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6:00 AM

Joy Cardin

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There aren't enough kidneys to go around for people who need transplants-and there's a change in the way the priorities are set. Joy Cardin gets two different perspectives from medical ethics experts.
Guests:

6- Art Caplan, head of the Division of Medical Ethics at the New York University Langone Medical Center

6:30 - Dr. Lainie Friedman Ross, Professor of Clinical Medical Ethics and Associate Director of the MacLean Center for Clinical Medical Ethics at the University of Chicago



7:00 AM

Joy Cardin

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Breast cancer research released this weekend may point the way to new treatments. Joy Cardin talks to a UW breast cancer expert about what the new findings mean, and what treatments are out there.
Dr. Lee Wilke (WILL-kee), Director of the UW Health Breast Center and associate professor of surgery at the Carbone Cancer Center



8:00 AM

Joy Cardin

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Joy Cardin welcomes financial planner Kevin McKinley for this week's edition of On Your Money. Kevin has advice on saving for retirement and using coupons, along with answers to your personal finance questions. www.onyourmoney.com


9:00 AM

Kathleen Dunn

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Today, President Obama will address the recent Middle East protests and violence, as well as the anti-Muslim film "Innocence of Muslims," when he speaks at the UN General Assembly. This hour, Kathleen Dunn and her guest talk about the President's Middle East policy, as well as the media's treatment of the protests.
Guest:
Neil Hicks - International Policy Advisor at Human Rights First



10:00 AM

Kathleen Dunn

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This hour, Kathleen Dunn takes your calls for topic and guest suggestions during the September Open Line.


11:00 AM

Larry Meiller

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A lot of gardens are starting to wind down, but we want to enjoy the bounty for as long as we can. Larry Meiller finds out the best ways to preserve foods so we can eat healthy and delicious meals from the garden all year.
Guest: Roger Reynolds, consultant for sustainable landscape design with Infiltrating Landscapes



11:45 AM

Larry Meiller

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Autoimmune diseases include a variety of conditions like lupus, celiac disease, rheumatoid arthritis, Lou Gehrig's disease, type one diabetes and more. Larry Meiller finds out what causes them, and what hope there is for those suffering from them.
Guest: Dr. Daniel Muller, Associate Professor of Rheumatology, School of Medicine and Public Health, 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


In Afghanistan, the vast majority of missions in recent months were joint
operations where NATO troops paired with Afghan forces. Most of those joint
operations are on hold after dozens of NATO troops were killed by Afghans in
uniform. If we're not training Afghans, can they ever take on the Taliban?



2:00 PM

Talk of the Nation


Growing up, Karl Taro (TAHR-oh) Greenfeld wished more than anything that his
autistic brother, Noah, could be normal. Growing up in the shadow of cognitive disability, and what it's like for siblings.



3:00 PM

Gene Purcell in for Ben Merens

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As it stands, the U.S. economy is set to hit the "fiscal cliff" at the end of the year, meaning automatic spending cuts and tax increases. The Congressional Budget Office has warned that going over the cliff would put the country in "significant recession." Can this situation be avoided? In this hour, Gene Purcell and his guest discuss possible alternatives to the fiscal cliff.
Guest: Diane Lim Rogers, chief economist at the Concord Coalition. She also writes the Economist Mom blog. http://economistmom.com/



4:00 PM

Gene Purcell in for Ben Merens

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One in six newborns were born poor over the past 40 years...and many remained poor throughout childhood. In the first half of the program, Gene Purcell and his guest discuss the lasting consequences of child poverty in the United States. Then in the second half, Gene Purcell and his guest discuss global poverty, and five possible ways America can maintain...and strengthen...its position as a global development leader.
Guests:
- Caroline Ratcliffe, senior fellow at the Center on Labor, Human Services & Population at the Urban Institute. She's the co-author of the report, "Child Poverty and Its Lasting Consequence." http://wpr.org/r/?858
- Jamie Zimmerman, director of the Global Assets Project at the New America Foundation. Her article, "5 Ways to Put Global Poverty Back on (Whichever) President's Agenda," is at http://wpr.org/r/?857



5:00 PM

Q with Jian Ghomeshi


On Q with Jian Ghomeshi: Stand-up comedian and social critic W. Kamau Bell on his TV show Totally Biased, produced by Chris Rock.


6:00 PM

On Point


Reshaping Breast Cancer Treatment. The first comprehensive genetic analysis of breast cancer is reshaping our understanding of the disease, pointing the way to a cure.


7:00 PM

On Point


Disputed murderer Damien Echols of the West Memphis Three is out of prison. He joins the show to share his wild story.


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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Joy Cardin welcomes financial planner Kevin McKinley for this week's edition of On Your Money. Kevin has advice on saving for retirement and using coupons, along with answers to your personal finance questions. www.onyourmoney.com


10:00 PM

Kathleen Dunn

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Today, President Obama will address the recent Middle East protests and violence, as well as the anti-Muslim film "Innocence of Muslims," when he speaks at the UN General Assembly. This hour, Kathleen Dunn and her guest talk about the President's Middle East policy, as well as the media's treatment of the protests.
Guest:
Neil Hicks - International Policy Advisor at Human Rights First



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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