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Thursday 9/2/2010 4:00 PM	At Issue with Ben Merens  - 100902L Hurricane Earl - a category 3 storm, with winds 125 mph, is expected to graze Cape Hatteras sometime during the night and move north off the Atlantic coast. After four, Ben Merens and his guest discuss the hurricane, and how warmer ocean waters increase the potential for tropical storms. George Stone, professor, physical sciences, Milwaukee Area Technical College.	Listen
Wednesday 9/1/2010 5:00 PM	At Issue with Ben Merens  - 100901M Join Ben Merens, after five, for the September Job Line. Ben begins the hour with an update on job numbers, then opens the phone-lines for those looking for work... or offering work. The hour ends with job hunting tips from a career counselor. Guests: - Ernie Goss, Chair and Professor of Economics, Creighton University. - Pat Alea, President, Alea & Associates management and leadership consulting firm.	Listen
Wednesday 9/1/2010 4:00 PM	At Issue with Ben Merens  - 100901L Last night President Obama announced the end of Operation Iraqi Freedom - the end of the U.S. combat role in Iraq. After four, Ben Merens and his guest discuss the president's speech and the achievements and failures of the Iraq War. Guest: Juan Cole is Professor of History at the University of Michigan.	Listen
Tuesday 8/31/2010 5:00 PM	At Issue with Ben Merens  - 100831M Coffee Party founder Annabel Park says at this point the party is more of a facebook phenomenon than a political party. After five, it's At Issue with Ben Merens. Guest: Annabel Park, founder, Coffee Party. www.facebook.com/coffeeparty www.coffeepartyusa.com	Listen
Tuesday 8/31/2010 4:00 PM	At Issue with Ben Merens  - 100831L President Obama tells the nation tonight that the mission in Iraq is not yet over. After four, Ben Merens and his guest discuss the Iraq War. What has been accomplished, and what challenges remain? Guest: Stephen Biddle, Senior Fellow for Defense Policy at the Council on Foreign Relations.	Listen
Monday 8/30/2010 5:00 PM	At Issue with Ben Merens  - 100830M Five years after Katrina, how has the city and its people moved forward? After five, Ben Merens and his guests discuss the progress and challenges of rebuilding the city and its spirit. http://wpr.org/r/?236 Guests: Bruce Nolan, reporter, "The Times Picayuane." Amy Liu, senior fellow and deputy director, Metropolitan Policy Program, Brookings Institution.	Listen
Monday 8/30/2010 4:00 PM	At Issue with Ben Merens  - 100830L Thousands traveled to Washington, D.C. over the weekend to participate in Glenn Beck's "Restoring Honor" rally at the Washington Mall. Join the conversation as Ben Merens and his guest discuss the event, what was said, and the concerns many Americans have about their government. http://wpr.org/r/?235 Guest: Daniel Halper is a deputy on-line editor at "The Weekly Standard."	Listen
Friday 8/27/2010 5:00 PM	At Issue with Ben Merens  - 100827M After five, join Ben Merens and his guest when they "go to the movies." Call-in with your favorite movie of all time. GUEST: Mike Mayo has written about film for The Washington Post and The Roanoke Times. He was the host of The Movie Show on Radio and Max and Mike On the Movies. His most recent book is American Murder: Criminals, Crime and the Media. He blogs about film occasionally at www.MaxandMike.com.	Listen
Friday 8/27/2010 4:00 PM	At Issue with Ben Merens  - 100827L At Issue with Ben Merens, after four, it’s time for Your Views On The News. Join Ben and his guest news analyst to discuss your thoughts about the week’s most significant news story. Guest: Ken Mayer, professor of political science, UW-Madison. Affiliate Faculty, LaFollette Institute of Public Affairs. kmayer@polisci.wisc.edu	Listen
Thursday 8/26/2010 5:00 PM	At Issue with Ben Merens  - 100826M A couple unknowingly adopt their own niece and nephew after the Holocaust... A menorah in a New York City window reconnects a mother and son after the war... coincidences... or divine intervention? After five, on At Issue, Ben Merens’ guest tells stories with mystical undertones. Guest: Rabbi Ron Shapiro, Congregation Shalom, Fox Point, WI.	Listen
Thursday 8/26/2010 4:00 PM	At Issue with Ben Merens  - 100826L The rescue of thirty-three Chilean miners, trapped underground since a copper mine caved in two weeks ago, could take another three months. After four, Ben Merens and his guest discuss the mine accident in Chile, the rescue operation, and the challenges of staying alive two-thousand feet below the surface of the Earth. Guest: Matt Craze, Bloomberg News reporter, Santiago, Chile.	Listen
Wednesday 8/25/2010 5:00 PM	At Issue with Ben Merens  - 100825M We are inundated with e-mail... at work and at home... but do we really know how to manage it? After five, Ben Merens and his guest discuss helpful strategies for effective digital communication. Guest: David Shipley, Deputy Editorial Page Editor and Op-Ed Page Editor of The New York Times, and co-author, "Send: Why People Email So Badly and How To Do It Better."	Listen
Wednesday 8/25/2010 4:00 PM	At Issue with Ben Merens  - 100825L Hoarding involves more than just collecting stuff…and while there are more than six million hoarders in America today…why they do what they do often is misunderstood. Today after four on At Issue, Ben Merens and his guests discuss the problems identified with hoarding. Christiana Bratiotis, Hoarding Research Project Director & Post-doctoral Fellow at Boston University School of Social Work Brenden McDaniel, action organizing services www.actionorganizingservices.com	Listen
Tuesday 8/24/2010 5:30 PM	At Issue with Ben Merens  - 100824Z From five-thirty to six, Ben Merens talks with Republican Ken Lipinski about his candidacy for the Wisconsin Fourth Congressional District. http://wpr.org/r/?233 Guest: Ken Lipinski, Milwaukee. Republican candidate, Wisconsin Fourth Congressional District.	Listen
Tuesday 8/24/2010 5:00 PM	At Issue with Ben Merens  - 100824M From five to five-thirty, Ben Merens talks with Democrat Paul Morel about his candidacy for the Wisconsin Fourth Congressional District. http://wpr.org/r/?232 Guest: Paul Morel, Milwaukee. Democratic candidate, Wisconsin Fourth Congressional District.	Listen
Tuesday 8/24/2010 4:00 PM	At Issue with Ben Merens  - 100824L Today at four Ben Merens talks with Republican Dave Westlake about his candidacy for U.S. Senate. www.davewestlake.org Guest: Dave Westlake, Republican candidate for U.S. Senate	Listen
Monday 8/23/2010 5:30 PM	At Issue with Ben Merens  - 100823X From five-thirty to six, Ben Merens talks with Republican Dan Sebring about his candidacy for the Wisconsin Fourth Congressional District. Guest: Dan Sebring of Milwaukee, Republican candidate for Wisconsin's Fourth Congressional District. http://wpr.org/r/?223	Listen
Monday 8/23/2010 5:00 PM	At Issue with Ben Merens  - 100823M From five to five-thirty, Ben Merens talks with Democratic Congresswoman Gwen Moore about her candidacy for the Wisconsin Fourth Congressional District. Guest: Gwen Moore of Milwaukee, Congresswoman, Wisconsin's Fourth Congressional District and Democratic candidate for Wisconsin's Fourth Congressional District. http://wpr.org/r/?222	Listen
Monday 8/23/2010 4:00 PM	At Issue with Ben Merens  - 100823L Half a billion eggs have been recalled as a result of the salmonella outbreak from two Iowa egg distributors. After four, Ben Merens and his guest discuss the outbreak, salmonella and chickens, and what actions the FDA can take to protect food and consumers. Guest: Marion Nestle, professor of nutrition, food studies, and public health, New York University and author, "Safe Food: The Politics of Food Safety"	Listen
Friday 8/20/2010 5:00 PM	At Issue with Ben Merens  - 100820M Until recently, students mostly handled college on their own, learning life’s lessons... and growing up in the process. Now, many students just turn to their parents for instant answers. After five, join Ben Merens and his guests as they look at parenting in the age of instant communication. Guests: - Barbara Hofer, professor of psychology, Middlebury College. Fellow, American Psychological Association. - Abigail Sullivan Moore, contributor, The New York Times, writing about children and educational issues.	Listen
Friday 8/20/2010 4:00 PM	At Issue with Ben Merens  - 100820L After four, on At Issue, it’s Your Views On The News. Join Ben Merens and news analyst David Canon to discuss your thoughts about the week’s most significant news story. Guest: David Canon, professor of political science, UW-Madison.	Listen
Thursday 8/19/2010 5:00 PM	At Issue with Ben Merens  - 100819M UW-Milwaukee Chancellor Carlos Santiago announced his resignation Monday. Under his leadership, UW-Milwaukee has focused on southeastern Wisconsin's economic and educational future with the creation of a School of Freshwater Sciences, the School of Public Health, and a science and engineering center. After five, Ben Merens and his guest discuss UW-Milwaukee and its future. Guest: Charles Pruitt, President, the University of Wisconsin Board of Regents.	Listen
Thursday 8/19/2010 4:00 PM	At Issue with Ben Merens  - 100819L Is Issue with Ben Merens, after four, it's another edition of "At Issue Econ 101." You're invited to call-in with your questions about the economy. Guest: Kevin Quinn, Professor of Economics, St. Norbert College, Associate Dean, Social Sciences division.	Listen
Wednesday 8/18/2010 5:00 PM	At Issue with Ben Merens  - 100818M A group of neuroscientists spent a week rafting and hiking in a remote area of Utah examining how brain activity changes by withdrawal from digital technology and the stresses of work life. Join the conversation as Ben Merens and his guest talk about the scientists' trip, and what they discovered about the brain. David Strayer, psychology professor, University of Utah.	Listen
Wednesday 8/18/2010 4:00 PM	At Issue with Ben Merens  - 100818L Researchers are warning the the Gulf of Mexico oil spill is a bigger mess than the government claims, and more crude remains deep below the surface. After four, join Ben Merens and his guests as they discuss the continuing affects of the oil spill in the Gulf. Guests: Edward Laws, professor of Environmental Sciences at Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge. Miriam Rotkin Ellman, public health scientist, Natural Resources Defense Council.	Listen
Tuesday 8/17/2010 5:30 PM	At Issue with Ben Merens  - 100817X After five-thirty, Ben Merens talks with incumbent Wisconsin State Treasurer Dawn Marie Sass, Democratic candidate for re-election. Guest: Dawn Marie Sass, Belleville. Democratic candidate, Wisconsin State Treasurer. http://wpr.org/r/?218	Listen
Tuesday 8/17/2010 5:00 PM	At Issue with Ben Merens  - 100817M From five to five thirty, Ben Merens talks with Democrat Dan Bohrod about his candidacy for Wisconsin State Treasurer. Guest: Dan Bohrod, of Madison, Democratic candidate for Wisconsin State Treasurer.http://wpr.org/r/?217	Listen
Tuesday 8/17/2010 4:00 PM	At Issue with Ben Merens  - 100817L Yesterday a three-judge appeals court in California extended the stay on same-sex marriage in California. After four, Ben Merens and his guest discuss the stay extension, what it means, and how it impacts Proposition 8 and the constitutionality of a ban on gay marriage. Guest: Nan Hunter, professor of law, Georgetown University Law Center, and Legal Scholarship Director, Williams Institute at UCLA Law School.	Listen
Monday 8/16/2010 5:30 PM	At Issue with Ben Merens  - 100816X After five-thirty, Ben Merens and his guest discuss President Obama's visit to Milwaukee. With President Obama's approval ratings dropping, will his presence help or hurt political candidates in this fall's election? Guest: Mordecai Lee, Professor Governmental Affairs in the School of Continuing Education at UW- Milwaukee.	Listen
Monday 8/16/2010 5:00 PM	At Issue with Ben Merens  - 100816M Today from five to five thirty, Ben Merens talks with Republican Scott Feldt about his candidacy for Wisconsin State Treasurer. http://wpr.org/r/?216 Guest: Scott Feldt of Janesville, Republican candidate for Wisconsin State Treasurer	Listen
