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IDEAS NETWORK PROGRAMS - SATURDAY, MARCH 30, 2013 |
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7:00 AM
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Larry Meiller
- 03/29F

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On this encore edition of Garden Talk, Larry Meiller finds out some great ways to get a head start on spring gardening. Plus, ways to assess lawn damage due to ice and snow.
Guest: Barb Larson, Horticulture Educator, Kenosha County UW-Extension

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8:00 AM
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Zorba Paster On Your Health

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The guys discuss the benefits of exposing youngsters to allergenic foods early on. And could aspirin alone really stop skin cancer? Plus, a listener calls-in to share his recipe for Orange Juice Oatmeal.

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9:00 AM
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Car Talk

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Laugh along with Click and Clack, during another edition of Car Talk.

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10:00 AM
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Michael Feldman's Whad'Ya Know?
- 03/30A

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It's back to the Haag Family Farm for an encore presentation of Whad'Ya Know? Michael meets the whole Haag Family, talks sweet corn with author Justin Isherwood and meets Alice in Dairyland pageant winner Katie Wirkus. Plus, he milks the audience for laughs and two rounds of the Whad'Ya Know? quiz!

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1:00 PM
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Zorba Paster On Your Health

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The guys discuss the benefits of exposing youngsters to allergenic foods early on. And could aspirin alone really stop skin cancer? Plus, a listener calls-in to share his recipe for Orange Juice Oatmeal.

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3:00 PM
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RadioLab

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Bliss - The search for platonic ideals, longing for completion, engaged in epic quests for holy grails in science, linguistics and world peace.

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4:00 PM
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This American Life

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Tribes: A Native American tribe is doing exactly the opposite of what you'd think they'd do. And the story of a white guy who only wants to date Asian women, then has to adjust to the reality of a real actual Asian woman in his life.

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5:00 PM
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A Prairie Home Companion

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It's one last Spring rebroadcast before the show goes the road, a show originally from The Town Hall in April 2012. Renée Fleming sings "Hallelujah," Punch Brothers perform "New York City," and Heather Masse and Aoife O'Donovan sing "Time's a Hoax." Plus, Dusty and Lefty provide security on Governors Island, and in Lake Wobegon, Pastor Liz is stopped by the Highway Patrol after a boring blind date.

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7:00 PM
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Tent Show Radio

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Enjoy music and entertainment from under the Big Top on Tent Show Radio.

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8:00 PM
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Old Time Radio Drama - with Norman Gilliland
- 03/30A

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In The Frontier Gentlemen's "Claim Jumpers," J-B Kendall befriends a young prospector who strikes it rich then finds that keeping the gold is harder. Originally aired 03/09/58.

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9:00 PM
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Old Time Radio Drama - with Norman Gilliland
- 03/30C

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In Studio One's 'Topaz' the good-natured Mr. Topaz falls in with a bunch of rogues, who set Topaz up as the head of a dummy corporation. Originally aired 5/6/47.

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10:00 PM
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Old Time Radio Drama - with Norman Gilliland
- 03/30D

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In H.G. Wells' "The Man Who Could Work Miracles," George W. Fartheringay discovers that he can work miracles . . . the miracle would be getting his name right.

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10:30 PM
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Old Time Radio Drama - with Norman Gilliland
- 03/30E

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In Inner Sanctum's "Mind Over Murder," Grace Denning's father has sold his brain to Dr. Tarleton, who appears to have a fatal accident in his lab. Then she has an appointment at the dissecting lab with Mr. Macabre. Originally aired 8/22/49.

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11:00 PM
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BBC World Service

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

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IDEAS NETWORK PROGRAMS - SATURDAY, MARCH 30, 2013 |
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