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IDEAS NETWORK PROGRAMS - MONDAY, OCTOBER 30, 2006 |
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6:00 AM
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Joy Cardin

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Who will get your vote for Wisconsin Governor? That's the question when Joy Cardin hosts a straw poll to find out who you'll vote for, and why.
RESULTS:
Democrat Jim Doyle - 44 votes
Republican Mark Green - 10
Green Nelson Eisman - 8
Other - 2

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7:00 AM
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Joy Cardin

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As Madison cleans up after the Halloween weekend, Joy Cardin and her guests discuss whether the city's new plan to curb violence scared away rioters.
Guests:
-Steve Walters, State Capital bureau chief for the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.
-Noble Wray, Madison's chief of police.
-Phil Ejercito, organizer of CRASH Madison
-Susan Crowley, project director of the PACE Project, and director of Prevention Services and Community Relations at University Health Services at UW-Madison.

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8:00 AM
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Joy Cardin

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Joy Cardin's guest talks about how the White House will be won in 2008.
Guest: John Harris, national political editor, The Washington Post. Author, (with Mark Halperin), "Taking the White House in 2008" (Random House)

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9:00 AM
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Kathleen Dunn

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On Friday, an Iranian news agency reported activity that indicates the country is moving ahead with its uranium enrichment program despite the threat of United Nations sanctions. Kathleen Dunn and her guest explore what this means for Iran and the rest of the world.
Guest: Charles D. Ferguson, fellow for science and technology, Council on Foreign Relations. Recipient of the Robert S. Landauer Memorial Lecturer Award for outstanding scientific achievement toward improving the security of radioactive sources.
www.cfr.org

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10:00 AM
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Kathleen Dunn

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Kathleen Dunn talks with two members of the Log Cabin Republicans to discuss how their party deals with gay and lesbian issues.
Guests: - Karen Cookston, board of directors, Log Cabin Republicans.
- David Huibregtse, chapter president, Log Cabin Wisconsin. www.logcabin.org

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11:00 AM
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Larry Meiller

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Looking for a cure for cabin fever this winter? Larry Meiller's guest is Candice Andrews, author of "Great Wisconsin Winter Weekends." (Trails Books/Big Earth Publishing) www.candiceandrews.com

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11:45 AM
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Larry Meiller

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Why do thunderstorms in Canada have only a single clap of thunder? This and other weather phenomena are discussed by Larry Meiller and his guests. They are UW-Madison meteorology professors Steve Ackerman and Jon Martin.

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12:30 PM
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Chapter A Day

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Jim Fleming reads from "Mayflower" by Nathaniel Philbrick. The author says "instead of the story we already know, it becomes the story we need to know."

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1:00 PM
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Talk of the Nation

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Some analysts argue that as many as four different conflicts are underway in Iraq, and that only one or two directly involve U.S. forces. On Talk of the Nation, Neal Conan and guests examine the question: How much does the U.S. still matter in Iraq?

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2:00 PM
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Talk of the Nation

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Most children diagnosed with cancer today survive. But the treatment that saves their life may put them at risk later on. On Talk of the Nation, Neal Conan and guests discuss childhood cancer and the possible after-effects of treatment.

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3:00 PM
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Here On Earth: Radio Without Borders

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On Here on Earth: Radio Without Borders with Jean Feraca: A Level Playing Field: The Story of a School in Rural India. Jean talks with Radio Netherlands producer Dheera Sujan about an extraordinary Indian couple who built a state-of-the-art school to lift poor children out of poverty in rural Bengal.
Guests: - Dheera Sujan, Vox Humana docmentarian. Shabnam Ramaswamy, co-founder of Jagriti School in Kutna, India.

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4:00 PM
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At Issue with Ben Merens

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From television ads, debates, and news, to direct mail, lawn signs, and the Internet, Ben Merens and his guest discuss this campaign season’s best (and worst) strategies to provide voters with information and bring them to the polls.
Guest: David Canon, political science professor, University of Wisconsin-Madison

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5:00 PM
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At Issue with Ben Merens

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Ben Merens hosts his October open line. Call in with you program suggestions for future show topics and guests.

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6:00 PM
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On Point

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On Point: The Validity of the 2006 Election.
Election Day looms, and so do fears... on the left and the right...
that the vote won't be clean. A look at old tricks, new technology,
and the validity of the vote.

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7:00 PM
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On Point

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On Point: War Made New.
A conversation with conservative military strategist Max Boot about evolving warfare and what the American military needs to stay strong.

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8:00 PM
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As It Happens

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It's As It Happens from the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation

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9:00 PM
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Here On Earth: Radio Without Borders

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On Here on Earth: Radio Without Borders with Jean Feraca: A Level Playing Field: The Story of a School in Rural India. Jean talks with Radio Netherlands producer Dheera Sujan about an extraordinary Indian couple who built a state-of-the-art school to lift poor children out of poverty in rural Bengal.
Guests: - Dheera Sujan, Vox Humana docmentarian. Shabnam Ramaswamy, co-founder of Jagriti School in Kutna, India.

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10:00 PM
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Kathleen Dunn

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Kathleen Dunn talks with two members of the Log Cabin Republicans to discuss how their party deals with gay and lesbian issues.
Guests: - Karen Cookston, board of directors, Log Cabin Republicans.
- David Huibregtse, chapter president, Log Cabin Wisconsin. www.logcabin.org

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11:00 PM
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Chapter A Day

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Jim Fleming reads from "Mayflower" by Nathaniel Philbrick. The author says "instead of the story we already know, it becomes the story we need to know."

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IDEAS NETWORK PROGRAMS - MONDAY, OCTOBER 30, 2006 |
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