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IDEAS NETWORK PROGRAMS - MONDAY, OCTOBER 29, 2012
6:00 AM Gene Purcell in for Joy Cardin The owner of the Kewaunee nuclear power plant recently announced that the facility will close after not finding a buyer. Gene Purcell's guest discusses what's involved in the decommissioning and what the future of energy holds for Wisconsin. Then, in the Monday Morning Wake-Up Call, Gene's guest discusses a few things you need to know about navigating Medicare's open enrollment period. Guests: - Michael Kraft, Professor Emeritus of Public and Environmental Affairs, UW-Green Bay. - 6:50 - Holin (HAH-lin) Kennen, Lead Dane County Benefit Specialist, Coalition of Wisconsin Aging Groups. Wisconsin Resources on Medicare: http://wpr.org/r/?901
7:00 AM Gene Purcell in for Joy Cardin It's the State Capitol Report! Gene Purcell's guest breaks down the third and final U.S. Senate debate between Tommy Thompson and Tammy Baldwin. Guest: Shawn Johnson, Wisconsin Public Radio's State Government Reporter.
7:30 AM Gene Purcell in for Joy Cardin The State Capitol Report continues when Gene Purcell's guest lawmaker discusses what he calls the dire state of public education ahead of a reduction in state aid, along with reforms he'd like to see implemented. Guest: Chris Larson, Democratic State Senator, Milwaukee. Opinion: http://wpr.org/r/?899
8:00 AM Gene Purcell in for Joy Cardin The Wausau Daily Herald is endorsing President Barack Obama for another term, the Green Bay Press-Gazette is backing Mitt Romney, and the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel is doing away with endorsements entirely. Gene Purcell's guest discusses the effect that newspaper endorsements have on voters and political campaigns. Guest: Mike Wagner, Assistant Professor, School of Journalism and Mass Communication, UW-Madison. Blog: http://wpr.org/r/?903
9:00 AM Kathleen Dunn Political writer, Craig Gilbert, joins Kathleen Dunn to talk about the latest news from the campaign trail. Guest: Craig Gilbert, Washington Bureau Chief, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.
10:00 AM Kathleen Dunn Some of the country's best political commentary comes from Hollywood movies. This hour, Kathleen Dunn and her guest discuss political films. GUEST: Mike Mayo - film critic and a contributor to The Washington Post and The Roanoke Times. The Horror Show Guide: The Ultimate Frightfest of Mo...
11:00 AM Larry Meiller Larry Meiller talks with the author of a new mystery novel set on Rock Island, a state park off the tip of Door County. It addresses the lives of Nordic settlers and fisherpeople then, and now. Guest: Kathleen Ernst, author, "The Light Keeper's Legacy" (the third book in the Chloe Ellefson mystery series) The Light Keeper's Legacy
11:45 AM Larry Meiller Larry Meiller visits with the UW Weather Guys. They discuss what impact Hurricane Sandy may have on the North East coast of the U.S. Plus, how our winter may shape up this year, and whether recent rain has made up for the summer's drought. Guests: - Steve Ackerman, director, Cooperative Institute for Meteorological Satellite Studies, UW-Madison and professor of atmospheric sciences - Jon Martin, professor and chair of Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences, UW-Madison
12:30 PM Chapter A Day Norman Gilliland reads from "The Sense of an Ending" by Julian Barnes. A middle-aged man contends with a past he has largely forgotten until his closest childhood friends return with a vengeance.
1:00 PM Talk of the Nation Defining success in Afghanistan. After a spate of so-called green-on-blue attacks, U.S. troops have restricted joint operations with Afghan forces. Retired Army officer John Nagl says America needs to be reminded of what it's really like to lose a war.
2:00 PM Talk of the Nation In the heat of an earlier presidential campaign, a Talk of the Nation caller got an email from her CEO that characterized anyone who opposed the president as "unpatriotic and un-American." She didn't know how to react. Bosses who tell workers how to vote. Arguments on Facebook and in the break room. Politics at work.
3:00 PM At Issue with Ben Merens Ben Merens begins a series of candidate forums with the challengers for Wisconsin's open senate seat. He speaks first with the libertarian candidate in the race. (NOTE: Nimrod Allen and Tammy Baldwin will join the program tomorrow) Guest: Joseph Kexel, founder and owner, Vikkex, an IT consulting company in Kenosha; he's the Libertarian candidate in Wisconsin's U.S. Senate race. www.Kexel2012.com.
3:30 PM At Issue with Ben Merens Ben Merens discusses the race for Herb Kohl's senate seat in Wisconsin, from the latest news from the campaign trail, to the newest poll numbers. (NOTE: Tommy Thompson declined to join us for a candidate forum during this timeslot) Guest: JR Ross, editor, www.WisPolitics.com
4:00 PM At Issue with Ben Merens A storm of historic proportions is bearing down on the east coast, causing dangerous conditions, mass evacuations, and a shutdown of the U.S. stock market. Ben Merens and his guest discuss the impact Hurricane Sandy, and the possible implications it could have on weather in the Midwest. Guests: - Jennifer Collins, associate professor of geography at the University of South Florida, who specializes in weather and climate. She was part of a team of "hurricane hunters" who collected data on Hurricane Sandy by flying through the storm in a plane. - Hugh Willoughby, Distinguished Research Professor in the department of earth and environment at Florida International University. Former director of the Hurricane Research Division of NOAA's Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory. He's flown more than 400 missions into the eye of storms.
5:00 PM Q with Jian Ghomeshi On Q with Jian Ghomeshi: Do we still need gender-specific literary prizes? Some female writers oppose the idea, but Kate Mosse of the UK's Orange Prize believes we do, and Janice Zawerbny, editorial director at Thomas Allen Publishers, is instituting one for female fiction authors in Canada. Then, Duran Duran bassist John Taylor on his memoir In the Pleasure Groove. Plus, Q's sports culture panel.
6:00 PM On Point The presidential race is neck and neck. What if the electoral vote ends in a tie? A look at what would happen next.
7:00 PM On Point The great historian Jacques Barzun ((ZHOCK BAR-zun)) is dead at 104 - Before his passing, he claimed western civilization is in decline. We'll pick up the debate.
8:00 PM As It Happens Hear news and interviews from around the world on As It Happens.
9:00 PM Gene Purcell in for Joy Cardin The Wausau Daily Herald is endorsing President Barack Obama for another term, the Green Bay Press-Gazette is backing Mitt Romney, and the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel is doing away with endorsements entirely. Gene Purcell's guest discusses the effect that newspaper endorsements have on voters and political campaigns. Guest: Mike Wagner, Assistant Professor, School of Journalism and Mass Communication, UW-Madison. Blog: http://wpr.org/r/?903
10:00 PM Kathleen Dunn Some of the country's best political commentary comes from Hollywood movies. This hour, Kathleen Dunn and her guest discuss political films. GUEST: Mike Mayo - film critic and a contributor to The Washington Post and The Roanoke Times.
11:00 PM Chapter A Day Norman Gilliland reads from "The Sense of an Ending" by Julian Barnes. A middle-aged man contends with a past he has largely forgotten until his closest childhood friends return with a vengeance.
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 29, 2012

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