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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 below. Most WPR programs are available for online playback and/or download.
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6:00 AM

The People's Pharmacy with Joe and Terry Graedon


Today on The People's Pharmacy: Do Antidepressants Really Work?

For more than two decades, antidepressants like Prozac, Zoloft, Paxil and Effexor have become household names. They are widely used to treat the most common mental illness. But do they really work as well as we think?



7:00 AM

Larry Meiller  - 01/25F

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Orchids are gorgeous flowers, and much easier to grow than you might think! On this encore edition of Garden Talk, Larry Meiller learns how to successfully tend to them, and about the upcoming Orchid Quest event.
Guest: Chuck Acker ("AY-ker"), Orchids Garden Centre & Nursery, Waunakee, Wisconsin



8:00 AM

Zorba Paster On Your Health

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Zorba and Tom discuss whether a flower could help fight the common cold. And, a look at what the longer lifespans of Olympians can teach us about our own health. Plus, a splendid seafood recipe for Cranberry Crusted Salmon.


9:00 AM

Car Talk


Click and Clack share some car care advice, and plenty of laughs, on Car Talk.


10:00 AM

Michael Feldman's Whad'Ya Know?  - 01/26A

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Comedian and actor, Bobcat Goldthwait is Michael's guest this week on Michael Feldman's Whad'Ya Know? Plus, Neil Stalboerger (stall-burger) from Madison's own Stalzy's Deli stops by Monona Terrace with some Stalzy's staples!


12:00 PM

Wait Wait Don't Tell Me!


It's Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me!, the hour-long quiz show from NPR.


1:00 PM

Zorba Paster On Your Health

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Zorba and Tom discuss whether a flower could help fight the common cold. And, a look at what the longer lifespans of Olympians can teach us about our own health. Plus, a splendid seafood recipe for Cranberry Crusted Salmon.


2:00 PM

The People's Pharmacy with Joe and Terry Graedon


Today on The People's Pharmacy: Do Antidepressants Really Work?

For more than two decades, antidepressants like Prozac, Zoloft, Paxil and Effexor have become household names. They are widely used to treat the most common mental illness. But do they really work as well as we think?



3:00 PM

RadioLab


Fate and Fortune - A look at what decides the trajectory of our lives. Is it individual force of will, or fate?


4:00 PM

This American Life


Stories about people who see themselves in others and try to live out their lives through stand-ins including the story of what one father saw in the convicted murderer he decided to adopt. And the proxy battle over a woman's honor that became a presidential obsession.


5:00 PM

A Prairie Home Companion


Coming to you this week from the Overture Center for the Arts in Madison, Wisconsin, it's A Prairie Home Companion with Garrison Keillor. With special guests, close-harmonizers The Krause Family Band, and our good friends Robin and Linda Williams. Plus, the Royal Academy of Radio Actors, Tim Russell, Sue Scott, and Fred Newman, Dean Magraw sits in on guitar with The Guy's All-Star Shoe Band, and the latest News from Lake Wobegon.


7:00 PM

Tent Show Radio


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


8:00 PM

Old Time Radio Drama - with Norman Gilliland  - 01/26A

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The Lone Ranger rides again in an adventure from 1953. And the western action continues as Alan Ladd stars in the 1955 Lux Radio Theater production of "Shane."


9:00 PM

Old Time Radio Drama - with Norman Gilliland  - 01/26B

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After the western classic "Shane," it's The Great Gildersleeve with comedy from 1942. Then, the famous story of a phone conversation gone bad in "Sorry, Wrong Number."


10:00 PM

Old Time Radio Drama - with Norman Gilliland  - 01/26C

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After "Sorry Wrong Number," it's a case for America's favorite armchair detective, Nero Wolfe. Then, a twisted tale from The Strange Dr. Weird.


11:00 PM

BBC World Service


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

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