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IDEAS NETWORK PROGRAMS - THURSDAY, MARCH 21, 2013
6:00 AM Joy Cardin  - 03/21A What do you think is the biggest problem facing the United States today? Joy Cardin and her guest political scientist and pollster discuss the findings of the latest WPR/St. Norbert College Wisconsin Survey, and how Wisconsin residents feel about President Obama, Congress and the U.S. Supreme Court. Guest: Wendy Scattergood, Assistant Professor of Political Science at St. Norbert College in De Pere and Associate at the St. Norbert College Strategic Research Institute.
6:30 AM Joy Cardin  - 03/21X Our coverage of the WPR/St. Norbert College Wisconsin Survey continues with a focus on the economy. Joy Cardin talks with a political scientist and an economist about how Wisconsinites feel about the state of the national economy, who's to blame for sequestration, and the best way to handle the federal budget deficit. Guests: - Wendy Scattergood, Assistant Professor of Political Science at St. Norbert College in De Pere and Associate at the St. Norbert College Strategic Research Institute. - Kevin Quinn, Associate Academic Dean and Professor of Economics at St. Norbert College.
7:00 AM Joy Cardin  - 03/21B Universal background checks, banning military-style assault weapons, having armed guards at schools and increasing funding for mental health treatments are all covered in the latest WPR/St. Norbert College Wisconsin Survey. Joy Cardin and her round-up of guests discuss these issues and more of the recent developments in gun reform. Guests: - Wendy Scattergood, Assistant Professor of Political Science at St. Norbert College in De Pere and Associate at the St. Norbert College Strategic Research Institute. - Wayne Thompson, Associate Professor of Sociology and Criminal Justice at Carthage College in Kenosha. - James Fendry, Director of the Wisconsin Pro Gun Movement. - Tom Barrett, Mayor of Milwaukee and Co-Founder of Mayors Against Illegal Guns.
8:00 AM Joy Cardin  - 03/21C What do you think is the best TV sitcom of the last thirty years? Joy Cardin speaks to a television expert about one magazine's quest to determine the best TV comedy-and asks for your nominations. Guest: Robert Thompson, professor of television and popular culture at Syracuse University. He teaches a three-semester-long History of American Television course.
9:00 AM Kathleen Dunn  - 03/21D It's been ten years since the United States invaded Iraq and started the Iraq War-was it a success or a failure? Is life better for Iraqi citizens now than it was ten years ago? What's next for Iraq? Kathleen Dunn discusses these questions and more with an expert. Guest: Rajan (rah-JAHN) Menon (meh-NON), Anne and Bernard Spitzer Professor of International Relations in the Department of Political Science at the City College of New York/City University of New York
10:00 AM Kathleen Dunn  - 03/21E Kathleen Dunn is joined by David Drake, a musician who has spent more than 30 years traveling around the state performing Wiscon-Sing, a program that teaches the state's history. Guest: David Drake, musician who was named "Folk/Acoustic Music Artist of the Year 2002" and "Family Performer of the Year 2001" by the Wisconsin Area Music Industry, and given the 2001 Arts Wisconsin Community Arts Development Award for service to the arts.
