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6:00 AM

Joy Cardin  - 03/22A

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What do you think is the biggest problem facing Wisconsin 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 Governor Walker, the state legislature, and the state 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  - 03/22X

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Governor Walker recently signed into law a bill that streamlines the permitting process for a proposed iron ore mine in the Northwoods. Joy Cardin and her guests discuss how Wisconsinites feel about the issue, according to the latest WPR/St. Norbert College Wisconsin Survey. Then, they'll weigh in on Walker's plan to cut income taxes for state residents.

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.
- Michael Kraft, Professor Emeritus of Political Science and Public and Environmental Affairs at UW-Green Bay.



7:00 AM

Joy Cardin  - 03/22B

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The election for state Supreme Court Justice is a little more than a week away. In the latest WPR/St. Norbert College Wisconsin survey, Joy Cardin's guest political scientists discuss whether the high court is too mixed up in politics and how Wisconsinites feel about the Court's job performance.

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.
- Jolly Emrey (EM-ree), Associate Professor of Political Science and Director of the Center for Political Science and Public Policy Research at UW-Whitewater.



7:30 AM

Joy Cardin  - 03/22Y

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Governor Scott Walker's plan to expand voucher schools in Wisconsin is running into resistance from lawmakers, including from his own party. Joy Cardin and here guests discuss what residents had to say about the concept in the latest WPR/St. Norbert College Wisconsin Survey.

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.
- Steve Correia (korea), Associate Professor of Teacher Education at St. Norbert College.



8:00 AM

Joy Cardin  - 03/22C

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President Obama makes his first trip to Israel, Governor Walker's proposed budget goes before committee, and the U.S. Senate shelves a ban on assault weapons. Joy Cardin's guests of opposing political perspectives discuss those issues and other top national and state news in the Week in Review.

Guests:
- Steve Prestegard, Journalist and blogger at www.StevePrestegard.com.
- Christine Bremer (BREE-mur)-Muggli (MOO-glee), attorney with Bremer & Trollop Law Offices in Wausau and one of Wisconsin's presidential electors.



9:00 AM

Veronica Rueckert  - 03/22D

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Veronica Rueckert hears about laughing rats and bully dolphins as we explore the emotional and cognitive lives of animals.

Guest: Virginia Morell is a contributor to National Geographic, Science, and Smithsonian. She is also the author of Ancestral Passions, Blue Nile; and co-author of Wildlife Wars with Richard Leakey.

Wildlife Wars

10:00 AM

Veronica Rueckert  - 03/22E

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10 am: Veronica Rueckert explores dynamics of power, race and masculinity with a British artist who challenges perception through his provocative work.

And at 10:30, she hangs out with one-man sound system, Heatbox, who shows her how to bend a tune, beatbox-style.

Guests:
-Faisal Abdu'Allah [FY-sahl AB-duh ah-LAH] is a British artist. He has won numerous prizes, including the Anonymous Arts Award, the Brittingham Fellow Award and the IDA Award. Upcoming events: http://wpr.org/r/?1068
-Aaron Heaton, better known as the one one-man entertainment system "Heatbox".



11:00 AM

Larry Meiller  - 03/22F

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There's more and more interest in gardening with native plants and grasses. On Garden Talk, Larry Meiller finds out how to successfully use natives to create a beautiful, healthy and low-maintenance garden, and what the advantages are to the environment.

Guest: Neil Diboll, ("da-BOWL"), Prairie Nursery, Westfield, WI



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 Science Friday


How green beans, graham crackers, and puppets can give insight into the development of moral behavior in babies. From standard time zones to electric trains both were pioneered at New York's Grand Central Terminal -- an engine of scientific innovation. PLUS cliff swallows are developing shorter wings to avoid becoming roadkill. That's all on Talk of the Nation Science Friday with Ira Flatow.

Guests:
- Kiley Hamlin, Canada Research Chair, Assistant Professor, Psychology, University of British Columbia
- Sam Roberts, Author, "Grand Central: How A Train Station Transformed America", Urban affairs correspondent, New York Times
- Charles Brown, Behavioral ecologist, Professor, Department of Biological Sciences, University of Tulsa



2:00 PM

Talk of the Nation Science Friday


More than 20 years later, many Gulf War veterans still suffer from an array of unexplained ailments and scientists are still searching for answers. PLUS Michael Archer, leader of the ‘Lazarus Project,’ describes early efforts to bring a frog species back from extinction.

