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IDEAS NETWORK PROGRAMS - WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 5, 2012
6:00 AM Joy Cardin  - 12/05A How did the hot dog become a symbol of American culture? Joy Cardin speaks to a food historian about the history of the hot dog and how it became such an important part of our nation's culture. Guest: Bruce Kraig, author of "Man Bites Dog: Hot Dog Culture in America." He's a Professor Emeritus at Roosevelt University. He's a noted food historian who's the author of "Hot Dogs: A Global History." He's also the founding president of the Culinary Historians of Chicago and of the Chicago Food and Foodways Roundtable, and is president of the new Greater Midwest Foodways Alliance.
7:00 AM Joy Cardin  - 12/05B U.S. lawmakers are considering replacing the dollar bill with a coin, a move that could reportedly save the government more than $4 billion over 30 years. Joy Cardin's guests of opposing perspectives discuss this week's Big Question: Should the paper dollar be scrapped in favor of the hardier coin? Online poll: www.wpr.org/joy Guests: - Robert Whaples, Professor of Economics and Chair of the Economics Department, Wake Forest University. - Shawn Smeallie, Executive Director, Dollar Coin Alliance.
8:00 AM Joy Cardin  - 12/05C Joy Cardin's guest says positive thinking makes us less happy...and the best way to find happiness might be to stop looking for it. Guest: Oliver Burkeman (BURK-man), writer for The Guardian and author of "The Antidote: Happiness for People Who Can't Stand Positive Thinking"
9:00 AM Kathleen Dunn  - 12/05D The number of drone strikes have increased during Obama's first term. This hour, Kathleen Dunn and her guest discuss the use of drones, and how the administration is setting a legal framework for drone warfare. Guest: Bill Roggio, Managing Editor, The Long War Journal. President, Public Multimedia, Inc. Adjunct Fellow, Foundation for the Defense of Democracies. Media Fellow, Hoover Institute. Contributor, The Weekly Standard.
10:00 AM Kathleen Dunn  - 12/05E This hour, the Pearl Harbor documentary Return to Pearl, about a group of Wisconsin World War II veterans that visited Pearl Harbor in June 2012. Guest: Mark Siegrist - Milwaukee-based journalist and host of the documentary Return to Pearl Ken Sweet - Wisconsin Pearl Harbor veteran
11:00 AM Larry Meiller  - 12/05F Larry Meiller visits with Jerry Apps and talks about his latest novel, and the new Wisconsin Public Television program, "Jerry Apps: A Farm Story." Guest: Jerry Apps, storyteller, author, most recently of the novel "The Tamarack River Ghost"
11:45 AM Larry Meiller  - 12/05G George Vukelich was a favorite guest on The Larry Meiller Show. While many folks know him as a columnist, fewer people know him as a novelist. His novel, "Fisherman's Beach," has been re-released as an e-book on the fiftieth anniversary of publication. Larry Meiller reminisces about "Papa Hambone." Guests: - Vince Vukelich, George Vukelich's son - Doug Moe, columnist, Wisconsin State Journal
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 Both sides fire metaphors at the fiscal cliff. President Obama said Republicans offer nothing but a lump of coal. Speaker John Boehner said the President's offer comes from la-la land. Political Junkie Ken Rudin's back. Plus, Congressman Jason Chaffetz, the Republican from Utah on the fiscal cliff.
2:00 PM Talk of the Nation U.S. intelligence reports troubling movement at Syrian chemical weapons sites. Monday, President Obama issued a stern warning to the Assad regime that "the use of chemical weapons is, and would be, totally unacceptable." What chemical weapons does Syria have, where are they, and what are they capable of?
3:00 PM At Issue with Ben Merens  - 12/05K Whether you are looking for workers or work, join the discussion today for the December Job Line. Ben will start the hour discussing an update on job numbers and during the hour we will take calls from listeners looking for work and offering work. Guest: Marc Levine is Senior Fellow and Founding Director of the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Center for Economic Development.
4:00 PM At Issue with Ben Merens  - 12/05L With less than a month to go until their appearance in the Rose Bowl, the Wisconsin Badgers find themselves in an unusual position, as head coach Bret Bielema has been announced as the new coach of the Arkansas Razorbacks. Ben Merens and his guest discuss the surprise announcement, and where the team goes from here. Guest: Mike Wickett, morning show host on Sports Radio WSSP 1250 in Milwaukee. He co-hosts the show Chuck and Wickett weekdays from 6-10 a.m.
5:00 PM Q with Jian Ghomeshi On Q with Jian Ghomeshi: Journalist Daniel Miller discusses The Hollywood Reporter's role in creating the anti-communist atmosphere in Hollywood in the 1940s and 1950s, costing hundreds of people their livelihoods. Then, an interview with Virginia Johnson, of the Harlem School of Dance, who thinks that traditional ballet has excluded black dancers and is hoping her company will help change that trend.
6:00 PM On Point Big powers want to chop up the global internet and put nations like Russia and China in charge. On Point looks at the push to rein in the web.
7:00 PM On Point A murder-suicide in the NFL's Kansas City Chiefs puts a high-profile spotlight on domestic violence. What happened and who's to blame?
8:00 PM As It Happens Hear news and interviews from around the world on As It Happens.
9:00 PM Joy Cardin  - 12/05C Joy Cardin's guest says positive thinking makes us less happy...and the best way to find happiness might be to stop looking for it. Guest: Oliver Burkeman (BURK-man), writer for The Guardian and author of "The Antidote: Happiness for People Who Can't Stand Positive Thinking"
10:00 PM Kathleen Dunn  - 12/05E This hour, the Pearl Harbor documentary Return to Pearl, about a group of Wisconsin World War II veterans that visited Pearl Harbor in June 2012. Guest: Mark Siegrist - Milwaukee-based journalist and host of the documentary Return to Pearl Ken Sweet - Wisconsin Pearl Harbor veteran
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 5, 2012

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