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IDEAS NETWORK PROGRAMS - MONDAY, OCTOBER 1, 2012
6:00 AM Joy Cardin The Wisconsin Historical Society is beginning genealogy classes and workshops next month through the end of the year. Joy Cardin speaks with a guest from the Historical Society's library about these classes and how you can start tracing your own family's history. Then, it's our Monday Morning Wake-Up Call. Monarch butterfly populations are down across the United States, mostly because of habitat loss. Joy Cardin's guest says that listeners should use native plants in their yards to help rebuild the monarch butterfly habitat. Guest: Jim Hansen, a reference librarian at the Wisconsin Historical Society Wake-Up Call Guest: Donna VanBueken, executive director of Wild Ones, a national environmental educational organization with a mission of educating people on the benefit of using native plants.
7:00 AM Joy Cardin Joy Cardin welcomes WPR reporters for a look at Friday's Senate debate, the fate of voter I.D., and other Wisconsin political news.
7:30 AM Joy Cardin Wisconsin is looking at new ways to pay for highway building and maintenance-including a possible mileage-based fee. Joy Cardin talks to the state's Transportation Secretary about the options on the table. Guest: Mark Gottlieb (GOTT-leeb), Secretary of Wisconsin's Department of Public Transportation
8:00 AM Joy Cardin It's the first Monday of October, which means it's time for another edition of Mondays with Mike. Wisconsin Public Radio Director Mike Crane joins host Joy Cardin to discuss WPR's fall pledge drive, upcoming election specials and the latest about WPR programming and operations. Guest: Mike Crane, Director of Wisconsin Public Radio.
9:00 AM Kathleen Dunn Kathleen Dunn and her guest recap the latest news from Washington, and from the campaign trail. Guests: 9:00 - Steven Thomma, Senior White House Correspondent and the Government and Politics Editor for McClatchy Newspapers. 9:35 - Jeffrey Lord, Contributing Editor of, "The American Spectator." Reagan White House political director, and aide to Jack Kemp.
10:00 AM Kathleen Dunn The October Term 2012 at the Supreme Court begins today. Last term included the decision that upheld President Obama's Affordable Care Act, and this fall, the Court will hear many other controversial cases. This hour, Kathleen Dunn and her guest talk about the relationship between the Obama Administration and the Supreme Court, in particular Chief Justice John Roberts. Guest: Jeffrey Toobin - New Yorker staff writer and Senior Legal Analyst for CNN. His new book is The Oath: The Obama White House and the Supreme Court
11:00 AM Larry Meiller With smartphones and tablets, is the personal computer on a steady decline? Larry Meiller finds out, plus what's on this month's Top Ten List of useful web sites. Guest: Peter Greene, computer consultant, InfoStar.com
12:30 PM Chapter A Day Jim Fleming reads from "A Dog Named Boo" by Lisa J. Edwards. It's the true story of how an unwanted dog turned her life around and, with her help, changed the lives of many more.
1:00 PM Talk of the Nation The Syrian army blanketed rebel fighters with a text message on Thursday: "Game over." They might well have replied, wishful thinking. The civil war's already dragged on for eighteen months, killed tens of thousands and forced even more to flee to neighboring countries. The civil war in Syria. Plus, the weekly read of the Opinion Page.
2:00 PM Talk of the Nation For six years, Sara Terry bounced from doctor to doctor hoping they could figure out what was wrong with her son. The answer came from a test all but unheard of a decade ago, and until recently very, very expensive . . . the whole genome sequencing. The thousand dollar genome.
3:00 PM At Issue with Ben Merens As the election approaches the economy continues to be a crucial issue for all Americans. Join Ben Merens and his guest as they use humor and relatable explanations to break down and define complex economic principles. www.marketplace.org Guest : Paddy Hirsch is a senior producer at the business radio program Marketplace. He is the author of "Man vs. Markets: Economics Explained (Plain and Simple)."
4:00 PM At Issue with Ben Merens Want to write an endorsement letter for a candidate in your local newspaper? Depending on the paper, you may be asked to pay for that letter. Is this becoming the new normal for papers? In the first half, Ben talks with a publisher who has enacted such a policy for his paper. Then in the second half, Ben and his guest look at the broader implications of these policies for papers and their readers. Guests: - Jake Benson, owner and publisher, Proctor Journal, a weekly newspaper in Proctor, Minnesota. www.proctorjournal.com - Jane Kirtley, Silha (SILL-uh) Professor of Media Ethics and Law at the School of Journalism and Mass Communication, University of Minnesota. Former executive director, Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press
5:00 PM Q with Jian Ghomeshi On Q with Jian Ghomeshi, Director Paul Thomas Anderson on this fall's most buzzed-about film, The Master, a drama starring Philip Seymour Hoffman, Joaquin Phoenix, and Amy Adams. U.K. indie-rockers Bloc Party perform from their latest, Four. Q's sports panel.
6:00 PM On Point Voter ID and Election 2012: A look at the battle over who will have access to the ballot box in November.
7:00 PM On Point A Clockwork Orange at 50: We revisit the great and terrifying transgressive novel of Anthony Burgess.
8:00 PM As It Happens Hear news and interviews from around the world on As It Happens.
9:00 PM Joy Cardin It's the first Monday of October, which means it's time for another edition of Mondays with Mike. Wisconsin Public Radio Director Mike Crane joins host Joy Cardin to discuss WPR's fall pledge drive, upcoming election specials and the latest about WPR programming and operations. Guest: Mike Crane, Director of Wisconsin Public Radio.
10:00 PM Kathleen Dunn Kathleen Dunn and her guest talk about the relationship between the Obama Administration and the Supreme Court, in particular Chief Justice John Roberts. Guest: Jeffrey Toobin - New Yorker staff writer and Senior Legal Analyst for CNN. His new book is The Oath: The Obama White House and the Supreme Court
11:00 PM Chapter A Day Jim Fleming reads from "A Dog Named Boo" by Lisa J. Edwards. It's the true story of how an unwanted dog turned her life around and, with her help, changed the lives of many more.
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, OCTOBER 1, 2012

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