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IDEAS NETWORK PROGRAMS - THURSDAY, APRIL 26, 2012
6:00 AM Joy Cardin Should law enforcement officials collect DNA samples from subjects? Joy Cardin's guest after six says that DNA collection would be a useful tool for law enforcement to solve and prevent crimes. Her guest after six-thirty says DNA collection won't make our state any safer-it will only erode our civil liberties. Guests: 6:00 -- Brian O'Keefe, Law Enforcement Services Division Administrator for the Wisconsin Department of Justice 6:30 -- Chris Ahmuty, Executive Director of the Wisconsin American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU)
7:00 AM Joy Cardin After seven, Joy Cardin's candidate forum series continues when Secretary of State Doug La Follette discusses his Democratic campaign for governor. Guest: Doug La Follette, Wisconsin Secretary of State; Democratic candidate for governor. http://www.douglafollette.com/
7:30 AM Joy Cardin Host Joy Cardin sits down with Democratic State Senator Kathleen Vinehout about her campaign for governor, after seven-thirty. Guest: Kathleen Vinehout, Democratic State Senator, Alma; candidate for governor. http://kathleenvinehout.org/
8:00 AM Joy Cardin Joy Cardin's guest says that evolving species in the natural world have been surviving security threats for billions of years by being adaptable. After eight he discusses how we can learn from their success, and how natural adaptability can be applied to our everyday lives. Guest: - Rafe Sagarin, author of "Learning from the Octopus: How Secrets from Nature Can Help Us Fight Terrorist Attacks, Natural Disasters, and Disease." He's a marine ecologist and environmental policy analyst at the University of Arizona. You can learn more about the book at www.LearningFromTheOctopus.com. Learning from the Octopus: How Secrets from Nature C...
9:00 AM Kathleen Dunn At nine, Kathleen talks about politics, comedy, and political comedy with Frank Rich, Writer-at-Large for New York Magazine and Executive Producer of the new HBO series VEEP. GUEST: Frank Rich, Writer-at-Large for New York Magazine, former columnist and drama critic for the New York Times, and one of the Executive Producers of the new HBO series VEEP, starring Julia Louis-Dreyfus.
10:00 AM Kathleen Dunn Kathleen Dunn's guest, after ten, spoke early last year before the Iowa House Judiciary Committee in a public forum regarding full marriage equality. He is the son of a same-sex couple, and writes about growing up with two moms in his recent book. Guest: Zach Wahls, Author, "My Two Moms: Lessons of Love, Strength, and What Makes a Family." My Two Moms: Lessons of Love, Strength, and What Mak...
11:00 AM Larry Meiller Even when you're careful, scams and bad commercial interactions can happen. Larry Meiller learns at eleven how to protect ourselves from unscrupulous businesses and how to be savvy consumers. Guests: - Sandy Chalmers, Administrator, Division of Trade and Consumer Protection, Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection - Michelle Reinen ("RYE-nen"), Director, Bureau of Consumer Protection, Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection
12:30 PM Chapter A Day Karl Schmidt reads from "Rodin's Debutante" by Ward Just. It's a coming-of-age story in mid-20th century Chicago that compels us to ask, what is the value of beauty? What divides and what unites us? And which teaches us more, failure or success?
1:00 PM Talk of the Nation After one, on Talk of the Nation, awaiting the verdict in the case of Charles Taylor. War crimes and international justice. Plus, John Larroquette on the Broadway revival of Gore Vidal's political drama, "The Best Man" .
2:00 PM Talk of the Nation After two, on Talk of the Nation, the Great Divergence. Plus Ball Four's Jim Bouton (bOUT-en) fifty years after his first Major League win.
3:00 PM At Issue with Ben Merens It's the last day of candidate forums. Ben begins the hour with Lori Compas, a democratic candidate for state senate in the 13th district. Her primary challenger is Gary Ellerman. The winner of this primary will face republican Scott Fitzgerald and libertarian candidate Terry Virgil in the general election. NOTE: Gary Ellerman declined our invitation to appear on the program. Guest: Lori Compas, photographer and recall organizer, democratic candidate for state senate in the 13th district. http://www.loricompas.org/
3:30 PM At Issue with Ben Merens After 3:30, join Ben Merens and his guest as they discuss the four Senate recall elections. Guest: Steve Walters, Senior Producer, Wisconsin Eye. He was formerly with the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel as a political reporter.
4:00 PM At Issue with Ben Merens On Wednesday, the Senate passed legislation which, among other changes, delays the U.S. Postal Service from having to close hundreds of post offices. Proponents of the bill say it'll save thousands of jobs, while critics point to the cost of keeping floundering branches open. After four, Ben talks with a guest who says the bill is misguided, and that the Postal Service needs more flexibility to reform itself. Guest: James Gattuso, Senior Research Fellow in Regulatory Policy at The Heritage Foundation. His piece on the Postal Service is at http://wpr.org/r/?723
5:00 PM Q with Jian Ghomeshi After five, on Q with Jian Ghomeshi, A look at how a "pro-ana" subculture - women who embrace the eating disorder anorexia nervosa - have used and migrated on social media. Long-running Scottish/Irish pop band Snow Patrol performs songs from their album Fallen Empires. Actors Michelle Yeoh and David Thewlis talk about the new biographical film drama "The Lady", about political activist Aung San Suu Kyi.
6:00 PM On Point After six, On Point: The "Digital Self". Online apps can now track our moods, relationships, exercise and health. A look at the "Digital Self" and where it's taking us.
7:00 PM On Point After seven, On Point: Raphael Saadiq (sa-DEEK) On Point time travels to the past and future with master Raphael Saadiq, global music tastemaker.
8:00 PM As It Happens After eight, it's news and interviews from around the world on As It Happens.
9:00 PM Joy Cardin Joy Cardin's guest says that evolving species in the natural world have been surviving security threats for billions of years by being adaptable. After nine he discusses how we can learn from their success, and how natural adaptability can be applied to our everyday lives. Guest: - Rafe Sagarin, author of "Learning from the Octopus: How Secrets from Nature Can Help Us Fight Terrorist Attacks, Natural Disasters, and Disease." He's a marine ecologist and environmental policy analyst at the University of Arizona. You can learn more about the book at www.LearningFromTheOctopus.com.
10:00 PM Kathleen Dunn Kathleen Dunn's guest, after ten, spoke early last year before the Iowa House Judiciary Committee in a public forum regarding full marriage equality. He is the son of a same-sex couple, and writes about growing up with two moms in his recent book. Guest: Zach Wahls, Author, "My Two Moms: Lessons of Love, Strength, and What Makes a Family."
11:00 PM Chapter A Day Karl Schmidt reads from "Rodin's Debutante" by Ward Just. It's a coming-of-age story in mid-20th century Chicago that compels us to ask, what is the value of beauty? What divides and what unites us? And which teaches us more, failure or success?
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, APRIL 26, 2012

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