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IDEAS NETWORK PROGRAMS - WEDNESDAY, MARCH 6, 2013
6:00 AM Joy Cardin  - 03/06A In his State of the Union address, President Obama vowed to make voting easier for Americans and created a non-partisan commission to improve the voting process. Joy Cardin speaks to a guest about his group's recommendations for the President's commission and asks you what you'd like to improve about voting. Guest: Dan Roth, Communications Director for the Democratic Legislative Campaign Committee
7:00 AM Joy Cardin  - 03/06B New research from the U.S. State Department has found that the Keystone XL pipeline would not cause significant damage to the environment, renewing calls for President Obama to approve the project. However, environmentalists are not backing away from their opposition to the plan. Joy Cardin's guests of opposing perspectives discuss this week's Big Question: Should President Obama OK the Keystone XL? Online poll: www.wpr.org/joy Guests: - Cindy Schild (SHILD), Senior Refining Manager for American Petroleum Institute. - Anthony Swift, Attorney and Energy Analyst with the Natural Resources Defense Council.
8:00 AM Joy Cardin  - 03/06C After Aerosmith's "Dream On" and Modern Lovers' "Roadrunner" were both proposed as the state song of Massachusetts, we started wondering-what's the state rock song of Wisconsin? Joy Cardin speaks to a pop culture expert about the top contenders and takes your suggestions. Guest: Jonathan Pollack, History instructor and pop culture expert at Madison Area Technical College
9:00 AM Kathleen Dunn  - 03/06D Researchers at Johns Hopkins Children's Center announced this week that a Mississippi baby born with HIV is said to be cured of the virus. This hour, Kathleen Dunn and her guests discuss how this breakthrough could change the global fight against AIDS. Guests: 9:00 - Dr. Rowena Johnston, Vice President and Director of Research at amfAR, The Foundation for AIDS Research. 9:30 - Dr. Stephen Brown, Medical Director, AIDS Research Alliance.
10:00 AM Kathleen Dunn  - 03/06E Kathleen Dunn speaks with biographer Amity Shlaes about her recent book on the reexamination of America's thirtieth President, Calvin Coolidge. Guest: Amity Shlaes, Senior Fellow and Director of the Four Percent Project at the George W. Bush Institute. Syndicated columnist for Bloomberg News, and author of several books including "The Forgotten Man: A New History of the Great Depression," and her latest, "Coolidge". The Forgotten Man: A New History of the Great Depres...
11:00 AM Larry Meiller  - 03/06F Days are getting longer, and temperatures are slowly climbing as well. Human beings are noticing the change in the season, as is Wisconsin's wildlife. Larry Meiller's guests describe and explain all the activity. Plus, a wildlife quiz to challenge your knowledge! Guests: - David Drake, Assistant Professor of Forest and Wildlife Ecology, UW-Madison, UW Extension Wildlife Specialist - Jamie Nack, Wildlife Outreach Specialist, Forest and Wildlife Ecology, UW-Madison
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 Mitt Romney rehashes his 2012 loss. And on the Today Show, Jeb Bush says he won't rule out a possible 2016 bid. President Obama makes several cabinet nominations, and sequestration gets real. We go another round with Ken Rudin, our Political Junkie, on Talk of the Nation from NPR News. Guests: - Ken Rudin, NPR Political Junkie - Rob Levinson, Senior Defense Analyst with Bloomberg Government
2:00 PM Talk of the Nation At a retirement community in Bakersfield California, an elderly woman collapsed, struggling to breathe. A nurse called 9-1-1, and the dispatcher begged her -- or anyone -- to start CPR. The nurse refused, saying it was against company policy. The woman died. Life as a 9-1-1 dispatcher on Talk of the Nation. Guests: TBA
3:00 PM At Issue  - 03/06K Whether you are looking for workers, or for work, join the discussion for the March Job Line. John Munson begins the hour with an update on job numbers. The show continues with calls from those looking for work or offering work. We'll end the hour talking about how to successfully plan your post-high school career. Guests: - Ernie Goss is the MacAllister Chair and Professor of Economics at Creighton University. - Robert DeCock is a certified college planning specialist. www.qcollegeprogram.com
4:00 PM At Issue  - 03/06L Venezuelan president Hugo Chavez died yesterday, ending 14 years in power, and leaving behind a deeply divided country. John Munson and his guest discuss the legacy of Chavez, his political ideology known as "chavismo," and how his death might change the country's relationship with the United States. Guest: William Dobson, politics and foreign affairs editor for Slate. He's been an editor at Foreign Affairs, Newsweek International, and Foreign Policy. Author of, "The Dictator's Learning Curve: Inside the Global Battle for Democracy." The Dictator's Learning Curve: Inside the Global Bat...
5:00 PM Q with Jian Ghomeshi On Q with Jian Ghomeshi: Multi-talented actor and singer Mandy Patinkin on playing Saul Berenson on the TV thriller "Homeland". Director Simon Ennis on his comic documentary "Lunarcy", about people who are obsessed with the moon.
6:00 PM On Point Did Eric Cantor kill the deal that could have avoided the sequester? On Point goes inside a big new profile of the House Majority Leader with the New Yorker's Ryan Lizza. Guests: - Ryan Lizza, Washington correspondent for The New Yorker. His profile of House Majority Leader Eric Cantor is "The House of Pain" - Mike Franc, Vice President of Government Studies at the Heritage Foundation - Ryan Nobles, Political reporter for NBC12 in Richmond, Virginia
7:00 PM On Point The Supreme Court heard a challenge to the Voting Rights Act. Is it still needed? We ask Shelby County, Alabama. On Point looks at Alabama And The Voting Rights Act. Guests: - U. W. Clemon, Alabama's first Black Federal Judge (1980), and Chief Judge of the US District Court for the N. District (1999-2006) - Wayne Flynt, Professor Emeritus of History at Auburn University in Auburn, Alabama - Cam Ward, State Senator for District 14, which includes Shelby County, and Jefferson County
8:00 PM As It Happens Hear news and interviews from around the world on As It Happens.
9:00 PM Joy Cardin  - 03/06C After Aerosmith's "Dream On" and Modern Lovers' "Roadrunner" were both proposed as the state song of Massachusetts, we started wondering-what's the state rock song of Wisconsin? Joy Cardin speaks to a pop culture expert about the top contenders and takes your suggestions. Guest: Jonathan Pollack, History instructor and pop culture expert at Madison Area Technical College
10:00 PM Kathleen Dunn  - 03/06E Kathleen Dunn speaks with biographer, Amity Shlaes about her recent book on the reexamination of America's thirtieth president, Calvin Coolidge. Guest: Amity Shlaes, Senior Fellow and Director of the Four Percent Project at the George W. Bush Institute. Syndicated columnist for Bloomberg News, and author of several books including "The Forgotten Man: A New History of the Great Depression," and her latest, "Coolidge".
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 - WEDNESDAY, MARCH 6, 2013

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