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PROGRAM NOTES FOR THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 2009
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	6:00 AM rwf	Joy Cardin  - 11/05A	Listen
		Republicans are facing criticism around the country... from conservatives, who say the party is too moderate. After six, Joy Cardin and her guest discuss the prospects for conservative election challenges to mainstream Republicans. Guest: John McAdams, Associate Professor of Political Science, Marquette University.
	7:00 AM rwf	Joy Cardin  - 11/05B	Listen
		President Obama paid a visit to a Wisconsin school yesterday, and education was on his mind. After seven, join Joy Cardin and her guest for a look at what the President had to say, and what it means for Wisconsin schools. Guest: Steve Correia, Associate Professor of Education, St. Norbert College.
	8:00 AM CS	Joy Cardin  - 11/05C	Listen
		Until recently, we never knew how the chemicals in common household items like kitchen cleaners and sippy cups were affecting us. After eight, Joy Cardin’s guest describes the scientific revolution today to make the products we use safer... for us... and for the planet. Guest: Elizabeth Grossman, Investigative Journalist, Mother Jones, The Nation, The Washington Post, et al. Author, Chasing Molecules: Poisonous Products, Human Health, and the Promise of Green Chemistry. Guest mentioned this EPA website to find info about cleaning products: www.cleangredients.org/home
	9:00 AM RS	Kathleen Dunn  - 11/05D	Listen
		Unexpected third quarter profits for Ford Motor Company have raised hopes that the auto industry is starting to pull out of a deep slump. After nine, Kathleen Dunn’s guest examines the latest economic trends in the auto industry. Guest: Dave Zoia, Editorial Director, WardsAuto.com, Ward’s Automotive Reports and Ward’s Engine and Vehicle Technology Update.
	10:00 AM RF	Kathleen Dunn  - 11/05E	Listen
		After ten, Kathleen Dunn and her guest examine how fifty years of swift changes to Earth’s oceans could significantly impact life on the planet. Guest: Sylvia Earle, author, The World is Blue: How Our Fate and the Ocean’s Are One.
	11:00 AM jp	Larry Meiller  - 11/05F	Listen
		The Wisconsin Initiative for Science Literacy continues, after eleven, when Larry Meiller talks about academic research and development with UW-Madison Chemistry Professor Bassam Shakhashiri. (buh-SAHM SHOCK-hah-SHEER-ee) www.scifun.org
	11:45 AM jp	Larry Meiller  - 11/05G	Listen
		It's been a century now since Amateur Radio transmitting began. After eleven-forty five, Larry Meiller talks with veteran "ham" radio operator Steve Johnston, who is also the Director of Engineering at Wisconsin Public Radio. johnston@wpr.org
	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
		A year ago, Barack Obama won the White House and the word "post-racial" began to permeate discussions about race in this country. After one, on TALK OF THE NATION, talking race... a year after the Obama election.
	2:00 PM	Talk of the Nation
		A new poll suggests more Americans identify themselves as conservatives. After two, on TALK OF THE NATION, guest host Jennifer Ludden looks at growing conservatism in America.
	3:00 PM	Here On Earth: Radio Without Borders  - 11/05K	Listen
		For decades, many garbage collectors in Cairo have made their living by collecting garbage, and recycling more than eighty-percent. After three, on Here on Earth: Radio without Borders, Jean Feraca and her guest examine what we can learn from Cairo's expertise in garbage. Guest: Mai Iskander, Producer/Director, "Garbage Dreams".
	4:00 PM mn	At Issue with Ben Merens  - 11/05L	Listen
		After four today, join Ben Merens and his guest in a discussion of the nation’s assessment of President Obama one year after his election. Are the Republican wins in New Jersey and Virginia indicative of the country’s change of mood and reconsideration of Republican candidates? GUEST: Cal Jillson, Professor of Political Science at Southern Methodist University
	5:00 PM mn	At Issue with Ben Merens  - 11/05M	Listen
		As Americans watch jobs disappear and wages plummet, is it time to revitalize the American labor movement at a grass-roots level? At Issue, after five, join Ben Merens and his guest in a discussion on building labor-community coalitions to benefit workers and businesses. Guest: Amy B. Dean, Founder, Working Partnerships USA and Building Partnerships USA. Author, " A New New Deal: How Regional Activism Will Reshape The American Labor Movement."
	6:00 PM	On Point
		After six, On Point: Global Climate Politics. The Copenhagen climate conference is one month away. U.S. climate action is going nowhere in Congress. A look at the global implications of America's domestic climate politics.
	7:00 PM	On Point
		After seven, On Point: Managing Aging. A surge of new strategies... from diets to testosterone... On Point gets the story.
	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  - 11/05K	Listen
		For decades, many garbage collectors in Cairo have made their living by collecting garbage, and recycling more than eighty-percent. After nine, on Here on Earth: Radio without Borders, Jean Feraca and her guest examine what we can learn from Cairo's expertise in garbage. Guest: Mai Iskander, Producer/Director, Garbage Dreams.
	10:00 PM RF	Kathleen Dunn  - 11/05E	Listen
		After ten, Kathleen and her guest examine how 50 years of swift changes to Earth’s oceans could significantly impact life on the planet. GUEST: Sylvia Earle, Author, The World is Blue: How Our Fate and the Ocean’s Are One.
	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
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