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6:00 AM

Joy Cardin


Joy Cardin's guest discusses the recently published Conservation Scorecard that rates Wisconsin state legislator voting records on the protection of natural resources.
Guest: Anne Sayer, program director, Wisconsin League of Conservation Voters. www.conservationvoters.org



7:00 AM

Joy Cardin


Joy Cardin and her guest discuss the current situation in Cuba, and what it means for future relations with the U.S.
Guest: Jeremi Suri, associate professor of history, University of Wisconsin-Madison. Author, “Power and Protest: Global Revolution and the Rise of Detente” (Harvard University Press).



8:00 AM

Joy Cardin


From Fidel Castro to the anti-Doyle ads, get an analysis of the top news stories of the week from the right and the left, when Joy Cardin hosts the Week in Review.
Guests:
-Ed Garvey, senior partner, Garvey, McNeil and McGillivray law firm. Former Democratic gubernatorial candidate. Publisher, FightingBob.com.
-Bill Kraus, political strategist. Member, Wisconsin Common Cause.



9:00 AM

Kathleen Dunn


Gaze into the political crystal ball with Kathleen Dunn and her guest as they examine the upcoming primaries and midterm elections.
Guest: Bruce Altschuler, chair of political science, State University of New York-Oswego.



10:00 AM

Kathleen Dunn


Many political candidates employ the often-controversial technique of negative campaigning to discredit their opponents. Kathleen Dunn’s guest says negative campaigning... like beauty... is in the eye of the beholder.
Guest: David Mark, former editor-in-chief, Campaigns & Elections magazine. Author, “Going Dirty: The Art of Negative Campaigning.” www.davidmark.org



11:00 AM

Larry Meiller


Can beer make plants grow? How about buttermilk? Or rock music? Larry Meiller gets the answers on Garden Talk. His guest is University of Minnesota Horticulture Professor Jeff Gilman, who has written, "The Truth About Garden Remedies" (Timber Press).


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 Science Friday


Join Ira Flatow on Talk of the Nation Science Friday to find out if Congress has all the scientific information it needs. Plus, is there enough corn to feed us and run our cars? And, a look at the future of science education.


2:00 PM

Talk of the Nation Science Friday


On Science Friday, a conversation with Human Genome Project head Francis Collins about the balancing of science and religion. Plus, when deja vu happens again... and again.


3:00 PM

Here On Earth: Radio Without Borders


On Here on Earth: Radio Without Borders, Jean Feraca talks with a Midwesterner who's obsessed with recreating recipes from a 1903 French cookbook, and acquiring ingredients by hunting and fishing for them.


4:00 PM

At Issue with Ben Merens


It's Your Views on the News. Ben Merens opens up the phone lines to ask you about the most important news story of the week.


5:00 PM

At Issue with Ben Merens


According to Ben Merens' guest, an American declaration of energy independence would mean better jobs, a cleaner environment, and greater national security.
Guest: Bill Holland, Midwest field director, the Apollo Alliance. www.apolloalliance.org



6:00 PM

On Point


On Point: The Week in the News.

Locked horns over Lebanon, heat waves and global warming, Mel Gibson,
and more. The On Point news roundtable digs into the hot stories of the week.



7:00 PM

On Point


On Point: MTV at 25.

Madonna, Dr. Dre, "The Real World," and the channel that launched a pop culture revolution.



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, Jean Feraca talks with a Midwesterner obsessed with recreating recipies from a 1903 French cookbook, and acquiring ingredients by hunting and fishing for them.


10:00 PM

Kathleen Dunn


Many political candidates employ the often-controversial technique of negative campaigning to discredit their opponents. Kathleen Dunn’s guest says negative campaigning... like beauty... is in the eye of the beholder.
Guest: David Mark, former editor-in-chief, Campaigns & Elections magazine. Author, “Going Dirty: The Art of Negative Campaigning.” www.davidmark.org



11:00 PM

Chapter A Day


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

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