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6:00 AM

Joy Cardin

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Have you ever wanted a cupcake, potato chips or some other food so bad you can taste it and can't focus on anything else? Joy Cardin's guest discusses why we crave certain foods, why scientists are trying to better understand the behavior, and how we can best resist the urge.

Then, it's our Monday Morning Wake-Up Call. A new study from the Centers For Disease Control and Prevention shows that children in the United States eat as much sodium as adults. Joy Cardin's guest explains the study and how sodium could affect our children's health.

Guest: Marci Pelchat (PEL-shuh), food psychologist and associate member, Monell (ma-NEL) Chemical Senses Center. Article: http://wpr.org/r/?853

Wake-Up Call Guest: Mary Cogswell, senior scientist for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and co-author of the CDC's paper, ""Sodium Intake and Blood Pressure among US Children and Adolescents"



7:00 AM

Joy Cardin

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Joy Cardin welcomes WPR reporters for a look at President Obama's visit to the state, ongoing reaction to a court ruling on Act 10, a new mining bill, and the US Senate Race.
Guests:

-Chuck Quirmbach, WPR Reporter in our Milwaukee Bureau

-Shawn Johnson, WPR's State Government Reporter



7:30 AM

Joy Cardin

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The State Capitol Report continues with a focus on the news behind the numbers in Wisconsin's US Senate Race.
Guest: Charles Franklin, Visiting Professor of Law and Public Policy at Marquette University and Director of the Marquette University Law School Poll; Co-founder of www.Pollster.com and Founder of www.PollsAndVotes.com



8:00 AM

Joy Cardin

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Is your hospital safe? One study shows 25% of patients were harmed by medical errors. Joy Cardin speaks to a leading surgeon about how these medical errors can be prevented and how patients can get more information from their doctors.

Guest:

Dr. Marty Makary (muh-KEHR-ee), author of "Unaccountable: What Hospitals Won't Tell You and How Transparency Can Revolutionize Health Care." He's a surgeon and an associate professor of health policy at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore

Unaccountable: What Hospitals Won't Tell You and How...

9:00 AM

Kathleen Dunn

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NPR's Political Junkie, Ken Rudin, joins Kathleen Dunn to discuss the latest news from the campaign trail.
Guest: Ken Rudin (ROO-din). His weekly NPR column can be read here: www.npr.org/blogs/politicaljunkie/



10:00 AM

Kathleen Dunn

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According to a new report, the amount of ice in the Arctic Ocean shrank to an all-time low this year. This hour, Kathleen Dunn speaks with a researcher from the National Snow and Ice Data Center.
Guest: Walt Meier, Research Scientist, National Snow and Ice Data Center, University of Colorado, Boulder.



11:00 AM

Larry Meiller

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Recent studies indicate that lack of exercise is a serious health concern, and can be worse for us than smoking. Larry Meiller finds out what that means for us.
Guest: Ann M. Swartz, PhD, Associate Professor and Director, MS Kinesiology Program, Department of Kinesiology, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee



11:45 AM

Larry Meiller

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Larry Meiller visits with the UW Weather Guys. They share what climate issues are happening, what the hurricane season and fall forecasts are looking like, plus the new Farmers' Almanac.
Guests:

- Steve Ackerman, director, Cooperative Institute for Meteorological Satellite Studies, UW-Madison and professor of atmospheric sciences

- Jon Martin, professor and chair of Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences, UW-Madison



12:30 PM

Chapter A Day


Jim Fleming reads from "A Dog Named Boo" by Lisa J. Edwards. It's the true story of how an unwanted dog turned her life around and, with her help, changed the lives of many more.


1:00 PM

Talk of the Nation


A trillion dollar problem hangs over states from California to
Connecticut--they can't afford the pensions they've promised to workers. Fixing
the problem means painful cuts, tax hikes, or both. How to solve the pension
crisis.



2:00 PM

Talk of the Nation


When a runner cuts corners during a marathon or a competitive scrabble player
gets caught with extra tiles, the motives can be hard to grasp. "As long as we
cheat just a little bit, we can still view ourselves as good people," says
behavioral economist Dan Ariely (air-ee-EL-ee). The weird ways we cheat and
why we do it.



3:00 PM

At Issue with Ben Merens

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Having a deep conversation means that you have to be willing to slow down and be very receptive. How to do this is the focus of today's program.
Guests:
- Kathy Germann, (GURR-man) facilitator/consultant, www.kathygermannconsulting.com.
- Denise Jess, facilitator/consultant, www.denisejessconsulting.com.



4:00 PM

At Issue with Ben Merens

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In this hour of At Issue, Ben Merens and his guests discuss the possible consequences for Wisconsin if the nation goes over the fiscal cliff at the start of next year.
Guests:
- Todd Berry, President, Wisconsin Taxpayers Alliance. www.wistax.org
- Dale Knapp, Research Director, Wisconsin Taxpayers Alliance.



5:00 PM

Q with Jian Ghomeshi


On Q with Jian Ghomeshi: Dan Palotta, author of Charity Case, explains his mission to have non-profits and philanthropic organizations act more like for-profit companies. 21-year-old British singer-songwriter Ed Sheeran, who has been performing publicly since the age of 11. Plus, Q's Sports Culture Panel, on the NHL lockout.


6:00 PM

On Point


This summer, the Arctic ice cap melted to its smallest size ever; half of what it was in 1980. A look at how our planet is changing.


7:00 PM

On Point


Pankaj Mishra with a big new take on how Asia sees the world and the West now.


8:00 PM

As It Happens


Hear news and interviews from around the world on As It Happens.


9:00 PM

Joy Cardin

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Is your hospital safe? One study shows 25% of patients were harmed by medical errors. Joy Cardin speaks to a leading surgeon about how these medical errors can be prevented and how patients can get more information from their doctors.

Guest:

Dr. Marty Makary (muh-KEHR-ee), author of "Unaccountable: What Hospitals Won't Tell You and How Transparency Can Revolutionize Health Care." He's a surgeon and an associate professor of health policy at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore



10:00 PM

Kathleen Dunn

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According to a new report, the amount of ice in the Arctic Ocean shrank to an all-time low this year. This hour, Kathleen Dunn speaks with a researcher from the National Snow and Ice Data Center.
Guest: Walt Meier, Research Scientist, National Snow and Ice Data Center, University of Colorado, Boulder.



11:00 PM

Chapter A Day


Jim Fleming reads from "A Dog Named Boo" by Lisa J. Edwards. It's the true story of how an unwanted dog turned her life around and, with her help, changed the lives of many more.


11:30 PM

BBC World Service


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

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