middle class tax increases and spending cuts has been avoided, but the broader fiscal fight is far from over. Joy Cardin talks with a political science professor about the possible fallout from the deal and the next big battle regarding the nation's debt ceiling. Plus, she gets insight from at least one of Wisconsin's Congressional representatives.
Guests:

- Charles Franklin, Visiting Professor of Law and Public Policy, and Director of the Marquette University Law School Poll; Co-Founder of www.pollster.com and Founder of www.pollsandvotes.com.

- Ron Kind, Democratic U.S. Representative from Wisconsin's Third Congressional District.

- Note: Republican Congressmen did not return our invitations to appear this hour.



8:00 AM

Joy Cardin  - 01/03C

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The drug maker Merck recently announced it would no longer pursue approval of a drug that includes the vitamin, niacin, to prevent heart attacks and strokes. Joy Cardin's guest cardiologist discusses the results of a trial that shows the drug combination is ineffective, what this means for the reputation of niacin, and what we can do to be more heart healthy in 2013.
Guest: Dr. Patrick McBride, Professor of Medicine and Family Medicine, Associate Dean for Students, and Associate Director of the Preventive Cardiology Program at the University of Wisconsin Medical School.



9:00 AM

Kathleen Dunn  - 01/03D

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Kathleen Dunn's guest recaps the final days of the 112th Congress, and previews what legislation awaits the incoming 113th.
Guest: Jason M. Roberts, Associate Professor of Political Science, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.



10:00 AM

Kathleen Dunn  - 01/03E

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This hour, an exploration of parenting and family through the lens of "horizontal identities:" conditions shared by peer groups, but not necessarily by members of the same family of origin. Writer Andrew Solomon talks about his reporting on parents of gay, deaf, disabled, autistic, and other children, and the family transition from disappointment to acceptance.
Guest:
Andrew Solomon - writer and lecturer on politics, culture and psychology. His new book is Far From the Tree: Parents, Children and the Search for Identity



11:00 AM

Larry Meiller  - 01/03F

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Many New Year's Resolutions include a vow to quit smoking. Larry Meiller gets the latest information on how, and why, to quit smoking. Plus, resources available to help.
Guest: Dr. Michael Fiore ("fee-OR-ee"), MD, MPH, MBA, Professor of Medicine, Director, Center for Tobacco Research and Intervention (UW-CTRI), University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health



11:45 AM

Larry Meiller  - 01/03G

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Do you feel like technology takes over sometimes? Larry Meiller learns how to strike a balance between being plugged-in and unplugged. There are ways to use technology in a positive way without being overwhelmed. And are we really getting more done when we try to multitask?
Guest: Joanne Cantor, Outreach Director, Center for Communication Research, UW-Madison. Author, "Conquer CyberOverload: Get More Done, Boost Your Creativity, and Reduce Stress".



12:30 PM

Chapter A Day


Karl Schmidt reads from "The Complete Shorter Fiction of Anthony Trollope." The extraordinary novelist unveils English society in four short tales: "Christmas at Thompson Hall," "Christmas Day at Kirkby Cottage," "An Unprotected Female at the Pyramids," and "Father Giles of Ballymoy."


1:00 PM

Talk of the Nation


Over the years, diplomatic correspondent Mike Shuster took us into the
deliberations at the Security Council, to Berlin, at the Fall of the Wall,
inside Iraq during the worst of the war, to Israel during conflicts with the
Palestinians and Hezbollah. And through every step of the still-growing
tensions with Iran. An exit interview with NPR's diplomatic correspondent Mike Shustern.



2:00 PM

Talk of the Nation


Caitlin (CAT-lin) Moran ventured into uncharted territory. She wrote a
laugh-out-loud book about feminism and the disconnect between image and
reality. Caitlin (CAT-lin) Moran on "How To Be A Woman."



3:00 PM

At Issue with Ben Merens  - 01/03K

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Pollution, shoreline development, invasive species...these are just a few of the challenges facing the Great Lakes. This hour, Ben Merens talks with a researcher, who's developed interactive maps that visualize the stressors facing the Great Lakes, about the health of our lakes...and what we can do to start repairing them.
Guest: Peter McIntyre, Assistant Professor at the University of Wisconsin-Madison Center for Limnology. He's also a project leader at the Great Lakes Environmental Assessment and Mapping Project (GLEAM). You can see the new Great Lakes stressors map at http://www.greatlakesmapping.org



4:00 PM

At Issue with Ben Merens  - 01/03L

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Under the fiscal cliff deal, the payroll tax holiday is ending...but many business tax breaks, including breaks for NASCAR and the movie industry, were included, costing more than $63 billion next year. Ben Merens and his guest take an in-depth look at what's actually in the American Taxpayer Relief Act.
Guest: Joshua Gordon, policy director, Concord Coalition. http://www.concordcoalition.org/



5:00 PM

Q with Jian Ghomeshi


Jim Brown guest hosts Q. The show looks at why our growing aesthetic appreciation of food in North America isn't making us more sensitive to the world of art. Then, from the best of Q archives: Brooklyn based band Grizzly Bear in performance and independent video game creator Vander Caballero on his adventure game Papa & Yo (PAH-po oon YO).


6:00 PM

On Point


Oil Drilling: There's a world of oil up in the Arctic waters off Alaska. But a drilling rig run aground has revived fears about the price we may pay to tap it.


7:00 PM

On Point


A conversation with the singular George Takei ((tuh-KAY)). Once Star Trek's Mr. Sulu ((SOO-loo)), now he's a web favorite and a big voice for gay rights.


8:00 PM

As It Happens


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


9:00 PM

Joy Cardin  - 01/03C

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The drug maker Merck recently announced it would no longer pursue approval of a drug that includes the vitamin, niacin, to prevent heart attacks and strokes. Joy Cardin's guest cardiologist discusses the results of a trial that shows the drug combination is ineffective, what this means for the reputation of niacin, and what we can do to be more heart healthy in 2013.
Guest: Dr. Patrick McBride, Professor of Medicine and Family Medicine, Associate Dean for Students, and Associate Director of the Preventive Cardiology Program at the University of Wisconsin Medical School.



10:00 PM

Kathleen Dunn  - 01/03E

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This hour, an exploration of parenting and family through the lens of "horizontal identities:" conditions shared by peer groups but not necessarily by members of the same family of origin. Writer Andrew Solomon talks about his reporting on parents of gay, deaf, disabled, autistic, and other children, and the family transition from disappointment to acceptance.
Guest:
Andrew Solomon - writer and lecturer on politics, culture and psychology. His new book is Far From the Tree: Parents, Children and the Search for Identity



11:00 PM

Chapter A Day


Karl Schmidt reads from "The Complete Shorter Fiction of Anthony Trollope." The extraordinary novelist unveils English society in four short tales: "Christmas at Thompson Hall," "Christmas Day at Kirkby Cottage," "An Unprotected Female at the Pyramids," and "Father Giles of Ballymoy."


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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