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6:00 AM

Joy Cardin

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Wisconsin's cultural phenomenon known as the gun deer hunt is less than three weeks away! Joy Cardin's guest previews this year's season with regard to new herd research, the role citizens will play in deer management, recruiting new hunters and what makes hunting in the state so enjoyable.
Guest: Dan Small, host/producer of the public television show, "Outdoor Wisconsin," "Outdoors Radio with Dan Small," and contributing editor, Wisconsin Outdoor News. Deer Hunt Wisconsin 2012 special: http://wpr.org/r/?905 (airs Thurs., Nov. 1 at 8 p.m. on Wisconsin Public Television and Milwaukee Public Television)



7:00 AM

Joy Cardin

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Joy Cardin gets an update on the massive storm on the East Coast. Then she turns to the presidential campaign, with a look at the political impact of the storm, and the attention Wisconsin is getting from the candidates.
Guests:

Michael Morgan, Professor of Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences at UW-Madison

Mordecai Lee, Professor of Governmental Affairs at UW-Milwaukee



8:00 AM

Joy Cardin

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Joy Cardin welcomes financial planner Kevin McKinley for this week's edition of On Your Money. Kevin will answer your personal finance questions, offer tips on retirement, and share some end-of-Octoberfest advice on beer.
Guest: Kevin McKinley, Certified Financial Planner and Managing Member of McKinley Money, LLC www.onyourmoney.com



9:00 AM

Kathleen Dunn

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Former Senate staffer and trade ambassador under President Bill Clinton, Ira Shapiro joins Kathleen Dunn to discuss the last several decades of the U.S. Senate, and key races in 2012.
Guest: Ira Shapiro, former General Counsel and Ambassador in the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative during the Clinton administration. Author, "The Last Great Senate: Courage and Statesmanship in Times of Crisis."



10:00 AM

Kathleen Dunn

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This hour Kathleen Dunn's guests discuss the importance of Ohio, and their 18 electoral votes, in selecting the nation's President.
Guests:

10:00- Jo Ingles, News Reporter at Ohio Public Radio and Television.

10:30 - Daniel Coffey, Associate Professor of Political Science and Fellow, Bliss Institute of Applied Politics, University of Akron. Co-author, "Buckeye Battleground: Ohio, Campaigns, and Elections in the Twenty-First Century."



11:00 AM

Larry Meiller

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Larry Meiller visits with an old friend and audience favorite to talk about what the challenges and opportunities are for science in our society. Plus, what's in store for the annual Christmas Lecture.
Guest: Bassam Shakhashiri ("bah-SAM shah-ka-SHEER-ee"), Professor of Chemistry at the UW-Madison.



11:45 AM

Larry Meiller

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It seems like social media changes even more quickly than other forms of technology. Larry Meiller finds out about how companies determine who is influential on-line, and how to use that in marketing.
Guest: Don Stanley, faculty associate in Life Sciences Communication, owner, 3Rhino Media



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


Hurricane Sandy is being compared to the "perfect storm" that formed in the
North Atlantic in 1991. But forecasters warn Sandy will likely be even stronger
and affect as many as 60 million people -- more than the 1991 storm. Host Neal
Conan talks with NPR's Joe Palca about the science of this "superstorm" and why
its effects will be felt from Florida to Chicago to Canada.



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

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Ben Merens continues his series of candidate forums with the independent candidate running for U.S. senate.
Guest: Nimrod Allen III, former Marine serving in Iraq and Afghanistan; founder, Independent Democratic Enforcement Alliance (IDEA) Party; Independent candidate, Wisconsin's U.S. Senate race. www.yuallen.com



3:30 PM

At Issue with Ben Merens

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Ben wraps up his series of candidate forums with the democratic challenger in Wisconsin's senate race.
Guest: Tammy Baldwin, Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate in Wisconsin. http://www.tammybaldwin.com



4:00 PM

At Issue with Ben Merens

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Consumer Reports has unveiled its most reliable car survey. Japanese brands took the top seven spots in terms of reliability, while American vehicles performed below average. In this hour of At Issue, Ben Merens talks with auto industry analyst Paul Eisenstein about the list and takes your calls about how reliable your vehicle is.
Guest: Paul Eisenstein is the publisher and editor of "The Detroit Bureau." He has written about the global automotive industry for the past thirty years, and his articles appear in such publications as The Economist, Investor's Business Daily, and Automotive Industries. www.thedetroitbureau.com



5:00 PM

Q with Jian Ghomeshi


On Q with Jian Ghomeshi: Comedian Rob Delaney, who started posting his comedic comments on Twitter, and now has half a million followers. The ever-opinionated Billy Corgan of Smashing Pumpkins on the new configuration of that rock band, and their popular new album. Plus, teenage blogger and fashion icon Tavi Gevinson on Rookie Yearbook One.


6:00 PM

On Point


The wrath of Hurricane Sandy. On Point tracks the damage and asks if we've
learned how to respond to big storms.



7:00 PM

On Point


Daniel Day Lewis takes on Lincoln in a much-anticipated film. On Point looks
at a big new bio of Honest Abe's rise to power.



8:00 PM

As It Happens


Hear news and interviews from around the world on As It Happens.


9:00 PM

Joy Cardin

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Joy Cardin welcomes financial planner Kevin McKinley for this week's edition of On Your Money. Kevin will answer your personal finance queries, offer tips on retirement, and share some end-of-Octoberfest advice on beer.
Guest: Kevin McKinley, Certified Financial Planner and Managing Member of McKinley Money, LLC www.onyourmoney.com



10:00 PM

Kathleen Dunn

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This hour Kathleen Dunn's guests discuss the importance of Ohio, and their 18 electoral votes, in selecting the nation's President.
Guests:

10:00- Jo Ingles, News Reporter at Ohio Public Radio and Television.

10:30 - Daniel Coffey, Associate Professor of Political Science and Fellow, Bliss Institute of Applied Politics, University of Akron. Co-author, "Buckeye Battleground: Ohio, Campaigns, and Elections in the Twenty-First Century."



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.

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