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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 FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 2009
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6:00 AM
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Joy Cardin
- 11/20A
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It can take up to fifteen years to become a Master Cheesemaker. In that time, a cheesemaker must specialize in crafting one or two varieties of cheese and take a series of courses and exams. After six, Joy Cardin and her guests celebrate the Master Cheesemakers of Wisconsin, and take your votes for your favorite cheeses… and cheesemakers!
Guests:
- James Norton, weekly Columnist for Chow magazine and Editor of heavytable.com, a food magazine for the Upper Midwest. Co-author of "The Master Cheesemakers of Wisconsin."
- Becca Dilley, Food Photographer for numerous publications, Independent Journalist, and Co-Author of "The Master Cheesemakers of Wisconsin."
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7:00 AM
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Joy Cardin
- 11/20B
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Independent reporting, especially local reporting, is an endangered species in today's media landscape, according to Joy Cardin's guest after seven. He is calling for a number of solutions, including the use of FCC fees to support local journalism.
Guest: Leonard Downie Jr. is vice president at large and former executive editor of The Washington Post, and Professor of Journalism at Arizona State University. He co-wrote "The Reconstruction of American Journalism," available at www.cjr.org
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8:00 AM
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Joy Cardin
- 11/20C
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After eight, it’s the Week in Review with Joy Cardin and her guests. They’ll debate the top news stories of the week, including President Obama’s Asia tour, the Khalid Sheik Mohammed trial controversy, and the latest player to join the governor’s race.
Guests:
- Ed Garvey, Senior Partner at the law firm of Garvey, McNeil and Associates, and Publisher of FightingBob.com
- Tom Still, President of the Wisconsin Technology Council, and Former Associate Editor of the Wisconsin State Journal.
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9:00 AM
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Anne Strainchamps in for Veronica Rueckert
- 11/20D
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After nine, Anne Strainchamps and her guest explore the world of Twitter – sampling some of the most clever tweets, from various tweeps, all across the globe.
Guest: David Pogue, Personal-Technology Columnist for the New York Times. Author, “The World According to Twitter.”
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10:00 AM
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Anne Strainchamps in for Veronica Rueckert
- 11/20E
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"New Moon," the latest installment in the "Twilight" saga debuts in theaters this weekend. After ten, Anne Strainchamps and her guest discuss the popularity of vampires in film and literature, what underlying social trends this may represent, and the historical context of vampire lore from all parts of the world.
Guest: Tomislav Longinovic, Professor and Chair, Slavic Languages and Literature, University of Wisconsin.
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11:00 AM
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Jim Packard in for Larry Meiller
- 11/20F
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With an eye on gifts for gardeners, Jim Packard welcomes a pair of sisters whose thumbs are green as green can be. The Garden Talk guests after eleven are Astrid Newenhouse, a biological systems engineering scientist at the UW-Madison, and Sonya Newenhouse, President of the Madison Environmental Group, Inc. and of Community Car. astridn@wisc.edu sonya@madisonenvironmental.com List posted at www.enactwi.org
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12:30 PM
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Chapter A Day
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On Chapter A Day, Karl Schmidt reads from "Exiles in the Garden" by Ward Just.
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1:00 PM
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Talk of the Nation Science Friday
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Water has been found on the moon... But at the same time, the space shuttle is delivering one of its last shipments of gear to the International Space Station before the shuttle's scheduled retirement. After one on Talk of the Nation Science Friday, is it time to rethink our priorities regarding living and working in space?
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2:00 PM
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Talk of the Nation Science Friday
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After two, on Talk of the Nation Science Friday: Do American women get too many mammograms? One influential panel thinks so. Join Ira Flatow for a look at the new mammogram guidelines... and talk on the benefits of early detection versus the risks of overtreatment. Plus, D.A. Henderson on eradicating smallpox.
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3:00 PM
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Here On Earth: Radio Without Borders
- 11/20K
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After three, on Here on Earth: Radio without Borders, Jean Feraca's guest has a birthday pie instead of cake to celebrate her birthday every July, and baked a pie a day for the whole summer this year.
Guest
* Evan Kleiman, host of member station KCRW's award-winning program, Good Food
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4:00 PM
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At Issue with Ben Merens
- 11/20L
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Today after four on At Issue, it’s Your Views on the News. You are invited to call in to host Ben Merens with your thoughts about the week’s most significant news story. What’s touched you? That’s Your Views on the News today after four.
Guest: Joe Heim, Professor of Poilitical Science UW La Crosse
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5:00 PM
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At Issue with Ben Merens
- 11/20M
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What is…the best time of day to take your car in for an oil change? …the best day of the week to make an offer on a house – or to put your house on the market? After five, join Ben Merens and his guest as they discuss this and many other “when to’s.”
Guest: Mark Di Vincenzo, Author "Buy Ketchup in May and Fly at Noon: A Guide to the Best Time to Buy This, Do that, and Go There."
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6:00 PM
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On Point
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After six, On Point: Week in the News.
Obama in China. Healthcare crunch time in the Senate. And the mammogram controversy rages on. On Point's weekly news roundtable goes behind the headlines.
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7:00 PM
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On Point
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After seven, On Point: Pandora.
On Point talks with the founder of Pandora, the online music service that claims it knows what you'll want to hear.
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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
- 11/20K
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After nine, on Here on Earth: Radio without Borders, Jean Feraca's guest has a birthday pie instead of cake to celebrate her birthday every July, and baked a pie a day for the whole summer this year.
Guest
* Evan Kleiman, host of member station KCRW's award-winning program, Good Food
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10:00 PM
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Anne Strainchamps in for Veronica Rueckert
- 11/20E
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"New Moon," the latest installment in the "Twilight" saga debuts in theaters this weekend. After ten, Anne Strainchamps and her guest discuss the popularity of vampires in film and literature, what underlying social trends this may represent, and the historical context of vampire lore from all parts of the world.
Guest: Tomislav Longinovic, Professor and Chair, Slavic Languages and Literature, University of Wisconsin.
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11:00 PM
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Chapter A Day
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On Chapter A Day, Karl Schmidt reads from "Exiles in the Garden" by Ward Just.
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11:30 PM
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BBC World Service
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