Monday 8/16/2010 4:00 PM	At Issue with Ben Merens  - 100816L Controversy has been raging over the plans of a Muslim community center to build a mosque near the site of Ground Zero in New York. After four, Ben Merens and his guests discuss the controversy, President Obama’s remarks, and what this incident reveals about the deep-divide on the rights of a Moslem mosque to build at Ground Zero. GUESTS: Uli Schamiloglu is Director of Middle East Studies and Professor of Languages and Cultures of Asia at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Ahmed Rehab is the Executive Director of CAIR, Chicago, the Council on American-Islamic Relations.	Listen
Friday 8/13/2010 5:00 PM	At Issue with Ben Merens  - 100813M If only there were more hours in a day... or days in a week. Perhaps you could get your work done AND rest. At Issue with Ben Merens, after five, a conversation with a doctor about why so many of us are so fatigued... and what to do about it. Guest: Dr. Linda Hawes Clever, author of “The Fatigue Prescription: Four Steps To Renewing Your Energy, Health and Life” www.renewnow.org www.thefatigueprescription.com	Listen
Friday 8/13/2010 4:00 PM	At Issue with Ben Merens  - 100813L It's the news that’s been in the week that was. After four, on At Issue with Ben Merens, it’s time for Your Views On The News. Call-in with your thoughts about the week’s top news story. Guest: Dick Haven, Professor of Communication & Interim Dean, College of Arts and Communication, UW-Whitewater. havend@uww.edu	Listen
Thursday 8/12/2010 5:00 PM	At Issue with Ben Merens  - 100423M Life isn't fair, but it's still good... When in doubt, just take the next small step... Life is too short to waste time hating anyone.... These are just a few life lessons from columnist Regina Brett. At Issue with Ben Merens, after five, a conversation about some of the "50 Lessons for Life’s Little Detours”. Guest: Regina Brett, metro columnist, Cleveland Plain Dealer. Author, “God Never Blinks: 50 Lessons for Life’s Little Detours” (Rebroadcast from April 23, 2010)	Listen
Thursday 8/12/2010 4:00 PM	At Issue with Ben Merens  - 100526M Bullying doesn’t just happen to kids... adults sometimes get pushed around, too. At Issue with Ben Merens, after four, the reasons for... and ways to prevent... Adult Bullying. Guest: Gary Namie, director, The Workplace Bullying Institute. www.Workplacebullying.org (Rebroadcast from May 26, 2010)	Listen
Wednesday 8/11/2010 5:00 PM	At Issue with Ben Merens  - 100811M Travelers across the U.S. continue to be beset by roadway construction and delays as construction continues month-after-month with $30 billion funded from the economic stimulus package. After five, Ben Merens and his guest discuss the strangulation of the nation's roadways, and what is needed to create a national new infrastructure for highways of the future. Guest: Dan McNichol is a highway historian and the author of several books including, "The Roads That Built America: The Incredible Story of the U.S. Interstate System" and "Paving the Way: Asphalt in America."	Listen
Wednesday 8/11/2010 4:00 PM	At Issue with Ben Merens  - 100811L Steven Slater, the flight attendant who exited down his plane's evacuation shute after an altercation with a passenger, has become a hero to many. Join the conversation as Ben Merens and his guest discuss why this incident has sparked so much attention, and what it says about workplace dissatisfaction in the U.S. Guest: Rabbi Irwin Kula, President, Clal - The National Jewish Center for Learning and Leadership, and author, "Yearnings: Embracing the Sacred Messiness of Life."	Listen
Tuesday 8/10/2010 5:00 PM	At Issue with Ben Merens  - 100810M Today after five, join Ben Merens for the August Open Line. Call in with your your ideas for future" At Issue" topics and guests.	Listen
Tuesday 8/10/2010 4:00 PM	At Issue with Ben Merens  - 100810L At issue with Ben Merens, after four, Republican Stephen Finn talks about his candidacy for U.S. Senate. Guest: Stephen Finn, Republican candidate, U.S. Senate. www.finnforsenate.com	Listen
Monday 8/9/2010 5:00 PM	At Issue with Ben Merens  - 100809M Can money buy you happiness? After five, join Ben Merens and his guest for a discussion about how to manage your money according to your values... and how to set the goals to achieve them. Guest: Laura Rowley, journalist and author specializing in personal finance and values. Her weekly column, "Money and Happiness" for Yahoo! Finance. Her blog, moneyandhappiness.com. Author of Money & Happiness: A Guide to Living the Good Life. (Rebroadcast from May 13, 2010) www.moneyandhappiness.com	Listen
Monday 8/9/2010 4:00 PM	At Issue with Ben Merens  - 100809L Beginning with 9/11 and ending with the financial meltdown, the first decade of this century will go down as one of the most difficult in American history. After four, join Ben Merens and his guest as they discuss how we fell into the financial hole we're in... and how we can pull ourselves out. Guest: Andy Serwer, Managing editor, Fortune magazine. Author, "Starting Over: Why the Last Decade Was So Damn Rotten and Why the Next One Will Surely be Better". (Rebroadcast from March 25, 2010)	Listen
Friday 8/6/2010 5:00 PM	At Issue with Gene Purcell in for Ben Merens  - 100806M It's August, and many families are gathering together for their family reunions. Besides sharing family memories, it's a good time to share one's family's medical history, according to Gene Purcell's guest today after five. Guest: Vicki Vincent, genetic counselor and Assistant Director of Genetic Counseling Services, University of South Carolina, Division of Clinical Genetics and Molecular Medicine.	Listen
Friday 8/6/2010 4:00 PM	At Issue with Gene Purcell in for Ben Merens  - 100806L At Issue, after four, it's time for Your Views On The News, with Gene Purcell in for Ben Merens. You're invited to call in with your thoughts about the week’s biggest news story. Guest: Gloria Toivola, (TOY-valla) Professor of Political Science & Chair, Department of Politics, Law & Justice, UW-Superior.	Listen
Thursday 8/5/2010 5:00 PM	At Issue with Gene Purcell in for Ben Merens  - 100805M Wisconsin is among five Great Lakes states that filed a lawsuit in US District Court, seeking to force the Army Corps of Engineers to block the movement of Asian carp through the Chicago Area Waterway System. After five, join Gene Purcell and his guest as they discuss the Asian carp invasion. GUEST: Philip Moy is a fisheries and invasive species specialist at the University of Wisconsin Sea Grant Institute. He is an expert on Great Lakes fisheries, aquatic invasive species, and the Chicago Aquatic Invasive Species Dispersal Barrier.	Listen
Thursday 8/5/2010 4:00 PM	At Issue with Gene Purcell in for Ben Merens  - 100805L California's Proposition 8 ban on gay marriage was struck down yesterday by a San Francisco Federal District Court judge. After four, Gene Purcell and his guest discuss what the ruling said, what's next in the legal battle over same-sex marriage, and what impact it will have on Wisconsin. Guest: Marc Spindelman, law professor, Moritz College of Law, Ohio State University.	Listen
Wednesday 8/4/2010 5:00 PM	At Issue with Gene Purcell in for Ben Merens  - 100804M Whether you are looking for workers or work, join the discussion today after five for the August Job Line. Gene Purcell will start the show with a look at job numbers, take callers for most of the hour, and welcome a career counselor to end the hour. GUESTS: Marc Levine is Senior Fellow and Founding Director of the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Center for Economic Development. Tom Kipp is the Director of Career Services at Cardinal Stritch University.	Listen
Wednesday 8/4/2010 4:00 PM	At Issue with Gene Purcell in for Ben Merens  - 100804L Adult obesity rates continue to climb across the U.S., according to a new report released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. After four, Gene Purcell and his guests discuss our national weight epidemic, Wisconsin's numbers, and public health strategies to lower U.S. obesity figures. Guests: -Deb Galuska, Associate Director of Science, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention -Pat Remington, M.D., Professor and Associate Dean for Public Health, School of Medicine and Public Health, University of Wisconsin. http://wpr.org/r/?207	Listen
Tuesday 8/3/2010 5:00 PM	At Issue with Gene Purcell in for Ben Merens  - 100803M In today’s digital world, studies find students do not grasp that using words they did not write is a serious offense. After five, join Gene Purcell and his guest as they discuss plagiarism in the digital age. www.susanblum.com GUEST: Susan Blum is a cultural, linguistic, and psychological anthropologist specializing in the study of China and the United States at the University of Notre Dame. She is the author or editor of five books and dozens of articles.	Listen
Tuesday 8/3/2010 4:00 PM	At Issue with Gene Purcell in for Ben Merens  - 100803L A bill tightening oil drilling standards was passed by the U.S. House last week. After four, Gene Purcell and his guest discuss its provisions and their potential to prevent another oil drilling accident. Guest: David Dana, Professor of Law at Northwestern University.	Listen
Monday 8/2/2010 5:00 PM	Gene Purcell in for Ben Merens  - 100802M After five, join Gene Purcell and has guest as they discuss the saga of the Hoover Dam’s conception, design, and construction, along with the story of America’s efforts to come to grips with social, economic, and natural forces. GUEST: Michael Hiltzik is the author of Colossus: Hoover Dam and the Making of the American Century. He is a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and is currently the business columnist for the Los Angeles Times. He is the author of four books.	Listen
Monday 8/2/2010 4:00 PM	Gene Purcell in for Ben Merens  - 100802L In a speech today before a convention of Disabled American Veterans, President Obama announced that the draw-down of U.S. combat troops in Iraq is on schedule - down to 50,000 troops by the end of August. After four, Gene Purcell and his guest discuss the President's speech on the war in Iraq. Guest: Kori Schake, Research Fellow, Hoover Institution at Stanford University and Bradley Professor of International Security Studies at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point.	Listen
Friday 7/30/2010 5:00 PM	At Issue with Ben Merens  - 100730M Mothers and their teenage daughters take quite a journey together. At Issue with Ben Merens, after five, a conversation about the universally-shared experiences of moms and their female teens in our modern era. Guest: Lauren Kessler, “My Teenage Were-Wolf: A Mother, a Daughter, a Journey Through the Thicket of Adolescence” www.myteenagewerewolf.com www.laurenkessler.com	Listen
Friday 7/30/2010 4:00 PM	At Issue with Ben Merens  - 100730L At Issue with Ben Merens, after four, it's time for Your Views On The News. You're invited to call in with your thoughts about the week’s biggest news story. Guest: Ed Miller, Professor of Political Science, UW Stevens Point.	Listen
Thursday 7/29/2010 5:00 PM	At Issue with Ben Merens  - 100729M At Issue with Ben Merens, after five, Ben's guest says political dissent through popular culture can not only be entertaining... but can also enlighten the American electorate in a very meaningful way. Guest: Joseph Foy, Associate Professor & Chair, UWC Department of Political Science, UW-Waukesha. joseph.foy@uwc.edu “Homer Simpson Marches on Washington: Dissent Through American Popular Culture”	Listen
Thursday 7/29/2010 4:00 PM	At Issue with Ben Merens  - 100729L When is enough... enough? After four, join Ben Merens and his guest, as they examine the tough questions - such as how to fix problems in finance, business, and life. Guest: John Bogle, founder of The Vanguard Group, Inc. President, Bogle Financial Markets Research Center.	Listen
Wednesday 7/28/2010 5:00 PM	At Issue with Ben Merens  - 100728M After five, with Ben Merens, it's another edition of At Issue Econ 101 (ONE-oh-ONE), your chance to learn a little bit about the basics of our economy. Guest: Kevin Quinn, Professor of Economics, St. Norbert College. Associate Dean, Social Sciences division.	Listen
