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IDEAS NETWORK PROGRAMS - TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 2012
6:00 AM Joy Cardin Even if you missed Grandparents Day on Sunday, you can "Do Something Grand" this week. Joy Cardin's guest says grandparents make a big difference in the lives of children...and she says we can celebrate Grandparents Week by bringing people of different generations together. Guest: Donna Butts, Executive Director of Generations United www.gu.org
7:00 AM Joy Cardin Public school teachers in Chicago are on strike for the first time in a quarter century, leaving 400-thousand students stuck outside the classrooms. Joy Cardin's guest discusses the major points of contention and the message the situation is sending to the rest of the nation. Guest: Steve Correia (korea), Associate Professor of Teacher Education, St. Norbert College.
8:00 AM Joy Cardin Join Joy Cardin and financial planner Kevin McKinley for this week's edition of On Your Money. Kevin will share good places to look for financial info, tips on savings bonds, and a warning for shoppers. Guest: Kevin McKinley, Certified Financial Planner and Managing Member of McKinley Money, LLC www.onyourmoney.com
9:00 AM Kathleen Dunn Education historian, Diane Ravitch, joins Kathleen Dunn to discuss the teacher strike in Chicago. Guest: Diane Ravitch, historian of education, educational policy analyst, research professor, Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development, New York University. Former U.S. Assistant Secretary of Education.
10:00 AM Kathleen Dunn This election year, much of the coverage has focused on polling, political advertising, and the story each party and candidate tries to tell. But that kind of coverage may miss the real story. This hour, Kathleen Dunn and her guest discuss the emergence data-driven campaign techniques--tools that Barack Obama, Mitt Romney, and others use to predict and influence who votes, and how. Guest: Sasha Issenberg - Columnist for Slate and Washington correspondent for Monocle. His new book, The Victory Lab: The Secret Science of Winning Campaigns, is out today. The Victory Lab: The Secret Science of Winning Campa...
11:00 AM Larry Meiller Larry Meiller learns why it's important to vaccinate for rabies, even if your pet stays indoors. Plus, how to tell if your pet is right- or left-pawed! Guest: Dr. Sandi Sawchuk, University of Wisconsin School of Veterinary Medicine
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 Iran's got the nuclear inspectors going in circles over one suspected site in particular, Parchin. They suspect Tehran tested blasts with uranium metal. What we know and don't know about Iran's nuclear program
2:00 PM Talk of the Nation In the United States today, more than a dozen states still allow corporal punishment in schools. In other words, spanking, usually with a wood or plastic paddle. There's no shortage of debate. Advocates say the threat alone is an effective deterrent. Critics say it's not only abusive, but it doesn't work. The paddle in the classroom.
3:00 PM At Issue with Ben Merens Today, we observe the 11th anniversary of 9/11. Join Ben Merens and his guest as they discuss how the tragedy changed Washington, U.S. economics, politics, and government policy. www.washingtonmonthly.com Guest: Paul Glastris is editor in chief of Washington Monthly. He was a special assistant and senior speechwriter for President Bill Clinton and spent ten years as a correspondent and editor at U.S. News & World Report.
4:00 PM At Issue with Ben Merens The presidential election is less than two months away, and many states are already emerging as battleground states. In the first half of the program, Ben and his guest discuss Wisconsin's swing state status. Then in the second half, Ben and his guest look at the electoral map nationwide, and discuss what states are in play this election season. Guests: 4:06 - 4:30: Craig Gilbert, Washington Bureau Chief, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Author, The Wisconsin Voter blog. www.jsonline.com/blogs/news/wisconsinvoter.html 4:30 - 5: Josh Putnam, Visiting Assistant Professor of Political Science, Davidson College. Writer, Frontloading HQ Blog. http://frontloading.blogspot.com/
5:00 PM Q with Jian Ghomeshi On Q with Jian Ghomeshi: Actors Christopher Walken and Catherine Keener on their atypical roles as members of a classical music ensemble in the debut film from Yaron Zilberman, A Late Quartet. Plus, musical collaborators David Byrne and Annie Clarke (AKA musician St. Vincent) talk about their new album together, Love the Giant.
6:00 PM On Point Teachers strike in Chicago puts reform, resistance, respect and big politics in the spotlight.
7:00 PM On Point Henry James Portrait of a Lady. A fresh take that finds a bridge out of the Victorian Age and a tough comment on American exceptionalism.
8:00 PM As It Happens Hear news and interviews from around the world on As It Happens.
9:00 PM Joy Cardin Join Joy Cardin and financial planner Kevin McKinley for this week's edition of On Your Money. Kevin will share good places to look for financial info, tips on savings bonds, and a warning for shoppers. Guest: Kevin McKinley, Certified Financial Planner and Managing Member of McKinley Money, LLC www.onyourmoney.com
10:00 PM Kathleen Dunn This election year, much of the coverage has focused on polling, political advertising, and the story each party and candidate tries to tell. But that kind of coverage may miss the real story. This hour, Kathleen Dunn and her guest discuss the emergence data-driven campaign techniques--tools that Barack Obama, Mitt Romney, and others use to predict and influence who votes, and how. Guest: Sasha Issenberg - Columnist for Slate and Washington correspondent for Monocle. His new book, The Victory Lab: The Secret Science of Winning Campaigns, is out today.
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 - TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 2012

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