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IDEAS NETWORK PROGRAMS - MONDAY, OCTOBER 8, 2012
6:00 AM Joy Cardin Travel is about the experience, not the destination. That's according to Joy Cardin's guest, who travels more than 400 thousand miles a year and shares his insider's view of the best places for everything. Guest: Peter Greenberg, author of "The Best Places for Everything: The Ultimate Insider's Guide to the Greatest Experiences Around the World." He is the travel editor for CBS News, a contributing editor to Men's Health, and he appears regularly on The Early Show and CBS Evening News with Scott Pelley. His website is www.petergreenberg.com. The Best Places for Everything: The Ultimate Insider...
7:00 AM Joy Cardin A presidential visit, new election poll numbers, and the battle to control the state legislature-those are a few of the topics for Joy Cardin and Shawn Johnson on this week's edition of the State Capitol Report. Guest: Shawn Johnson, WPR's State Government Reporter
8:00 AM Joy Cardin You may not spend a lot of time thinking about individual words that make up the English language, but Joy Cardin's guest certainly does! He discusses the fascinating etymologies and letter patterns of everyday words, how the Bible, mythology and show business spark phrases in daily vocabulary, and much more. Guest: Richard Lederer, founding co-host of "A Way with Words," which airs on Wisconsin Public Radio Sunday mornings from 9-10. He's written more than 35 books about language, history and humor, including his newest book, "Amazing Words." Presidential Trivia: The Feats, Fates, Families, Foi...
9:00 AM Kathleen Dunn This hour, a three-part All Things Political. Kathleen Dunn and her rotating panel of guests analyze the Senate race in Wisconsin, Senate races nationally, and the Presidential Race. GUESTS: Katie Foody - Investigative reporter for Gannett Wisconsin Media Jill Lawrence, Managing Editor, Politics, National Journal.
10:00 AM Kathleen Dunn The new documentary As Goes Janesville by local filmmaker Brad Lichtenstein depicts one Wisconsin town's effort to reinvent itself after the closing of its GM plant in 2008. This hour, Kathleen Dunn talks to Lichtenstein about the Janesville leaders and residents he follows in the film. GUEST: Brad Lichtenstein - President of Wisconsin-based 371 Productions and director of As Goes Janesville WATCH: As Goes Janesville airs tonight at 9pm on Wisconsin Public Television. It also is airing as part of the Milwaukee Film Festival. Go to mkefilm.org for more information
11:00 AM Larry Meiller Some foods are so easy to make from scratch, while others are a lot more trouble than they're worth! Larry Meiller finds out which are which when he talks with the author of "Make the Bread, Buy the Butter: What You Should and Shouldn't Cook from Scratch -- Over 120 Recipes for the Best Homemade Foods." Guest: Jennifer Reese, journalist, blogger at tipsybaker.com, author, "Make the Bread, Buy the Butter: What You Should and Shouldn't Cook from Scratch -- Over 120 Recipes for the Best Homemade Foods." Make the Bread, Buy the Butter: What You Should and ...
12:30 PM Chapter A Day Jim Fleming reads from The Baseball Codes: Beanballs, Sign Stealing and Bench-Clearing Brawls by Jason Turbow with Michael Duca. Baseball's unwritten rules as clearly understood by those who play the game are revealed in fascinating examples from the sport's history.
1:00 PM Talk of the Nation News of the crackdowns in Syria, and mass shootings across the nation suggests a very violent world. Psychologist Steven Pinker disagrees. He says, we don't think about all of the other violent acts that could occur given the size of the Earth's population. The most peaceful era in human history? Plus, teaching multiracial identity in a changing world.
2:00 PM Talk of the Nation The Bible tells us God created man in his own image, starting with Adam and Eve. Modern scientists, even many Christian ones, say that would contradict decades worth of scientific evidence. Science and the religious divide over Adam and Eve. Plus, harrowing tales of flying with a cello.
3:00 PM At Issue with Ben Merens Ben Merens talks with former presidential candidate Ralph Nader about his seventeen proposed solutions for the nation's economic and social problems. Guest: Ralph Nader, consumer advocate, lawyer, and former presidential candidate. He's written several books, and his newest is "The Seventeen Solutions: Bold Ideas for Our American Future" The Seventeen Solutions: Bold Ideas for Our American...
4:00 PM At Issue with Ben Merens With the aging baby boomer generation in this country, transportation officials are expecting a surge in senior drivers in the coming years. However, statistics have shown that accidents increase after the age of 65. What's the solution? Ben Merens and his guest discuss keeping elderly drivers safe, and explore the transportation alternatives to keep seniors mobile after they stop driving. Guest: Dennis McCarthy, Assistant Professor of Occupational Therapy at Florida International University. Director, South Florida Community Mobility Research Lab, Lehman Center for Transportation Research. http://lctr.eng.fiu.edu/
5:00 PM Q with Jian Ghomeshi On Q with Jian Ghomeshi: Memoirist Lily Raff McCallou on her book, about going from squeamish urban eater to hunting her own meat. Comedian Stephen Merchant talks about The Office, Life is Short, as well as his stand-up comedy tour and DVD, Hello Ladies. Plus, New York Times theatre critic Ben Brantley on why standing ovations have lost their meaning.
6:00 PM On Point Celebrated actor Hal Holbrook on a lifetime of playing his iconic alter ego, Mark Twain.
7:00 PM On Point From "here be dragons" to Google Earth, talking about amazing maps and the people who love them.
8:00 PM As It Happens Hear news and interviews from around the world on As It Happens.
9:00 PM Joy Cardin You may not spend a lot of time thinking about individual words that make up the English language, but Joy Cardin's guest certainly does! He discusses the fascinating etymologies and letter patterns of everyday words, how the Bible, mythology and show business spark phrases in daily vocabulary, and much more. Guest: Richard Lederer, founding co-host of "A Way with Words," which airs on Wisconsin Public Radio Sunday mornings from 9-10. He's written more than 35 books about language, history and humor, including his newest book, "Amazing Words."
10:00 PM Kathleen Dunn The new documentary As Goes Janesville by local filmmaker Brad Lichtenstein depicts one Wisconsin town's effort to reinvent itself after the closing of its GM plant in 2008. This hour, Kathleen Dunn talks to Lichtenstein about the Janesville leaders and residents he follows in the film. GUEST: Brad Lichtenstein - President of Wisconsin-based 371 Productions and director of As Goes Janesville WATCH: As Goes Janesville airs tonight at 9pm on Wisconsin Public Television. It also is airing as part of the Milwaukee Film Festival. Go to mkefilm.org for more information
11:00 PM Chapter A Day Jim Fleming reads from The Baseball Codes: Beanballs, Sign Stealing and Bench-Clearing Brawls by Jason Turbow with Michael Duca. Baseball's unwritten rules as clearly understood by those who play the game are revealed in fascinating examples from the sport's history.
11:30 PM BBC World Service Hear World news and features overnight seven days a week from the British Broadcasting Corporation.
IDEAS NETWORK PROGRAMS - MONDAY, OCTOBER 8, 2012

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