 |
















|
 |
You can access program descriptions, guest names and topics for many of the programs on Wisconsin Public Radio's
Ideas Network. To see Program Notes for a particular day, select a date below. Most WPR programs are available for online playback and/or download.
 |
Most MP3 Players |
 |
Windows Media Player |
 |
RealPlayer |
 |
Download This Program |
 |
 |
 |
 |
|
IDEAS NETWORK PROGRAMS - SATURDAY, OCTOBER 6, 2012 |
|
|
|
|

7:00 AM
|

Larry Meiller

|
|

On this encore edition of Garden Talk, Larry Meiller learns what we can do to get our lawns and gardens in the best condition possible before winter's arrival.
Guest: Melinda Myers, Milwaukee-based host of "Melinda's Garden Moments," author of more than twenty gardening books.
|
|

8:00 AM
|

Zorba Paster On Your Health

|
|

Don't miss your appointment for fun this week on "Zorba Paster on Your Health".
The guys chat about sex ed for the elderly, and the darker side of the "Placebo Effect".
Plus, a listener recipe for Chuck's Garden Soup!
|
|

9:00 AM
|

Car Talk

|
|

Laugh along with Click and Clack, during another edition of Car Talk.
|
|
|
|

12:00 PM
|

Wait Wait Don't Tell Me!

|
|

It's Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me!, the hour-long quiz show from NPR. Today, the pressing issues being ignored by the presidential candidates. Plus, Leonard Nimoy answers questions about the other Dr. Spock. And Chef Rick Bayless answers questions about Dr. Seuss.
|
|

1:00 PM
|

Zorba Paster On Your Health

|
|

Don't miss your appointment for fun this week on "Zorba Paster on Your Health".
The guys chat about sex ed for the elderly, and the darker side of the "Placebo Effect".
Plus, a listener recipe for Chuck's Garden Soup!
|
|
|
|

3:00 PM
|

RadioLab

|
|

Enjoy three encore favorite Radiolab pieces that highlight the unique programming available only on public radio.
|
|

4:00 PM
|

This American Life

|
|

Featuring recent stories, including a story about repeatedly meeting 80s pop star Taylor Dayne . . . an excerpt from the episode "What Happened At Dos Erres" about an investigation into a massacre in Guatemala . . . and an interview with Kurt Braunohler about taking a break from a long-term relationship.
|
|

5:00 PM
|

A Prairie Home Companion

|
|

In a special "commercial radio" version of A Prairie Home Companion, Garrison Keillor imagines what public radio would be like without the support of listener-members. It would be one lengthy barrage of commercials, one after another, just like the rest of the radio dial. Plus, his weekly News from Lake Wobegon.
|
|

7:00 PM
|

Tent Show Radio

|
|

Enjoy music and entertainment from under the Big Top on Tent Show Radio.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|

11:00 PM
|

BBC World Service

|
|

Hear World news and features overnight seven days a week from the British Broadcasting Corporation.
|
|
|
IDEAS NETWORK PROGRAMS - SATURDAY, OCTOBER 6, 2012 |
|
|
Want to receive the Ideas Network Program Notes every day via E-Mail? Sign Up Here!
To order a CD of a WPR program, please call The Radio Store at 800-747-7444, or 608-263-7903.
Note: Since many of the guests and topics for our programs are selected just prior to their airing, some program information may not be available, or may be incomplete until the day the program airs. Our Website Notes are typically filed the evening before each day's programming and then updated again after the day's programs to reflect any changes.
For more information, the Listener Services Center phone number is: 800-442-7110, or in Madison, Wisconsin 608-263-7903.
|
Support for WPR provided by
|