Wednesday 7/28/2010 4:00 PM	At Issue with Ben Merens  - 100728L A federal judge has struck down major portions of Arizona’s controversial immigration law. Today after four on At Issue, Ben Merens and his guest look at today’s ruling and the impact it will have. Andy Hessick, Associate Professor of Law Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law Arizona State University	Listen
Tuesday 7/27/2010 5:00 PM	At Issue with Ben Merens  - 100727M After five, At Issue host Ben Merens continues his Wisconsin gubernatorial candidate series. Join the conversation with Republican candidate for Governor Mark Neumann. Guest: Mark Neumann, small businessman and former Congressman, is a Republican candidate for Governor of Wisconsin. http://wpr.org/r/?195	Listen
Tuesday 7/27/2010 4:30 PM	At Issue with Ben Merens  - 100727X After four-thirty, Ben Merens and his guest discuss the American and South Korean military ships and aircraft mobilizing off the eastern coast of the Korean Peninsula. What does this mean for future relations with North Korea? GUEST: Jeremi Suri is the E. Gordon Fox Professor of History at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. He is the author of Henry Kissinger and the American Century.	Listen
Tuesday 7/27/2010 4:00 PM	At Issue with Ben Merens  - 100727L On Sunday wikileaks.org published more than 75,000 U.S. military and diplomatic reports about Afghanistan. After four, join Ben Merens and his guest as they discuss the impact these reports might have on the war. GUEST: Jeremi Suri is the E. Gordon Fox Professor of History at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. He is the author of Henry Kissinger and the American Century.	Listen
Monday 7/26/2010 5:00 PM	Glen Moberg in for Ben Merens  - 100726M Last weekend was the Pulaski Polka Days music festival. After five, join Glen Moberg and his guests for a conversation on the impact of Polka music on Wisconsin culture. Guests: Neal Zunker, lead vocalist, musician, The Music Connection polka band. - Jeff Heinz, plays drums and sings, The Music Connection. Radio host, WDEZ 101.9 FM Polka Jamboree (Sunday 8:00am); WSAU 550AM Polka Party (Saturday 6:00am).	Listen
Monday 7/26/2010 4:00 PM	Glen Moberg in for Ben Merens  - 100726L The Bush tax cuts are set to expire at the end of the year, and a political fight is emerging over what Congress and President Obama should do about it. After four, join Glen Moberg and his guest as they discuss the economic and political consequences of this decision. GUEST: Dennis Riley is a professor of political science at UW-Stevens Point.	Listen
Friday 7/23/2010 5:00 PM	Glen Moberg in for Ben Merens  - 100723M How will the Gulf oil spill effect Wisconsin’s loon population and other migratory birds? After five, join Glen Moberg and his guest, when they examine the environmental threats facing Wisconsin wildlife today. Guest: Marge Gibson, Executive Director, Raptor Education Group, Inc.	Listen
Friday 7/23/2010 4:00 PM	Glen Moberg in for Ben Merens  - 100723L At Issue, after four, it’s the regular Friday feature "Your Views On The News" with Glen Moberg in for Ben Merens. What news story was most significant to you this week? Call in and let Glen know. Guest: Eric Giordano, Professor of Political Science, UW Marathon County. Director, Wisconsin Institute for Public Policy and Service.	Listen
Thursday 7/22/2010 5:00 PM	At Issue with Ben Merens  - 100722M At Issue with Ben Merens and his guests, after five, how student journalists of today become professionals tomorrow. Just what are they being taught about how the 21st century news business works? Guests: - Connie Fletcher, Journalism Professor, Loyola University. - Bridget Thoreson, online editor, Racine Journal Times.	Listen
Thursday 7/22/2010 4:00 PM	At Issue with Ben Merens  - 100722L Summer vacation is the most harmful cause of the achievement gap in America’s schools. After four, join Ben Merens and his guests for a discussion about the good and bad of summer vacation on our children. GUESTS: Karl Alexander is the John Dewey Professor of Sociology at Johns Hopkins University. He is author of the 2007 study entitled “Lasting Consequences of the Summer Learning Gap.” Marla Berg is an elementary principal, music coordinator, and co-coordinator of Elementary Summer School in the Wausau School District in Wausau, Wisconsin.	Listen
Wednesday 7/21/2010 5:00 PM	At Issue with Ben Merens  - 100721M In the effort to diagnose Alzheimer's earlier... before memory problems surface... medical experts have proposed the first new guidelines in twenty-five years. After five, Ben Merens and his guests examine the current state of the early detection of Alzheimer's Disease. A look at how bio-markers, such as brain imaging, can help. Guests: - Creighton Phelps, Director, Alzheimer's Disease Centers Program, National Institute on Aging, National Institutes of Health. - Maria Carrillo, Director of Medical and Scientific Relations, Alzheimer's Association.	Listen
Wednesday 7/21/2010 4:00 PM	At Issue with Ben Merens  - 100721L A couple from Milwaukee chose to end their lives together rather than live them out in states of illness. In their passing they asked us to discuss their choice and yours. Today after four, join Ben Merens and his guest in a discussion about how we choose to die. GUEST: Arthur Derse is the director of medical and legal affairs, and associate director, Center for the Study of Bioethics at the Medical College of Wisconsin. He is also director of the Medical Humanities Program and a professor of bioethics and emergency medicine.	Listen
Tuesday 7/20/2010 5:00 PM	At Issue with Ben Merens  - 100720M Most people, when asked about today’s economy, talk about how tough things are – so where’s the joy? After five, join Ben Merens and his guest and they discuss how struggling through this economy is a chance for a spiritual experience. www.maryanneradmacher.com GUEST: Maryanne Radmacher, writing coach and author of Courage Doesn’t Always Roar, Live Boldly: Cultivate the Qualities That Can Change Your Life, and Lean Forward Into Your Life: Begin Each Day As If It Were On Purpose.	Listen
Tuesday 7/20/2010 4:00 PM	At Issue with Ben Merens  - 100720L The Senate is expected to break its deadlock over extending jobless benefits to millions today. After four, join Ben Merens and his guest as they discuss the politics and economics behind the decision to pay for this program. GUEST: Ernie Goss, chair and professor of Economics, Creighton University.	Listen
Monday 7/19/2010 5:00 PM	At Issue with Ben Merens  - 100719M After five, "At Issue" continues its Wisconsin gubernatorial candidate series. Join the conversation as host Ben Merens talks with Republican Scott Walker about his candidacy for Governor of Wisconsin. Guest: Scott Walker, of Wauwatosa, Milwaukee County Executive, is a Republican candidate for Governor of Wisconsin. http://wpr.org/r/?185	Listen
Monday 7/19/2010 4:00 PM	At Issue with Ben Merens  - 100719L For the first time since April, the flow of oil into the Gulf of Mexico stopped Thursday after BP sealed a containment cap. After four, join Ben Merens and his guest as they discuss if this cap will hold and the continued affects on wildlife in the gulf. GUEST: Mark Schexnayder (SCH-nex-chyder) is a marine biologist and the regional costal advisor for Louisiana State University’s agricultural center and Louisiana Sea Grant college program.	Listen
Friday 7/16/2010 5:00 PM	At Issue with Ben Merens  - 100716M We often hear that "every moment matters..." but how do you make them really count? At Issue with Ben Merens, after five, how to get the most from the moments of your life. Guest: John St. Augustine, “Every Moment Matters,” “Living An Uncommon Life: Essential Lessons from 21 Extraordinary People” www.johnstaugustine.com	Listen
Friday 7/16/2010 4:00 PM	At Issue with Ben Merens  - 100716L At Issue with Ben Merens, after four, it's time for Your Views On The News. You're invited to call in with your thoughts on your pick for the week’s biggest news story. Guest: David Canon, professor of political science, UW Madison.	Listen
Thursday 7/15/2010 5:00 PM	At Issue with Ben Merens  - 100715M After five, Ben Merens and his guests review a recent CNNMoney.com list of the one-hundred best small cities in the U.S. What qualities do you think make your community a livable city? Guests: - Beth Braverman, editor, Money magazine. - Jeffrey Zaslow, Wall Street columnist. Author, "The Girls From Ames." http://wpr.org/r/?189	Listen
Thursday 7/15/2010 4:00 PM	At Issue with Ben Merens  - 100715L Would initiating another economic stimulus package jump-start the U.S. economy? After four, Ben Merens and his guest discuss concerns that the U.S. may be slipping toward deflation, increasing further job losses in the U.S. Guest: William L. Holahan, Senior Fellow, Center for Economic Development, and Chair, Economics Department, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee.	Listen
Wednesday 7/14/2010 5:00 PM	At Issue with Ben Merens  - 100714M After five, At Issue host Ben Merens continues his Wisconsin Gubernatorial candidate series, as he speaks with Republican candidate Scott Paterick. You're invited to join in on the conversation. Guest: Scott Paterick, owner, Investor's Choice Financial Advisory Firm, Wisconsin Rapids. Republican candidate for Governor of Wisconsin. http://wpr.org/r/?182	Listen
Wednesday 7/14/2010 4:00 PM	At Issue with Ben Merens  - 100714L Yesterday a federal appeals court struck down Federal Communications Commission ( F.C.C.) regulations on indecency - involving expletives on radio and television. After four, Ben Merens and his guest discuss the ruling, and what it means for broadcasters and the public. Guest: Eugene Volokh, Professor of Law, University of California, Los Angeles.	Listen
Tuesday 7/13/2010 5:00 PM	At Issue with Ben Merens  - 100713M After five, At Issue continues its Wisconsin gubernatorial candidate series. Join the conversation as host Ben Merens talks with Democrat Tim John about his candidacy for Governor of Wisconsin. Guest: Tim John, of Oconomowoc, owner and president of Blue Mound Graphics, Inc., is a Democratic candidate for Governor of Wisconsin. http://wpr.org/r/?181	Listen
Tuesday 7/13/2010 4:00 PM	At Issue with Ben Merens  - 100713L At Issue with Ben Merens, after four, the accuracy of a new figure that estimates the current Wisconsin state budget deficit at two-point-five billion dollars. Guest: Todd Berry, president, Wisconsin Taxpayers Alliance. www.wistax.org	Listen
Monday 7/12/2010 5:00 PM	At Issue with Ben Merens  - 100712M Budgeting can’t make you more money... but it can give you more control over the money you DO have. At Issue with Ben Merens, after five, basic budgeting for healthier family finances. Guest: Connie Kilmark, founder, counseling and consulting firm, Kilmark & Associates.	Listen
Monday 7/12/2010 4:00 PM	At Issue with Ben Merens  - 100712L The United States Postal Service wants to increase the price of a stamp by two cents, to 46 cents, starting in January. The postal service has been hit hard by losses and declining mail volume. After four, join Ben Merens and his guest as they discuss the money-saving plans of the USPS. www.postalconsumers.org GUEST: Don Soifer is Executive Director of the Consumer Postal Council in Washington, DC, a nonprofit organization to advance the interests of the Postal Service's individual monopoly consumers.	Listen
Friday 7/9/2010 5:00 PM	At Issue with Ben Merens  - 100709M Do you find your mind wandering on this sunny summer afternoon? Join the conversation, after five, as Ben Merens and his guest discuss the science and virtues of daydreaming. http://wpr.org/r/?180 Guest: Jonathan Smallwood, Psychology Research Scientist, University of California, Santa Barbara.	Listen
Friday 7/9/2010 4:00 PM	At Issue with Ben Merens  - 100709L It's the news that’s been in the week that was. After four, on At Issue with Ben Merens, it’s time for Your Views On The News. Call-in with your thoughts about the week’s top news story. Guest: Dick Haven, Professor of Communication & Interim Dean, College of Arts and Communication, UW Whitewater. havend@uww.edu	Listen
Thursday 7/8/2010 5:00 PM	At Issue with Ben Merens  - 100708M After five today, Ben Merens and his guest discuss concerns and issues of Wisconsin educators as they continue to strive to provide a quality public education for Wisconsin children. Guest: Mary Bell, President of the Wisconsin Education Association Council.	Listen