11:00 AM Larry Meiller  - 03/21F We all know that dental care is important for people. And it's just as important for our dogs and cats. Larry Meiller finds out what type of oral health care we should provide for our pets. Guests: - Jason W. Soukup ("SOHK-up"), DVM, Assistant Professor & Residency Director, Veterinary Dentistry and Oral Surgery, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of Wisconsin-Madison - Christopher Snyder, DVM, Clinical Assistant Professor, Veterinary Dentistry and Oral Surgery, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of Wisconsin-Madison
11:45 AM Larry Meiller  - 03/21G We may be familiar with a variety of alternative medical practices to improve human health, but they are also useful for our pets. Larry Meiller learns about herbs for pets, and natural alternatives to conventional treatments like flea and tick repellents, dewormers, and vaccines. Guest: Carrie Donahue, DVM, Kindred Spirits Holistic Veterinary Care
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 On August twenty-second, two thousand eleven, principal Tanishia Williams-Minor launched DC Met's school year. And from that day forward, teachers and administrators worked to keep at-risk kids in class and on track to graduate. Turning failing schools around on Talk of the Nation from NPR News. Guests: - Tanisha Williams-Minor, Past principal, Washington Metropolitan High School. Featured in the PBS special "180 Days: A Year Inside An American High School" - Raven Quattlebaum, Part of the first graduating class of Washington Metropolitan High School. Featured in the PBS special "180 Days: A Year Inside An American High School"
2:00 PM Talk of the Nation Karen Stron and her husband took in dozens of children... and know the transition to a foster home can be rocky. This is the last place they want to be," she says. "They're upset, and now they're put with strangers." It can be tough for the foster parents too, who deal with a lot of assumptions about who they are and why they do it. Things foster parents wish other people knew, on Talk of the Nation from NPR News. Guests: TBA
3:00 PM At Issue  - 03/21K Since 2006, oil production in North Dakota has increased nearly 150-fold, to more than 660,000 barrels a day. But at what cost has this increase in U.S. fuel supply been brought? And how does fracking play a role? Join John Munson and his guest as they discuss America's new oil. Guest: Edwin Dobb is a faculty member at the Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism and has been an independent writer for the past 20 years, contributing to Harper's, The New York Times Magazine, and National Geographic, among others.
4:00 PM At Issue  - 03/21L "Just setting up my twttr." Seven years ago today, this innocent phrase became the first ever "tweet," sparking a social media revolution unlike anything else before it. On its anniversary, John Munson and his guest discuss how Twitter has fundamentally changed the way we communicate with each other and interact with the world around us. Guest: Dietram Scheufele (DEE-trum SHOY-full-luh), Professor of Life Sciences-Communication at UW-Madison
5:00 PM Q with Jian Ghomeshi On Q with Jian Ghomeshi: Journalist and The Walrus senior editor Rachel Giese on the tremendous public backlash to media coverage of the Steubenville rape convictions. One of the most buzzed about bands at this year's SXSW, Scottish electro-rock trio CHVRCHES on their upcoming release, "Recover EP". Indo-Canadian artist Indrani on her partnership with fellow fashion and celebrity photographer Markus, and their book "ICONS". Torquil Campbell's Rant or Rave.
6:00 PM On Point Three months after Sandy Hook. Will gun reform be gutted in the U.S. Senate? Is it happening right now? On Point looks at gun reform after Sandy Hook. Guests: - Fawn Johnson, national reporter for National Journal - Jackie Kucinich, congressional reporter for USA Today - Senator Chris Murphy, Democratic Senator from Connecticut
7:00 PM On Point Never mind future shock. Douglas Rushkoff says we're suffering "present shock." The tyranny of the digital, always-on "now." On Point explores Digital Shock. Guest: Douglas Rushkoff, media theorist, documentarian, and author of the new book, "Present Shock: When Everything Happens Now"
8:00 PM As It Happens Hear news and interviews from around the world on As It Happens.
9:00 PM Joy Cardin  - 03/21C What do you think is the best TV sitcom of the last thirty years? Joy Cardin speaks to a television expert about one magazine's quest to determine the best TV comedy-and asks for your nominations. Guest: Robert Thompson, professor of television and popular culture at Syracuse University. He teaches a three-semester-long History of American Television course.
10:00 PM Kathleen Dunn  - 03/21E Kathleen Dunn is joined by David Drake, a musician who has spent more than 30 years traveling around the state performing Wiscon-Sing, a program that teaches the state's history. Guest: David Drake, musician who was named "Folk/Acoustic Music Artist of the Year 2002" and "Family Performer of the Year 2001" by the Wisconsin Area Music Industry, and given the 2001 Arts Wisconsin Community Arts Development Award for service to the arts.
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.
IDEAS NETWORK PROGRAMS - THURSDAY, MARCH 21, 2013

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