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6:00 AM

Joy Cardin

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A new report shows the information you post on Facebook may come back to haunt you in ways you may not have considered. After six, Joy Cardin's guest discusses how seemingly harmless postings can make you vulnerable to crime, hurt your job prospects, and lead to other trouble, and what you can do to protect yourself.

Then, after six-fifty, it's our Monday Morning Wake-Up Call. Do you consume a lot of energy drinks? Joy Cardin's guest says the acid in these drinks can strip the enamel off your teeth.

Guest: Jeff Fox, Technology Editor, Consumer Reports. Recent article: http://wpr.org/r/?727

Wake-Up Call Guest: Dr. Poonam Jain, an associate professor in the School of Dental Medicine at Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville. She is the lead author on a new study on the effects of energy drinks on teeth.



7:00 AM

Joy Cardin

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The big recall primary is tomorrow...and after seven, Joy Cardin and reporter Shawn Johnson look at the late-breaking news leading up to the vote.
Guest: Shawn Johnson, WPR's State Government Reporter



7:30 AM

Joy Cardin

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After 7:30, Joy Cardin and her guest pollster look at the latest news and poll numbers leading up to tomorrow's primary election.
Guest: Charles Franklin, Visiting Professor of Law and Public Policy at Marquette University, where he directs the Marquette Law School Poll; he's Co-developer and contributor at www.PollsAndVotes.com



8:00 AM

Joy Cardin

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After eight, it's a special edition of Mondays with Mike. Wisconsin Public Radio Director Mike Crane has the week off, so host Joy Cardin will be joined by new Program Director Mike Arnold, and invites your thoughts on what you most like and dislike about WPR, and the kind of programming you'd like to hear.
Guest: Mike Arnold, Wisconsin Public Radio Associate Director and Director of Content.
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9:00 AM

Kathleen Dunn

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At nine, Kathleen hosts All Things Political with a Wisconsin recall primary preview.
GUESTS
Christian Schneider - Senior Fellow at the Wisconsin Policy Research Institute
Ruth Conniff - Political Editor of The Progressive magazine



10:00 AM

Kathleen Dunn

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Recent debates over education reform in Wisconsin and nationwide have focused on standardized tests. But what if it takes time for a lesson to land? Like, years? At ten, Kathleen talks about teaching and measuring the lessons of literature.
GUEST
Claire Needell Hollander, New York City public school teacher and author of the recent New York Times essay, "Teach the Books, Touch the Heart": http://goo.gl/FEgrb.



11:00 AM

Larry Meiller

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Regardless of our preference, the time may come when we need to switch from a Mac to a PC, or vice versa! Larry Meiller learns at eleven how to make that change successfully.
Guest: Peter Greene, InfoStar.com, computer consultant



12:30 PM

Chapter A Day


Michele Good reads from "Patti LuPone: a memoir." The Broadway legend and multiple award winner has been a huge success on stage. In this memoir she takes the reader backstage personally and professionally to explore her life.


1:00 PM

Talk of the Nation


In the coming week on Talk of the Nation, the difficult decisions families
face, with kids and grandparents in need of care. On Wednesday, Political
Junkie Ken Rudin joins us. And on Thursday, a brutally honest look at military
marriages, after a decade of war. Join host Neal Conan for all that, and much
more, in the week ahead on Talk of the Nation from NPR News.



2:00 PM

Talk of the Nation


Thousands of listeners responded to the story of Teresa MacBain on All Things
Considered. She is a former pastor at a Methodist church who publicly
confessed that she's also an athiest. After two, on Talk Of The Nation, a conversation with former Methodist Pastor Teresa MacBain about losing her faith.



3:00 PM

Gene Purcell in for Ben Merens

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The University of Minnesota Board of Regents' recently decided to allow colleges to charge different tuition rates for different majors. The University of Wisconsin already charges higher rates for engineering and business students. After three, guest host Gene Purcell talks about the increasing use of tuition differential and its potential impact on future students.
Guest: Jenna Ross, Higher Education reporter for the Star Tribune in the Twin Cities, Minnesota



4:00 PM

Gene Purcell in for Ben Merens

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After four, Gene Purcell and his guest look ahead to tomorrow's primary elections, and discuss the latest news in all six of the recall races.
Guest: Tim Dale, Assistant Professor of Political Science, UW-Green Bay



5:00 PM

Q with Jian Ghomeshi


After five, on Q with Jian Ghomeshi, the scientific case against living together before marriage. Humourist and author AJ Jacobs on his latest book, Drop Dead Healthy: One Man's Humble Quest for Bodily Perfection. Then, it's Q's Sports Culture Panel with writers Stephen Brunt and Dave Bidini.


6:00 PM

On Point


After six, On Point: Facebook Goes Public.
The world's largest social network readies its I-P. Do you want in?



7:00 PM

On Point


After seven, On Point: Hazing on College Campuses.
"Homicide by Hazing" at Florida A&M. What's going on?



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

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After nine, it's a special edition of Mondays with Mike. Wisconsin Public Radio Director Mike Crane has the week off, so host Joy Cardin will be joined by new Associate Director Mike Arnold, and invites your thoughts on what you most like and dislike about WPR, and the kind of programming you'd like to hear.
Guest: Mike Arnold, Wisconsin Public Radio Associate Director and Director of Content.



10:00 PM

Kathleen Dunn

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Recent debates over education reform in Wisconsin and nationwide have focused on standardized tests. But what if it takes time for a lesson to land? Like, years? At ten, Kathleen talks about teaching and measuring the lessons of literature.
GUEST
Claire Needell Hollander, New York City public school teacher and author of the recent New York Times essay, "Teach the Books, Touch the Heart": http://goo.gl/FEgrb



11:00 PM

Chapter A Day


Michele Good read from "Patti LuPone: a memoir." The Broadway legend and multiple award winner has been a huge success on stage. In this memoir she takes the reader backstage personally and professionally to explore her life.


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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