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IDEAS NETWORK PROGRAMS - WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 12, 2012
6:00 AM Joy Cardin  - 12/12A Wednesday the date is 12/12/12, a day that the state legislature unanimously decided to be Aaron Rodgers Day. The author of several books on the Packers joins Joy Cardin to discuss how we should celebrate Aaron Rodgers Day and what makes this quarterback so special to Wisconsin. Guest: Rob Reischel (RYE-shell), sportswriter and author of "Aaron Rodgers: Leader of the Pack." He's written several other books about the Green Bay Packers, including his latest, "Mike McCarty: Nobody's Underdog." He covers the Packers for the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel's Packer Plus. To get an author-signed copy of "Aaron Rodgers: Leader of the Pack," you can email Rob at robreischel@gmail.com.
7:00 AM Joy Cardin  - 12/12B Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett says he fears the Republican-controlled state legislature will repeal the law requiring city employees to reside within Milwaukee's borders. Joy Cardin's guest analyzes this week's Big Question: Are municipal residency laws generally good or bad policy? Online poll: www.wpr.org/joy Guest: Mark Levine (leh-VEEN), Senior Fellow and Founding Director, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Center for Economic Development. http://wpr.org/r/?956
8:00 AM Joy Cardin  - 12/12C How have our shared values changed over time as a result of popular culture? This hour, Joy Cardin and her guest explore that question and discuss the most significant moments in American pop cultural history. Guest: LeRoy Ashby, Professor Emeritus of History at Washington State University; author of, "With Amusement For All: A History of American Popular Culture since 1830"
9:00 AM Kathleen Dunn  - 12/12D The Michigan Legislature approved two bills on Tuesday that reduces the power of organized labor within the state. This hour Kathleen Dunn speaks with individuals on both sides of the right-to-work issue. Guests: 9:00 - Kathleen Gray, political reporter, Detroit Free Press. 9:20 - Vincent Vernuccio, Director of Labor Policy, Mackinac Center for Public Policy. 9:40 - Robert Reich, former Secretary of Labor in the Clinton Administration and Chancellor's Professor of Public Policy at the University of California at Berkeley. Author of several books, the latest of which, "Beyond Outrage," is now out in paperback.
10:00 AM Kathleen Dunn  - 12/12E This hour, Kathleen Dunn talks about a Christmas season like no other: December, 1941. Historian Stanley Weintraub discusses his recent book about the days after the surprise Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. Guest: Stanley Weintraub - Professor Emeritus of Arts and Humanities at Penn State University. His most recent book is Pearl Harbor Christmas: A World at War, December 1941.
11:00 AM Larry Meiller  - 12/12F Larry Meiller finds out what is going on with our Wisconsin wildlife. The change of seasons means lots of preparations by our birds, mammals, and insects. Guest: Scott Craven, emeritus UW Extension Wildlife Ecologist
12:30 PM Chapter A Day Michele Good reads from "Dewey: The Small Town Library Cat Who Touched the World" by Vicky Myron. The staff of the Spencer Library in a small Iowa community saved the kitten. The cat saved the community.
1:00 PM Talk of the Nation The 2012 election concludes in Louisiana. DeMint's departure sets up a three ring circus in South Carolina with both Senate seats and the Statehouse up in 2014. And, as the President prepares to reshuffle his cabinet, speculation swirls about 2016 and Hillary Clinton's plans. It's the weekly chat with the Political Junkie.
2:00 PM Talk of the Nation The flu arrived especially early this year, and its a particularly tough strain. The good news--doctors say this year's vaccine is well designed and more people are getting it. CDC Director Tom Frieden (FREE-den) joins host Neal Conan. What are your questions about the flu?
3:00 PM At Issue with Ben Merens  - 12/12K Do you consider yourself a worrywart? Join Ben Merens and his guest as they discuss solutions to worrying, offering practical ways to restructure your thoughts and take control of your life. www.whyworrybook.com Guest: Kathryn Tristan is the author of Why Worry? Stop Copy and Start Living. She is a research scientist at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, MO.
4:00 PM At Issue with Ben Merens  - 12/12L Consumers are increasingly turning to vitamin waters and energy drinks instead of buying milk, escalating the continued decline in U.S. milk consumption. Join Ben Merens and his guest as they discuss what the dairy industry is doing to combat this trend. http://wpr.org/r/?961 Guest: Darin Von Ruden is a Westby dairy farmer and president of the Wisconsin Farmers Union.
5:00 PM Q with Jian Ghomeshi On Q with Jian Ghomeshi: Activist and punk musician Kathleen Hanna, credited with helping inspire the Riot Grrrl movement of the 1990s. Plus, stage and screen actress Miriam Margolyes, best-known for her turn as Professor Sprout in the Harry Potter series, on her one-woman show, Dickens' Women.
6:00 PM On Point Unions in the age of right to work laws. On Point looks at labor and organized labor nationwide after the big fight in Michigan.
7:00 PM On Point Where yoga gets crazy. On Point explores the body and mind-bending world of competitive yoga.
8:00 PM As It Happens Hear news and interviews from around the world on As It Happens.
9:00 PM Joy Cardin  - 12/12C How have our shared values changed over time as a result of popular culture? This hour, Joy Cardin and her guest explore that question and discuss the most significant moments in American pop cultural history. Guest: LeRoy Ashby, Professor Emeritus of History at Washington State University; author of, "With Amusement For All: A History of American Popular Culture since 1830"
10:00 PM Kathleen Dunn  - 12/12E This hour, Kathleen Dunn talks about a Christmas season like no other: December, 1941. Historian Stanley Weintraub discusses his recent book about the days after the surprise Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. Guest: Stanley Weintraub - Professor Emeritus of Arts and Humanities at Penn State University. His most recent book is Pearl Harbor Christmas: A World at War, December 1941.
11:00 PM Chapter A Day Michele Good reads from "Dewey: The Small Town Library Cat Who Touched the World" by Vicky Myron. The staff of the Spencer Library in a small Iowa community saved the kitten. The cat saved the community.
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, DECEMBER 12, 2012

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