Thursday 7/8/2010 4:30 PM	At Issue with Ben Merens  - 100708X After four-thirty, Ben Merens and his guest talk about the media buzz about basketball player LeBron James. Where do you think he'll be playing this season, and why? Guest: Bob Wolfley is sports columnist for the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.	Listen
Thursday 7/8/2010 4:00 PM	At Issue with Ben Merens  - 100708L Today from four until four-thirty, Ben Merens talks with his guest about the Russian spy case. Have we returned to the era of cold-war spies, or is this incident a minor blip in U.S. Russian relations? Guest: Jeremi Suri is the E. Gordon Fox Professor of History at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.	Listen
Wednesday 7/7/2010 5:00 PM	At Issue with Ben Merens  - 100707M Join Ben Merens today after five for the July Job Line. Ben will start the hour discussing an update on job numbers and continue the show taking callers from those looking for work or offering work. The hour ends with job hunting tips from a career counselor. GUESTS: Ernie Goss is MacAllister Chair and Professor of Economics at Creighton University. Mary Spencer is Director of the Career Placement Office at the Milwaukee School of Engineering.	Listen
Wednesday 7/7/2010 4:00 PM	At Issue with Ben Merens  - 100707L As cities on the east coast swelter with temperatures 100 degrees plus, the demand on the nation's electrical grid continues to soar. After four, Ben Merens and his guest discuss the nature of the grid and its challenges in the years ahead. Guest: Brian Seal, Senior Project Manager, Electric Power Research Institute.	Listen
Tuesday 7/6/2010 5:00 PM	At Issue with Ben Merens  - 100706M Two-thirds of Americans are obese and struggle to manage their weight. After five, Ben Merens and his guest discuss strategies - including cutting down on salt consumption, eating plant-based foods, and increasing exercise - which are all part of the 2010 Dietary Guidelines issued by the Departments of Agriculture and Health and Human Services. Guest: Margo G. Wootan, Nutrition Policy Director, Center for Science in the Public Interest.	Listen
Tuesday 7/6/2010 4:00 PM	At Issue with Ben Merens  - 100706L What is the state of the Gulf's waters nearly three months after the oil began to flow into the ocean? After four, Ben Merens and his guests discuss what we can determine about the health of the ocean's waters since the spill. Guests: -Robert Carney, Professor of Oceanography and Coastal Studies, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge. -John Kessler, Chemical Oceanographer, Texas A & M University	Listen
Monday 7/5/2010 5:00 PM	At Issue with Ben Merens  - 100705M Today, a state-wide smoking ban goes into effect in Wisconsin. After five, join Ben Merens and his guests as they discuss both the bill... and how quitting smoking can improve your health. Guests: - Maureen Busalacchi, Executive Director, Smoke Free Wisconsin. - Dr. Todd Mahr, director of pediatric allergy/immunology, Gunderson Lutheran Medical Center, La Crosse. Clinical professor of pediatrics, UW-Madison Medical School.	Listen
Monday 7/5/2010 4:00 PM	At Issue with Ben Merens  - 100705L At Issue with Ben Merens, after four, a look at what it truly means to be An American. Guest: Al Gini, Professor of Business Ethics & chair, Management School of Business Administration, Loyola University. Author, "Why It’s Hard To Be Good”.	Listen
Friday 7/2/2010 5:00 PM	At Issue with Ben Merens  - 100702M At Issue with Ben Merens, today from five until five-thirty, Ben asks, "What does being an American mean to you?" You're invited to call-in for an Independence Day open line.	Listen
Friday 7/2/2010 4:00 PM	At Issue with Ben Merens  - 100702L At Issue with Ben Merens, after four, you're invited to call-in to discuss Your Views on the News with political scientist Joe Heim. Guest: Joe Heim, Professor of Political Science, UW La-Crosse.	Listen
Thursday 7/1/2010 5:00 PM	At Issue with Ben Merens  - 100701M For many, choosing a mate wasn’t so much a choice as an experience. At Issue with Ben Merens, after five, Ben's guest talks about mate selection, and how it should be an intentional decision. Guest: Denise Bartell, Associate Professor of Human Development and Psychology, UW Green Bay.	Listen
Thursday 7/1/2010 4:00 PM	At Issue with Ben Merens  - 100701L After four, Ben Merens and his guest discuss this week's Senate Judiciary Committee confirmation hearings of U.S. Supreme Court nominee, Solicitor General Elena Kagan. Guest: Barbara Perry, Director, Center for Civic Renewal, and Professor of Government, Sweet Briar College.	Listen
Wednesday 6/30/2010 5:00 PM	At Issue with Ben Merens  - 100630M Join host Ben Merens today after five for the June Open Line program. Call in with your topic and guest ideas for future shows on At Issue.	Listen
Wednesday 6/30/2010 4:00 PM	At Issue with Ben Merens  - 100630L President Obama was in Racine today for a speech and town hall meeting on the economy. Racine has the second highest unemployment numbers in the state. After four, Ben Merens and his guest discuss the President's remarks about his Administration's efforts to speed-up economic recovery and help struggling states. Guest: Jack Norman is Research Director at the Institute for Wisconsin's Future. He is a former business and local news reporter at the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.	Listen
Tuesday 6/29/2010 5:00 PM	At Issue with Ben Merens  - 100629M The medical practice of psychiatry is in a state of crisis, according to Ben Merens' guest today after five. Why has psychiatry changed from a focus on listening, or talk therapy, to the more profitable practice of prescribing drugs, and how does that impact patients and doctors? Guest: Daniel J. Carlat is a physician on the faculty of Tufts Medical School and author, "Unhinged: The Trouble with Psychiatry- A Doctor's Revelations about a Profession in Crisis."	Listen
Tuesday 6/29/2010 4:00 PM	At Issue with Ben Merens  - 100629L A Bighead Asian Carp has been found in Lake Calumet in Illinois. This is the first carp to be found beyond the U.S. Army Corps of Engineer's electric barrier system. After four, join Ben Merens and his guests as they discuss what damage the carp could cause. GUESTS: David Lodge is a Professor of Biological Sciences and the Director of the Center for Aquatic Conservation at the University of Notre Dame. Chuck Quirmbach is a news reporter out of the Milwaukee office of Wisconsin Public Radio. He covers the environmental beat.	Listen
Monday 6/28/2010 5:00 PM	At Issue with Ben Merens  - 100628M David Wilson, the Chancellor of the University of Wisconsin Colleges and University of Wisconsin-Extension is departing June 30th to take a position at Morgan State University. After five, Ben Merens talks with Chancellor Wilson about the growth of the UW Colleges system, efforts to increase on-line degree opportunities, and increase international student enrollment. Guest: David Wilson, Chancellor the University of Wisconsin Colleges and the University of Wisconsin-Extension.	Listen
Monday 6/28/2010 4:00 PM	At Issue with Ben Merens  - 100628L The Supreme Court ruled 5-to-4 today that handguns for self-protection at home is constitutionally protected. After four, Ben Merens and his guests discuss the ruling, and how it impacts Second Amendment rights and state and local restrictions. Guests: Daniel Vice, senior attorney, Brady Center to Prevent Gun Violence. David Rittgers, legal policy analyst at the Cato Institute. His piece, "Gun Prohibition, R.I.P." appeared in today's edition of the National Review (Online). http://wpr.org/r/?171	Listen
Friday 6/25/2010 5:00 PM	At Issue with Ben Merens  - 100625M Many days we seem to do nothing but work... how about taking a day to just read? Today after five, At Issue host Ben Merens talks with the founder of Do Nothing But Read Day... this Sunday. Guest: Amanda Lanyon LeSage (LAN-yun LuhSAYGE), Librarian. Founder, Do Nothing But Read Day. www.dnbrd.org www.donothingbutreadday.org	Listen
Friday 6/25/2010 4:00 PM	At Issue with Ben Merens  - 100625L After four, on At Issue, it’s Your Views on the News. Join host Ben Merens and news analyst Lilly Goren to discuss your thoughts about the week’s most significant news story. Guest: Lilly Goren, Associate Professor of Politics, Carroll University.	Listen
Thursday 6/24/2010 5:00 PM	At Issue with Ben Merens  - 100624M Today after five, Ben Merens and his guest talk about how we can understand the child that resides in all of us. John Trayser, “The Greatful Dad” father of three boys (lost a girl after two weeks) www.thegreatfuldad.com	Listen
Thursday 6/24/2010 4:00 PM	At Issue with Ben Merens  - 100624L General Petraeus, the chief architect of the counter-insurgency strategy in Iraq, is now the chief commander of the war in Afghanistan. After four, Ben Merens and his guest discuss the Afghan war strategy, and whether it's time to reevaluate counter-insurgency tactics. Guest: Leslie Gelb, President of the Council on Foreign Relations for ten years, and author, "Power Rules: How Common Sense Can Rescue American Foreign Policy."	Listen
Wednesday 6/23/2010 5:00 PM	At Issue with Ben Merens  - 100623M More than one-hundred-twenty school districts across the country have adopted it. After five, join Ben Merens and his guests as they discuss the pros and cons of the growing trend of the four-day school week. Guests: - Christine Donis-Keller, Research Associate, Center for Education Policy, Applied Research and Evaluation, University of Southern Maine. - Dr. Tim Creal, Superintendent, Custer School District, Custer, South Dakota.	Listen
Wednesday 6/23/2010 4:00 PM	At Issue with Ben Merens  - 100623L President Obama announced today that General McChrystal will no longer serve as Commander of American forces in Afghanistan. After four, Ben Merens and his guests discuss the President's decision in light of the article in "RollingStone" Magazine about the General. Guest: Timothy Lomperis, Professor of Political Science, Saint Louis University Richard H. Kohn, Professor of History and Adjunct Professor of Peace, War, and Defense, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.	Listen
Tuesday 6/22/2010 5:00 PM	At Issue with Ben Merens  - 100622M The road to adulthood is showing increasing delays as those between 20-34 complete college, start careers, and become financially independent. At Issue, after five, Ben Merens and his guest discuss how social and economic changes impact young people today. Guest: Frank Furstenberg, Professor of Sociology, University of Pennsylvania. Chair, Network on Traditions to Adulthood. http://wpr.org/r/?168	Listen
Tuesday 6/22/2010 4:00 PM	At Issue with Ben Merens  - 100622L According to a new poll, Americans are increasingly concerned about our economic and energy policies. After four, Ben Merens and his guest discuss the poll and the significance for President Obama and his policies. http://wpr.org/r/?169 GUEST: Charles Franklin is co-founder of the website Pollster.com and Professor of Political Science at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.	Listen
Monday 6/21/2010 5:00 PM	At Issue with Ben Merens  - 100621M After five, Ben Merens begins a Monday afternoon "Wisconsin Candidates" series. Join the conversation with Wisconsin Gubernatorial candidate Tom Barrett. http://www.barrettforwisconsin.com Guest: Tom Barrett, Mayor, City of Milwaukee. Democratic candidate for Governor of Wisconsin.	Listen
Monday 6/21/2010 4:00 PM	At Issue with Ben Merens  - 100621L After four, Ben Merens and his guest discuss liability issues for B-P, the federal government, and Trans-Ocean. What did we learn from the Exxon-Valdez disaster, and how does it apply to the Gulf oil spill? Guest: Zygmunt J.B. Plater, Professor of Environmental Law at Boston College Law School, Chair, Legal Research Task Force for the State of Alaska Exxon Valdez Oil Spill Commission in 1989-90.	Listen
Friday 6/18/2010 5:00 PM	At Issue with Ben Merens  - 100618M Today after five, join host Ben Merens for his annual Father’s Day show…where you get to share your favorite stories about dad…that’s later today after five on At Issue. Annual Father's Day Show	Listen
