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IDEAS NETWORK PROGRAMS - MONDAY, DECEMBER 31, 2012
6:00 AM Joy Cardin  - 12/31A Joy Cardin and her guest take a look back at the best novels to hit the shelves this year. Plus they ask, "What are your favorite fiction novels of 2012... and of all time?" After six-fifty, it's our Monday Morning Wake-Up Call. Even though youth smoking rates are at an all-time low, Joy Cardin's guest says we still need an aggressive and comprehensive state tobacco prevention and control effort. Guest: Cynthia Crossen, longtime reporter and journalist formerly of Wall Street Journal, now a freelance writer for the Journal Wake-Up Call Guest: Maureen Busalacchi (boo-sa-LAH-key), executive director of Health First Wisconsin
7:00 AM Joy Cardin  - 12/31B It's the last State Capitol Report of 2012. Wisconsin Public Radio's State Government reporter recaps the year that was, including Gov. Scott Walker's recall election victory, Tammy Baldwin's U.S. Senate win, the defeat of iron mining legislation, and more. Guest: Shawn Johnson, Wisconsin Public Radio's State Government Reporter.
8:00 AM Joy Cardin  - 12/31C After months of warnings about the consequences of going over the "fiscal cliff," the United States is about to take the plunge unless Congress can strike a deal on New Year's Eve. Joy Cardin's guest discusses the latest talks in Washington, whether any kind of agreement can be reached, and what may happen if a bargain falls through. Guest: Susan Johnson, Associate Professor and Chair of Political Science, UW-Whitewater; Director, UWW's Center for Political Science and Public Policy Research.
9:00 AM Kathleen Dunn  - 12/31D This hour, a special year-end All Things Political. A look at the latest political news and also look back on national and state politics in 2012. Guests: James Causey - Editorial writer and columnist for the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel Jeffrey Lord - Contributing Editor of "The American Spectator," former Reagan White House political director, and former aide to Jack Kemp.
10:00 AM Kathleen Dunn  - 12/31E From Higgs-boson to Superstorm Sandy, 2012 was a big year for big science events. This hour, a look at the year's biggest science stories and predictions for 2013. Guest: Jennifer Bogo - Articles Editor for Popular Science magazine
11:00 AM Judith Siers-Poisson in for Larry Meiller  - 12/31F On this New Year's Eve, Judith Siers-Poisson learns how to choose the right sparkling wine to ring in 2013. Guest: Jessica Bell, Founder and CEO, My Wine School, Chicago and Milwaukee
11:45 AM Judith Siers-Poisson in for Larry Meiller  - 12/31G Judith Siers-Poisson visits with the UW Weather Guys. They explain what factors led to last week's massive winter storm. Plus, a recap of the top weather and climate events of 2012. Guests: - Steve Ackerman, director, Cooperative Institute for Meteorological Satellite Studies, UW-Madison and professor of atmospheric sciences - Jon Martin, professor and chair of Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences, UW-Madison
12:30 PM NPR Special: Fiscal Cliff Remarks NPR News brings you special live coverage of President Obama delivering remarks on the "fiscal cliff". Hosted by David Greene.
1:00 PM Talk of the Nation Republicans and Democrats have until midnight tonight to avoid going off the so-called fiscal cliff. If they can't reach an agreement by then, automatic tax hikes and spending cuts will kick in. Host Neal Conan talks to NPR's senior Washington editor, Ron Elving, for the latest news from Capitol Hill.
2:00 PM Talk of the Nation This year, we lost some stars - Nora Ephron, Whitney Houston and Sally Ride, Doc Watson, Maurice Sendak and Junior Seau. Each year, we remember some of the lesser known people we lost this past year whose obituaries may not have made the front page, but who brightened and changed our lives. Join us as we remember the remarkable lives lost in two thousand twelve.
3:00 PM Rob Ferrett in for Ben Merens  - 12/31K According to Rob Ferrett's guest, it's quite likely that we now live in closer proximity to more wild animals than at any other time in history. Sounds pleasant, but is it necessarily a good thing? In this hour, Rob and his guest look at the 21st century relationship between Americans and nature, and the problems we've created for ourselves in trying to protect the animals around us. Guest: Jim Sterba, longtime reporter for the Wall Street Journal and New York Times, author of "Nature Wars: The Incredible Story of how Wildlife Comebacks Turned Backyards into Battlegrounds"
4:00 PM Rob Ferrett in for Ben Merens  - 12/31L Congress is just hours away from the deadline to reach a deal to avert the fiscal cliff. Has a deal been reached...or are we heading over the cliff? Rob Ferrett and his guest discuss the political and economic ramifications of the fiscal cliff as we head into the new year. Guest: David Parker, associate professor of political science at Montana State University. His blog, "Montana Politics," is at http://bigskypolitics.blogspot.com/
5:00 PM Q with Jian Ghomeshi On Q with Jian Ghomeshi: The Best of Q. Cheryl Strayed on her bestselling memoir, Wild. English folk rockers Mumford and Sons perform from their sophomore album, Babel. Morley Winograd, author of "Millennial Momentum: How a New Generation is Remaking America," about this generation and how they're changing workplace culture.
6:00 PM On Point Countdown to the edge of the fiscal cliff. On Point will have all the very latest.
7:00 PM On Point Superstar Dolly Parton joins On Point to talk music and where she's found meaning in life. (Rebroadcast)
8:00 PM As It Happens Hear news and interviews from around the world on As It Happens.
9:00 PM Joy Cardin  - 12/19C Wine has been a part of civilized culture for 8000 years, constantly evolving alongside the people who enjoy it. This hour, Joy Cardin and her guest talk about the social history of wine. Guest: Paul Lukacs, author of "Inventing Wine: A New History of One of the World's Most Ancient Pleasures;" professor of English at Loyola University in Maryland. (Repeat from 12/19/12 C)
10:00 PM Kathleen Dunn  - 12/31E From Higgs-boson to Superstorm Sandy, 2012 was a big year for big science events. This hour, a look at the year's biggest science stories and predictions for 2013. Guest: Jennifer Bogo - Articles Editor for Popular Science magazine
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 - MONDAY, DECEMBER 31, 2012

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