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6:00 AM

Joy Cardin  - 03/12A

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Mobile technologies have expanded our ability to work from home, which is good for some workers, but it makes others feel like they can never escape work. Joy Cardin speaks to a human resource expert about the problem of constantly being connected to work.
Guest: Lisa Orndorff, Manager of Employee Relations, Engagement, and Global HR for the Society for Human Resource Management, the world's largest association of human resource professionals



7:00 AM

Joy Cardin  - 03/12B

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As part of his upcoming budget plan, Republican Congressman Paul Ryan is proposing to cut federal spending by $5 trillion, partially privatize Medicare, and repeal the national health care law. Joy Cardin talks with a political scientist and budget expert about the significance of the GOP's pitch and how it may be received by Democrats and the American public.
Guest: David Primo (PREE-mo), Ani (AH-nee) and Mark Gabrellian Professor, and Associate Professor of Political Science and Business Administration at the University of Rochester, where he also serves as the Director of Graduate Studies in the Political Science Department.



7:30 AM

Joy Cardin  - 03/12X

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Democratic U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin joins Joy Cardin to talk about recent issues in the news, including sequestration, gun control, gay marriage and more.
Guest: Tammy Baldwin, Democratic U.S. Senator from Wisconsin.



8:00 AM

Joy Cardin  - 03/12C

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To save some cold hard cash, you may want to look to your freezer or a simple glass of water. In this week's On Your Money, Joy Cardin welcomes financial planner Kevin McKinley to discuss how to make the most of these two concepts. Plus, he talks about how investors should react following the Dow reaching an all-time high.
Guest: Kevin McKinley, Certified Financial Planner and Managing Member of McKinley Money, LLC. www.onyourmoney.com



9:00 AM

Kathleen Dunn  - 03/12D

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Late last year, Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker decided against a state-run health insurance exchange under the federal health reform law, opting instead for the federal government to set it up. This hour, Kathleen Dunn and her guest talk about what Wisconsin residents can expect in October when enrollment in the new system begins.

Guest: Kenneth Munson, Regional Director, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.



9:30 AM

Kathleen Dunn  - 03/12Y

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Why exactly are the bills so high? That is the question Kathleen Dunn's guest explored in his recent TIME Magazine cover story, "Bitter Pill: Why Medical Bills Are Killing Us."
Guest: Steven Brill, journalist, author and businessman. His books include, "Class Warfare: Inside the Fight to Fix America's Schools," "After: The Rebuilding and Defending of America in the September 12 Era."

Class Warfare: Inside the Fight to Fix America's Sch...

10:00 AM

Kathleen Dunn  - 03/12E

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The year was 1862, the nation was divided, some of the bloodiest battles were being fought in the Civil War, and the Preliminary Emancipation Proclamation was issued. This hour Kathleen Dunn and her guest discuss this perilous year in American history, and how it shaped the Presidency of Abraham Lincoln, and the nation.
Guest: David Von Drehle, writer, journalist and editor-at-large at TIME Magazine. His most recent book is "Rise to Greatness: Abraham Lincoln and America's Most Perilous Year."

Rise to Greatness: Abraham Lincoln and America's Mos...

11:00 AM

Larry Meiller  - 03/12F

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Pet owners want to do the best they can for the animals in their lives. Larry Meiller finds out if pet restraints really work, what top poisoning risks are for dogs, and how serious the pet obesity epidemic is.
Guest: Dr. Sandi Sawchuk, UW School of Veterinary Medicine



12:30 PM

Chapter A Day


Susan Sweeney reads from "Blood, Bones & Butter: The Inadvertent Education of a Reluctant Chef".


