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IDEAS NETWORK PROGRAMS - MONDAY, MAY 20, 2013
6:00 AM Joy Cardin  - 05/20A Have you ever asked someone "how are you doing" and then heard their whole life story? Joy Cardin's guest discusses the triggers of TMI - or Too Much Information - and how to avoid it. Then, in the Monday Morning Wake-Up Call, Joy's guest fire prevention expert says despite a wet spring for much of Wisconsin, campfires can still get out-of-hand if you're not careful. He shares some tips to help minimize the risk of starting a dangerous, destructive blaze this upcoming holiday weekend. Guests: - Elizabeth Bernstein, columnist for the Wall Street Journal. Recent piece: http://wpr.org/r/?1123 - Ron Gropp, Fire and Law Enforcement Section Chief with the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources. Burning restrictions: http://wpr.org/r/?1124
7:00 AM Joy Cardin  - 05/20B Governor Scott Walker touts private sector job growth for 2012 while Democrats criticize a dismal April 2013. In this week's State Capitol Report, Wisconsin Public Radio's State Government Reporter discusses the latest job reports, Walker's slimmed-down budget plans for the University of Wisconsin, and other significant developments in Wisconsin politics. Guest: Shawn Johnson, Wisconsin Public Radio's State Government Reporter.
7:30 AM Joy Cardin  - 05/20X State Republicans are proposing a bill that would drastically reform Wisconsin's lemon law. In the second half of the State Capitol Report, Joy Cardin's first guest explains why he says the current law drives up costs for consumers and manufacturers. Then, her guest lemon law attorney says the threat of paying double damages persuades manufacturers to settle cases, which helps consumers. Guests: - Scott Manley, Vice President of Government Relations for Wisconsin Manufacturers and Commerce. - Vince Megna, lemon law attorney with the firm Aiken & Scoptur (SKAHP-tur), S.C. in Milwaukee.
8:00 AM Joy Cardin  - 05/20C With millions of species on the brink of extinction, Joy Cardin's guest this hour says we live in a world so out of balance that many cannot survive without human intervention. He talks about his exploration of the innovative, and sometimes absurd, modern conservation efforts underway today. Guest: Jon Mooallem (MOO-ah-lem), contributing writer to the "New York Times Magazine;" author of, "Wild Ones: A Sometimes Dismaying, Weirdly Reassuring Story About Looking at People Looking at Animals in America."
9:00 AM Kathleen Dunn  - 05/20D Kathleen Dunn and her guests have plenty of news to discuss during this edition of All Things Political, from the IRS to the DOJ, and an administration on the defense. Guest: Tim Murphy, Reporter for the Washington D.C. Bureau of Mother Jones.
10:00 AM Kathleen Dunn  - 05/20E The poetry slam team from the Milwaukee High School of the Arts just won their fourth straight national championship. This hour, Kathleen Dunn is joined by two of the performers and their coach. Guests: - James Bruss, creative writing and English teacher, Milwaukee High School of the Arts. Team coach of the Spiders poetry slam team. - Jonnie Dixon and Micaela 'Mikey' Murry, teen poets.
11:00 AM Larry Meiller  - 05/20F An archaeological find near La Crosse produced a large amount of material dating from the Oneota (oh-nee-OH-ta") civilization. In this encore broadcast, Larry Meiller finds out about what was found, and what it tells us. [original broadcast date: August 21, 2012] Guests: - Constance Arzigian, Laboratory Director, Research Archaeologist and Paleoethnobotanist, Sociology/Archaeology Department, UW-La Crosse - Wendy Holtz-Leith, Research Archaeologist, Sociology/Archaeology Department, UW-La Crosse
11:45 AM Larry Meiller  - 05/20G The story of the Navajo code talkers' work during WW II is fascinating. In the encore broadcast, Larry Meiller talks with the co-author of the memoir of one of the last living code talkers, Chester Nez. [original broadcast date: August 21, 2012] Guest: Judith Schiess Avila ("sheese AH-vee-la"), co-author, "Code Talker: The First and Only Memoir by one of the original Navajo Code Talkers of WWII"
12:30 PM Chapter A Day Karl Schmidt reads from "Back to Blood," Tom Wolfe's big novel about Miami.
