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IDEAS NETWORK PROGRAMS - MONDAY, OCTOBER 22, 2012 |
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6:00 AM
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Joy Cardin

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In a reversal of traditional gender roles, more young women than young men think having a high-paying career is important, according to a Pew Research Survey. Joy Cardin speaks to a sociology professor about how significant this survey is and what it means for traditional gender roles.
At 6:50, it's the Wake-Up Call. A recent report says this was one of the deadliest years for motorcycle drivers in Wisconsin. Joy Cardin talks to a motorcycle safety instructor about the factors at play, and how to stay safe on the roads.
Guest: Kathleen Gerson, Professor of Sociology and Collegiate Professor of Arts and Science at New York University, and author of "The Unfinished Revolution: Coming of Age in a New Era of Gender, Work, and Family."
Wake-Up Call Guest: Jason Herheim (HUR-hyme), lead motorcycle safety instructor at Madison College.

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7:00 AM
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Joy Cardin

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Joy Cardin holds a candidate forum for Wisconsin's second Congressional District when she welcomes Republican Chad Lee.
Guest: Chad Lee, entrepreneur from Mount Horeb, Republican candidate for Wisconsin's 2nd Congressional District. http://chadleeforcongress.com/

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7:30 AM
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Joy Cardin

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Joy Cardin continues her candidate forum series for Wisconsin's second Congressional District when she talks with Democrat Mark Pocan.
Guest: Mark Pocan, Democratic State Representative, Madison; Democratic candidate for Wisconsin's 2nd Congressional District. http://pocanforcongress.com/

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8:00 AM
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Joy Cardin

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Do you like root vegetables? Joy Cardin speaks to a food writer about her latest cookbook all about root vegetables-full of the lore and history of each vegetable, how to buy and store them, and, best of all, how to cook with them!
Guest:
Diane Morgan, author of "Roots: The Definitive Compendium with More Than 225 Recipes."She's an award-winning cookbook author, freelance food writer, culinary instructor, and restaurant consultant.

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9:00 AM
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Kathleen Dunn

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With only fifteen days until the election, Kathleen Dunn and her guests discuss the latest news from the campaign trail, recent polls in swing states, and preview tonight's final Presidential debate.
Guests:
9:00 - John McCormack, staff writer, The Weekly Standard.
9:30 - Sam Stein, Political Editor and White House Correspondent, Huffington Post. Contributor, MSNBC.

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10:00 AM
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Kathleen Dunn

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This hour, we discuss two recent, under-the-radar news stories. First, a Yale University-led group of astronomers-along with citizen scientists-announced their discovery of a new planet last week. Kathleen Dunn talks to the director of the Barlow Planetarium in Menasha. Then, we look at the phenomenon of art theft in the wake of last week's heist of Picasso, Monet, Matisse, and other paintings from the Kunsthal Museum in Rotterdam.
GUESTS:
10 - 10:35: Alan Peche - Director of the Barlow Planetarium
10:35 - 11: Anthony Amore - Author, with Tom Mashberg, of Stealing Rembrandts: The Untold Stories of Notorious Art Heists.

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11:00 AM
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Larry Meiller

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As economically important languages dominate the globe, there are many languages that either are already extinct, or have very few speakers still living. Larry Meiller finds out about the inspiring efforts to preserve the Oneida language in Wisconsin.
Guests:
- Clifford Abbott, Patricia Wood Baer professor at UW-Green Bay, teaching in the Information Sciences, Communication, and First Nations Studies programs. He has worked with the Oneida Nation on language preservation since the 1970s.
- Loretta Metoxen ('meh-TOX-en"), tribal historian for the Oneida Nation, born and raised on the Oneida reservation in Northeast Wisconsin, served in tribal leadership for nearly 30 years.

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11:45 AM
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Larry Meiller

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Larry Meiller welcomes back an audience favorite who has a new cookbook out. It's called "Tried and True: A Collection of Our Favorite Recipes."
Guest: David Knutson (cuh-NOOT-son), former chef's instructor at Wisconsin Indianhead Technical College

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12:30 PM
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Chapter A Day

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Norman Gilliland reads from "The Sense of an Ending" by Julian Barnes. A middle-aged man contends with a past he has largely fogotten until his closest childhood friends return with a vengeance.

