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IDEAS NETWORK PROGRAMS - FRIDAY, DECEMBER 21, 2012
6:00 AM Joy Cardin  - 12/21A Old Man Winter saw to it that much of Wisconsin would have plenty of fresh snow on the first official day of the season. So after digging out of more than a foot in some spots, it's time to have some fun! Joy Cardin's winter recreation enthusiast has some tips on where to ski, sled and snowshoe in the state, and welcomes your recommendations. Guest: Tom Held, Milwaukee-based writer, reporter and blogger for www.theactivepursuit.
7:00 AM Joy Cardin  - 12/21B While Jews don't celebrate Christmas, Joy Cardin's guest says they still shape it into a joyous holiday that belongs to all Americans. This hour, we'll explore how others recognize - or refrain from - the Christmas holiday while many others are celebrating. Guest: Joshua Eli Plaut, an ordained rabbi and holds a PhD in Hebrew and Judaic Studies. He's the author of A Kosher Christmas: 'Tis the Season to Be Jewish. A Kosher Christmas: 'Tis the Season to Be Jewish
8:00 AM Joy Cardin  - 12/21C Gun control and mental health take the spotlight following the tragedy in Newtown, Connecticut, the State Department links weak security to the attack in Benghazi, and Wisconsin digs its way out of more than a foot of snow. Joy Cardin's guests discuss these and more of the top national and state news in the Week in Review. Guests: - Kevin Hermening, political activist and former chair of the Marathon County Republican Party. - Christine Bremer (BREE-mur)-Muggli (MOO-glee), attorney with Bremer & Trollop Law Offices in Wausau and one of Wisconsin's Presidential Electors.
9:00 AM Veronica Rueckert  - 12/21D Veronica Rueckert's guests have taken a keen interest in being bored. This hour they discuss the history of boredom, how we define it, what causes it, and how we deal with being bored. Guests: - Linda Rodriguez McRobbie, Freelance Journalist, her recent article, "The History of Boredom," ran in the Smithsonian Magazine. - John Eastwood, Associate Professor, Psychology, York University.
10:00 AM Veronica Rueckert  - 12/21E Can reindeer fly? How does Santa manage to make 840 million stops on Christmas Eve? And, why is giving so central to Santa's existence and our happiness? Veronica Rueckert and guests explore the physics and sociology of Christmas. Guests: Larry Silverberg, Professor of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering at North Carolina State University. He's spent almost two decades figuring out "The Physics of Santa." MJ Ryan, co-creator of the New York Times bestselling "Random Acts of Kindness" series and the author of "The Happiness Makeover."
11:00 AM Larry Meiller  - 12/21F On Garden Talk, Larry Meiller finds out how to take care of our holidays plants, and some wonderful indoor fruit trees to consider as gifts. Guest: Patti Nagai ("nah-GEYE"), UW Extension horticulture educator, Racine County
12:30 PM Chapter A Day Karl Schmidt reads from "The Complete Shorter Fiction of Anthony Trollope." The extraordinary novelist unveils English society in four short tales: "Christmas at Thompson Hall," "Christmas Day at Kirkby Cottage," "An Unprotected Female at the Pyramids," and "Father Giles of Ballymoy."
1:00 PM Talk of the Nation Science Friday Get out your binoculars, it's time for the annual Christmas Bird Count. Join Ira Flatow for a look at which feathered friends you may see this winter. Plus, a new planet discovery has astronomers abuzz about the search for life. And treating Lou Gehrig's disease with stem cells in mice. Will it work for us?
2:00 PM Talk of the Nation Science Friday What did the ancient Mayans really say about 2012? Ira Flatow takes a closer look at the Mayan's amazingly accurate calendars, and their other advances in science and math like the concept of "zero." Plus, the Sci Fri book club tours "The Planets."
3:00 PM Gene Purcell in for Ben Merens  - 12/21K Join Gene Purcell and his guest as they discuss the end of one year and the beginning of another. What changes do you plan to make next year? GUEST: Mary Anne Radmacher (Rod-MOCK-er) is a writing coach and author of numerous books. Her latest is Honey in Your Heart: Ways to See and Savor the Simple Good Things. Honey in Your Heart: Ways to See and Savor the Simpl...
4:00 PM Gene Purcell in for Ben Merens  - 12/21L A look at the news that's been in the week that was today on Your Views on the News with guest host Gene Purcell. Guest: Joe Heim is a professor of political science at UW-La Crosse.
5:00 PM Q with Jian Ghomeshi On Q with Jian Ghomeshi: Holiday disc-spinning with Jian and director Sean Foley. Q's Media Panel, with Jon Kay of the National Post, rabble.ca's Judy Rebick, and John Cruickshank, publisher of The Toronto Star. Plus, another edition of Elvira Kurt's Cultural Hall of Shame.
6:00 PM On Point The aftermath of an American massacre. Blame for Benghazi. Plans A, B, and C for the fiscal cliff. On Point's weekly news roundtable goes behind the headlines.
7:00 PM The Moth Radio Hour A boy's Bar Mitzvah becomes a family battle ground, three literary pilgrims search for the author Paul Bowles in Morocco, and a novelist decides that the only way to cure her writer's block is to block out the world. Hosted by George Dawes Green, founder of The Moth.
8:00 PM As It Happens Hear news and interviews from around the world on As It Happens.
9:00 PM Joy Cardin  - 12/21C Gun control and mental health take the spotlight following the tragedy in Newtown, Connecticut, the State Department links weak security to the attack in Benghazi, and Wisconsin digs its way out of more than a foot of snow. Joy Cardin's guests discuss these and more of the top national and state news in the Week in Review. Guests: - Kevin Hermening, political activist and former chair of the Marathon County Republican Party. - Christine Bremer (BREE-mur)-Muggli (MOO-glee), attorney with Bremer & Trollop Law Offices in Wausau and one of Wisconsin's Presidential Electors.
10:00 PM Veronica Rueckert  - 12/21E Can reindeer fly? How does Santa manage to make 840 million stops on Christmas Eve? And, why is giving so central to Santa's existence and our happiness? Veronica Rueckert and guests explore the physics and sociology of Christmas. Guests: Larry Silverberg, Professor of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering at North Carolina State University. He's spent almost two decades figuring out "The Physics of Santa." MJ Ryan, co-creator of the New York Times bestselling "Random Acts of Kindness" series and the author of "The Happiness Makeover."
11:00 PM Chapter A Day Karl Schmidt reads from "The Complete Shorter Fiction of Anthony Trollope." The extraordinary novelist unveils English society in four short tales: "Christmas at Thompson Hall," "Christmas Day at Kirkby Cottage," "An Unprotected Female at the Pyramids," and "Father Giles of Ballymoy."
11:30 PM BBC World Service Hear World news and features overnight seven days a week from the British Broadcasting Corporation.
IDEAS NETWORK PROGRAMS - FRIDAY, DECEMBER 21, 2012

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