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IDEAS NETWORK PROGRAMS - FRIDAY, JULY 20, 2012
6:00 AM Joy Cardin Wisconsin has no shortage of small-town diners and cafes, each sharing many similarities while offering their own unique characteristics. Joy Cardin's guest discusses her thousands of miles of travels throughout the state, visiting old neighborhoods and main streets in search of the ultimate caf , slice of pie and the meaning of life. Guest: Joanne Stuttgen (STUT-jen), folklorist and author, "Caf Wisconsin: A Guide to Wisconsin's Down-Home Cafes," and co-author (with Terese Allen), "Caf Wisconsin Cookbook." Caf Wisconsin Cookbook
7:00 AM Joy Cardin Republicans in the U.S. House recently unveiled legislation that would drop AmeriCorps and the national service project, and cut off federal funding for NPR, public television and Planned Parenthood. Joy Cardin's guest discusses the significance of the move, and breaks down the broader budget battles looming in the months ahead. Guest: David Cohen (CO-win), Professor of Political Science, University of Akron; Fellow, Ray C. Bliss Institute of Applied Politics.
8:00 AM Joy Cardin On the Week in Review, Joy Cardin and her guests look at the latest court ruling on voter identification in Wisconsin, news from the presidential campaign trail, and ongoing drought conditions. Guests: Matt Rothschild, Publisher of The Progressive magazine Tom Still, President of the Wisconsin Technology Council
9:00 AM Veronica Rueckert It seems like almost everybody's trying to pair off, but does the craving to couple stamp out the joys of being single? Guest: Michael Cobb is Professor of English at the University of Toronto. He is the author of "God Hates Fags: The Rhetorics of Religious Violence," and "Single: Arguments for the Uncoupled," out this month. God Hates Fags: The Rhetorics of Religious Violence
10:00 AM Veronica Rueckert Thirty-five years ago musician and scholar Henry Sapoznik happened upon a pile of old 78 records while researching Yiddish-American music. The son of Holocaust survivors, Sapoznik instantly recognized that each sound represented a rich exchange between Jewish immigrant culture and American society. Join us to explore Yiddish music and culture. Guest: Henry Sapoznik, award winning author, radio and record producer and performer of traditional Yiddish and American music. He is a four-time Grammy award nominee and has won two Peabody Awards for his work on The Yiddish Radio Project, which aired on NPR. He is credited with the late 20th century revival of klezmer.
11:00 AM Larry Meiller It's time for Garden Talk with Larry Meiller. Find out how to grow the best vegetables. And enjoy some garden-inspired haiku (hy-KOO) poems. Guests: The Vicars of Vegetables: UW-Madison horticulture professors Jim Nienhuis ("NEE-en-hoose") and Irwin Goldman
12:30 PM Chapter A Day Jim Fleming is reading excerpts from Walden by Henry David Thoreau. Though he died 150 years ago, Thoreau's work remains a classic both in literature and environmental thought.
1:00 PM Talk of the Nation Will sprinters be able to modify their genes to run faster? Join Ira Flatow for a look at how Olympic athletes are using technology to go for the gold. Are they cheating on drug tests too? Plus, TV's newest crime solver--a paranoid schizophrenic neuroscientist.
2:00 PM Talk of the Nation Think glaciers move at a glacial pace? Not in Antarctica, where one's sliding toward the ocean at a foot an hour. Ira Flatow looks at climate change at the South Pole, and how it may affect us up north. Plus, Sylvia Earle checks in from the bottom of the sea.
3:00 PM At Issue with Ben Merens How does one express summer thoughts in only six words? Join Ben Merens and his guest as they take calls about your six word summer memoir. Guest: Larry Smith is the co-editor of More Six Word Memoirs and the founding editor of Smith Magazine. He is the author of The Moment: Wild Poignant Life-Changing Stories and Only Six? Why Not More? - Six World Memoirs on Jewish Life. More Six Word Memoirs
4:00 PM At Issue with Ben Merens Tragedy in Colorado...job losses in Wisconsin...and the persistence of extreme drought in parts of the state. Just what are Your Views on the News this week? In this hour, a round-up of the week's top stories, and your thoughts on the story that touched you the most. Guest: Ken Mayer, professor of political science at UW-Madison, Affiliate Faculty LaFollette Institute of Public Affairs
5:00 PM Q with Jian Ghomeshi On Q with Jian Ghomeshi, roboticist turner writer Daniel H. Wilson on his latest book, Amped, about technology that turns people with disabilities into people with super abilities. Internationally celebrated Canadian artist Michael Snow on his varied career and latest exhibit at the AGO. Plus, a debate on language and gender neutrality in Sweden.
6:00 PM On Point Romney's tax storm. The killer drought deepens. Syria "spinning out of control." The weekly news roundtable goes behind the headlines.
7:00 PM On Point Life advice on the hip side from "Dear Prudence," aka Slate's Emily Yoffe [YAW-fee]. Nothing is off-limits.
8:00 PM As It Happens Hear news and interviews from around the world on As It Happens.
9:00 PM Joy Cardin On the Week in Review, Joy Cardin and her guests look at the latest court ruling on voter identification in Wisconsin, news from the presidential campaign trail, and ongoing drought conditions. Guests: Matt Rothschild, Publisher of The Progressive magazine Tom Still, President of the Wisconsin Technology Council
10:00 PM Veronica Rueckert Thirty-five years ago musician and scholar Henry Sapoznik happened upon a pile of old 78 records while researching Yiddish-American music. The son of Holocaust survivors, Sapoznik instantly recognized that each sound represented a rich exchange between Jewish immigrant culture and American society. Join us to explore Yiddish music and culture. Guest: Henry Sapoznik, award winning author, radio and record producer and performer of traditional Yiddish and American music. He is a four-time Grammy award nominee and has won two Peabody Awards for his work on The Yiddish Radio Project, which aired on NPR. He is credited with the late 20th century revival of klezmer.
11:00 PM Chapter A Day Jim Fleming is reading excerpts from Walden by Henry David Thoreau. Though he died 150 years ago, Thoreau's work remains a classic both in literature and environmental thought.
11:30 PM BBC World Service Hear World news and features overnight seven days a week from the British Broadcasting Corporation.
IDEAS NETWORK PROGRAMS - FRIDAY, JULY 20, 2012

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