Friday 6/18/2010 4:00 PM	At Issue with Ben Merens  - 100618L At Issue, after four, it's time for Your Views on the News with Ben Merens. Call-in to discuss your thoughts about the week’s most significant news story. Guest: David Canon, Professor of Political Science, UW Madison.	Listen
Thursday 6/17/2010 5:00 PM	At Issue with Ben Merens  - 100617M How is our preoccupation with new media changing our lives and our bodies? After five, join Ben Merens and his guest as they discuss how the Internet is replacing the clever mind of the book reader with the distracted mind of the screen watcher. http://wpr.org/r/?164 GUEST: Nicholas Carr is the author of three books, including The Shallows: What the Internet is Doing to Our Brains. He writes on the social, economic, and business implications of technology for publications ranging from the New York Times and Financial Times to the Harvard Business Review and MIT Sloan Management Review to Wired and Optimize. He writes a regular column on innovation for Strategy & Business.	Listen
Thursday 6/17/2010 4:00 PM	At Issue with Ben Merens  - 100617L After four, Ben Merens talks with two members of Congress on the legal obligations of the U.S. and British Petroleum (BP) regarding the oil spill disaster. Guests: Ron Kind, Democratic Congressman from La Crosse. Bill Cassidy, Republican Congressman from Baton Rouge, Louisiana.	Listen
Wednesday 6/16/2010 5:00 PM	At Issue with Ben Merens  - 100616M Today after five on At Issue with Ben Merens, join Ben and his guest economist for another edition of At Issue Econ 101 – to ask your questions about our economy. GUEST: Kevin Quinn is a professor of Economics at St. Norbert College. He is also Associate Dean of the Social Sciences division.	Listen
Wednesday 6/16/2010 4:00 PM	At Issue with Ben Merens  - 100616L President Obama addressed the nation last night about the growing oil tragedy in the Gulf. At Issue with Ben Merens, after four, a review of the speech... and your reaction to it. Guest: Dick Haven, Professor of Communication & Interim Dean, College of Arts and Communication, UW-Whitewater.	Listen
Tuesday 6/15/2010 5:00 PM	At Issue with Ben Merens  - 100615M With stocks up from their bare-market bottoms, investors are beginning to regain confidence. But a lot could still go wrong. After five, join Ben Merens and his guest for a discussion about what could slay the bull market. Guest: Jeff Kosnett, Senior Editor, Kiplinger’s Personal Finance magazine.	Listen
Tuesday 6/15/2010 4:00 PM	At Issue with Ben Merens  - 100615L British Petroleum executives defended their off-shore drilling practices today before Congress. After four, Ben Merens and his guest discuss today's congressional hearings and what we might expect from President Obama's Oval office address tonight. Patricia Murphy, Capitol Hill Bureau Chief, Politics Daily. Peverill Squire, Hicks and Martha Griffiths Chair in American Political Institutions, University of Missouri.	Listen
Monday 6/14/2010 5:00 PM	At Issue with Ben Merens  - 100614M Keeping your finances up in a down economy is not easy... but not impossible, either. After five, on At Issue, host Ben Merens talks with budget counselor Shannon Plate about how to work with your money and budget during a recession. Guest: Shannon Plate, “Degunking Your Personal Finances” budget counselor in Palatine, IL slplate@comcast.net	Listen
Monday 6/14/2010 4:00 PM	At Issue with Ben Merens  - 100614L After four, join the conversation as Ben Merens and his guest discuss how the growing oil spill is affecting the coastal waterways and the birds, sea turtles, and marine mammals living in the ocean. Guest: Mark Schleifstein is a staff writer at "The Times-Picayune" newspaper in New Orleans.	Listen
Friday 6/11/2010 5:00 PM	At Issue with Ben Merens  - 100611M They are the toughest two words for many people to utter: I’m sorry. After five, on At Issue, Ben Merens makes no apologies for talking about why. Guest: Dr. Aaron Lazare, Author of “On Apology”, Psychiatrist and Professor at the University of Massachusetts Medical School	Listen
Friday 6/11/2010 4:00 PM	At Issue with Ben Merens  - 100611L It’s Your Views on the News, today after four, on At Issue with Ben Merens. What news story was most significant to you this week? Call in and let Ben know. Guest: Eric Giordano, Professor of Political Science at UW Marathon County; Director, Wisconsin Institute for Public Policy and Service	Listen
Thursday 6/10/2010 5:00 PM	At Issue with Ben Merens  - 100610M After five, Ben Merens and his guests talk about some of the best new business books out on the market. Join the conversation with your questions and comments about helpful books on business topics you'd like to learn more about. Guests: -Jack Covert, President and Founder, 800ceoread.com, and co-author, "The 100 Best Business Books of All Time: What They Say, Why They Matter, and How They Can Help You." -Jon Mueller, General Manager of 800ceoread.com	Listen
Thursday 6/10/2010 4:00 PM	At Issue with Ben Merens  - 100610L More than 1 in 5 children in 2010 are now living in poverty - the highest number in 20 years, according to a new report. After four, Ben Merens and his guest discuss how poverty impacts kids' over-all quality of life. http://tinyurl.com/32ul8kg Guest: Ruby Takanishi, President, Foundation for Child Development.	Listen
Wednesday 6/9/2010 5:00 PM	At Issue with Ben Merens  - 100609M After five, join Ben Merens and his guest as they examine the origin and history of the social networking website Facebook... and the impact of recent controversy over the site's privacy policy. Guest: Ben Mezrich, author, "The Accidental Billionaires: The Founding of Facebook".	Listen
Wednesday 6/9/2010 4:00 PM	At Issue with Ben Merens  - 100609L Voters in 12 states expressed their anger with Washington Tuesday night by unseating a senator, promoting women outsiders who have run public companies but never held office, and supporting candidates aligned with Tea Party values. After four, join Ben Merens and his guest as they discuss last night’s primary results. GUEST: Mordecai Lee, Professor of Governmental Affairs, UW- Milwaukee	Listen
Tuesday 6/8/2010 5:00 PM	At Issue with Ben Merens  - 100608M According to Ben Merens’ guest, after five, Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan is not worthy of a seat on the nation’s highest court. Guest: Boyce Watkins, Professor, Syracuse University. Social Commentator. www.boycewatkins.net	Listen
Tuesday 6/8/2010 4:00 PM	At Issue with Ben Merens  - 100608L Journalist Helen Thomas has retired amidst controversial anti-Semitic comments regarding Israel. Today after four on At Issue, Ben Merens and John Nichols discuss where personal truth comes into a journalist’s role. John Nichols, political writer THE NATION Associate Editor, Capital Times co-author, “The Death and Life of American Journalism”	Listen
Monday 6/7/2010 5:00 PM	At Issue with Ben Merens  - 100607M Every second each day in the U.S., a thousand people buy a plastic bottle of water. After five, Ben Merens and his guest discuss how the bottling industry has successfully marketed bottled water so that many Americans fear drinking water from the tap. Guest: Peter H. Gleick, President of the Pacific Institute, MacArthur "genius" Fellow for his work on water issues, and author, "Bottled and Sold: The Story Behind Our Obsession with Bottled Water."	Listen
Monday 6/7/2010 4:00 PM	At Issue with Ben Merens  - 100607L The Wisconsin Alliance for Excellent Schools is proposing that Wisconsin increases the state sales by 1% to help fund Wisconsin's schools. After four, Ben Merens and his guest discuss how raising the sales tax from 5% to 6% might impact Wisconsin schools. Guests: Tom Beebe, Executive Director, Wisconsin Alliance for Excellent Schools. Robin Vos, Republican State Representative from Racine.	Listen
Friday 6/4/2010 5:00 PM	At Issue with Ben Merens  - 100604M No one knows how to argue with you better than your mate... or worse with you... depending on your point of view. At Issue with Ben Merens, after five, a look at how couples can stop arguing... and start being in love again. Guest: Nancy Dreyfus, Couples Therapist and Psychotherapist. www.nancydreyfus.com Author, “Talk To Me Like I’m Someone You Love: Relationship Repair In A Flash”.	Listen
Friday 6/4/2010 4:00 PM	At Issue with Ben Merens  - 100604L The news that’s been in the week that was... After four, on At Issue with Ben Merens, it’s time for Your Views On The News. Call in with your thoughts about the week’s top news story. Guest: Dick Haven, Professor of Communication & Interim Dean College of Arts and Communication, UW-Whitewater. havend@uww.edu	Listen
Thursday 6/3/2010 5:00 PM	John Munson in for Ben Merens  - 100603M After five today, John Munson and his guest discuss Protest the Pill Day, 2010, and why, fifty years after the birth control pill's introduction, some find the pill objectionable and unsafe for women's health. Guest: Marie Hahnenberg, Director of the "Pill Kills Project," an event of American Life Week. www.thepillkills.com	Listen
Thursday 6/3/2010 4:00 PM	John Munson in for Ben Merens  - 100603L After four, John Munson and his guest Amy Goodman discuss" Democracy Now!" and its lawsuit against the Twin Cities for the police arrests of journalists at the 2008 Republican Convention. Guest: Amy Goodman, co-host of "Democracy Now!" and author, "Breaking the Sound Barrier."	Listen
Wednesday 6/2/2010 5:00 PM	At Issue with Ben Merens  - 100602M Join Ben Merens today after five for the June Job Line. Ben will start the hour discussing an update on job numbers and continue the show taking callers from those looking for work or offering work. GUEST: Marc Levine is Senior Fellow and Founding Director of the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Center for Economic Development.	Listen
Wednesday 6/2/2010 4:00 PM	At Issue with Ben Merens  - 100602L British Petroleum has been unable to shut-off the oil spill since the explosion on April 20. After four, Ben Merens and his guest discuss the damage below the ocean surface and the impact of the oil and dispersant on the food chain. Guest: Richard Charter, Senior Policy Advisor, Marine programs, Defenders of Wildlife.	Listen
Tuesday 6/1/2010 5:00 PM	At Issue with Ben Merens  - 100601M This summer is shaping up as one the worst ever for teen employment, a new report from the Center for Immigration Studies finds. After five, join Ben Merens and his guest for a discussion about immigration and its impact on teen labor force participation. www.cis.org GUEST: Steven Camarota is the Director of Research at the Center for Immigration Studies.	Listen
Tuesday 6/1/2010 4:00 PM	At Issue with Ben Merens  - 100601L Israeli naval commandos Monday halted and attacked a flotilla of cargo ships carrying aid to Gaza. After four, Ben Merens and his guest discuss the incident, Israel’s actions, and the international response. Guests: Orli Gil is Consul General at the Consulate General of Israel to the Midwest in Chicago. Ghada Talhami is D.K. Pearsons Professor of Politics at Lake Forest College. She is the past editor of "Arab Studies Quarterly" and has written numerous articles on the Palestinian issue and Arab nationalism.	Listen
Monday 5/31/2010 5:00 PM	At Issue with Ben Merens  - 100531M After five, Ben Merens talks with historian Ken Davis about all-things-Memorial Day. Join the conversation on the history and the trivia surrounding today's national holiday. Guest: Ken Davis, historian. Author, "A Nation Rising: Untold Tales of Flawed Founders, Fallen Heroes, and Forgotten Fighters from America's Hidden History." Author, "Don't Know Much about History" series.	Listen
Monday 5/31/2010 4:00 PM	At Issue with Ben Merens  - 100531L As the science of war becomes more high-tech, is it time to re-evaluate the concept of war? After four, Ben Merens and his guest discuss whether war is ethically outmoded... or always justifiable. Guest: Jean Bethke Elshtain, Professor of Social and Political Ethics, University of Chicago Divinity School.	Listen
Friday 5/28/2010 5:00 PM	At Issue with Ben Merens  - 100528M It all changed in an instant – Two said I do. One did. The only kid unhappy at Disneyland. These are just a few of the Six Word Memoirs that Ben Merens and his guest will discuss on At Issue today after five. Call in with yours later today. Guest: Larry Smith, Co-Editor “More Six Word Memoirs” founding editor SMITH MAGAZINE www.smithmag.net/sixwords	Listen
