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IDEAS NETWORK PROGRAMS - FRIDAY, OCTOBER 8, 2010
6:00 AM Joy Cardin Autumn is in full swing across Wisconsin, with plenty of places to take-in the fall colors and enjoy the outdoors. After six, Joy Cardin’s guest has best-bets on where to celebrate the season... outdoors and inside... and welcomes your suggestions. Guest: Gary Knowles, Travel Editor, “Dane County Lifestyles Magazine”. Monthly contributor to our "Tell Joy Where to Go" programs.
7:00 AM Joy Cardin Joy Cardin’s guest, after seven, draws from more than twenty years of research to bring us a list of socially and environmentally responsible companies and products. Guest: Ellis Jones, scholar on social responsibility, global citizenship, and everyday activism. Author, "The Better World Shopping Guide: Every Dollar Makes A Difference".
8:00 AM Joy Cardin After eight, get two takes on the top state and national news stories on The Week in Review with Joy Cardin. Joy and her guests take a look at the latest in Wisconsin political campaigns, and a controversial free speech case now before the U.S. Supreme Court. Guests: - John Smart, former Chair of the Price County Democratic Party. Member, Wisconsin Governor's Commission on the United Nations. - Walter John Chilsen, former Republican State Senator from Wausau. Member, Wisconsin Broadcasters Association Hall of Fame.
9:00 AM Veronica Rueckert While we may consider ourselves good judges of character and events, research suggests we're not as good as we think. After nine, Veronica Rueckert and her guests discuss the trouble with intuition. Guests: - Christopher Chabris, assistant professor of psychology, Union College. Adjunct assistant professor of neurology, Albany Medical College. Visiting scholar, MIT Center for Collective Intelligence. - Daniel Simons, professor, Department of Psychology, Beckman Institute, University of Illinois. - Co-authors, "The Invisible Gorilla: And Other Ways Our Intuitions Deceive Us." (Rebroadcast from 7/09/10)
10:00 AM Veronica Rueckert Pollution comes not just from smokestacks and contaminated waterways... it's also in your home, your shampoo, toothbrush, and your kid's toys. After ten, Veronica Rueckert and her guests talk about the hidden dangers in everyday items. Guests: - Rick Smith, author and environmentalist. Executive Director of Environmental Defense Canada. - Bruce Lourie, expert on toxic pollution and mercury. President, Ivey Foundation. -- Co-authors, "Slow Death by Rubber Duck: How the Toxic Chemistry of Everyday Life Affects Our Health". (Rebroadcast from 4/9/2010)
11:00 AM Larry Meiller Bear's Breech is a common name for what plant? Find out, after eleven, on Garden Talk with Larry Meiller. Larry's guests are Mark Dwyer, landscape manager at the Janesville Rotary Gardens; and Mike Maddox, Rock County Extension Horticulture Educator and Director of Education for Rotary Gardens. www.rotarygardens.org http://hort.uwex.edu/
12:30 PM Chapter A Day Norman Gilliland reads from "Wolf: The Lives of Jack London" by James L. Haley. It turns out Jack London's real life is just as exciting as his stories are.
1:00 PM Talk of the Nation Science Friday Join Ira Flatow on Talk Of The Nation Science Friday as the talk turns to the Nobel Prize in physics... for a honeycomb-like carbon structure called graphene. What's it good for?
2:00 PM Talk of the Nation Science Friday After two, on Science Friday, a look at a computer program that tracks "truthiness" on twitter. Plus how sleep affects your weight.
3:00 PM Here On Earth: Radio Without Borders After three, it's Food Friday on Here On Earth: Radio without Borders, with Jean Feraca. In honor of Hispanic Heritage Month, find out about peppers, plantains, and other heritage foods from the Americas.
4:00 PM At Issue with Ben Merens The news that’s been in the week that was... At Issue, after four, it's time for Your Views On The News with Ben Merens. You're invited to call in with your thoughts about the week’s biggest news story. Guest: Dick Haven, Professor of Communication, UW-Whitewater. havend@uww.edu
5:00 PM At Issue with Ben Merens Everyone knows walking can help limber the aging body, but did you know walking also helps keep the mind flexible? After five, join Ben Merens and his guest for a look at the latest study on the benefits of walking. Guest: Art Kramer, Director, Beckman Institute. Professor, Department of Psychology, campus Neuroscience Program, and Institute of Aviation, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign.
6:00 PM On Point After six, On Point: The Week In The News. Convoy attacks and U.S.-Pakistan tensions. Toxic sludge out of Hungary. Free speech and military funerals. On Point's weekly news roundtable goes behind the headlines.
7:00 PM On Point After seven, On Point, in a special archive edition: Superstition... why we believe the unbelievable.
7:30 PM SPECIAL PROGRAM: Here & Now WI Attorney General Debate Wisconsin Public Television's Frederica Freyberg moderates a debate for Wisconsin Attorney General. The candidates are Republican Incumbent J.B. Van Hollen and Democratic Challenger Scott Hassett. This special broadcast is presented by WPT's Here and Now.
8:00 PM SPECIAL PROGRAM: WBA U.S. Senate Debate Listen to the U.S. Senate Candidate debate between Republican Ron Johnson and Democrat Russ Feingold, live from Milwaukee. This debate is sponsored by the Wisconsin Broadcasters Association.
9:00 PM Here On Earth: Radio Without Borders After nine, it's Food Friday on Here On Earth: Radio without Borders, with Jean Feraca. In honor of Hispanic Heritage Month, find out about peppers, plantains, and other heritage foods from the Americas.
10:00 PM Veronica Rueckert Pollution comes not just from smokestacks and contaminated waterways... it's also in your home, your shampoo, toothbrush, and your kid's toys. After ten, Veronica Rueckert and her guests talk about the hidden dangers in everyday items. Guests: - Rick Smith, author and environmentalist. Executive Director of Environmental Defense Canada. - Bruce Lourie, expert on toxic pollution and mercury. President, Ivey Foundation. -- Co-authors, "Slow Death by Rubber Duck: How the Toxic Chemistry of Everyday Life Affects Our Health". (Rebroadcast from 4/9/2010)
11:00 PM Chapter A Day Norman Gilliland reads from "Wolf: The Lives of Jack London" by James L. Haley. It turns out Jack London's real life is just as exciting as his stories are.
11:30 PM BBC World Service World news and features are heard overnight seven days a week from the British Broadcasting Corporation.
IDEAS NETWORK PROGRAMS - FRIDAY, OCTOBER 8, 2010

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