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6:00 AM

Joy Cardin


Forget "Mad Max," try "Mad Mel...." During a recent drunk driving arrest, actor/director Mel Gibson reportedly began a tirade laced with anti-Semitic remarks. Joy Cardin and her guest discuss what happens when stars become the drama, and whether the public is willing to forgive them.
Guest: Jonathan Pollack, history instructor, Madison Area Technical College, and our frequent guest on pop culture.



7:00 AM

Joy Cardin


For centuries the sacred code of men has been unwritten... until now. Witness Maxim’s Man Code, Miller Lite’s Man Laws, and the book, "The Alphabet of Manliness." Joy Cardin’s guest explains a new trend called "the code of men."
Guest: Maddox, author, "The Alphabet of Manliness." His website: “The Best Page in the Universe” (http://maddox.xmission.com)



8:00 AM

Joy Cardin


Joy Cardin's guest says that radical liberal professors across the country are indoctrinating young people with anti-American agendas.
Guest: David Horowitz, president, Center for the Study of Popular Culture. Author, "The Professors: The 101 Most Dangerous Academics in America" (Regnery Publishing) www.FrontPageMag.com



9:00 AM

Kathleen Dunn


With temperatures in the triple digits across the U.S., Kathleen Dunn’s guest says this is a sign of global warming.
Guest: Jay Gulledge, senior research fellow for science and impacts, Pew Center on Global Climate Change. www.pewclimate.org



10:00 AM

Kathleen Dunn


Kathleen Dunn's guest discusses his views on the Bush administration's failed strategy in Iraq, and what he believes should be done now.
Guest: Peter W. Galbraith, senior diplomatic fellow, Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation. First U.S. Ambassador to Croatia. Author, "The End of Iraq: How American Incompetence Created a War Without End" (Simon & Schuster)



11:00 AM

Larry Meiller


Young osprey and bald eaglets are fledging this week. Larry Meiller talks about nature's summer cycles with UW-Madison Professor of Wildlife Ecology Scott Craven.


12:30 PM

Chapter A Day


Jim Fleming reads from "Star Lake Saloon and Housekeeping Cottages" by Sara Rath.


1:00 PM

Talk of the Nation


Three years ago, in the August heat, twenty-one power plants shut down in less than three minutes and we're still not sure why. On Talk of the Nation, Neal Conan and guests discuss the power grid... three years after an August afternoon blackout paralyzed much of the Northeast. Plus, a weekly visit with the Political Junkie.


2:00 PM

Talk of the Nation


Life in solitary confinement means twenty-three hours a day in a
concrete box with almost no contact with the outside world. On Talk of the Nation, a look at serving time in solitary confinement, and trying to re-adjust to life on the outside.



3:00 PM

Here On Earth: Radio Without Borders


On Here On Earth: Radio Without Borders, join host Jean Feraca as she remembers the bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki and examines current U.S. nuclear policy.


4:00 PM

At Issue with Ben Merens


Many people feel the world is more chaotic today than ever before. Ben Merens opens the phone lines to ask, “How Do You Cope With the Chaos?” on At Issue with Ben Merens.


5:00 PM

At Issue with Ben Merens


Everyone has experienced frustration, confusion, even fear, when faced with a medical situation. Ben Merens' guest physician has information and advice to empower us as patients in all stages of medical diagnosis and treatment.
Guest: Michael F. Roizen, M.D., co-author, "You: The Smart Patient, An Insider's Handbook for Getting the Best Treatment" (The Free Press)



5:30 PM

At Issue with Ben Merens


Ben Merens talks with Ben Glatzel, independent candidate for the U.S. Senate.


6:00 PM

On Point


On Point: Fiasco.

Pulitzer Prize-winning military correspondent Tom Ricks with a
devastating take on the failures in Iraq in his new book, "Fiasco: the American Military Adventure in Iraq."



7:00 PM

On Point


On Point: Open Intelligence.

A conversation with Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales about the online
encyclopedia written by... everyone.
www.wikipedia.org/wiki



8:00 PM

As It Happens


It's As It Happens from the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation.


9:00 PM

Here On Earth: Radio Without Borders


On Here On Earth: Radio Without Borders, host Jean Feraca and her guests remember the bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, and examine current U.S. nuclear policy.


10:00 PM

Kathleen Dunn


Kathleen Dunn's guest discusses his views on the Bush administration's failed strategy in Iraq, and what he believes should be done now.
Guest: Peter W. Galbraith, senior diplomatic fellow, Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation. First U.S. Ambassador to Croatia. Author, "The End of Iraq: How American Incompetence Created a War Without End" (Simon & Schuster)



11:00 PM

Chapter A Day


Jim Fleming reads from "Star Lake Saloon and Housekeeping Cottages" by Sara Rath.

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