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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 below. Most WPR programs are available for online playback and/or download.
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6:00 AM

The People's Pharmacy with Joe and Terry Graedon


Dangers in the Drugstore. When the doctor prescribes a medicine, we know it may have some side effects. But what if the side effects stay with you long after you stop taking the drug?


7:00 AM

Larry Meiller

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Join Larry Meiller for another edition of Garden Talk. Today, learn how to grow and use fresh herbs, and get details of an upcoming herb fair.
Guest: Marge Snyder, Madison Herb Society.



8:00 AM

Zorba Paster On Your Health

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Skip the waiting room woes with Zorba Paster on Your Health. This week, Zorba and Tom discuss the premature maturation of the male sex . . . and why legumes (LAY-gyooms) are good for more than just laughs. Plus, a masterly-crafted recipe for Millet Burgers with Olives, Sun-Dried Tomatoes & Pecorino from a special guest chef author.


9:00 AM

Car Talk


Laugh along with Click and Clack, during another edition of Car Talk.


10:00 AM

Michael Feldman's Whad'Ya Know?


Conversations with Playwright and screenwriter Paul Rudnick, and the Milwaukee roots/rock band, Trapper Schoepp and The Shades. Plus, All the News That Isn't, and the Whad'Ya Know? Quiz.


12:00 PM

Wait Wait Don't Tell Me!


It's Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me!, the hour-long quiz show from NPR.


1:00 PM

Zorba Paster On Your Health

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Skip the waiting room woes with Zorba Paster on Your Health. This week, Zorba and Tom discuss the premature maturation of the male sex . . . and why legumes (LAY-gyooms) are good for more than just laughs. Plus, a masterly-crafted recipe for Millet Burgers with Olives, Sun-Dried Tomatoes & Pecorino from a special guest chef author.


2:00 PM

The People's Pharmacy with Joe and Terry Graedon


Dangers in the Drugstore. When the doctor prescribes a medicine, we know it may have some side effects. But what if the side effects stay with you long after you stop taking the drug?


3:00 PM

RadioLab


Famous Tumors: An unflinching look at the good, bad, and ugly side of tumors. Say hello to the growth that killed Ulysses S. Grant, meet Tasmanian Devils battling contagious tumors, and get to know the woman whose cancer cells changed modern medicine.


4:00 PM

This American Life


Stories from people who've seen politics infect their personal lives. The reach of the election continues to grow as talk of the issues heats up, even affecting our relationships with friends and family.


5:00 PM

A Prairie Home Companion


It's a rebroadcast of a show from The Fitzgerald Theater last October. John Lithgow revisits a few of his lesser-known roles in The Lives of the Cowboys. Acoustic duo Storyhill perform "Blazing." And Nashville virtuoso Steve Wariner sings "Chet's Guitar."


7:00 PM

Tent Show Radio


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


8:00 PM

Old Time Radio Drama - with Norman Gilliland

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Boris Karloff mixes it up with the denizens of Duffy's Tavern in comedy from 1945. And
Adventures By Morse from 1944 offers up "A Coffin for the Lady."



9:00 PM

Old Time Radio Drama - with Norman Gilliland

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Lux Radio Theater from 1944 presents William Bendix and an all-star cast in "Guadalcanal Diary."


10:00 PM

Old Time Radio Drama - with Norman Gilliland

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This Is Your FBI from 1945 goes after Escaped POWs. And, The Inner Sanctum from 1943 stars Peter Lorre in "The Black Seagull."


11:00 PM

BBC World Service


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

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