Friday 5/28/2010 4:00 PM	At Issue with Ben Merens  - 100528L At Issue with Ben Merens, after four, it’s time for Your Views on the News. Listeners are invited to call in with their thoughts about the week’s biggest news story. Guest: Ed Miller, Professor of Political Science, UW Stevens Point.	Listen
Thursday 5/27/2010 5:00 PM	At Issue with Ben Merens  - 100527M Each decade since 1900, new words and new meanings of words have burst forth into language usage in America. Join the conversation, as Ben Merens and his guest discuss the impact of culture on the vocabulary we use today. Guest: Sol Steinmetz, lexicographer and author, "There's a Word For It: The Explosion of the American Language Since 1900."	Listen
Thursday 5/27/2010 4:00 PM	At Issue with Ben Merens  - 100527L After four, Ben Merens and his guest discuss President Obama's press conference today. What did the president say about his administration's handling of the oil spill crisis - now the nation's worst natural disaster? Guest: Peverill Squire, Hicks and Martha Griffiths Chair in American Political Institutions at the University of Missouri.	Listen
Wednesday 5/26/2010 5:00 PM	At Issue with Ben Merens  - 100526M Bullying doesn’t just happen to kids - adults get pushed around, too. After five on At Issue, Ben Merens and his guest discuss the reasons for, and the ways to prevent adult bullying. Guest: Gary Namie, director, The Workplace Bullying Institute, www.Workplacebullying.org co-author, "The Bully At Work"	Listen
Wednesday 5/26/2010 4:00 PM	At Issue with Ben Merens  - 100526L Today British Petroleum evaluates going ahead with the "top-kill" procedure to plug the leak. After four, Ben Merens and his guest discuss the technology efforts to shut-off the massive oil spill. Guest: Peter Clark, Associate Professor of Chemical Engineering, University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa.	Listen
Tuesday 5/25/2010 5:00 PM	John Munson in for Ben Merens  - 100525M It's been fifty years since the FDA announced its approval of the birth control pill. Did the pill really liberate women's lives? After five, John Munson and his guest discuss the impact of the pill on women's reproductive, social, and economic spheres. Guest: Elaine Tyler May is Regents Professor of American Studies and History at the University of Minnesota and author, " America and The Pill: A History of Promise, Peril , and Liberation."	Listen
Tuesday 5/25/2010 4:00 PM	John Munson in for Ben Merens  - 100525L Tensions have been rising on the Korean Peninsula since North Korea sunk a South Korean warship. After four, John Munson and his guest discuss the growing crisis and its implications for the U.S. North Korea, and China. Guest: Michel Auslin, Director of Japan Studies at the American Enterprise Institute.	Listen
Monday 5/24/2010 5:00 PM	At Issue with Ben Merens  - 100414M What do you wish most for your children? Next to being healthy, you want them to be happy. After five, Ben Merens' guest has ideas on how to grow and maintain happy children. Guest: Christine Carter, Sociologist / Executive Director, Greater Good Science Center, UC-Berkeley. Author, "Raising Happiness: 10 Simple Steps for More Joyful Kids and Happier Parents". www.raisinghappiness.com (Rebroadcast from April 14, 2010)	Listen
Monday 5/24/2010 4:00 PM	At Issue with Ben Merens  - 100402M After four, Ben Merens and his guest examine language and slang, with a look at some words popular in different regions of the country. Guest: Martha Barnette, journalist/author who writes about language. Co-host, "A Way with Words" on public radio (airs on the Ideas Network, Sundays at 9:00am). (Rebroadcast from April 2, 2010)	Listen
Friday 5/21/2010 5:00 PM	At Issue with Ben Merens  - 100521M It's that time of year again... time to start planning your summer get-aways around our great state. After five, join Ben Merens and his guest for the best in affordable Summer travel in Wisconsin. Guest: Dennis McCann, Former Travel Writer, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.	Listen
Friday 5/21/2010 4:00 PM	At Issue with Ben Merens  - 100521L At Issue, after four, it’s time for Your Views On The News. Join Ben Merens and news analyst David Canon to discuss your thoughts about the week’s most significant news story. Guest: David Canon, Professor of Political Science, UW Madison.	Listen
Thursday 5/20/2010 5:00 PM	At Issue with Ben Merens  - 100520M With violence increasing in Iraq, the U.S. is reevaluating pushing back the August 31 deadline for the first major withdrawals of U.S. troops. After five, Ben Merens and his guest discuss factors involved in reassessing the situation in Iraq. Guest: Jeremi Suri, E. Gordon Fox Professor of History, University of Wisconsin-Madison.	Listen
Thursday 5/20/2010 4:00 PM	At Issue with Ben Merens  - 100520L President Obama welcomed Mexican President Felipe Calderon to the White House yesterday and pledged cooperation on immigration. This pledge comes after Arizonia’s controversial immigration law. After four, join Ben Merens and his guest for a discussion about immigration reform. GUEST: Mark Krikorian is the Executive Director of the Center for Immigration Studies. He is the author of How Obama is Transforming America Through Immigration.	Listen
Wednesday 5/19/2010 5:00 PM	At Issue with Ben Merens  - 100519M Today after five on At Issue with Ben Merens, join Ben and his guest economist for another edition of At Issue Econ 101 – to ask your questions about our economy. GUEST: Kevin Quinn is a professor of Economics at St. Norbert College. He is also Associate Dean of the Social Sciences division.	Listen
Wednesday 5/19/2010 4:00 PM	At Issue with Ben Merens  - 100519L Today Gov. Jim Doyle vetoed a bill that would have legalized limited sales of raw milk in Wisconsin. After four, join Ben Merens and his guests for a debate about the sale of raw milk in Wisconsin. GUESTS: Mark Kastel is a Senior Farm Policy Analyst at The Cornucopia Institute, a farm policy research group. He is for legalizing raw milk in Wisconsin. Dr. Barbara Kolp-Jurss is a board-certified pediatrician who sees patients ages 0-21 and has been in practice 11 years. Her primary practice is at the Aurora Advanced Healthcare Clinic on Good Hope Road in Milwaukee. She is against legalizing raw milk.	Listen
Tuesday 5/18/2010 5:00 PM	At Issue with Ben Merens  - 100518M From Vietnam to Iraq, coming home after serving in military combat has never been easy. How do veterans incorporate their combat experiences into life back home? After five, Ben Merens and his guest discuss the process of readjustment back home after a military deployment. Guest: Michael McBride, Physician and Staff Psychiatrist, Clement J. Zablocki Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Wood, Wisconsin. He has recently returned from a tour of duty at a combat stress clinic in Baghdad, Iraq.	Listen
Tuesday 5/18/2010 4:00 PM	At Issue with Ben Merens  - 100518L On Monday the Supreme Court ruled in a 5-4 vote that young people serving life sentences must as least be considered for release, if they haven’t killed anyone. After four, join Ben Merens and his guest for a discussion about this ruling and what changes it will bring about. www.sentencingproject.org GUEST: Marc Mauer is the Executive Director of The Sentencing Project, an organization working for a fair and effective criminal justice system. He is the author of numerous books about our justice system, including Race to Incarcerate.	Listen
Monday 5/17/2010 5:00 PM	At Issue with Ben Merens  - 100517M Bees pollinate one-third of the produce grown in the U.S., yet bee numbers have been dropping since 2006. After five, Ben Merens and his guest discuss the latest survey numbers on shrinking bee populations... and the role of stressors such as pesticides and viruses. Guest: Dennis vanEngelsdorp, entomologist and honey bee researcher, Penn State University.	Listen
Monday 5/17/2010 4:00 PM	At Issue with Ben Merens  - 100517L BP said today it is siphoning some of the oil spewing into the Gulf of Mexico, but worries have increased about the ooze reaching a major ocean current that could carry it through the Florida Keys and up the East Coast. After four, join Ben Merens and his guest for an update on the oil spill. GUEST: Ralph Portier is Professor and Distinguished Louisiana Professor of Environmental Sciences at Louisiana State University.	Listen
Friday 5/14/2010 5:00 PM	At Issue with Ben Merens  - 100514M After five on At Issue, Ben Merens' guest says many people live amidst what he calls "suburban toxins”... rampant materialism, hyper-competition, transactional friendships, and a shallow spiritual life. Join in a discussion about how to put culture and spirituality into suburban life. Guest: David Goetz, author of “Death by Suburb”, President CZ Marketing. www.czmarketing.com	Listen
Friday 5/14/2010 4:00 PM	At Issue with Ben Merens  - 100514L Today after four on At Issue, it is Your Views on the News. Join host Ben Merens as he takes your calls about the week’s most significant news story. Guest: Khalil (Haji) Dokhanchi (Conchee), Professor of Political Science at UW-Superior	Listen
Thursday 5/13/2010 5:00 PM	At Issue with Ben Merens  - 100513M Can money buy you happiness? After five, join Ben Merens and his guest for a discussion about how to manage your money according to your values. Guest: Laura Rowley, journalist and author. Her weekly column, "Money and Happiness" for Yahoo!Finance. Her blog, moneyandhappiness.com. Author, "Money & Happiness: A Guide to Living the Good Life".	Listen
Thursday 5/13/2010 4:00 PM	At Issue with Ben Merens  - 100513L For nineteen consecutive months, the U.S. has posted a monthly deficit. After four, Ben Merens and his guest discuss the ramifications of continuing government deficits on the U.S. economy. Guest: Joshua Gordon, Policy Director, the Concord Coalition.	Listen
Wednesday 5/12/2010 5:00 PM	At Issue with Ben Merens  - 100512M Whether you are looking for workers or work, join “At Issue” host Ben Merens today for the May Job Line. Ben will take callers for most of the hour. That’s the May Job Line today after five on “At Issue.” GUEST: Ernie Goss, chair and professor of Economics, Creighton University.	Listen
Wednesday 5/12/2010 4:00 PM	At Issue with Ben Merens  - 100512L Most runaways don’t plan to leave home, they just go…and then get into all sorts of trouble. Today after four on At Issue, Ben Merens talks about why kids run, what happens when they do and what impact runaways have on our society. Maureen Blaha, executive director The National Runaway Switchboard www.1800runaway.org	Listen
Tuesday 5/11/2010 5:00 PM	At Issue with Ben Merens  - 100511M The European Union has agreed to provide an economic bailout package to financially strapped Greece. After five, Ben Merens and his guest discuss the ramifications of the bailout on Greece and other European countries facing high budget deficits. Mark Weisbrot, Co-Director, the Center for Economic and Policy Research.	Listen
Tuesday 5/11/2010 4:00 PM	At Issue with Ben Merens  - 100511L It's been three weeks since the oil rig disaster. After four, Ben Merens and his guest discuss what strategies and options British Petroleum might use to try to shut-off the oil well. Guest: Phillip Johnson, expert on petroleum engineering and Associate Professor, Department of Civil, Construction, and Environmental Engineering, University of Alabama.	Listen
Monday 5/10/2010 5:00 PM	At Issue with Ben Merens  - 100510M When there are two sides to an issue, using dialogue to improve relationships and understanding is very important. After five, join Ben Merens and his guest for a discussion on how promoting constructive conversation can address the conflict between different values and worldviews. www.publicconversations.org Guest: Bob Stains, Senior Vice President, Public Conversations Project.	Listen
Monday 5/10/2010 4:00 PM	At Issue with Ben Merens  - 100510L President Obama today named his nominee for the Supreme Court, Solicitor General Elena Kagan. After four, Ben Merens and his guest discuss Kagan's legal background, her strengths, potential problems, and reactions by Republicans and Democrats. Richard H. Pildes, Sudler Family Professor of Constitutional Law, New York University School of Law.	Listen
