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IDEAS NETWORK PROGRAMS - WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 14, 2012
6:00 AM Joy Cardin Now that Colorado and Washington state have both voted to legalize the recreational use of marijuana, what is the state of cannabis legalization in Wisconsin? Joy Cardin speaks to a guest from a marijuana law reform group about what this election means for cannabis in Wisconsin. Guest: Jay Selthofner (SELL-toff-ner), treasurer and co-founder of Northern Wisconsin NORML (National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws)
7:00 AM Joy Cardin President Obama, the Democratic Senate and the Republican House are working to avert massive spending cuts and tax increases on January 1, 2013. Joy Cardin's guests discuss this week's Big Question: Who has the better approach to avoiding the fiscal cliff, President Obama or the House-led GOP? Poll: www.wpr.org/joy Guests: - Dan Holler, Communications Director, Heritage Action for America. http://heritageaction.com/ - Robert Frank, Professor of Management and Economics, Cornell University; columnist, New York Times. http://www.robert-h-frank.com/
8:00 AM Joy Cardin After Mitt Romney's loss to President Obama last week, many Republicans are trying to figure out how to proceed and be a significant force in future elections. Joy Cardin's guest weighs in on why she thinks Romney and other Republicans went down and what she thinks the GOP needs to do to win over voters again. Guest: Bay Buchanan, political strategist and conservative pundit; she served as a senior adviser to Mitt Romney during his presidential campaign and is the former U.S. Treasurer under President Reagan. Bay and Her Boys: Unexpected Lessons I Learned as a ...
9:00 AM Kathleen Dunn On Monday, State Superintendent Tony Evers released a proposal that his office said would increase school aid. He also seeks to set a state funding level for districts of $3,000 per pupil. This hour, Kathleen Dunn and her guest talk about the details of the plan and what education policies we might see passed in Madison next year. GUEST: Steve Correia - Associate Professor of Education at St. Norbert College
10:00 AM Kathleen Dunn Kathleen Dunn speaks with a journalist who has been reporting on the economic, cultural, and political transitions taking place in Cuba since Fidel Castro handed power over to his brother, Raul. Guest: Cynthia Gorney, professor, Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism. Contributing writer for The New York Times Magazine and National Geographic. Her latest article, "Cuba's New Now," appears on the November cover of National Geographic.
11:00 AM Larry Meiller Larry Meiller visits with the author of a new book that uses the story of a canoe trip to relate history, archeology, natural science, and analysis of current environmental issues to address current issues in Wisconsin, the Upper Midwest, and the country as a whole. Guest: Milton Bates, author, "The Bark River Chronicles: Stories from a Wisconsin Watershed" The Bark River Chronicles: Stories from a Wisconsin ...
11:45 AM Larry Meiller There has been a lot of concern about the honeybee population. Larry Meiller learns what the current status is, and how we can help. Guest: Gunther Hauk ("GOON-ter HOWK"), co-founder and director, Spikenard Farm Honeybee Sanctuary in Floyd, VA, author, "Toward Saving the Honeybee," educator, biodynamic gardener/farmer and beekeeper for nearly four decades.
12:30 PM Chapter A Day Susan Sweeney reads from Ann Patchett's Novel "State of Wonder." A doctor travels to the Amazon and finds extraordinary things, opening opportunities for the future and reviving travails from the past.
1:00 PM Talk of the Nation The election's over, but the frantic pace of political news has hardly slowed. Congress is back in Washington eyeing the fiscal cliff, the GOP is regrouping after the Romney/Ryan ticket's defeat, and the Petraeus scandal engulfs a new player: General John Allen. Ken Rudin's back for another round of the Political Junkie.
2:00 PM Talk of the Nation When gay rights advocates won big in Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota and Washington on Election Day, it snapped a long losing streak. Those who oppose same sex marriage know it's still a hugely divisive, unresolved issue. Discussing the next steps in the gay marriage debate.
3:00 PM At Issue with Ben Merens Researchers have discovered having a sister is likely to make you better emotionally balanced than those who grew up with a brother or as an only child. Join Ben Merens and his guest as they discuss the bond shared between sisters. Guest: Katherine Conger is an Associate Professor of Human Development and Family Studies at the University of California-Davis.
4:00 PM At Issue with Ben Merens President Obama held his first post-election press conference today. Ben Merens and his guest discuss the president's remarks on his economic agenda, the fiscal cliff, the David Petraeus scandal, and more. Guest: Sean Savage, professor of political science at St. Mary's College
5:00 PM Q with Jian Ghomeshi On Q with Jian Ghomeshi: The rise of gay literature in India and what it says about LGBT acceptance, three years after decriminalization. Writer, critic, and activist Naomi Wolf on her latest book, Vagina: A New Biography, which details the new science of female sexuality. Plus, chemistry professor Donna Nelson who acts as the consultant to the popular TV drug drama Breaking Bad.
6:00 PM On Point David Petraeus in trouble. Now, four-star General John Allen, US and NATO commander in Afghanistan in trouble, well talk with big defense writer Thomas Ricks about the generals.
7:00 PM On Point The way of the affair. A look at the science and psychology of infidelity.
8:00 PM As It Happens Hear news and interviews from around the world on As It Happens.
9:00 PM Joy Cardin After Mitt Romney's loss to President Obama last week, many Republicans are trying to figure out how to proceed and be a significant force in future elections. Joy Cardin's guest weighs in on why she thinks Romney and other Republicans went down and what she thinks the GOP needs to do to win over voters again. Guest: Bay Buchanan, political strategist and conservative pundit; she served as a senior adviser to Mitt Romney during his presidential campaign and is the former U.S. Treasurer under President Reagan.
10:00 PM Kathleen Dunn Kathleen Dunn speaks with a journalist who has been reporting on the economic, cultural, and political transitions taking place in Cuba since Fidel Castro handed power over to his brother, Raul. Guest: Cynthia Gorney, professor, Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism. Contributing writer for The New York Times Magazine and National Geographic. Her latest article, "Cuba's New Now," appears on the November cover of National Geographic.
11:00 PM Chapter A Day Susan Sweeney reads from Ann Patchett's Novel "State of Wonder." A doctor travels to the Amazon and finds extraordinary things, opening opportunities for the future and reviving travails from the past.
11:30 PM BBC World Service Hear World news and features overnight seven days a week from the British Broadcasting Corporation.
IDEAS NETWORK PROGRAMS - WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 14, 2012

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