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IDEAS NETWORK PROGRAMS - SATURDAY, OCTOBER 27, 2012 |
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7:00 AM
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Judith Siers-Poisson in for Larry Meiller

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It's time for an encore edition of Garden Talk. Judith Siers-Poisson learns about what drought stress has meant for damage by disease and pests, and how we can help our plants overwinter successfully. Plus, fall garden clean-up to prevent disease.
Guests:
- Brian Hudelson, Director, Plant Disease Diagnostics Clinic in the Dept. of Plant Pathology at UW-Madison
- Lis ("liz") Friemoth ("FREE-moth"), provider of concierge horticultural services through her business, The Garden Hoe
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8:00 AM
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Zorba Paster On Your Health

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Skip the waiting room woes with Zorba Paster on Your Health. Zorba and Tom discuss why your contraceptives might not be cutting it and why the boldest medications aren't always the best.
Plus, a delicious recipe for Parsley Hummus from renowned New York Times online columnist Martha Rose Shulman!
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9:00 AM
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Car Talk

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Click and Clack share some car care advice, and plenty of laughs, on Car Talk.
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10:00 AM
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Michael Feldman's Whad'Ya Know?

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Actress Tracy Michelle Arnold takes the stage to perform an excerpt from her popular one-woman play, "Shakespeare's Will". And Michael introduces a new segment "You Auto Know" where he takes listener calls about their car troubles. Plus, the Whad'Ya Know? Quiz!
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1:00 PM
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Zorba Paster On Your Health

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Skip the waiting room woes with Zorba Paster on Your Health. Zorba and Tom discuss why your contraceptives might not be cutting it and why the boldest medications aren't always the best.
Plus, a delicious recipe for Parsley Hummus from renowned New York Times online columnist Martha Rose Shulman!
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1:00 PM
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Zorba Paster On Your Health

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Skip the waiting room woes with Zorba Paster on Your Health. Zorba and Tom discuss the premature maturation of the male sex . . . and why legumes (LAY-gyooms) are good for more than just laughs. Plus, a masterly-crafted recipe for Millet Burgers with Olives, Sun-Dried Tomatoes & Pecorino from a special guest chef author.
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3:00 PM
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RadioLab

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The War of the Worlds: An examination of the power of mass media to create panic. We take a deep dive into one of the most controversial moments in broadcasting history: Orson Welles' 1938 radio play about Martians invading New Jersey.
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4:00 PM
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This American Life

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How can we be sure of what people will think of us when we're gone? This week, stories of people remembered differently then how they had wished.
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5:00 PM
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A Prairie Home Companion

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It's a live broadcast performance of A Prairie Home Companion with Garrison Keillor, from the Elliott Hall of Music at Purdue University. With special guests, tough-as-nails stringband Old Crow Medicine Show, and the University's ambassadors of song, the Purdue Varsity Glee Club.
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7:00 PM
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Tent Show Radio

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Enjoy music and entertainment from under the Big Top on Tent Show Radio.
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10:00 PM
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Old Time Radio Drama - with Norman Gilliland

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X-Minus One from 1955 brings you science fiction with "Universe". And the master of the macabre, Arch Oboler, offers you "Lord Marley's Guest" when it's time for Lights Out.
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11:00 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 - SATURDAY, OCTOBER 27, 2012 |
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