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IDEAS NETWORK PROGRAMS - SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 24, 2012 |
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6:00 AM
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The People's Pharmacy with Joe and Terry Graedon

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The Art of Diagnosis.
Diagnosis is the very foundation of medical care. Without an accurate diagnosis, doctors have no way of determining the appropriate treatment. This hour, Joe and Terry Graedon speak with Dr. Abraham Verghese about the art of diagnosis and how the process can sometimes go awry.

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7:00 AM
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Judith Siers-Poisson in for Larry Meiller
- 11/23F

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On Garden Talk, Judith Siers-Poisson finds out how native plants and grasses fared with this year's drought, and what planning we can do over the winter for our prairies.
Guest: Neil Diboll ("da-BOWL"), Prairie Nursery, Westfield, WI

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8:00 AM
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Zorba Paster On Your Health

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Get your weekly dose of laughter with Zorba Paster on Your Health. This week, everyone's favorite family doc, Zorba, reveals what secrets could be hiding in your supplements, and why fighting the flu is more important than ever. Plus, a retro recipe from the vault for Sweet Potato and Apple Casserole. . . perfect for the holiday season.

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9:00 AM
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Car Talk

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Click and Clack share some car care advice, and plenty of laughs, on Car Talk.

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10:00 AM
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Michael Feldman's Whad'Ya Know?
- 11/24A

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This week, we're reheating another delicious episode of Whad'Ya Know? from our treasure trove of past shows. Michael lightens things up with "Whiter Shades of Pale" author Christian Lander! Plus, a double helping of Hotline, our Town of the Week and the Whad'Ya Know? quiz!

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1:00 PM
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Zorba Paster On Your Health

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This week, what secrets could be hiding in your supplements, and why fighting the flu is more important than ever. Plus, a retro recipe from the vault for Sweet Potato and Apple Casserole. . . perfect for the holiday season.

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2:00 PM
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The People's Pharmacy with Joe and Terry Graedon

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The Art of Diagnosis.
Diagnosis is the very foundation of medical care. Without an accurate diagnosis, doctors have no way of determining the appropriate treatment. This hour, Joe and Terry Graedon speak with Dr. Abraham Verghese about the art of diagnosis and how the process can sometimes go awry.

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3:00 PM
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RadioLab

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(So Called) Life: In a world where biology and engineering intersect, how do you decide what's "natural"? Biotechnology is making it easier and easier to create new forms of life, but what are the consequences when humans play with life?

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4:00 PM
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This American Life

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A story from Mankato (man-KAY-toe), Minnesota, which in 1862, was the site of the largest mass execution in U.S. history. Thirty-eight Dakota Indians were hanged after a war with white settlers. A former resident goes back to Minnesota to figure out what really happened 150 years ago, and why Minnesotans didn't talk about it much after.

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5:00 PM
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A Prairie Home Companion

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Coming to you this week from The Town Hall on West 43rd Street in New York City, it's a live broadcast performance of A Prairie Home Companion with Garrison Keillor. With special guests, globetrotting soprano Ellie Dehn and crystalline vocalist Aoife O'Donovan.

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7:00 PM
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Tent Show Radio

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

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11:00 PM
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BBC World Service

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Hear World news and features overnight seven days a week from the British Broadcasting Corporation.

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IDEAS NETWORK PROGRAMS - SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 24, 2012 |
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