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You can access program descriptions, guest names and topics for many of the programs on Wisconsin Public Radio's Ideas Network. To see Program Notes for a particular day, select a date using the drop down lists below.
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PROGRAM NOTES FOR THURSDAY, JULY 2, 2009
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6:00 AM
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Joy Cardin
- 07/02A
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President Obama is touring America's farmlands, saying biofuel production should play a major role in the rural economy. After six, Joy Cardin's guest discusses the potential for small-scale bio-fuel production across the U.S. ...even in our own back-yards.
Guest: David Blume, executive director, International Institute of Ecological Agriculture. Author, "Alcohol Can Be A Gas." His biofuel workshop is next Monday and Tuesday in Madison. www.permaculture.com
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7:00 AM
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Joy Cardin
- 07/02B
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Leaders of a military coup (KOO) in Honduras have been given a 3-day deadline to handover power back to the ousted President. They say they have no such plans. After seven, join Joy Cardin and her guest for a look at the background behind the coup (KOO) in Honduras, and what might happen next.
Guest: Nikolas Kozloff, author, "Revolution! South America and the Rise of the New Left." www.senorchichero.blogspot.com
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8:00 AM
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Joy Cardin
- 07/02C
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A new survey finds younger generations have expectations about old age that don’t match the realities faced by older generations today. After eight, Joy Cardin and her guest discuss the expectations...and the realities...of aging in America.
Guest: Kim Parker, senior researcher for Social and Demographic Trends, Pew Research Center.
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9:00 AM
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Kathleen Dunn
- 07/02D
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After nine, Kathleen Dunn speaks with a historian who penned "The New Republic's" July cover story, "Who Lincoln Was."
GUEST: Robert Wilentz, Sidney and Ruth Lapidus Professor, Department of History, Princeton University. Author "The Age of Reagan: A History, 1974-2008," and "The Rise of American Democracy: Jefferson to Lincoln." Editor, "The Best American History Essays on Lincoln."
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10:00 AM
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Kathleen Dunn
- 07/02E
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Why do we like the books we do? Librarian Nancy Pearl joins Kathleen Dunn, after ten, with book recommendations based on reader preferences.
Guest: Nancy Pearl, former director, Seattle Public Library. Author, “Book Lust,” and “Book Crush.”
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11:00 AM
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Larry Meiller
- 07/02F
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After eleven, Larry Meiller talks about end-of-life planning from the perspective of the physician. His guest is Steve Busalacchi, medical writer, and author of a book called "White Coat Wisdom."
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11:45 AM
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Larry Meiller
- 07/02G
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Alcohol and drugs played a role in more than a third of Wisconsin boating fatalities last year. After eleven-forty five, Larry Meiller talks about stepped-up enforcement on Wisconsin lakes this year with D-N-R Recreational Enforcement and Safety Section Chief Todd Schaller. todd.schaller@wisconsin.gov
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12:30 PM
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Chapter A Day
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On Chapter A Day, Susan Sweeney reads from "How Far is the Ocean From Here?" - a novel by Amy Shearn.
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1:00 PM
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Talk of the Nation
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Two brothers are murdered. But they're far from the only victims of violence in their town. What's driven mothers in one city to suffer heart attacks, strokes and breakdowns? After one, on TALK OF THE NATION, explore how violence affects a community. Plus, why doesn't NPR call water-boarding torture?
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2:00 PM
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Talk of the Nation
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Chronic pain is difficult to understand, unless you've felt it. Patients DEMAND relief. But doctors find sometimes, there's no risk-free option. After two, on TALK OF THE NATION, exploring prescriptions for chronic pain management. Plus, Infomercial Confessions: It's splices...it dices!...You bought...WHAT?!
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3:00 PM
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Here On Earth: Radio Without Borders
- 07/02K
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After three, on Here on Earth: Radio without Borders, Jean Feraca's guests share summer reading selections...designed for those who want to know more about what is going on in Pakistan, China, and Iran, and for those who simply want to escape.
Guests:
- Susan Harris, editor, Words Without Borders.
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4:00 PM
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At Issue with Ben Merens
- 07/02L
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The Stonewall Uprising occurred forty years ago this week, symbolically launching the beginning of the gay and lesbian rights movement in the United States. After four, Ben Merens and his guests discuss the movement’s cultural, social, and political advancements.
GUESTS: Anne Enke is Associate Professor of History at the University of Wisconsin, Madison. She specializes in the history of sexuality, gender, women’s studies, and Lesbian, Gay, and Trans-Gender studies. She is the author of "Finding the Movement: Sexuality, Contested Space, and Feminist Activism."
Gary Gates is Senior Research Fellow at the Williams Institute at the UCLA School of Law. He is co-author of "The Gay and Lesbian Atlas" and is widely acknowledged as the nation’s leading expert on the demography and geography of gays and lesbians.
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5:00 PM
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At Issue with Ben Merens
- 07/02M
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School is out for the summer, but that doesn’t mean kids and adults should stop reading. After five, join Ben Merens and his guest as they discuss reading for pleasure this summer. http://litlifeinfo.com/
Guest: Pam Allyn is the author of What to Read When: The Books and Stories to Read with Your Child – and All the Best Times to Read Them. She is the Executive Director of LitLife and the founding Director of LitWorld. She also launched and leads Books for Boys, a literacy initiative for foster care children.
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6:00 PM
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On Point
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After six, On Point: Former F-D-A Chief David Kessler on Food and Overeating.
He took on Big Tobacco. Now he tells us how the food industry plays with our brain chemistry, and turns us into hyper-eaters.
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7:00 PM
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On Point
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After seven, On Point: Author Rick Bass and his new book, "The Wild Marsh"
He walks us through the changing seasons of the Montana wilderness.
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8:00 PM
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As It Happens
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At eight, it's As It Happens from the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation.
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9:00 PM
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Here On Earth: Radio Without Borders
- 07/02K
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After nine, on Here on Earth: Radio without Borders, Jean Feraca's guests share summer reading selections...designed for those who want to know more about what is going on in Pakistan, China, and Iran, and for those who simply want to escape.
Guests:
- Susan Harris, editor, Words Without Borders.
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10:00 PM
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Kathleen Dunn
- 07/02E
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Why do we like the books we do? Librarian Nancy Pearl joins Kathleen Dunn, after ten, with book recommendations based on reader preferences.
Guest: Nancy Pearl, former director, Seattle Public Library. Author, “Book Lust,” and “Book Crush.”
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11:00 PM
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Chapter A Day
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On Chapter A Day, Susan Sweeney reads from "How Far is the Ocean From Here?" - a novel by Amy Shearn.
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11:30 PM
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BBC World Service
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