Friday 5/7/2010 5:00 PM	Gene Purcell In For Ben Merens  - 100507M Since the oil rig explosion April 20, over 200,000 gallons of oil have spilled into the Gulf of Mexico each day. After five, Gene Purcell and his guests discuss the impact of the disaster on the Gulf states' coastlines and eco-systems. Guests: Christopher D'Elia, Dean and Professor, School of the Coast and Environment, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge Edward Laws, Professor of Environmental Sciences, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge	Listen
Friday 5/7/2010 4:00 PM	Gene Purcell In For Ben Merens  - 100507L At Issue, after four, it's time for Your Views On The News. Join guest host Gene Purcell and news analyst Lilly Goren to discuss your thoughts about the week’s most significant news story. Guest: Lilly Goren, Associate Professor of Politics, Carroll University	Listen
Thursday 5/6/2010 5:00 PM	At Issue with Ben Merens  - 100506M The most primal of human bonds is that between mother and child. Today after five, Ben Merens and his guest talk about tributes to motherhood from the StoryCorps Project. Join the conversation with your own stories and memories of the mothers in your lives. Guest: Dave Isay, the founder of StoryCorps and the editor of "Mom: A Celebration of Mothers From StoryCorps."	Listen
Thursday 5/6/2010 4:00 PM	At Issue with Ben Merens  - 100506L More than 200,000 gallons of oil continue to leak into the ocean each day several weeks after the oil rig explosion. After four, Ben Merens and his guest discuss the environmental impact of the B-P oil spill along the coastline of the Gulf of Mexico. Guest: Ralph Portier, Professor, Louisiana Environmental Sciences, Louisiana State University.	Listen
Wednesday 5/5/2010 5:00 PM	At Issue with Ben Merens  - 100505M Cell phones are everywhere... but the rules for how to use them in public are seemingly nowhere. At Issue, after five, Ben Merens and his guest discuss the rules of etiquette for using a cell phone in public. Guest: Jacqueline Whitmore, Business Etiquette Expert. www.etiquetteexpert.com Founder/director, The Protocal School of Palm Beach. Author, “Business Class: Etiquette Essentials for Success at Work”	Listen
Wednesday 5/5/2010 4:00 PM	At Issue with Ben Merens  - 100505L It's turning out to be an eventful news week...with the unfolding story of the attempted Times Square car bombing, the continuing oil leak off the Louisiana coast, Congressman Obey's announcement he won't seek re-election, and the Wisconsin governor's race. Join Ben Merens and his guest today at four. Guest: Joe Heim, Professor of Political Science, University of Wisconsin-La Crosse.	Listen
Tuesday 5/4/2010 5:00 PM	At Issue with Ben Merens  - 100504M We spend a third of our lives in sleep, but sleep continues to be a mystery. After five, Ben Merens and his guest discuss the nature of sleep, why we sleep, and sleep disorders. http://tinyurl.com/29qnhmt Guest: D.T. Max, author, "The Secrets of Sleep" in the May issue of the National Geographic. He is a staff writer for The New Yorker and author, "The Family That Couldn't Sleep."	Listen
Tuesday 5/4/2010 4:00 PM	At Issue with Ben Merens  - 100504L Today is National Teacher Day, as communities across the country join the National Education Association with activities honoring teachers. Join Ben Merens in a conversation about the importance of teachers in our lives, and share your stories of favorite teachers. Guest: Steve Correia, Associate Professor of Education, St. Norbert College.	Listen
Monday 5/3/2010 5:00 PM	At Issue with Ben Merens  - 100503M After five, Ben Merens and his guest discuss the interplay of diet and exercise. Does exercise really help us lose weight? Guest: Timothy Church, Professor, Health Wisdom, Pennington Biomedical Research Center, Louisiana State University.	Listen
Monday 5/3/2010 4:00 PM	At Issue with Ben Merens  - 100503L A car bomb -laden with gasoline and cannisters of propane - was found Saturday evening in New York City's Times Square. After four, Ben Merens and his guest discuss what we know about the incident and the changing dynamics of potential terrorist activities in the U.S. Guest: Ed Turzanski is a political and national security analyst and Senior Fellow with the Foreign Policy Research Institute.	Listen
Friday 4/30/2010 5:00 PM	At Issue with Ben Merens  - 100430M Today is the first national “No Phone Zone Day,” a new public service campaign launched by Oprah Winfrey and some of the country’s transportation safety organizations. After five, join Ben Merens and his guest for a discussion about cell phones and distracted driving. www.focusdriven.org GUEST: Jennifer Smith is the President and Co-Founder of Focus Driven: Advocates for Cell Free Driving.	Listen
Friday 4/30/2010 4:00 PM	At Issue with Ben Merens  - 100430L At Issue with Ben Merens, after four, it's time for Your Views on the News. You're invited to call in with your thoughts about the week’s biggest news story. Guest: Professor Linda Fowler, Professor of Government, Dartmouth College.	Listen
Thursday 4/29/2010 5:00 PM	At Issue with Ben Merens  - 100429M The plan to balance the Wisconsin budget includes unpaid furloughs for employees... including UW system workers and Public Radio staff. After five, join Ben Merens and his guest as they discuss all things furlough. Guest: Dick Haven, Professor of Communication & Interim Dean, College of Arts and Communication, UW-Whitewater.	Listen
Thursday 4/29/2010 4:00 PM	At Issue with Ben Merens  - 100429L U.S. officials say the damaged oil rig in the Gulf of Mexico may be leaking five times more oil than initially thought, and the government is stepping in to help. What does this mean for President Obama’s oil drilling plans? After four, join Ben and his guests for a discussion about the political ramifications of this environmental disaster. GUESTS: Tyler Priest is the Director of Global Studies in the Bauer College of Business at the University of Houston and faculty affiliate of the UH Department of History’s Institute for Public History. His current research focuses on the history of offshore petroleum. Antonia Juhasz is the author of The Tyranny of Oil: The World’s Most Powerful Industry—And What We Must Do To Stop It. She is the Director of The Chevron Program at Global Exchange.	Listen
Wednesday 4/28/2010 5:00 PM	At Issue with Ben Merens  - 100428M Join host Ben Merens today after five for the April Open Line program. Call in with your topic and guest ideas for future shows on At Issue.	Listen
Wednesday 4/28/2010 4:00 PM	At Issue with Ben Merens  - 100428L The oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico continues to grow – it is now 100 miles by 45 miles wide. Today officials started burning the oil slick in hopes of preventing it from reaching the shoreline. After four, join Ben Merens and his guest as they discuss the environmental impact of this oil spill. GUEST: Jeffrey Short is the Pacific science director for Oceana and a former National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration research chemist. He was the head government chemist on site at the Exxon Valdez oil spill.	Listen
Tuesday 4/27/2010 5:00 PM	At Issue with Ben Merens  - 100427M After five, join Ben Merens and his guest for a discussion about the role National Public Radio and it’s state affiliates play in the media today. Guest: Lisa Shepard, NPR ombudsman. www.npr.org/ombudsman	Listen
Tuesday 4/27/2010 4:00 PM	At Issue with Ben Merens  - 100427L Vice President Joe Biden and Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner visited the UW-Milwaukee campus earlier today to push for reform of the nation's financial sector. After four, Ben Merens and his guest discuss the Senate financial bill, and what's needed for real reform. Guest: Anthony B. Sanders, Senior Scholar, the Mercatus Center and Professor of Finance in the School of Management at George Mason University.	Listen
Monday 4/26/2010 5:00 PM	At Issue with Ben Merens  - 100426M How do we create the kind of living and breathing democracy we really want? After five, Ben Merens and his guest discuss ways in which people can expand and recreate power and democracy, to build a world we value and want. Guest: Frances Moore Lappe is the author of "Getting a Grip2: Clarity, Creativity and Courage for the World We Really Want."	Listen
Monday 4/26/2010 4:00 PM	At Issue with Ben Merens  - 100426L The Supreme Court has decided to review the California law- overturned by a lower California court - banning the sale or rental of violent video games to minors. After four, Ben Merens and his guest discuss the impact of violent video games on children's aggression. Guest: Douglas Gentile is Associate Director, Center for the Study of Violence and a developmental psychologist at Iowa State University.	Listen
Friday 4/23/2010 5:00 PM	At Issue with Ben Merens  - 100423M "Life isn't fair, but it's still good." "When in doubt, just take the next small step." "Life is too short to waste time hating anyone." These are just a few of Regina Brett’s Life Lessons – she’s penned 50 of them, and they're being distributed worldwide. Regina joins Ben Merens today, after five, on At Issue. Guest: Regina Brett, metro columnist for the Cleveland Plain Dealer “God Never Blinks: 50 Lessons for Life’s Little Detours” – www.reginabrett.com	Listen
Friday 4/23/2010 4:00 PM	At Issue with Ben Merens  - 100423L Today after four on At Issue, it’s Your Views on the News, with Ben Merens. Listeners are invited to call in with their thoughts about the week’s biggest news story. That’s Your Views on the News, today after four. Guest: Barbara Perry is the Director of the Center for Civic Renewal and Professor of Government at Sweet Briar College	Listen
Thursday 4/22/2010 5:00 PM	At Issue with Ben Merens  - 100422M Today is the 40th Anniversary of Earth Day. After five, join Ben Merens and his guest and they discuss what you can do to be green in your everyday life. http://www.ecoholic.ca/usbook.html GUEST: Adria Vasil is the author of Ecoholic: Your Guide to the Most Environmentally Friendly Information, Products, and Services. She has been writing the ECOHOLIC column for NOW Magazine since the spring of 2004 and has covered environmental and social justice issues for NOW's news section for eight years.	Listen
Thursday 4/22/2010 4:00 PM	At Issue with Ben Merens  - 100422L Today after four on At Issue with Ben Merens, join Ben and his guest economist for another edition of At Issue Econ 101 – to ask your questions about our economy. Guest: Kevin Quinn is a professor of Economics at St. Norbert College. He is also Associate Dean of the Social Sciences division.	Listen
Wednesday 4/21/2010 5:00 PM	At Issue with Ben Merens  - 100421M After five, Ben Merens and his guest discuss the recent health care legislation, what's in it, and how it may impact your health insurance needs. Guest: Cameron Macdonald, Assistant Professor of Sociology, at the University of Wisconsin, Madison; and National Institutes of Health sponsored scholar, Institute for Clinical and Translational Research, at the University of Wisconsin Medical School.	Listen
Wednesday 4/21/2010 4:00 PM	At Issue with Ben Merens  - 100421L The volcanic ash from Iceland's volcano has disrupted air traffic across Europe. After four, Ben Merens and his guest talk about volcanos, why they erupt, and potential hot spots of volcanic activity around the world. Guest: Chris Waythomas, Acting Scientist in Charge, Alaska Volcano Observatory, U.S. Geological Survey.	Listen
Tuesday 4/20/2010 5:00 PM	At Issue with Ben Merens  - 100420M Do you tweet? The Library of Congress recently announced it will archive all public tweets from Twitter's inception in 2006. After five, Ben Merens and his guests discuss the Library of Congress' decision, the benefits, and potential privacy concerns. Guests: Matt Raymond, Director of Communications, the Library of Congress Jessica Clark, Research Director, Center for Social Media, American University	Listen
Tuesday 4/20/2010 4:00 PM	At Issue with Ben Merens  - 100420L Elie Wiesel is best known for his books and teachings about the Holocaust. However, he likes to be thought of simply as a teacher. He joins Ben Merens today, after four, on At Issue. Guests: -Elie Wiesel, Professor of Humanities at Boston University, and author of 50 books -Rabbi Kula, President National Jewish Center for Learning and Leadership. www.eliewieselfoundation.org http://yearnings.irwinkula.com/index.html	Listen
