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IDEAS NETWORK PROGRAMS - SATURDAY, JANUARY 26, 2013 |
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6:00 AM
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The People's Pharmacy with Joe and Terry Graedon

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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?

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7:00 AM
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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

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8:00 AM
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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.

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9:00 AM
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Car Talk

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

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10:00 AM
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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!

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1:00 PM
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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.

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2:00 PM
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The People's Pharmacy with Joe and Terry Graedon

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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?

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3:00 PM
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RadioLab

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

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4:00 PM
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This American Life

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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.

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5:00 PM
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A Prairie Home Companion

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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.

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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
- 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."

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9:00 PM
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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."

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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, JANUARY 26, 2013 |
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