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IDEAS NETWORK PROGRAMS - MONDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 2013 |
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6:00 AM
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Joy Cardin
- 02/18A

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We can be smarter, more focused, and more creative, if we just take care of our brains. That's according to Joy Cardin's guest, who says there's a lot we can do to improve our brainpower.
Guest: Sandra Bond Chapman, cognitive neuroscientist and founder and chief director of the Center for BrainHealth at The University of Texas at Dallas. Her new book is "Make Your Brain Smarter: Increase Your Brain's Creativity, Energy and Focus"
Make Your Brain Smarter: Increase Your Brain's Creat...
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7:00 AM
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Joy Cardin
- 02/18B

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Governor Scott Walker says no to federal money for Medicaid, a measure to protect the state's transportation fund advances, and security concerns on the state Supreme Court. In this week's State Capitol Report, Joy Cardin talks with WPR's state government reporter about these stories, and previews this week's primary elections and Walker's budget address.
Guest: Shawn Johnson, Wisconsin Public Radio's State Government reporter.
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8:00 AM
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Joy Cardin
- 02/18C

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Food is medicine, according to Joy Cardin's guest. He'll discuss the New American Diet and how eating healthier can help us live longer.
Guest: Dr. John Whyte, author of "AARP New American Diet: Lose Weight, Live Longer." He's the chief medical expert at the Discovery Channel, where he is also their vice president for health and medical education.
AARP New American Diet: Lose Weight, Live Longer
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9:00 AM
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Kathleen Dunn
- 02/18D

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Kathleen Dunn talks to NPR's senior Washington editor, Ron
Elving about the latest news from our nation's capital.
Guest: Ron Elving, Senior Washington Editor, NPR News.
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10:00 AM
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Kathleen Dunn
- 02/18E

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13 million kids are bullied every day, and 3 million of those are absent every month because they feel unsafe in school. This hour, the filmmaker behind the documentary "BULLY" joins Kathleen Dunn to talk about how we can better respond to this epidemic.
Guest: Lee Hirsch, Director, Producer, Cinematographer and Writer for the Documentary, "BULLY."
BULLY
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11:00 AM
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Larry Meiller
- 02/18F

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It's been a slippery mess out there this winter! Larry Meiller finds out how to avoid falls on the ice, and how to recover quickly if you do take a tumble. Plus, getting ready for spring activities.
Guests:
- Bill Boissonnault ("BOYZ-an-alt"), associate professor, UW School of Medicine and Public Health. Senior physical therapist, Spine Center Physical Therapy Clinic, UW Hospital and Clinics
- Lori Thein ("tine") Brody, physical therapist and athletic trainer, UW Sports Medicine and Spine Center. Graduate program director, Rocky Mountain University of Health Professions, Provo, UT
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12:30 PM
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Chapter A Day

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Jim Fleming reads from "Midnight Catch" by Norman Gilliland. In the autumn of 1929 a young man stumbles across the aftermath of murder.
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1:00 PM
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Talk of the Nation

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Want to know the secret to happiness? Dan Buettner (byoot-nuhr) says, find happy friends. Buettner spent five years on a search for the happiest people in the world and asked what's the secret? Dan Buettner joins host Neal Conan with the answers.
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2:00 PM
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Talk of the Nation

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Henrietta Lacks died more than sixty years ago. Her cells, though, are immortal. She provided modern medicine with the first line of cells that doctors could reproduce and research endlessly. Her family got nothing. Author
Rebecca Skloot talks about "The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks."
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3:00 PM
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At Issue
- 02/18K

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Consumer outlook improved in February, helped by signs of increased hiring, though worries heightened about a decline in future income, a survey released last Friday shows. Join John Munson and guest Kevin Quinn for At Issue ECON 101 - to ask your questions about our changing economy.
Guest: Kevin Quinn is Associate Academic Dean and professor of Economics at St. Norbert College.
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4:00 PM
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At Issue
- 02/18L

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Did you know Presidents' Day, originally established in 1885 in recognition of President George Washington, it is still officially called "Washington's Birthday" by the federal government? Join John Munson and his guest for a discussion about presidential trivia on Presidents' Day.
Guest: Ken Davis is a historian and author of Don't Know Much About the American Presidents, Don't Know Much About History, America's Hidden History and Don't Know Much About Literature. www.dontknowmuch.com
Don't Know Much About the American Presidents
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5:00 PM
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Q with Jian Ghomeshi

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It's the best of Q! Are North American children's playgrounds too safe? We'll hear a unique perspective from a European playground manufacturer. Punk musician Kathleen Hanna of the Riot Grrrl movement. Plus, a look at the Oscar-nominated documentary, Searching for Sugar Man.
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6:00 PM
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On Point

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The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau under attack. On Point looks at who's attacking what, and why.
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7:00 PM
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On Point

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From tennis to soccer to the NBA, the natural history of why we play ball.
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8:00 PM
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As It Happens

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Hear news and interviews from around the world on As It Happens.
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9:00 PM
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Joy Cardin
- 02/18C

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Food is medicine, according to Joy Cardin's guest. He'll discuss the New American Diet and how eating healthier can help us live longer.
Guest: Dr. John Whyte, author of "AARP New American Diet: Lose Weight, Live Longer" He's the chief medical expert at the Discovery Channel, where he is also their vice president for health and medical education.
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10:00 PM
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Kathleen Dunn
- 02/18E

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13 million kids are bullied every day, and 3 million of those are absent every month because they feel unsafe in school. This hour, the filmmaker behind the documentary "BULLY" joins Kathleen Dunn to talk about how we can better respond to this epidemic.
Guest: Lee Hirsch, Director, Producer, Cinematographer and Writer for the Documentary, "BULLY."
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11:00 PM
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Chapter A Day

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Jim Fleming reads from "Midnight Catch" by Norman Gilliland. In the autumn of 1929 a young man stumbles across the aftermath of murder.
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11:30 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 - MONDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 2013 |
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