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Ideas Network Program Notes

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

Joy Cardin

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Do you have a plan for when you get older? Are you saving for elder care in case you need it? Joy Cardin's guest says that long-term care planning is an important piece of your retirement planning puzzle. He'll discuss the options you have for long-term care and how to plan for it.

Then, after six-fifty, it's our Monday Morning Wake-Up Call. Joy Cardin's guest alerts our listeners to what they can expect at the polls when they vote in the elections on Tuesday.

Guest:

Tom Day, director of the National Care Planning Council

Wake-Up Call Guest:

Cindy Cepress (SEE-priss), Wood County Clerk



7:00 AM

Joy Cardin

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It's a special election day eve edition of the State Capitol Report! Host Joy Cardin talks with WPR reporters from across the state for a final look at the races for state Assembly and state Senate, as well as for U.S. House.
Guests:

- Shawn Johnson, Wisconsin Public Radio's State Government Reporter.

- Mike Simonson, Wisconsin Public Radio's Reporter in Superior.

- Chuck Quirmbach, Wisconsin Public Radio's Reporter in Milwaukee.

- Glen Moberg, Wisconsin Public Radio's Reporter in Wausau.

- Maureen McCollum, Wisconsin Public Radio's Reporter in La Crosse.

- Patty Murray, Wisconsin Public Radio's Reporter in Green Bay.



8:00 AM

Joy Cardin

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Tune in for another monthly installment of Mondays with Mike! Wisconsin Public Radio Director Mike Crane joins Joy Cardin to discuss WPR's upcoming election coverage and the latest about WPR programming and operations.
Guest: Mike Crane, Director of Wisconsin Public Radio.



9:00 AM

Kathleen Dunn

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Kathleen Dunn hosts a special edition of All Things Political previewing tomorrow's presidential election.
Guests:

9:00 - Steven Thomma, Senior White House Correspondent and the Government and Politics Editor for McClatchy Newspapers.

9:20 - Chip Saltsman, republican strategist and former national campaign manager for Governor Mike Huckabee's presidential campaign.

9:40 - Ari Berman, contributing writer for The Nation magazine and an Investigative Journalism Fellow at The Nation Institute. Author, "Herding Donkeys: The Fight to Rebuild the Democratic Party and Reshape American Politics."



10:00 AM

Kathleen Dunn

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This hour Kathleen Dunn speaks with reporters across Wisconsin about the state's senate race, and recent campaigning by the presidential candidates.

Guests:

- Chuck Quirmbach, WPR Reporter, Milwaukee Bureau.

- Patty Murray, WPR Reporter, Green Bay Bureau.

- Ben Jones, investigative reporter for Gannett Wisconsin Media

- Maureen McCollum, WPR Reporter, La Crosse Bureau.



11:00 AM

Larry Meiller

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Computers are part of our everyday lives. Larry Meiller gets advice on keeping our machines working well, plus, what the reviews are on the new Windows 8 operating system. And this month's list of useful websites.
Guest: Peter Greene, computer consultant, InfoStar.com



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


A week ago, Armand called us from Long Island, in hiding from Superstorm Sandy.
He described trees falling, and getting a last charge to his computer and
phones before the power went out. Join us for an update on the lives changed by Hurricane Sandy.



2:00 PM

Talk of the Nation


Join host Neil Conan for a provocative discussion of the issues you really care about on Talk of the Nation.


3:00 PM

At Issue with Ben Merens

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Join Ben Merens and his guest as they discuss diversity issues and why we have such a hard time talking about the differences in each other.
Guest: Mark McPhail is an artist, consultant, educator and scholar who has written widely about issues of race and communication.



4:00 PM

At Issue with Ben Merens

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With one day until the election, many of us have politics on the brain...but we're also tired of the mudslinging and negative ads. This hour, it's your chance to call in and sing the praises of a candidate you feel strongly about, and why you're voting for him/her.


5:00 PM

Q with Jian Ghomeshi


On Q with Jian Ghomeshi: Montreal-born philanthropist Charles Bronfman, one of the wealthiest people in the world, on his book, "The Art of Giving: Where the Soul Meets a Business Plan." Caitlin Doughty on her popular web series, Ask a Mortician, that seeks to demystify death and the disposal of bodies. Plus, Q's Sports Culture Panel.


6:00 PM

On Point


Election eye. On Point talks with top pollsters and party strategists about the
fate they see in the election day map.



7:00 PM

On Point


The New Yorker's David Denby on the future life, or death, of the movies.


8:00 PM

As It Happens


Hear news and interviews from around the world on As It Happens.


9:00 PM

Joy Cardin

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Tune in for another monthly installment of Mondays with Mike! Wisconsin Public Radio Director Mike Crane joins Joy Cardin to discuss WPR's upcoming election coverage and the latest about WPR programming and operations.
Guest: Mike Crane, Director of Wisconsin Public Radio.



10:00 PM

Kathleen Dunn

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This hour Kathleen Dunn speaks with reporters across Wisconsin about the state's senate race, and recent campaigning by the presidential candidates.

Guests:

- Chuck Quirmbach, WPR Reporter, Milwaukee Bureau.

- Patty Murray, WPR Reporter, Green Bay Bureau.

- Ben Jones, investigative reporter for Gannett Wisconsin Media

- Maureen McCollum, WPR Reporter, La Crosse Bureau.



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.

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