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IDEAS NETWORK PROGRAMS - SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 2013 |
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6:00 AM
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On the Media

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

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7:00 AM
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Wait Wait Don't Tell Me!

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This pledge edition of the show features guests Alan Alda, Leonard Nimoy . . . and the "Wait, Wait Don't Tell Me" panelists at their best.

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8:00 AM
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Says You!

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

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9:00 AM
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A Way With Words

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It's all about the "Benjamins" during this special pledge edition of the show, plus NPR Puzzlemaster Will Shortz's game of monetary classic movie quotes, and the real-life Downton Abbey.

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10:00 AM
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A Prairie Home Companion

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Host Garrison Keillor presents a compilation of favorite songs, skits, and poems. Plus, the best of Guy Noir, and The News from Lake Wobegon. It's an all-new pledge special.

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2:00 PM
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This American Life

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Ira Glass plays a favorite recent story from a live May 2012 show, "Tig Notaro's story." Plus, other clips from This American Life's latest DVD.

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3:00 PM
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On the Media

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

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4:00 PM
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University of the Air

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Is there such a thing as a miracle or, looked at logically, do miracles turn into mirages? Our guest, philosopher Larry Shapiro, shares some insights.

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8:00 PM
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Old Time Radio Drama - with Norman Gilliland
- 02/17A

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We'll get some insight into Paladin's love life when Have Gun Will Travel from 1959 brings you "The Return of Dr. Thackeray". Then, Father Knows Best from 1951 follows a Valentine's Day that gets out of hand.

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11:00 PM
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BBC World Service

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Hear World news and features overnight seven days a week from the British Broadcasting Corporation.

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IDEAS NETWORK PROGRAMS - SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 2013 |
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