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IDEAS NETWORK PROGRAMS - MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 2012
6:00 AM Joy Cardin The CDC says blood pressure is out of control for too many Americans. Joy Cardin's guest talks about the scope of the problem and what we can do about it. Then, it's our Monday Morning Wake-Up Call. Did you know that driving after being awake for 20 hours or more is the same as driving with a .08 blood alcohol level? Joy Cardin speaks to a guest about the dangers of drowsy driving. Guest--Dr. Patrick Remington, Professor and Associate Dean of Public Health at UW-Madison. Wake-Up Call: Rebecca Fox, a Sleep Disorders Technologist at the St. Mary's Janesville Hospital Sleep Lab
7:00 AM Joy Cardin Capitol Police get tough on permit-less protesters, Congresswoman and U.S. Senate candidate Tammy Baldwin discusses "the Wisconsin she knows" at the DNC, and the NAACP asks the state Supreme Court to hold off on voter ID. Joy Cardin's guest discusses those stories and more of the latest happenings from beneath the capitol dome in the State Capitol Report. Guest: Shawn Johnson, Wisconsin Public Radio's State Government Reporter.
7:30 AM Joy Cardin Last week Capitol Police arrested a dozen people for holding up signs without permits in the Capitol building's rotunda. Supporters of the arrest say that the ban on protesting without permits has been in place for a long time and is being enforced fairly. But Joy Cardin's guest says it's a violation of our right to free speech. Guest: Chris Ahmuty, Executive Director of the ACLU of Wisconsin
8:00 AM Joy Cardin It's time for the September edition of Mondays with Mike. Wisconsin Public Radio Director Mike Crane joins host Joy Cardin to discuss the latest about WPR programming and operations, including upcoming state and national political coverage, and more. Guest: Mike Crane, Director of Wisconsin Public Radio.
9:00 AM Kathleen Dunn During All Things Political this week, Roben Farzad breaks down the jobs numbers released on Friday. Guest: Roben Farzad - Contributing Writer at Bloomberg Businessweek
10:00 AM Kathleen Dunn This hour, Kathleen Dunn talks to Atlantic Senior Editor Ta-Nehisi Coates about his recent piece "Fear of a Black President." Coates writes that in order to achieve full integration, blacks must be twice as good but half as black, and that demand smothers President Obama, leading to his reluctance to address issues of race. Guest: Ta-Nehisi Coates - Senior Editor for The Atlantic, where he writes about culture, politics, and social issues for TheAtlantic.com and the magazine. He is the author of the memoir The Beautiful Struggle.
11:00 AM Larry Meiller Even if it's feeling like fall, there is still plenty of paddling to do. Larry Meiller finds out what some good fall options are, as well as what maintenance we should do on our canoes and kayaks before winter. Guest: Darren Bush, owner and chief paddling evangelist, Rutabaga Paddlesports
11:45 AM Larry Meiller Biking is not only great for our health, but to reduce our carbon footprint, too. Larry Meiller finds out how to keep our bikes running well, and what the many benefits of biking can be. Guest: Grant Petersen, owner, Rivendell Bicycle Works in Walnut Creek, CA, author, "Just Ride: A Radically Practical Guide to Riding Your Bike"
12:30 PM Chapter A Day Jim Fleming reads from "Home for Sale" by Leo Litwak (Lit-walk). A young orphan makes his way in 1950s Detroit during a real estate boom and bust.
1:00 PM Talk of the Nation Five years after the bubble burst, finally some good news on housing: prices, and sales, are up. . . but not everywhere. Robert Schiller joins the conversation for a look at housing.
2:00 PM Talk of the Nation In the coming week on Talk of the Nation. Mortality, the final book by Christopher Hitchens. Robert Kaplan on Thursday reminds us that maps and mountains often matter more than money in driving global conflict.
3:00 PM At Issue with Ben Merens What would you say to an alien that lived on a planet 22 light years away? Could you say it in 140 characters or less? An upcoming performance at the International Symposium on Electronic Art will collect your tweets and then send them to a specific planet far, far away. This hour, we get the details of the project and hear what YOU would tweet into outer space. Guests: - Nathaniel Stern, Assistant Professor of Art & Design at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee - Scott Kildall, Independent artist based in San Francisco
4:00 PM At Issue with Ben Merens More than 25,000 thousand teachers are on strike today in Chicago, once again bringing the politics of education back into the national spotlight. Ben hears your reactions to what's happening in Chicago. Then in the second half, Ben speaks to a critic of the strike, who says teachers are being allowed to put students' education in jeopardy. Guest: Mallory Factor, John C. West Professor of International Politics and American Government at The Citadel. He is a Forbes columnist, the Senior Editor of Money and Politics for The Street.com, and a political commentator. His new book is "Shadowbosses."
5:00 PM Q with Jian Ghomeshi On Q with Jian Ghomeshi: Journalist Masha Gessen on the fake news website that has some Russians confusing realistic fantasy with their stranger-than-fiction reality. Award-winning British indie rockers Bloc Party perform from, and talk about, their new album, Four. Q's Sports Culture Panel -- journalists Stephen Brunt and Mary Ormsby -- reflects on men's soccer, NBC's Olympics surprise, and the cultural fate of Olympic cities.
6:00 PM On Point Top-shelf, high-priced universities may have a good thing going. Now, they're scrambling to get out in front of the Internet and the revolutionary change in higher education.
7:00 PM On Point Tea, drugs, fortune and the 19th century high seas. Looking back to the exotic history of when America first met China.
8:00 PM As It Happens Hear news and interviews from around the world on As It Happens.
9:00 PM Joy Cardin It's time for the September edition of Mondays with Mike. Wisconsin Public Radio Director Mike Crane joins host Joy Cardin to discuss the latest about WPR programming and operations, including upcoming state and national political coverage, and more. Guest: Mike Crane, Director of Wisconsin Public Radio.
10:00 PM Kathleen Dunn This hour, Kathleen Dunn talks to Atlantic Senior Editor Ta-Nehisi Coates about his recent piece "Fear of a Black President." Coates writes that in order to achieve full integration, blacks must be twice as good but half as black, and that demand smothers President Obama, leading to his reluctance to address issues of race. Guest: Ta-Nehisi Coates - Senior Editor for The Atlantic, where he writes about culture, politics, and social issues for TheAtlantic.com and the magazine. He is the author of the memoir The Beautiful Struggle.
11:00 PM Chapter A Day Jim Fleming reads from "Home for Sale" by Leo Litwak (Lit-walk). A young orphan makes his way in 1950s Detroit during a real estate boom and bust.
11:30 PM BBC World Service Hear World news and features overnight seven days a week from the British Broadcasting Corporation.
IDEAS NETWORK PROGRAMS - MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 2012

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