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IDEAS NETWORK PROGRAMS - SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, 2012 |
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6:00 AM
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On the Media

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On the Media examines how the Media "Sausage" is made.
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8:00 AM
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Says You!

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It's the game of words and whimsy, bluff and bluster, "Says You!"
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9:00 AM
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A Way With Words

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Take an entertaining romp through the English language, on A Way With Words.
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10:00 AM
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A Prairie Home Companion

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Coming to you this week from The Fitzgerald Theater in Saint Paul, Minnesota, it's another broadcast performance of A Prairie Home Companion with Garrison Keillor. With special guests, Oklahoma singer and songwriter John Fullbright, the entrancing Minnesota Opera Chorus, and vocalist Holly Jones.
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12:00 PM
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To the Best of Our Knowledge

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What Mormons believe. The "Mormon moment" has arrived. There's the smash Broadway musical, "The Book of Mormon"; Latter-Day Saints member Stephenie Meyer's phenomenally successful "Twilight" series of books and films; and Mitt Romney's bid for the White House. But how much do we really know about the Mormon faith?
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1:00 PM
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To the Best of Our Knowledge

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How to fail. The mantra we tell ourselves most of the time in life is "don't mess up". But what if we should fail? Just fail . . . better? A conversation with comedian Marc Maron (MAIR-in) about the hit podcast that saved his career . . . and maybe his life.
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2:00 PM
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This American Life

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Hear what happens when several Moms become P.I.'s on TV, then end up in the middle of a real-life mystery.
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3:00 PM
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On the Media

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On the Media examines how the Media "Sausage" is made.
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4:00 PM
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University of the Air

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During the years leading to the Civil War, a culture of free French-speaking blacks developed in Louisiana. Jennifer Gipson will tell us about their perspective on the American experience.
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9:00 PM
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Old Time Radio Drama - with Norman Gilliland

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Archie takes out a life insurance policy on Finnegan during an interlude at Duffy's Tavern. And Groucho Marx puts his special spin on the questions in You Bet Your Life from 1953.
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10:00 PM
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Old Time Radio Drama - with Norman Gilliland

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The Whistler challenges you to keep up with the plot turns in "Jealousy" from 1942. Then, a Journey Into Space gets closer to the mysteries of the moon in Operation Luna from 1953.
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11:00 PM
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BBC World Service

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Hear World news and features overnight seven days a week from the British Broadcasting Corporation.
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IDEAS NETWORK PROGRAMS - SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, 2012 |
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