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IDEAS NETWORK PROGRAMS - THURSDAY, AUGUST 3, 2006
6:00 AM Joy Cardin Does the Daily Show make young viewers more cynical? That's the question posed by two researchers, who join Joy Cardin. Guests: Jonathan Morris and Jody Baumgartner, assistant professors of political science at East Carolina University. Co-authors of the study, "The Daily Show Effect."
7:00 AM Joy Cardin Joy Cardin's guest says if you think you're saving money and the environment by driving a hybrid car, think again. He says, in the long run, conventional gas-powered vehicles like Hummers are more energy and fuel efficient. Guest: Art Spinella, president, CNW Marketing Research.
8:00 AM Joy Cardin Joy Cardin's guest says Israel's war with Hezbollah might just be creating more terrorists. Guest: Noah Feldman, reporter, New York Times Magazine.
9:00 AM Kathleen Dunn Fifteen years in the making, with 250 contributors, and nearly one thousand pages, “American Conservatism: An Encyclopedia,” is here. Kathleen Dunn talks with a co-editor of the publication. He says it will serve as a great resource on the most influential political and intellectual movement of the last half-century. Guest: Bruce Frohnen, associate professor of law, Ave Maria School of Law. Senior fellow, Russell Kirk Center for Cultural Renewal. Co-editor, “American Conservatism: An Encyclopedia” (ISI Books).
10:00 AM Kathleen Dunn For the first time in more than fifty years, Fidel Castro is no longer in power. Kathleen Dunn and her guest discuss the potential effect on communist control of Cuba. Guest: Dan Restrepo, senior policy advisor and director of The Americas Project, Center for American Progress.
11:00 AM Larry Meiller Larry Meiller talks with a serious birdwatcher. He is Stephen Brown, editor of a new book on the birds of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, called "Arctic Wings" (Mountaineers Books). www.mountaineersbooks.org
11:45 AM Larry Meiller The American Heart Association has new recommendations for diet and lifestyle. Larry Meiller talks with UW-Madison Professor of Nutritional Sciences Sue Nitzke about the road to good health.
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 Iran faces down the Security Council over its nuclear ambitions. And, many see the hand of Tehran behind bloody battles in Lebanon, Israel, and Iraq. On Talk of the Nation, a look at Iran's internal politics and regional aspirations. Plus, PBS President Paula Kerger on FCC fines and the future of public television.
2:00 PM Talk of the Nation Leroy Sievers' cancer diagnosis introduced him to a new world. On Talk of the Nation, he shares his story with host Neal Conan. Plus, the summer movie festival... e-mail your nominees for best Movies About Movies, to talk@npr.org.
3:00 PM Here On Earth: Radio Without Borders The University of Wisconsin-Madison helped build the largest telescope in Africa. But it is much more than a scientific instrument. Find out more on Here On Earth: Radio Without Borders, when Jean Feraca talks with scientists on the project.
4:00 PM At Issue with Ben Merens Ben Merens looks at the debate over the minimum wage hike in Washington as part of a bill that also seeks to reduce the estate tax. Guests: 4:00 - Grover Norquist, president of Americans for Tax Reform 4:30 - Ross Eisenbray, vice president and policy director of Economic Policy Institute
5:00 PM At Issue with Ben Merens Ben Merens and his guests discuss a recent survey of foreign policy experts that rates U.S. security as low, and indicates the nation is losing the War on Terrorism. Guests: 5:00 – Mike Boyer, senior editor, Foreign Policy magazine. 5:30 - Peter Rundlet, political law attorney, vice president of national security and international affairs, Center for American Progress. www.foreignpolicy.com www.centerforamericanprogress.com
6:00 PM On Point On Point: Cuba's Future. As Fidel Castro gives up the reigns, and crowds cheer in Miami, a look at the future of Cuba.
7:00 PM On Point On Point: Deficit Busters. Regular Americans sit down to tackle the giant U.S. deficit. We'll hear their common sense answers to a huge national problem.
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, find out how the largest telescope in Africa, built in part by the UW-Madison, is much more than a scientific instrument. Jean Feraca talks with scientists on the project.
10:00 PM Kathleen Dunn For the first time in more than fifty years, Fidel Castro is no longer in power. Kathleen Dunn and her guest discuss the potential effect on the communist control of Cuba. Guest: Dan Restrepo, senior policy advisor and director of The Americas Project, Center for American Progress.
11:00 PM Chapter A Day Jim Fleming reads from "Star Lake Saloon and Housekeeping Cottages" by Sara Rath.
IDEAS NETWORK PROGRAMS - THURSDAY, AUGUST 3, 2006

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