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IDEAS NETWORK PROGRAMS - WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 2010 |
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6:00 AM
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Joy Cardin

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After six, join Joy Cardin for a look at a Wisconsin-based effort to protect whooping cranes, sandhill cranes, and other species around the world.
Guest: Claire Mirande, Senior Director of Crane Conservation at the International Crane Foundation www.savingcranes.org

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7:00 AM
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Joy Cardin

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Genetically-modified salmon are on the table this week, as an FDA committee takes testimony on the issue. After seven, Joy Cardin gets two takes on the issue of genetically-modified meat on this week's Big Question.
Guests:
-Jon Entine, (EN-tine) sustainability consultant and author of "Let Them Eat Precaution: How Politics is Undermining the Genetic Revolution in Agriculture"
-Eric Hoffman, biotechnology policy campaigner for Friends of the Earth.

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8:00 AM
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Joy Cardin

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With Earth’s population projected to surpass eight billion people by 2025, Joy Cardin’s guest, after eight, says there won’t be enough fresh, clean water to go around. They’ll discuss how collective action can forestall a global crisis.
Guest: Susan Leal, Senior Fellow, Harvard University. Former General Manager, San Francisco’s Public Utilities Commission. Co-author, “Running Out of Water: The Looming Crisis and Solutions to Conserve Our Most Precious Resource.” http://www.susanleal.com/books

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9:00 AM
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Kathleen Dunn

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Join Kathleen Dunn and her guests, after nine, as they look at the latest legal and political efforts to repeal the health care reform bill.
Guests:
-Mary Agnes Carey, Senior Correspondent, Kaiser Health News
-David Law, Professor of Law and Political Science, Washington University in St. Louis

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10:00 AM
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Kathleen Dunn

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After ten, Kathleen Dunn and her guest discuss the history of radio in Wisconsin, and the 20th anniversary of the Ideas Network.
Guest: Randall Davidson, Director of Radio Services, WRST-FM at University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh. Author, “9XM Talking: WHA Radio and the Wisconsin Idea.”

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11:45 AM
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Larry Meiller

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What are the A-B-C's of birdwatching? After eleven-forty five, Larry Meiller talks with two-of-the-three authors of a new UW-Extenson pamphlet, "Birding in the Badger State & Beyond" - Associate Professor David Drake, and outreach specialist Jamie Nack. ddrake2@wisc.edu jlnack@wisc.edu learningstore.uwex.edu

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12:30 PM
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Chapter A Day

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Norman Gilliland reads from "Wolf: The Lives of Jack London" by James L. Haley. It turns out Jack London's real life is just as exciting as his stories are.

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1:00 PM
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Talk of the Nation

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Political junkie Ken Rudin joins Neal Conan in New York City, after one, on Talk of the Nation.

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2:00 PM
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Talk of the Nation

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After two, on Talk of the Nation, actors Don Cheadle and Edward Norton talk about what they do as goodwill ambassadors, and why they decided to do it.

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3:00 PM
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Here On Earth: Radio Without Borders

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After three, on Here on Earth: Radio Without Borders, Jean Feraca talks to a former U.S. Attorney General about the scope of American culpability in the torture carried out during the war on terrorism.
Guest: Ramsey Clark, former U.S. Attorney General for Lyndon B. Johnson

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4:00 PM
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At Issue with Ben Merens

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The ABC News/Yahoo! News poll released yesterday reveals voters of both political parties have little confidence in either the Democrats’ or the Republicans’ abilities to solve the country’s economic woes. After four, Ben Merens and his guest discuss the political mood of the country, and what it portends for the November elections.
Guest: Elvin Lim, Assistant Professor of Government at Wesleyan University, and author of "The Anti-Intellectual Presidency."

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5:00 PM
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At Issue with Ben Merens

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If the public is comfortable with women in leadership roles, why do women only account for 18% of the top leadership positions in this country? And how do Wisconsin women compare to women across the country? After five, join Ben Merens and his guest, as they discuss women in leadership roles.
Guest: Marie C. Wilson is the founder of The White House Project, co-creator of Take Our Daughters and Sons to Work Day, and author of "Closing the Leadership Gap: Why Women Can and Must Help Run the World". She has been an advocate of women’s issues for more than 30 years.

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6:00 PM
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On Point

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After six, On Point: A conversation with the New York Times top editor Bill Keller on the Times, and the radically changing news business.

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7:00 PM
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On Point

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After seven, On Point talks with screenwriter Aaron Sorkin and the stars of "The Social Network" - the big
new movie about Facebook.

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8:00 PM
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As It Happens

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At eight, it's As It Happens from the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation.

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9:00 PM
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Here On Earth: Radio Without Borders

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After nine, on Here on Earth: Radio Without Borders, Jean Feraca talks to a former U.S. Attorney General about the scope of American culpability in the torture carried out during the war on terrorism.
Guest: Ramsey Clark, former U.S. Attorney General for Lyndon B. Johnson

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10:00 PM
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Kathleen Dunn

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Join Kathleen Dunn and her guests, after ten, as they look at the latest legal and political efforts to repeal the health care reform bill.
Guests:
-Mary Agnes Carey, Senior Correspondent, Kaiser Health News.
-David Law, Professor of Law and Political Science, Washington University in St. Louis.

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11:00 PM
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Chapter A Day

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Norman Gilliland reads from "Wolf: The Lives of Jack London" by James L. Haley. It turns out Jack London's real life is just as exciting as his stories are.

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11:30 PM
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BBC World Service

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

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IDEAS NETWORK PROGRAMS - WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 2010 |
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