Guests:
- Lea Steele, Research Professor of Biomedical Studies, Member, Congressionally-Mandated federal Research Advisory Committee on Gulf War Veterans’ Illnesses, Baylor University
- Melissa A. Forsythe, Colonel (Ret), United States Army, Research Program Manager/Science Officer, Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs (CDMRP), U.S. Army Medical Research & Materiel Command (USAMRMC)
- Frank Verloin deGruy III, Member, Institute of Medicine Committee on Gulf War and Health: Treatment for Chronic Multisymptom Illness, Woodward-Chisholm Professor and Chair, Department of Family Medicine, University of Colorado School of Medicine
- Anthony Hardie, Veteran, U.S. Army



3:00 PM

At Issue  - 03/22K

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From curling to sheepshead, from broomball to trivia marathons, there's something fun for everyone in this state...and some unique activities as well. John Munson and his guest talk about the games that make Wisconsin great.

Guest: Erika Janik, executive producer, Wisconsin Life. Her series on Wisconsin games is currently airing during Morning Edition, and can be found online at: http://wilife.tumblr.com/

Odd Wisconsin: Amusing, Perplexing, and Unlikely Sto...

4:00 PM

At Issue  - 03/22L

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Obama says Palestinians deserve an independent state. The Senate approves huge 2013 spending bill while Biden says he's not giving up on an assault weapons ban. And in Wisconsin, unemployment rises in all 72 counties. What news story is on your mind this week? This hour - Your Views on the News.

Guest: Ed Miller, Professor of Political Science at UW-Stevens Point



5:00 PM

Q with Jian Ghomeshi


On Q with Jian Ghomeshi: All-female, post-punk band Savages from London England preview their forthcoming album, "Silence Yourselves". "Sticks and Stones" author Emily Bazelon on the misuse of the word "bully". Comedian and pioneering satirist Sandra Bernhard. Doc-maker Andrew Jarecki on why he's working to correct the impression left in his 2003, Oscar-nominated film "Capturing the Friedmans", about an average family dealing with the shocking arrest of the father and youngest son on child molestation charges. PLUS Elvira Kurt's Cultural Hall of Shame.


6:00 PM

On Point


President Obama in Israel. Colorado's prison chief, shot. The Iraq War, ten years on. The On Point weekly news roundtable goes behind the headlines.

Guests: TBA



7:00 PM

The Moth Radio Hour


In this hour of The Moth Radio Hour, stories from author Malcolm Gladwell (Outliers, Blink, The Tipping Point) about a wedding prank gone horribly wrong; an African-American home care attendant caring for a dying Klansman; and a miracle survivor of a gang initiation.


8:00 PM

As It Happens


Hear news and interviews from around the world on As It Happens.


9:00 PM

Joy Cardin  - 03/22C

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President Obama makes his first trip to Israel, Governor Walker's proposed budget goes before committee, and the U.S. Senate shelves a ban on assault weapons. Joy Cardin's guests of opposing political perspectives discuss those issues and other top national and state news in the Week in Review.

Guests:
- Steve Prestegard, Journalist and blogger at www.StevePrestegard.com.
- Christine Bremer (BREE-mur)-Muggli (MOO-glee), attorney with Bremer & Trollop Law Offices in Wausau and one of Wisconsin's presidential electors.



10:00 PM

Veronica Rueckert  - 03/22E

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10 am: Veronica Rueckert explores dynamics of power, race and masculinity with a British artist who challenges perception through his provocative work.

And at 10:30, she hangs out with one-man sound system, Heatbox, who shows her how to bend a tune, beatbox-style.

Guests:
-Faisal Abdu'Allah [FY-sahl AB-duh ah-LAH] is a British artist. He has won numerous prizes, including the Anonymous Arts Award, the Brittingham Fellow Award and the IDA Award.
-Aaron Heaton, better known as the one one-man entertainment system "Heatbox".



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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