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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

On the Media


On the Media examines how the Media "Sausage" is made.


7:00 AM

Wait Wait Don't Tell Me!


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


8:00 AM

Says You!


It's the game of words and whimsy, bluff and bluster, "Says You!"


9:00 AM

A Way With Words


Enjoy the call-in program all about language, A Way With Words.


10:00 AM

A Prairie Home Companion


A few memorable moments from 2012. Including visits from Joshua Bell, Brad Paisley, Suzy Bogguss, Steve Wariner, Heather Masse, Aoife O'Donovan, Sam Bush, Emmylou Harris, Punch Brothers, Sara Watkins, Joe Ely, and Chuck Mead and His Grassy Knoll Boys, and much more.


12:00 PM

To the Best of Our Knowledge  - 12/30A

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A collection of personal stories about rebirth, about transformation, and about coming through hard times into a new life.


1:00 PM

To the Best of Our Knowledge  - 12/30B

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Apocalyptic fiction, zombie takeovers, Mayan astronomy, and The Rapture. How many ways can you imagine the end of everything?


2:00 PM

This American Life


Five ways of mapping the world. One story about people who make maps the traditional way . . . by drawing things we can see. And other stories about people who map the world using smell, sound, touch, and taste. The world redrawn by the five senses.


3:00 PM

On the Media


On the Media examines how the Media "Sausage" is made.


4:00 PM

University of the Air

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He wrote two of the world's great epics, but how much do we know about Homer? Our guest, William Brockliss will provide some insights.


5:00 PM

Simply Folk with Stephanie Elkins


Join Stephanie for music celebrating all things new, including new releases. She'll also be playing some music in honor of Kwanzaa.


8:00 PM

Old Time Radio Drama - with Norman Gilliland  - 12/30A

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Cisco Kid and Pancho come to the aid of Ned Dobson's Niece in western adventure from 1952. And Archie cuts prices to give a competitive edge for Duffy's Tavern in a broadcast from 1950.


9:00 PM

Old Time Radio Drama - with Norman Gilliland  - 12/30B

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A New Year's resolution turns deadly in Big Town from 1948. Then, Horatio Hornblower attempts a daring escape from France in a seagoing adventure from 1952.


10:00 PM

Old Time Radio Drama - with Norman Gilliland  - 12/30C

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Jack Webb stars in real life police drama from Dragnet, and Journey Into Space from 1953 gets closer to the truth behind Operation Luna.


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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