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6:00 AM

Joy Cardin  - 12/04A

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Wisconsin health officials say the number of flu cases this year is running ahead of last year's pace. Joy Cardin talks with public radio's Dr. Zorba Paster about the importance of getting immunized. He also discusses the benefits of coffee, how to communicate with your doctor, treating the "winter blues," and more.
Guest: Dr. Zorba Paster, public radio's favorite family doctor and author of "The Longevity Code." You can hear him Saturdays at 8 a.m. and 1 p.m. on "Zorba Paster On Your Health." www.wpr.org/zorba/

The Longevity Code: Your Personal Prescription for a...

7:00 AM

Joy Cardin  - 12/04B

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The fiscal cliff, Governor Walker's plans for Wisconsin, and a possible change to the Senate filibuster-those are a few of the political topics for Joy Cardin and her guest.
Guest: John Nichols, Associate Editor of The Capital Times and Washington Correspondent for The Nation magazine.



8:00 AM

Joy Cardin  - 12/04T

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It's time for a special "membership drive" edition of On Your Money! Host Joy Cardin and financial planner Kevin McKinley focus on specific areas of personal finance, including household incomes, saving for retirement and paying down debt. Plus, he'll have answers to your personal finance questions.
Guest: Kevin McKinley, Certified Financial Planner and Managing Member of McKinley Money, LLC. www.onyourmoney.com



9:00 AM

Kathleen Dunn  - 12/04D

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This hour, end-of-the-year book suggestions from two independent booksellers.
Guests:
Daniel Goldin - Owner of Boswell Books on Downer Avenue in Milwaukee
Hans Weyandt - Co-owner of Micawber's Books in St. Paul, Minnesota. He is also the editor of Read This! Handpicked Favorites from America's Indie Bookstores



10:00 AM

Kathleen Dunn  - 12/04E

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Kathleen Dunn speaks with biographer Jon Meacham about his latest book on our nation's third president, Thomas Jefferson.
Guest: Jon Meacham, Pulitzer Prize-winning author and journalist. His books include, "American Lion: Andrew Jackson in the White House," "American Gospel: God, the Founding Fathers, and the Making of a Nation," and most recently, "Thomas Jefferson: The Art of Power."

American Lion: Andrew Jackson in the White House

11:00 AM

Larry Meiller  - 12/04F

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Pets are an important part of our families. Larry Meiller finds out how to keep them healthy and happy. Plus, what might they get into over the holidays that could make them sick.
Guest: Dr. Sandi Sawchuk, UW School of Veterinary Medicine



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


Joe Lieberman has served more than two decades in the U.S. Senate, became the
vice presidential nominee of the Democratic Party in 2000, and very nearly the
Republican VP nominee in 2008. On his way out, he told the Daily Beast he
didn't leave the Democratic Party so much as the party left him. An exit
interview with Senator Joe Lieberman.



2:00 PM

Talk of the Nation


Melanie Kirkpatrick on her book, Escape from North Korea.


3:00 PM

Rob Ferrett in for Ben Merens  - 12/04K

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It's part-two of At Issue's series on media literacy. This hour, Rob Ferrett's guest has tips for raising media literate children among an ever-changing media landscape.
Guest: Rebecca Hains, professor of advertising and media studies at Salem State University. She's also the Modern Parenthood blogger at the Christian Science Monitor. http://rebeccahains.wordpress.com/



4:00 PM

Rob Ferrett in for Ben Merens  - 12/04L

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President Obama met today with a group of governors, including Wisconsin's Scott Walker, about the fiscal cliff's effect on state budgets. This meeting comes as both parties are wrestling with dueling budget proposals. Rob Ferrett and his guest discuss the latest negations over the fiscal cliff.
Guest: Susan Johnson, Associate Professor and Chair, Political Science Department, UW-Whitewater; Director, UWW's Center for Political Science and Public Policy Research



5:00 PM

Q with Jian Ghomeshi


On Q with Jian Ghomeshi: Matt Sharp, executive producer of the National Geographic TV show Doomsday Preppers, and sociologist Dr. Barry Glassner on our fascination with apocalyptic-themed culture. Plus, a conversation with journalist and author Oliver Burkeman on his book "The Antidote."


6:00 PM

On Point


Liberals on the fiscal cliff. The White House is negotiating tough. On Point
hears the liberal view of the cliff and its meaning.



7:00 PM

On Point


Delving into our nation's story since the American Revolution. Historian Kevin Phillips looks at American politics then and now from 1775.


8:00 PM

As It Happens


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


9:00 PM

Joy Cardin  - 12/04C

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Joy Cardin welcomes financial planner Kevin McKinley for this week's edition of On Your Money. As a thank-you for lots of pledges during our Fall membership drive, Kevin will answer as many listener questions as he can.
Guest: Kevin McKinley, Certified Financial Planner and Managing Member of McKinley Money, LLC www.onyourmoney.com



10:00 PM

Kathleen Dunn  - 12/04E

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Kathleen Dunn speaks with biographer Jon Meacham about his latest book on our nation's third president, Thomas Jefferson.
Guest: Jon Meacham, Pulitzer Prize-winning author and journalist. His books include, "American Lion: Andrew Jackson in the White House," "American Gospel: God, the Founding Fathers, and the Making of a Nation," and most recently, "Thomas Jefferson: The Art of Power."



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.

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