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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 using the drop down lists below.
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PROGRAM NOTES FOR MONDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 2009
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6:00 AM
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Joy Cardin
- 11/02A
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State lawmakers have introduced it…and supporters believe there’s a chance it will pass, especially with recent support from Governor Doyle. After six, Joy Cardin talks with one of the authors of legislation that would allow medical marijuana.
Guest: Jon Erpenbach, Democratic State Senator from Waunakee.
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7:00 AM
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Joy Cardin
- 11/02B
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After seven, it's a round-up of state news headlines on The State Capitol Report. WPR State Government Reporter Shawn Johnson joins Joy Cardin with the latest on the Governor’s race, Governor Doyle’s plan for Milwaukee Public Schools, and more.
Guest: Shawn Johnson, WPR State Government Reporter.
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7:30 AM
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Joy Cardin
- 11/02X
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There is controversy in the State Supreme Court over money in elections, and whether it affects the Justice's judgment. After seven-thirty, Joy Cardin’s guest says Wisconsin needs public financing for Supreme Court elections.
Guest: Mike McCabe, Executive Director, Wisconsin Democracy Campaign.
Guest: Gil Halsted, WPR reporter.
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8:00 AM
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Joy Cardin
- 11/02C
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It’s your chance to offer talk show suggestions. After eight, Joy Cardin hosts her monthly open line, in search of your ideas for topics and guests.
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9:00 AM
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Kathleen Dunn
- 11/02D
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After nine, Kathleen Dunn and her guest review last week's political headlines.
Guest: Mordecai Lee, Professor of Governmental Affairs, UW-Milwaukee.
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10:00 AM
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Kathleen Dunn
- 11/02E
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After ten, Kathleen and guests examine the role of magnet schools and college prep programs in getting minorities motivated about higher education.
Guests:
- Steve Perry, founder and principal of Capital Preparatory Magnet School, Hartford, Connecticut. Best Selling Author of "Man Up". Education Contributor on CNN.
- Milton Cockroft, Director, Pathways to College Program, Wisconsin Lutheran College, Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
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11:00 AM
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Larry Meiller
- 11/02F
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The new "Windows 7" operating system from Microsoft is now available. After eleven, Larry Meiller talks with personal computer consultant Peter Greene to see if the new "Windows 7" is all it's touted to be. www.infostar.com
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12:30 PM
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Chapter A Day
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On Chapter A Day, Jim Fleming reads from, "Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet," a novel by Jamie Ford.
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1:00 PM
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Talk of the Nation
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President Obama changed the federal government's unrelenting stance to let state
laws cover medical marijuana. After one, on TALK OF THE NATION, the next phase of the debate on drugs.
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2:00 PM
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Talk of the Nation
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After two, on TALK OF THE NATION, underground comic legend R. Crumb talks about illustrating the entire text of the book of Genesis. Plus, Jodi Kantor on the Obama's Marriage.
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3:00 PM
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Here On Earth: Radio Without Borders
- 11/02K
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After three, on Here on Earth: Radio without Borders with Jean Feraca, a rebroadcast of “Asia’s Rise”, a re-examination of the hype about the decline of America and the dawn of a new Asian age.
Guest: Minxin Pei, director, Keck Center for International and Strategic Studies, Claremont McKenna College. Adjunct senior associate, China Program, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
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4:00 PM
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At Issue with Ben Merens
- 11/02L
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Sunset today is at 4:42...and many of us will wonder how' we'll cope with darkness so early. Today after four on At Issue, Ben Merens and his guest will discuss how people deal with the darkness.
Geust: Frank Farley, Psychologist, Temple University.
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5:00 PM
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At Issue with Ben Merens
- 11/02M
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After five, join Ben Merens and his guest in an update on the N1N1 flu and vaccine. Are we nearing a peak in national cases, and will the vaccine arrive in time to protect Americans?
GUEST: Dr. Seth Foldy is the Administrator of the Wisconsin Division of Public Health and State Health Officer. www.pandemic.wisconsin.gov or dial 211 or 1-800-CDC-INFO
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6:00 PM
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On Point
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After six, On Point: The debate on how to rein in banks that are “Too Big To Fail.”
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7:00 PM
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On Point
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After seven, On Point: Artist and Architect Maya Lin.
Her Vietnam Memorial changed how we remember war. A conversation with her about her latest, and last, public memorial...a monument to vanishing species.
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8:00 PM
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As It Happens
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At eight, 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
- 11/02K
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After nine, on Here on Earth: Radio without Borders with Jean Feraca, a rebroadcast of “Asia’s Rise”, a re-examination of the hype about the decline of America and the dawn of a new Asian age.
Guest: Minxin Pei, director, Keck Center for International and Strategic Studies, Claremont McKenna College. Adjunct senior associate, China Program, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
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10:00 PM
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Kathleen Dunn
- 11/02E
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After ten, Kathleen and guests examine the role of magnet schools and college prep programs in getting minorities motivated about higher education.
Guests:
- Steve Perry, founder and principal of Capital Preparatory Magnet School, Hartford, Connecticut. Best Selling Author of "Man Up". Education Contributor on CNN.
- Milton Cockroft, Director, Pathways to College Program, Wisconsin Lutheran College, Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
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11:00 PM
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Chapter A Day
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On Chapter A Day, Jim Fleming reads from, "Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet," a novel by Jamie Ford.
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11:30 PM
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BBC World Service
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