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IDEAS NETWORK PROGRAMS - THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, 2010 |
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6:00 AM
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Joy Cardin

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Advocates across the nation are using the American Library Association's Banned Book Week as a celebration of their First Amendment rights. After six, Joy Cardin and her guest discuss the importance of free-and-open access to information, and whether you support the banning of certain books and other reading material.
Guest: Louise Robbins, Professor, School of Library and Information Studies, UW-Madison.
http://wpr.org/r/?258
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7:00 AM
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Joy Cardin

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American distrust in the media has set a new record, according to a recent poll. After seven, join Joy Cardin and her guest for a look at why these days we’re less likely to trust the news.
Guest: Hernando Rojas, Assistant Professor of Journalism and Mass Communication, UW-Madison. Gallup poll at: http://wpr.org/r/?256
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7:30 AM
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Joy Cardin

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After seven-thirty, join Joy Cardin and one of the candidates hoping to represent Wisconsin’s Eighth Congressional district.
Guest: Reid Ribble, owner and operator of an Appleton-area roofing business, and Republican candidate for Wisconsin’s 8th Congressional district.
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8:00 AM
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Joy Cardin

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Joy Cardin’s guest, after eight, says our culture needs scandal about as much as the perpetrators need the exposure. A conversation about what makes a scandal... and how to become one.
Guest: Laura Kipnis, professor, Department of Radio, Television and Film, Northwestern University. Author, "How To Become A Scandal: Adventures in Bad Behavior."
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9:00 AM
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Kathleen Dunn

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Workers from around Europe have held rallies and strikes to protest the tight austerity programs being implemented by governments in many European Union countries. Join Kathleen Dunn and her guest after nine as they discuss why these strikes are happening and what impact they might have on European labor.
Guest: Pepper D. Culpepper, Professor of Political Science, European University Institute, San Domenico di Fiesole - Italy
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10:00 AM
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Kathleen Dunn

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Civil War historian James Swanson joins Kathleen Dunn, after ten, to discuss the end of the War Between the States.
Guest: James Swanson, historian and author. Author, “Bloody Crimes: The Chase for Jefferson Davis and the Death Pageant for Lincoln's Corpse.”
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11:00 AM
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Larry Meiller

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After eleven, Larry Meiller talks with the author of a study that shows many Midwestern kids feel unsafe in school. His guest is Susan Riesch, Professor of Nursing at the UW-Madison School of Nursing. skriesch@wisc.edu
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11:45 AM
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Larry Meiller

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After eleven-forty five, Larry Meiller finds out what's new in prescription eyewear from his optics expert, Jim La Luzerne of De Pere, Wisconsin, a recent inductee into the Optical Hall of Fame. jim@laluzerne.com
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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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After one, on TALK OF THE NATON, the head of the Center for Disease Control joins host Neal Conan. Plus, comic book legend Stan Lee takes your calls.
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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, host Neal Conan examines gender politics in the locker room.
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3:00 PM
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Here On Earth: Radio Without Borders

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Citizens wanting to reclaim the heart of American democracy are seeking inspiration and guidance. After three, on Here on Earth: Radio without Borders with Jean Feraca... visionary Parker Palmer discusses The Politics of the Brokenhearted.
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4:00 PM
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At Issue with Ben Merens

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Many of the world's rivers are in a state of crisis, according to a report published today in the journal Nature. After four, Ben Merens and his guest discuss stressors to rivers, and how these threats impact humans and aquatic life. http://wpr.org/r/?262
Guest: Peter B. McIntyre, co-author, "Global Threats to Human Water Security and River Biodiversity" in Nature Magazine. He is an Assistant Professor of Zoology and faculty member of the Center for Limnology at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
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5:00 PM
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At Issue with Ben Merens

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Next week Thursday, Milwaukee will host the fourth Job-Camp, aimed at teaching the latest methods to help people rise above the competition in today's job market. After five, join Ben Merens and his guest as they discuss how to elevate your career and land that Great Job.
Guest: Todd Nilson, founder, JobCamp of Milwaukee. Director of solutions recruiting, SPR. Owner of GoIndigo management events company.
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6:00 PM
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On Point

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After six, On Point: Taxes and the deficit.
Ronald Reagan’s budget director David Stockman now says that’s a big lie. On Point hears him out.
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7:00 PM
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On Point

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After seven, On Point: The life and times of one-of-a-kind children’s writer Roald (Roll) Dahl.
He gave us “James and the Giant Peach” and “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.” A new biography gives us his life.
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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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Citizens wanting to reclaim the heart of American democracy seek inspiration and guidance. After nine, on Here on Earth: Radio without Borders with Jean Feraca... visionary Parker Palmer and The Politics of the Brokenhearted.
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10:00 PM
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Kathleen Dunn

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Civil War historian James Swanson joins Kathleen Dunn, after ten, to discuss the end of the war.
Guest: James Swanson, historian and author. His books include, “Manhunt: The 12-Day Chase for Lincoln's Killer,” and most recently, “Bloody Crimes: The Chase for Jefferson Davis and the Death Pageant for Lincoln's Corpse.”
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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 - THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, 2010 |
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