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1:00 PM
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Talk of the Nation

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Former diplomats Dennis Ross and Aaron David Miller join host Neal Conan as the
final presidential debate focuses on foreign policy.

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2:00 PM
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Talk of the Nation

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Many psychiatrists now see patients only to prescribe medicine. Psychiatrists,
what's changed about your job?

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3:00 PM
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At Issue with Ben Merens

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The congressional campaign forums continue in this hour of At Issue. Ben Merens starts by talking with the Republican candidate and longtime incumbent in Wisconsin's sixth congressional district.
Guest: Tom Petri, incumbent and Republican candidate, 6th congressional district. http://www.petripeople.org/

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3:30 PM
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At Issue with Ben Merens

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Ben Merens stays in Wisconsin's sixth congressional district and talks with the Democratic challenger, who also ran against Congressman Petri in 2010.
Guest: Joe Kallas, former instructor at Fox Lake Correctional Institution, Democratic candidate, 6th congressional district. http://www.kallas4congress.com/

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4:00 PM
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At Issue with Ben Merens

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Yesterday at a Brookfield salon, three were killed and more wounded in a mass shooting before the gunman took his own life. Early reports suggest a domestic dispute between the shooter and his wife, who was in the salon at the time of the shooting. In this hour of At Issue, Ben and his guest discuss yesterday's mass shooting.
Guest: Stan Stojkovic (STOY-kuh-vitch), Dean of the Helen Bader School of Social Welfare, and Professor in the Department of Criminal Justice, UW-Milwaukee

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5:00 PM
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Q with Jian Ghomeshi

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On Q with Jian Ghomeshi: Reporter David Batty on the underground cinema movement in Saudi Arabia, where movie theatres have been banned since the early 1980s. Dominican-American fiction writer Junot Diaz discusses his short story collection, This Is How You Lose Her. Then, we spend time with another visit from Q's sports panel.

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6:00 PM
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On Point

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Never mind the "American Century." Ambassador and gadfly Chas Freeman says that globally we're in "nobody's century" now, and we've got to learn a new way.

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7:00 PM
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SPECIAL: WNYC Presidential Debate Preview

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Join "The Mostly Swing States Radio Network" and WNYC for a special Presidential Debate call-in preview hosted by Brian Lehrer (LEHR-ur).

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8:00 PM
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SPECIAL: 2012 Presidential Debate from NPR

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Live from Lynn University in Boca Raton, FL, it's the third presidential debate from NPR between President Barack Obama and Republican challenger Mitt Romney. This debate will be moderated by CBS News correspondent Bob Schieffer and involve issues revolving around the theme of foreign policy.

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9:00 PM
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Joy Cardin

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Do you like root vegetables? Joy Cardin speaks to a food writer about her latest cookbook all about root vegetables-full of the lore and history of each vegetable, how to buy and store them, and, best of all, how to cook with them!
Guest:
Diane Morgan, author of "Roots: The Definitive Compendium with More Than 225 Recipes."She's an award-winning cookbook author, freelance food writer, culinary instructor, and restaurant consultant.

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10:00 PM
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Kathleen Dunn

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This hour, we discuss two recent, under-the-radar news stories. First, a Yale University-led group of astronomers-along with citizen scientists-announced their discovery of a new planet last week. Kathleen Dunn talks to the director of the Barlow Planetarium in Menasha. Then, we look at the phenomenon of art theft in the wake of last week's heist of Picasso, Monet, Matisse, and other paintings from the Kunsthal Museum in Rotterdam.
GUESTS:
10 - 10:35: Alan Peche - Director of the Barlow Planetarium
10:35 - 11: Anthony Amore - Author, with Tom Mashberg, of Stealing Rembrandts: The Untold Stories of Notorious Art Heists.

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11:00 PM
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Chapter A Day

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Norman Gilliland reads from "The Sense of an Ending" by Julian Barnes. A middle-aged man contends with a past he has largely fogotten until his closest childhood friends return with a vengeance.

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11:30 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 - MONDAY, OCTOBER 22, 2012 |
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