Monday 4/19/2010 5:00 PM	At Issue with Ben Merens  - 100419M After five, Ben Merens talks with his guest about the forces which led to the worst economic decline since the Great Depression, the current state of the economy, and reform measures needed to strengthen the U.S. financial system. Guest: Dean Baker is co-director of the Center for Economic and Policy Research in Washington, DC. His latest book is "False Profits: Recovering from the Bubble Economy."	Listen
Monday 4/19/2010 4:00 PM	At Issue with Ben Merens  - 100419L Americans are increasingly unhappy and distrustful of their government, according to a new survey released today. After four, Ben Merens and his guest discuss the Pew Research Center’s newest survey, “The People and Their Government." http://tinyurl.com/y7gcaju GUEST: Carroll Doherty is Associate Director for Editorial at the Pew Research Center for the People & the Press.	Listen
Friday 4/16/2010 5:00 PM	At Issue with Ben Merens  - 100416M Spring is here, with summer just around the corner. What new books have you discovered so far this year? After five, join Ben Merens and his guest as they discuss all the great books out this spring. www.boswellbooks.com Guest: Daniel Goldin is the owner of Boswell Book Company on Downer Avenue in Milwaukee.	Listen
Friday 4/16/2010 4:00 PM	At Issue with Ben Merens  - 100416L Today after four on At Issue…It’s Your Views on the News with Ben Merens. Listeners are invited to call in with their thoughts about the week’s biggest news story. That’s Your Views on the News, today after four. Guest: Ed Miller, Professor of Political Science at UW-Stevens Point	Listen
Thursday 4/15/2010 5:00 PM	At Issue with Ben Merens  - 100415M According to an article in the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Wisconsin has emerged carrying its lightest total tax burden since the early 1960s. After five, join Ben Merens and his guest as they discuss if Wisconsin is still considered a highly-taxed state. http://tinyurl.com/yyb5g94 Guest: Todd Berry is President of the Wisconsin Taxpayers Alliance.	Listen
Thursday 4/15/2010 4:00 PM	At Issue with Ben Merens  - 100415L A recent New York Times/CBS News Poll came out today and has shed some light on the tea party movement. After four, join Ben Merens and his guests as they discuss what tea party supporters really believe. http://tinyurl.com/y42f8yg GUESTS: John Avlon writes a weekly column for The Daily Beast and is a contributor to CNN. He is the author of Wingnuts: How the Lunatic Fringe is Hijacking America. Judson Phillips is the founder of tea party nation. He was the organizer of the national tea party convention in February and is organizing the national tea party unity convention for this July in Las Vegas.	Listen
Wednesday 4/14/2010 5:00 PM	At Issue with Ben Merens  - 100414M What do we wish most for our children? Next to being healthy, we want them to be happy. After five, join Ben Merens and his guest as they discuss how to build and maintain happiness in our children. http://raisinghappiness.com/about.php GUEST: Christine Carter, Sociologist and Executive Director of the Greater Good Science Center at UC Berkeley. She is the author of Raising Happiness: 10 Simple Steps for More Joyful Kids and Happier Parents.	Listen
Wednesday 4/14/2010 4:00 PM	At Issue with Ben Merens  - 100414L Wisconsin’s state senate passed a ban on texting while driving…the bill heads to the state assembly next…and to At Issue today after four. Join Ben Merens when he talks with two state senators about the PROs and CONs of the proposed law. 4PM State Senator John Lehman (Dem) 4:30PM State Senator Jeff Plale (Dem)	Listen
Tuesday 4/13/2010 5:00 PM	At Issue with Ben Merens  - 100413M Poland lost 96 of its top leaders Saturday in the fiery plane crash near Russia's Katyn forest - killing Poland's president, military leaders, members of parliament, and leaders of the Solidarity Movement. After five, Ben Merens and his guest discuss the ramifications of this loss for the Polish government, its people, and relations with the European Union, Russia, and the United States. Guest: Donald E. Pienkos, Professor of Political Science and Coordinator of the International Studies Major at the University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee.	Listen
Tuesday 4/13/2010 4:00 PM	At Issue with Ben Merens  - 100413L President Obama opened the 47-nation Nuclear Security Summit in Washington with a warning about the potential of nuclear terrorism. The focus is on securing material to stop 'loose nukes' from falling into terrorists' hands. After four, join Ben Merens and his guest as they discuss what Obama is trying to accomplish at this summit. www.npec-web.org GUEST: Henry Sokolski is the Executive Director of the Nonproliferation Policy Education Center (NPEC). He currently serves as an adjunct professor at the Institute of World Politics in Washington, D.C., and as a member of the Congressional Commission on the Prevention of Weapons of Mass Destruction Proliferation and Terrorism.	Listen
Monday 4/12/2010 5:00 PM	At Issue with Ben Merens  - 100412M The Wisconsin Coalition has released a new report recommending that Wisconsin transition from reliance on property taxes to sales taxes and other fees. After five, Ben Merens and his guest discuss the organization's recommendations. http://tinyurl.com/y7eln85 Guests: James Wood, President, Wood Communications Group and Facilitator, Wisconsin Way Mark O'Connell, Executive director, Wisconsin Counties Association	Listen
Monday 4/12/2010 4:00 PM	At Issue with Ben Merens  - 100412L After 30 years of cheap credit, the U.S. is facing a new era of higher interest rates, inflation, and taxes. After four today, Ben Merens and his guest discuss some of the factors behind why the U.S. is moving toward higher rates of credit. Guest: David Wyss, Chief Economist, Standard & Poor's.	Listen
Friday 4/9/2010 5:00 PM	John Munson in for Ben Merens  - 100409M The Pew Research Center recently released a new study about Millennials - the American teens and twenty-something's who are making the passage into adulthood. After five, join John Munson and his guest as they discuss the Millennial generation. Guest: David Stillman, a generation's expert at BridgeWorks and co-author, "When Generations Colllide: Who They Are. Why They Clash. How to Solve the Generational Puzzle at Work."	Listen
Friday 4/9/2010 4:00 PM	John Munson in for Ben Merens  - 100409L Today after four on At Issue, it’s Your Views on the News. Join guest host John Munson and news analyst Lilly Goren to discuss your thoughts about the week’s most significant news story. Guest: Lilly Goren, Associate Professor of Politics, Carroll University	Listen
Thursday 4/8/2010 5:00 PM	Gene Purcell In For Ben Merens  - 100408M Millions of unemployed or downsized Americans are finding it increasingly difficult to help finance their children's higher education. After five, Gene Purcell and his guest discuss the ramifications for those ages 15-30 now, and in the years ahead. Guest: Mary Pilon is a reporter for "The Wall Street Journal." Her article, "Bank of Mom and Dad Shuts Amid White-Collar Struggle" appeared in the April 5 edition of that paper. http://tinyurl.com/y8efol4	Listen
Thursday 4/8/2010 4:00 PM	Gene Purcell In For Ben Merens  - 100408L Wisconsin is looking to adopt national academic education standards in math and reading. After four, Gene Purcell and his guest discuss how Common Core State Standards may shape Wisconsin curriculum in math and reading. http://preview.tinyurl.com/yl3d6et Guests: Jennifer Thayer, Assistant State Superintendent for Reading and Student Achievement, Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction Stephen T. Correia, Associate Professor of Education, St. Norbert College	Listen
Wednesday 4/7/2010 5:00 PM	John Munson in for Ben Merens  - 100407M Whether you are looking for workers or work, join John Munson today after five for the April Job Line. John will take callers for most of the hour and welcome a career counselor towards the end of the show. Guests: - Marc Levine is Senior Fellow and Founding Director of the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Center for Economic Development. -Pat Alea is President of Alea & Associates, a management and leadership consulting firm.	Listen
Wednesday 4/7/2010 4:00 PM	John Munson in for Ben Merens  - 100407L After four, John Munson and his guest discuss Comcast Corporation's court victory yesterday against the Federal Communications Commission, and how it impacts a national broadband plan and equality of access for all internet traffic. Guest: Benjamin Lennett, Policy Analyst, Wireless Future Program, Open Technology Initiative at the New America Foundation.	Listen
Tuesday 4/6/2010 5:00 PM	John Munson in for Ben Merens  - 100406M Population growth has slowed in U.S. retirement destinations, despite the large numbers of baby boomers who have begun to reach retirement age. After five, join John Munson and his guest as they discuss population changes in previous sunbelt hot spots across the country. GUEST: Mark Mather is Associate Vice President of Domestic Programs at the Population Reference Bureau.	Listen
Tuesday 4/6/2010 4:00 PM	John Munson in for Ben Merens  - 100406L Toyota has been fined $16.4 million- the largest civil penalty imposed by the U.S. against the auto industry. After four, John Munson and his guest discuss the fine and the government's intent to protect drivers. Guest: Paul Eisenstein, auto journalist and publisher of The DetroitBureau.com.	Listen
Monday 4/5/2010 5:00 PM	John Munson in for Ben Merens  - 100405M Justice John Paul Stevens, appointed by President Ford in 1975, is contemplating retirement. After five, John Munson and his guest discuss Judge Stevens' record and the political ramifications of a possible judicial appointment before the 2012 elections. Guest: Barbara Perry is Director of the Center for Civic Renewal at Sweet Briar College.	Listen
Monday 4/5/2010 4:00 PM	John Munson in for Ben Merens  - 100405L One of the strongest earthquakes in recent history hit northern Mexico and southern California over the weekend. After four, join John Munson and his guest for a conversation on why earthquakes occur and discuss if we are seeing more earthquakes than usual. GUEST: Basil Tikoff is a Professor of Structural Geology and Tectonics at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.	Listen
Friday 4/2/2010 5:00 PM	At Issue with Ben Merens  - 100402M Join Ben Merens and his guest today after five as they discuss language and slang words, including words popular in different regions across the country. GUEST: Martha Barnette is a journalist who writes about language. Since 2004 she has co-hosted A Way with Words, an hour-long public radio show about language (heard Sundays on the Ideas Network from 9-10 am). She is author of three books about words.	Listen
Friday 4/2/2010 4:00 PM	At Issue with Ben Merens  - 100402L The news that’s been in the week that was... At Issue, after four, it's time for Your Views On The News with Ben Merens. Call in with your thoughts about the week’s top news story. Guest: Dick Haven, Professor of Communication & Interim Dean, College of Arts and Communication, UW-Whitewater.	Listen
Thursday 4/1/2010 5:00 PM	At Issue with Ben Merens  - 100401M Before the Capitol Steps April Fools Special, at five-thirty, Ben Merens welcomes show producer, writer and performer Elaina Newport. Join in the conversation about making politics funny. Guest: Elaina Newport, Producer, Writer & Performer, The Capitol Steps.	Listen
Thursday 4/1/2010 4:00 PM	At Issue with Ben Merens  - 100401L Yesterday President Obama proposed allowing oil and gas drilling for the first time in large areas of water off the East Coast, in the eastern Gulf of Mexico and maybe off Alaska. After four, join Ben Merens and his two guests for a debate about the pros and cons of offshore oil drilling. GUESTS: Jackie Savitz is a Senior Scientist and Director of Oceana’s Climate and Pollution campaigns. Thomas Pyle is the President of Institute for Energy Research.