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Ideas Network Program Notes

You can access program descriptions, guest names and topics for many of the programs on Wisconsin Public Radio's Ideas Network. To see Program Notes for a particular day, select a date below. Most WPR programs are available for online playback and/or download.
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6:00 AM

The People's Pharmacy with Joe and Terry Graedon


On The People's Pharmacy with Joe and Terry Graedon: A look at some unorthodox treatment for arthritis, and how yoga can help to heal a torn rotator cuff.


7:00 AM

Larry Meiller

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It's time for an encore edition of Garden Talk. Larry Meiller learns about what drought stress has meant for damage by disease and pests, and how we can help our plants.
Guests:

- Brian Hudelson, Director, Plant Disease Diagnostics Clinic in the Dept. of Plant Pathology at UW-Madison

- Lis ("liz") Friemoth ("FREE-moth"), provider of concierge horticultural services through her business, The Garden Hoe



8:00 AM

Zorba Paster On Your Health

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Don't miss your appointment for fun with Zorba Paster and Tom Clark on Zorba Paster On Your Health. This week, the guys discuss the hurdles of nap time . . . discuss the current battle with the West Nile virus. Then, they spice up the hour with a recipe for Firecracker Chicken.


9:00 AM

Car Talk


Laugh along with Click and Clack, during another edition of Car Talk.


10:00 AM

Whad'Ya Know? 09/01/2012

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It's a look back at some favorite moments in recent Whad'Ya history including a chat with author Ayelet Waldman ("Red Hook Road" and her collection of essays, "Bad Mother: A Chronicle of Maternal Crimes, Minor Calamities, and Occasional Moments of Grace"). Also, a glimpse of our proud Town of the Week, Holly Springs, Mississippi, a chat with renowned photographer Steve McCurry and the last of the kodachrome film... and two photogenic rounds of the Whad'Ya Know? Quiz!


12:00 PM

Wait Wait Don't Tell Me!


It's Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me!, the hour-long quiz show from NPR.


1:00 PM

Zorba Paster On Your Health

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Don't miss your appointment for fun with Zorba Paster and Tom Clark on Zorba Paster On Your Health. This week, the guys discuss the hurdles of nap time . . . discuss the current battle with the West Nile virus. Then, they spice up the hour with a recipe for Firecracker Chicken.


2:00 PM

The People's Pharmacy with Joe and Terry Graedon


On The People's Pharmacy with Joe and Terry Graedon: A look at some unorthodox treatment for arthritis, and how yoga can help to heal a torn rotator cuff.


3:00 PM

RadioLab


In the 60's, space exploration was an American obsession. This hour, we chart our passion with the stars from romance to increasing cynicism.


4:00 PM

This American Life


A look at the many reasons to fear sleep, including roaches, bedbugs, "The Shining," and mild-mannered husbands who turn into maniacs while asleep.


5:00 PM

A Prairie Home Companion


This week on APHC, a mix of shows from Durango, Greeley, Loveland and Colorado Springs, Colorado with Robin and Linda Williams singing "Cool Water," an episode of The Lives of the Cowboys in which Dusty and Lefty are mistaken for yuppies, The Durango Children's Chorale with an ode to the women of Durango, and The Hot Club of Cowtown. Plus, The Haunted Windchimes sing "The Ballad of Human Progress" and in Lake Wobegon, Bruno (a.k.a. The Fishing Dog) tears through Irene Bunsens tomato patch with devastating results.


7:00 PM

Tent Show Radio


Enjoy music and entertainment from under the Big Top on Tent Show Radio.


8:00 PM

Old Time Radio Drama - with Norman Gilliland

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Ride with The Lone Ranger. Then, stop in on Fibber McGee and Molly for good times in the house at 79 Wistful Vista.


9:00 PM

Old Time Radio Drama - with Norman Gilliland

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Boston Blackie takes on a case from 1947. And Escape from 1949 tells the story of "The Great Impersonation."


10:00 PM

Old Time Radio Drama - with Norman Gilliland

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Orson Welles stars in an adventure for Sherlock Holmes in a broadcast from 1938.


11:00 PM

BBC World Service


Hear World news and features overnight seven days a week from the British Broadcasting Corporation.

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