1:00 PM

Talk of the Nation


Last November, coal was a point of contention. But while federal regulations contribute to coal's problems here at home, American coal finds welcome markets abroad. Coal, and coal country. Plus the New Yorker's David Remnick, on the scandal at the Bolshoi Ballet.
Guests:
- James Stevenson, Associate Director of Coal at the consulting firm IHS CERA Energy Insight
- David Remnick, New Yorker editor



2:00 PM

Talk of the Nation


A hypothetical patient -- let's call her Marilyn -- has breast cancer, that's spread to her lungs and spine. The chemo causes nausea, she's in pain, she can't sleep, and traditional drugs don't really work to treat her symptoms. Should her doctor prescribe marijuana? Physicians debate offering patients pot on the next Talk of the Nation from NPR News.
Guests:
- Robert DuPont, M.D., First Director of the National Institute of Drug Abuse, Clinical Professor of Psychiatry at Georgetown Medical School
- Michael Bostwick, M.D., Department of Psychiatry and Psychology, Mayo Clinic
- Thomas Friedman, New York Times columnist



3:00 PM

At Issue  - 03/12K

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On At Issue, John Munson gets news and advice from the world of allergies. His first guest says we shouldn't wait until we start sneezing to deal with spring allergies; then an expert on food allergies looks at the latest recommendations for prevention and treatment.
Guests:
3:00 pm - Dr. Robert Fisher, fellow of the American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology
3:30 pm - Dr. Daniel Jackson, Assistant Professor of Pediatrics at University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health; he works in the Section on Allergy, Immunology & Rheumatology



4:00 PM

At Issue  - 03/12L

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House Republicans unveiled their budget proposal today. Budget chairman Paul Ryan says it'll balance the budget in ten years and repeal President Obama's health care law. John Munson and his guest look at the budget, the politics involved, and how democrats might counter with their budget, set to come out tomorrow.
Guest: Steven Smith, Professor of Political Science and Director, Weidenbaum (WEE-den-baum) Center on the Economy, Government and Public Policy, Washington University, St. Louis



5:00 PM

Q with Jian Ghomeshi


On Q with Jian Ghomeshi: Misee Harris on why she wants to become the first African-American candidate on mainstream reality show "The Bachelorette", followed by journalist Eric Deggans on the way television treats interracial relationships, and what it might say about the broader culture. Singer-songwriter Hayden performs from his introspective new album, "Us Alone". "Roadrunner" versus "Dream On"... a tongue in cheek look at the controversy over choosing the rock song that best represents the state of Massachusetts and what it means for other regions.


6:00 PM

On Point


The cardinals sit down in Rome. The conclave begins. On Point looks at the high-wire politics of choosing a new pope.
Guests:
- Rachel Donadio, Rome bureau chief for the New York Times
- Thomas Reese, Jesuit priest and director of the Religion and Public Policy Program at the Woodstock Theological Center at Georgetown University
- Dennis Coday, editor of the National Catholic Reporter
- Kathleen Cummings, associate Professor of American Studies and director of the Cushwa Center for the Study of American Catholicism at the University of Notre Dame



7:00 PM

On Point


A judge strikes down New York's sugar drink ban. On Point asks, "in a country with a giant
obesity problem, how can government influence consumption?"
Guests: TBA



8:00 PM

As It Happens


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9:00 PM

Joy Cardin  - 03/12C

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To save some cold hard cash, you may want to look to your freezer or a simple glass of water. In this week's On Your Money, Joy Cardin welcomes financial planner Kevin McKinley to discuss how to make the most of these two concepts. Plus, he talks about how investors should react following the Dow reaching an all-time high.
Guest: Kevin McKinley, Certified Financial Planner and Managing Member of McKinley Money, LLC. www.onyourmoney.com



10:00 PM

Kathleen Dunn  - 03/12E

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The year was 1862, the nation was divided, some of the bloodiest battles were being fought in the Civil War, and the Preliminary Emancipation Proclamation was issued. This hour Kathleen Dunn and her guest discuss this perilous year in American history, and how it shaped the Presidency of Abraham Lincoln, and the nation.
Guest: David Von Drehle, writer, journalist and editor-at-large at TIME Magazine. His most recent book is "Rise to Greatness: Abraham Lincoln and America's Most Perilous Year."



11:00 PM

Chapter A Day


Susan Sweeney reads from "Blood, Bones & Butter: The Inadvertent Education of a Reluctant Chef".


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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