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IDEAS NETWORK PROGRAMS - THURSDAY, OCTOBER 25, 2012
6:00 AM Joy Cardin Amtrak is breaking ridership records, and Joy Cardin's guest says the numbers show that passenger rail is ready for a comeback. Guest: James McCommons is author of "Waiting on a Train - The Embattled Future of Passenger Rail Service," and he's written extensively about transportation issues. He has been a journalist for more than twenty-five years, and currently teaches journalism and nature writing at Northern Michigan University. Waiting on a Train - The Embattled Future of Passeng...
7:00 AM Joy Cardin According to Joy Cardin's guest, President Barack Obama was "concealing outrage or disdain" with his smile during the first debate, and Mitt Romney was sporting a "threat grin." She discusses her research examining the candidates' smiles during the debates and what's going on behind them. Guest: Paula Niedenthal, professor of psychology, University of Wisconsin-Madison; she is researching the smiles of the candidates in the presidential debates. Research: http://www.news.wisc.edu/releases/17614
7:30 AM Joy Cardin Joy Cardin's candidate forum series for U.S. House races continues when she talks with Democrat Pat Kreitlow in the seventh Congressional district. Guest: Pat Kreitlow (KRITE-low), former Democratic State Senator, Chippewa Falls; Democratic candidate, Wisconsin's 7th Congressional district. http://kreitlowforcongress.com/ (Note: Republican U.S. Rep. Sean Duffy declined our invitation to appear. http://www.duffyforcongress.com/)
8:00 AM Joy Cardin Good quality ingredients and a chef's intuition are key elements to making a great dish. However, Joy Cardin's guest says five-star cooking really boils down to... science. He shares a few concepts from the kitchen, including measuring, time and temperature, and techniques, that he says every cook should know. Guest: Jack Bishop, Editorial Director, America's Test Kitchen. Editor, "The Science of Good Cooking: Master 50 Simple Concepts to Enjoy a Lifetime of Success in the Kitchen." http://www.americastestkitchen.com/ The Science of Good Cooking: Master 50 Simple Concep...
9:00 AM Kathleen Dunn Live from the History Museum at the Castle on the campus of Lawrence University in Appleton, Kathleen Dunn and her guests talk about the museum's current exhibit, Leonardo da Vinci: Machines in Motion. GUESTS: Edmund Kern - Professor of History at Lawrence University Terry Bergen - Executive Director of the History Museum at the Castle
10:00 AM Kathleen Dunn Live from the History Museum at the Castle on the campus of Lawrence University in Appleton, Kathleen Dunn and her guests talk technical education and the lack of skilled trade workers in the Fox Valley and nationwide. GUESTS: Bob Ellenbecker - Welding/Metal Fabrication Instructor at Fox Valley Technical College Warren Long - Senior Principal Supplier Development Engineer at Oshkosh Corporation Justin Knight - Student at FVTC
11:00 AM Judith Siers-Poisson in for Larry Meiller Just because you need to eliminate certain ingredients from your diet doesn't mean food can't be tasty! Judith Siers-Poisson finds out the secrets to luscious vegan, gluten-free baking. Guest: Erin McKenna, author, "Babycakes Covers the Classics: Gluten-free Vegan Recipes from Donuts to Snickerdoodles," owner, Babycakes NYC Babycakes Covers the Classics: Gluten-free Vegan Rec...
11:45 AM Judith Siers-Poisson in for Larry Meiller Would you consider voluntary downsizing? Could you live with less space, fewer possessions, and be content? Judith Siers-Poisson gets practical tips from someone who did just that, and is very happy that she did. Guest: Tammy Strobel ("STROH-bell"), author, "You Can Buy Happiness (and It's Cheap): How One Woman Radically Simplified Her Life and How You Can Too," blogger at rowdykittens.com You Can Buy Happiness (and It's Cheap): How One Woma...
12:30 PM Chapter A Day Norman Gilliland reads from "The Sense of an Ending" by Julian Barnes. A middle-aged man contends with a past he has largely forgotten until his closest childhood friends return with a vengeance.
1:00 PM Talk of the Nation Child brides, Sudan, and now the Middle East peace process; intractable problems that might just respond to a group of some of the most respected leaders from recent history. Former presidents Jimmy Carter and Mary Robinson join host Neal Conan. Plus, Sylvia Poggioli on the prison sentences for Italian scientists who failed to warn of an earthquake.
2:00 PM Talk of the Nation Its already one of the most high profile cases of drug contamination in memory: nearly two dozen dead from meningitis or strokes. Nobody knows how many more will get sick. What went wrong? Officials say a compounding pharmacy ignored the rules. Who makes our drugs and how safe are they?
3:00 PM Rob Ferrett in for Ben Merens In this hour of At Issue, Rob Ferrett and his guest discuss the global challenges preventing all the world's citizens from having healthy, delicious...and affordable...food. Guest: Frederick Kaufman, journalist, contributing editor at Harper's, professor, City University of New York Graduate School of Journalism, author of "Bet the Farm: How Food Stopped Being Food." Bet the Farm: How Food Stopped Being Food
4:00 PM Rob Ferrett in for Ben Merens Gun policy reform is essential to reducing gun violence in the country. That's according to Rob Ferrett's guest, who says there are reforms that can be enacted without violating the Second Amendment...and that there's broad public support, even among gun owners, of remedying the weaknesses in the current laws. Guest: Daniel Webster, Director of the Johns Hopkins Center for Gun Policy and Research at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. His report, "The Case for Gun Policy Reforms in America," is at http://wpr.org/r/?896
5:00 PM Q with Jian Ghomeshi On Q with Jian Ghomeshi: Jamal Osman, a London journalist, on why reporters are dying in Somalia. 30 Rock actor Jack McBrayer on his latest role in the inventive animated film, Wreck-It Ralph. Plus, Torquil Campbell's Rant or Rave column.
6:00 PM On Point Caffeine-packed energy drinks under scrutiny, as a death toll is alleged. The FDA is investigating. So is On Point.
7:00 PM On Point The Sport of Cheerleading: Should cheerleading be formally designated a sport? The American Academy of Pediatrics says yes . . . for the safety of cheerleaders.
8:00 PM As It Happens Hear news and interviews from around the world on As It Happens.
9:00 PM Joy Cardin Good quality ingredients and a chef's intuition are key elements to making a great dish. However, Joy Cardin's guest says five-star cooking really boils down to... science. He shares a few concepts from the kitchen, including measuring, time and temperature, and techniques, that he says every cook should know. Guest: Jack Bishop, Editorial Director, America's Test Kitchen. Editor, "The Science of Good Cooking: Master 50 Simple Concepts to Enjoy a Lifetime of Success in the Kitchen." http://www.americastestkitchen.com/
10:00 PM Kathleen Dunn Live from the History Museum at the Castle on the campus of Lawrence University in Appleton, Kathleen Dunn and her guests talk technical education and the lack of skilled trade workers in the Fox Valley and nationwide. GUESTS: Bob Ellenbecker - Welding/Metal Fabrication Instructor at Fox Valley Technical College Warren Long - Senior Principal Supplier Development Engineer at Oshkosh Corporation Justin Knight - Student at FVTC
11:00 PM Chapter A Day Norman Gilliland reads from "The Sense of an Ending" by Julian Barnes. A middle-aged man contends with a past he has largely forgotten until his closest childhood friends return with a vengeance.
11:30 PM BBC World Service Hear World news and features overnight seven days a week from the British Broadcasting Corporation.
IDEAS NETWORK PROGRAMS - THURSDAY, OCTOBER 25, 2012

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