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IDEAS NETWORK PROGRAMS - SATURDAY, JULY 14, 2012 |
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6:00 AM
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The People's Pharmacy

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On The People's Pharmacy with Joe and Terry Graedon: Summertime Remedies.
Summertime offers great opportunities to enjoy the outdoors, but sometimes there are risks that might be hard to avoid.
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7:00 AM
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Garden Talk with Larry Meiller

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It's a gorgeous way to grow and enjoy a variety of plants. Find out what plants work well in Rock gardens, and how to maintain one successfully.
Guests:
- Ed Lyon, Director, Allen Centennial Gardens, Madison
- Ed Glover, volunteer caretaker, alpine rock garden at Allen Centennial Gardens, Madison
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8:00 AM
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Zorba Paster On Your Health

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Zorba and Tom find out why married men react better to heart attacks . . . and explore the effect of posted calories at restaurants. Plus, a listener recipe for Summery Potato Salad.
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9:00 AM
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Car Talk

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Click and Clack share some car care advice, and plenty of laughs, on Car Talk.
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10:00 AM
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Michael Feldman's Whad'Ya Know?

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In the first hour, All The News That Isn't. Then Bayou (BUY-you) Boogie Queen Marcia Ball, and the first Whad'Ya Know? Quiz.
In the second hour, Thanks for the Memos, a visit to our Place to Be a hoarder (and your calls about "excessive collecting"), and round two of the Whad'Ya Know? Quiz!
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1:00 PM
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Zorba Paster On Your Health

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Zorba and Tom find out why married men react better to heart attacks . . . and explore the effect of posted calories at restaurants. Plus, a listener recipe for Summery Potato Salad.
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2:00 PM
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The People's Pharmacy

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On The People's Pharmacy with Joe and Terry Graedon: Summertime Remedies.
Summertime offers great opportunities to enjoy the outdoors, but sometimes there are risks that might be hard to avoid.
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3:00 PM
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The Saturday Special: Radiolab

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Stochasticity (stoh-kass-STISS-ih-tee) . . . a wonderfully slippery and smarty-pants word for randomness . . . which may be at the very foundation of our lives.
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4:00 PM
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This American Life

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Sometimes when something is happening right under your
nose, it becomes even harder to notice than if it were happening in secret.
Stories of people of using that to their advantage, including one man who takes
down some of the most powerful criminals in the world.
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5:00 PM
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A Prairie Home Companion

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Garrison Keiller and Company wrap up the summer season with a visit to the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles, California. With special guests, veteran of stage and screens large and small, Martin Sheen; purveyor of Southern California bluegrass, Sara Watkins; singing sisters Jearlyn and Jevetta Steele; and soprano Ellie Dehn.
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7:00 PM
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Tent Show Radio

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Enjoy music and entertainment from under the Big Top on Tent Show Radio.
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10:00 PM
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Old Time Radio Drama - with Norman Gilliland

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Ride the rails with The Mysterious Traveler as he tells you the story of "The Man Who Knew Everything." Then, enter the Inner Sanctum for the story "Mark My Grave" from 1949.
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11:00 PM
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BBC World Service

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Hear World news and features overnight seven days a week from the British Broadcasting Corporation.
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IDEAS NETWORK PROGRAMS - SATURDAY, JULY 14, 2012 |
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