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IDEAS NETWORK PROGRAMS - SUNDAY, OCTOBER 21, 2012 |
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6:00 AM
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On the Media

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On the Media examines how the Media "Sausage" is made.

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8:00 AM
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Says You!

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It's the game of words and whimsy, bluff and bluster, "Says You!"

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9:00 AM
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A Way With Words

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Enjoy the call-in program all about language, A Way With Words.

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10:00 AM
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A Prairie Home Companion

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The Fall run at The Fitzgerald Theater wraps-up with the 2012 Prairie Home Duet Singing Contest. Hear six duos competing for the grand prize, and the coveted Silver Water Tower trophy.

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1:00 PM
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To the Best of Our Knowledge

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Giving It Away. When someone gives you a gift, does it leave you feeling: grateful? Uncomfortable? Indebted?

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2:00 PM
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This American Life

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To misbehave and not get caught . . . that is the mission. Hear stories from people about breaking the rules and getting away with it.

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3:00 PM
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On the Media

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On the Media examines how the Media "Sausage" is made.

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4:00 PM
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University of the Air

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Florentine Opera General Director William Florescu and stage director Dean Anthony will take us behind the scenes of their production of Georges Bizet's "Carmen."

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5:00 PM
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Simply Folk with Stephanie Elkins

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Join Stephanie Elkins for conversation and music with the duo of Jenn Rawling & Basho Parks. Rawling was born and raised in Wisconsin, but she's been living and performing out on the West Coast. She's back with a new album and a tour, along with her partner Parks, a great fiddle player. Plus, new releases . . . and harvest songs.

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8:00 PM
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Old Time Radio Drama - with Norman Gilliland

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The former suitor of a bride-to-be returns to Dodge, spelling danger for Matt Dillon in Gunsmoke from 1952. Then Jack Benny and the gang take the Train to L.A. in an adventure from 1941.

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9:00 PM
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Old Time Radio Drama - with Norman Gilliland

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An Indian Head penny leads to a threat to national security in This Is Your FBI. And Information Please asks the tricky questions with guest panelist Red Barber in a broadcast from 1943.

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10:00 PM
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Old Time Radio Drama - with Norman Gilliland

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She knows The Shadow's secret and she's out to destroy him in "The Temple Bells of Neban" from 1937, starring Orson Welles. Then, Journey Into Space from 1953 ventures to a strange planet . . . Earth . . . but what year?

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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 - SUNDAY, OCTOBER 21, 2012 |
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