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IDEAS NETWORK PROGRAMS - MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 17, 2012
6:00 AM Joy Cardin Complaining is a bad habit-but we can teach ourselves to break it. That's according to Joy Cardin's guest, who says we can quit complaining and use our time and energy in more productive ways. Guest: Will Bowen (BO-en), author of "A Complaint Free World" and "Complaint Free Relationships" and founder of the non-profit group A Complaint Free World http://www.acomplaintfreeworld.org Then it's the Monday Morning Wake-Up Call! Joy Cardin's guest lawmaker says the number of homeless children is on the rise and that the state needs to invest in more resources for shelters that serve teens. Guest: Chris Taylor, Democratic State Representative, Madison.
7:00 AM Joy Cardin Vice President Joe Biden visits Eau Claire, his counterpart Paul Ryan holds a town hall in De Pere, and police ticket state capitol protesters... at their homes. Joy Cardin's guest discusses those stories and more in the State Capitol Report. Guests: - Rich Kremer (KRAY-mur), Wisconsin Public Radio reporter, Eau Claire. - Patty Murray, Wisconsin Public Radio reporter, Green Bay. - Shawn Johnson, Wisconsin Public Radio's State Government reporter.
7:30 AM Joy Cardin The announcement that Wisconsin's Chippewa Tribes are planning to kill a single elk has sparked a debate between the Department of Natural Resources and the Chippewa Tribes. Joy Cardin's guest says that the tribes should be able to harvest the elk and discusses other Native American issues. Guest: Paul DeMain, producer for IndianCountryTV.com
8:00 AM Joy Cardin Joy Cardin's guest shares his thoughts on how the moral landscape is changing in this country. He'll discuss the most difficult ethical dilemmas and how we should navigate them. Guest: Randy Cohen, author of "Be Good: How to Navigate the Ethics of Everything." He wrote "The Ethicist" weekly column in the New York Times Magazine for 12 years. He's the creator and host of "Person Place Thing," a public radio program produced by WAMC.
9:00 AM Kathleen Dunn This hour, Kathleen Dunn hosts another All Things Political as her guests discuss recent violence in the Middle East, and the latest presidential election news. Guests: 9:00 - Marina Ottaway - Senior Associate at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. 9:30 - Peter Grier - Washington Editor of the Christian Science Monitor. He was formerly the Monitor's chief diplomatic writer.
10:00 AM Kathleen Dunn September 14th marked the deadline for the Mayor's Challenge, a contest sponsored by New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg's philanthropic foundation. Almost four hundred cities were expected to enter the competition. It grants an award of five million dollars to the application that most "demonstrates a novel and visionary approach to a challenge faced by cities." Four other cities will win awards of one million dollars each. This hour, Kathleen Dunn talks to two Wisconsin mayors about their applications for the Mayors Challenge, and what makes for effective urban policy. Guests: Jim Schmitt - Mayor of Green Bay, Wisconsin John Dickert - Mayor of Racine, Wisconsin
11:00 AM Larry Meiller Larry Meiller learns how to stay injury-free during fall sports, outdoor activities, and house and garden work. Guests: - Jill Thein-Nissenbaum ("TINE-NISS-en-bom"), Assistant Professor in the Doctor of Physical Therapy Program at UW-Madison, Staff physical therapist, UW Athletics, Badger Sportsmedicine - Lori Thein ("TINE") Brody, physical therapist and athletic trainer, UW Sports Medicine and Spine Center. Graduate program director, Rocky Mountain University of Health Professions, Provo, UT
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 Talk of the Nation provides you with the day's news and more. The experiences and opinions of people around the country, and around the world. When you're looking for the latest news and how it affects you, your family, your neighbors and your life, turn to Talk of the Nation.
2:00 PM Talk of the Nation For her new book, Jeanne Marie Laskas spent weeks in an Ohio coal mine, lived on an Alaskan oil rig, and rode along with a long haul trucker in Iowa. And thats just the short list. The goal was to examine the lives of people we too often take for granted. Hidden America: From Coal Miners to Cowboys, An Extraordinary Exploration of the Unseen People Who Make This Country Work.
3:00 PM Gene Purcell in for Ben Merens Join Gene Purcell and his guest economist for "At Issue Econ 101" - to ask your questions about our economy. The Federal Reserve unveiled a new plan last week to buy $40 billion a month in mortgage bonds. What's on your mind this week about our economy? Guest: Kevin Quinn is Associate Academic Dean and professor of Economics at St. Norbert College.
4:00 PM Gene Purcell in for Ben Merens Anti-American protests continue to grow this week in the Middle East after the release of a film mocking Islam and the prophet Mohammed. In this hour, Gene Purcell and his guest discuss the uprisings and the implications for American foreign policy. Guest: Wayne White is a scholar at the Middle East Institute, and the former Deputy Director of the State Department's Bureau of Intelligence and Research's Office of Analysis for the Near East and South Asia.
5:00 PM Q with Jian Ghomeshi On Q with Jian Ghomeshi: Humourist Rick Mercer on his book, A Nation Worth Ranting About. Oscar winning actor Dustin Hoffman, who has gone from memorable roles in front of the camera to making his debut as a director with Quartet, a film about retired opera singers. Plus, singer-songwriter Cyndi Lauper on her memoir.
6:00 PM On Point The unfolding story of protests in the Muslim world and the peddlers of hate at home.
7:00 PM On Point The U.S. economy from the bottom up. Jonathan Kozol tracks the lives of the poorest children in America, and where they go.
8:00 PM As It Happens Hear news and interviews from around the world on As It Happens.
9:00 PM Joy Cardin Joy Cardin's guest shares his thoughts on how the moral landscape is changing in this country. He'll discuss the most difficult ethical dilemmas and how we should navigate them. Guest: Randy Cohen, author of "Be Good: How to Navigate the Ethics of Everything." He wrote "The Ethicist" weekly column in the New York Times Magazine for 12 years. He's the creator and host of "Person Place Thing," a public radio program produced by WAMC.
10:00 PM Kathleen Dunn September 14th marked the deadline for the Mayor's Challenge, a contest sponsored by New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg's philanthropic foundation. Almost four hundred cities were expected to enter the competition. It grants an award of five million dollars to the application that most "demonstrates a novel and visionary approach to a challenge faced by cities." Four other cities will win awards of one million dollars each. This hour, Kathleen Dunn talks to two Wisconsin mayors about their applications for the Mayors Challenge, and what makes for effective urban policy. Guests: Jim Schmitt - Mayor of Green Bay, Wisconsin John Dickert - Mayor of Racine, Wisconsin
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 17, 2012

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