1:00 PM Talk of the Nation Where do you go for rich conversation on the topics that matter the most? The radio is more responsive than the water cooler. And, we take your calls. If you're talking about it, we're talking about it. Join us for a provocative discussion of the issues you really care about on Talk of the Nation from NPR News. Guests: TBA
2:00 PM Talk of the Nation At Talk of the Nation, we look for the best guests to keep you educated, informed and entertained...but we also rely on you to ask the questions you want answered, and offer your experiences on that day's topic. Guests: TBA
3:00 PM At Issue  - 05/20K On Friday, an estimate of future economic activity rose more than analysts had expected, as did a measure of consumer confidence. But why are gas prices so high? And what about the reported increase in applications for unemployment benefits? Join Gene Purcell and guest Kevin Quinn for At Issue ECON 101 - to discuss our economy and take your questions. Guest: Kevin Quinn is Associate Academic Dean and professor of Economics at St. Norbert College.
4:00 PM At Issue  - 05/20L The IRS targeting of conservative groups for extra scrutiny raises a number of questions about the government’s handling of sensitive topics. Join Gene Purcell and his guest as they discuss whether the inquiry will discourage federal workers from making tough decisions. Guest: Donald Kettl, Dean of the School of Public Policy at the University of Maryland and a nonresident senior fellow at the Brookings Institution.
5:00 PM Q with Jian Ghomeshi On Q with Jian Ghomeshi: We convene a wheat-free diet debate with Dr. William Davis, author of the runaway best-seller "Wheat Belly", and Timothy Caulfield, Canada Research Chair in Health Law and Policy at the University of Alberta. Davis argues that far from being a "healthy whole grain," wheat is a public health hazard. He is winning millions of followers, but the scientific community remains skeptical about the benefits of a wheat-free diet for people who do not have specific conditions such as celiac disease. Roof-raising musician Ben Caplan and his band The Casual Smokers energetically perform from his album "In the Time of Great Remembering". Dave Grohl, legendary drummer of Nirvana and Foo Fighters frontman, on directing his first film "Sound City", about one of the most storied recording studios in rock and roll.
6:00 PM On Point North America as the new fossil fuel powerhouse. On Point looks at the blessing, the curse, and how it may reshape geopolitics and energy politics. Guests: - Antoine Halff, Head of the IEAs Oil Industry and Markets Division - Michael Levi, Senior Fellow for Energy and the Environment and director of the Program on Energy Security and Climate Change at the Council on Foreign Relations - Richard Heinberg, Senior Fellow of the Post Carbon Institute
7:00 PM On Point Solving the US militarys sex abuse problem. On Point looks at the chain of command issue and what needs to change. Guests: - David Martin, national security correspondent for CBS News, covering the Pentagon and the State Department, since 1993 - Elizabeth (Beth) Hillman, Professor of Law at the University of California, Hastings College of the Law and former professor of history at the U.S. Air Force Academy. She currently serves on a panel appointed by Congress to make recommendations on military sexual assault. - John Altenburg, Retired Major General in the U.S. Army, where he served as a Green Beret and an officer in the Judge Advocate Generals (JAG) Corps
8:00 PM As It Happens Hear news and interviews from around the world on As It Happens.
9:00 PM Joy Cardin  - 05/20C With millions of species on the brink of extinction, Joy Cardin's guest this hour says we live in a world so out of balance that many cannot survive without human intervention. He talks about his exploration of the innovative, and sometimes absurd, modern conservation efforts underway today. Guest: Jon Mooallem (MOO-ah-lem), contributing writer to the "New York Times Magazine;" author of, "Wild Ones: A Sometimes Dismaying, Weirdly Reassuring Story About Looking at People Looking at Animals in America."
10:00 PM Kathleen Dunn  - 05/20E The poetry slam team from the Milwaukee High School of the Arts just won their fourth straight national championship. This hour, Kathleen Dunn is joined by two of the performers and their coach. Guests: - James Bruss, creative writing and English teacher, Milwaukee High School of the Arts. Team coach of the Spiders poetry slam team. - Jonnie Dixon and Micaela 'Mikey' Murry, teen poets.
11:00 PM Chapter A Day Karl Schmidt reads from "Back to Blood," Tom Wolfe's big novel about Miami.
11:30 PM BBC World Service Hear World news and features overnight seven days a week from the British Broadcasting Corporation.
IDEAS NETWORK PROGRAMS - MONDAY, MAY 20, 2013

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