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PROGRAM NOTES FOR WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 28, 2009
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	6:00 AM rwf	Joy Cardin  - 10/28A	Listen
		After six, a look at how Wisconsinites feel about the economy when Joy Cardin and guests look at the latest economic news... and present the latest views from the W-P-R-/ St. Norbert College Survey. Guest: Wendy Scattergood, Assistant Professor of Political Science and Analyst at the St. Norbert College Survey Center. Guest: Kevin Quinn, Professor of Economics, St. Norbert College.
	7:00 AM rwf	Joy Cardin  - 10/28B	Listen
		The talk turns to President Obama's job performance, after seven, when Joy Cardin and guests present results from the W-P-R / St. Norbert College survey... with a look at the president's handling of Afghanistan, Iran, the economy, and health care. Guests: Peg Lautenschlager, former Wisconsin Attorney General. Counsel, law firm Bauer and Bach. Guest: Kevin Hermening, Treasurer and past chairman, Republican Party of Marathon County.
	8:00 AM CJ	Joy Cardin  - 10/28C	Listen
		After eight, Joy Cardin talks with author Mitch Albom (AL-bum) about his latest book, the story of how two very different men showed him the powers of Belief and Faith... in even the hardest times. Guest: Mitch Albom, Author, "Tuesdays with Morrie", and "Have a Little Faith: a true Story" (Hyperion).
	9:00 AM	Kathleen Dunn  - 10/28D	Listen
		After nine, Kathleen Dunn talks with former military personnel about serving the nation as a homosexual, and the possible repeal of the Don't Ask, Don't Tell policy. Guests: - First Lieutenant Dan Choi, West Point graduate and Arabic linguist. Iraq War veteran, discharged after admitting he was gay. - Denny Meyer, Vietnam War Veteran. National Public Affairs Officer and Vice President of Veterans Affairs, American veterans For Equal Rights. - Navy Commander Zoe Dunning, retired, made history 14 years ago when she came out as a lesbian and won her discharge case.
	10:00 AM	Kathleen Dunn  - 10/28E	Listen
		After ten, Kathleen Dunn's guest suggests a new way to teach geography to grade school students. Guest: David J. Smith, Author, "If the World Were a Village: A Book about the World's People," and "If America Were a Village: A Book about the People of the United States."
	11:00 AM jp	Larry Meiller  - 10/28F	Listen
		According to Larry Meiller's guest, after eleven, success in the bio-fuels business depends on the ability to scale up when the time is right. He is Tom Still, President of the Wisconsin Biotechnology Council. www.wisconsintechnologycouncil.com
	11:45 AM jp	Larry Meiller  - 10/28G	Listen
		The number of women in Wisconsin farming has grown twenty-five percent in the last few years. After eleven-forty five, Larry Meiller talks with Kathy Schmitt of the Wisconsin Farm Center about an upcoming conference for women in farming. It's November 13th and 14th in Wisconsin Rapids. www.datcp.state.wi.us
	12:30 PM	Chapter A Day
		On Chapter A Day, Jim Fleming reads from, "Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet," a novel by Jamie Ford.
	1:00 PM	Talk of the Nation
		After one, on TALK OF THE NATION, Political Junkie Ken Rudin focuses on the races in Virginia, New York, and New Jersey.
	2:00 PM	Talk of the Nation
		Everybody wants smarter kids... and most parents can understand the allure of parking your little genius in front of a digital babysitter. After two, on TALK OF THE NATION, Neal Conan looks at how soon you should try to make your child smarter.
	3:00 PM	Here On Earth: Radio Without Borders  - 10/28K	Listen
		After three, on Here on Earth: Radio without Borders, it's international literature at it's best when Jean Feraca talks with the editor of Words Without Borders. Guest: Susan Harris, Editor, Words Without Borders.
	4:00 PM mn	At Issue with Glen Moberg in for Ben Merens  - 10/28L	Listen
		The Afghan war is continuing to deteriorate, as Obama considers moving U.S. troops to Afghanistan's 10 largest cities. After four, Glen Moberg and his guest discuss U.S. options against continued Taliban assault. Guest: Thomas H. Johnson, Research Professor and Director in the Department of National Security Affairs at the Naval Postgraduate School in Monterey, California.
	5:00 PM bhm	At Issue with Glen Moberg in for Ben Merens  - 10/28M	Listen
		This weekend we "fall back" an hour on the clock to return to Standard Time. At Issue, after five, a discussion about the politics behind Daylight Saving Time. Guest: Michael Downing, Professor of English, Tufts University. Author, “Spring Forward: The annual Madness of Daylight Saving Time” NEW BOOK: “Life With Sudden Death: A Tale of Moral Hazard and Medical Misadventure”
	6:00 PM	On Point
		After six, On Point: Going mobile. Google, Apple and a whole tech universe are vying for the next great prize: mobile computing. A look at how life changes with a smartphone in everyone's pocket.
	7:00 PM	On Point
		After seven, On Point: Morality for Young Adults. The moral and spiritual lives of young Americans. . . where they're turning now for meaning.
	8:00 PM	As It Happens
		At eight, it's As It Happens from the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation.
	9:00 PM	Here On Earth: Radio Without Borders  - 10/28K	Listen
		After nine, on Here on Earth: Radio without Borders, it's international literature at it's best when Jean Feraca talks with the editor of Words Without Borders. Guest: Susan Harris, Editor, Words Without Borders.
	10:00 PM	Kathleen Dunn  - 10/28E	Listen
		After ten, Kathleen Dunn's guest suggests a new way to teach geography to grade school students. Guest: David J. Smith, Author, "If the World Were a Village: A Book about the World's People," and "If America Were a Village: A Book about the People of the United States."
	11:00 PM	Chapter A Day
		On Chapter A Day, Jim Fleming reads from, "Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet," a novel by Jamie Ford.
	11:30 PM	BBC World Service
		World news and features are heard overnight seven days a week from the British Broadcasting Corporation.
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