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Ideas Network Program Notes

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6:00 AM

Joy Cardin

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The state bird of Oklahoma - the scissor-tailed flycatcher - was recently spotted in southeastern Wisconsin. Joy Cardin's guest discusses this rare sighting and other species you may find as our feathered friends migrate south, plus what you can do to help care for wild birds during the upcoming winter months.
Guest: Andy Paulios (POW-lee-iss), Coordinator, Wisconsin Bird Conservation Initiative, and biologist, Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources. http://www.wisconsinbirds.org/



7:00 AM

Joy Cardin

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Fewer people are going to movies, and the silver screen is losing ground to television and the internet as a key player in popular culture. Joy Cardin asks her guest: are movies still an important part of American popular culture?
Guest: Robert Thompson, Professor of Television and Pop Culture, and Director, Bleier (BLY-er) Center for Television and Popular Culture, Syracuse University.



8:00 AM

Joy Cardin

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Financial planner Kevin McKinley joins Joy Cardin for this week's edition of On Your Money. Kevin will answer your personal finance questions, share retirement advice, and tell us why a good night's sleep is a smart money move.
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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On election day in America, Kathleen Dunn and her guest revisit coverage of passed elections by NBC News.

Guest: Stephen Battaglio, TV Guide business editor. Author, "Election Night: A Television History 1948 - 2012."

Election Night: A Television History 1948 - 2012

10:00 AM

Kathleen Dunn

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November 8th through the 11th, La Crosse hosts the 9th Annual Widening the Circle Native American & Hmong Indigenous Education Symposium. The symposium addresses common educational dilemmas in both the Native and Hmong cultures in Wisconsin. This hour, Kathleen Dunn and her guests talk about the mission of the event and what students and educators will explore.
GUESTS:
Matthew Stewart - Chair, Widening the Circle Symposium

Xong Xiong - Executive Director for the La Crosse Area Hmong Mutual Assistance Association, Inc.



11:00 AM

Larry Meiller

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When people think of the Civil War, they don't necessarily think of Wisconsin's participation. Larry Meiller discusses letters written home by a Wisconsin soldier.
Guests: Kevin and Patsy Alderson, editors, "Letters Home to Sarah: The Civil War Letters of Guy C. Taylor, Thirty-Sixth Wisconsin Volunteers"

Letters Home to Sarah: The Civil War Letters of Guy ...

11:45 AM

Larry Meiller

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Cheese is a wonderful and delicious part of Wisconsin's culinary culture. Larry Meiller gets a preview of the upcoming Wisconsin Cheese Originals annual festival.
Guest: Jeanne ("Jean-ee") Carpenter, executive director, Wisconsin Cheese Originals



12:30 PM

Chapter A Day


Susan Sweeney reads from Ann Patchett's Novel "State of Wonder." A doctor travels to the Amazon and finds extraordinary things, opening opportunities for the future and reviving travails from the past.


1:00 PM

Talk of the Nation


The attack ads, and stump speeches, the rallies and debates; all over. Now,
it's up to the voters. Turnout, swing states, problems and the length of the
lines outside polling places. What's happening where you vote on Election Day?
Plus, the most memorable election night speeches.



2:00 PM

Talk of the Nation


In the midst of an election marked by attack ads, smears, and doubts about the
purpose of government, Craig Fehrman (fur-man) asks, why does anyone run for president? For that matter, why would anyone run for dog catcher? The real reasons people run for public office.



3:00 PM

At Issue with Ben Merens

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Why not elect a president based on the popular vote vs. using the Electoral College system? Join Ben Merens and his guest as he makes the case for why this could be dangerous to the health of the American democracy. http://wpr.org/r/?913
Guest: Curtis Gans is director of the nonpartisan Center for the Study of the American Electorate.



4:00 PM

At Issue with Ben Merens

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While the nation picks our leader for the next four years, the fact remains: come tomorrow morning, we'll still be a divided country. Ben Merens and his guest discuss civility not just in politics, but our everyday lives, and how we can try and come together as one nation.
Guest: Rabbi Brad Hirschfield, President, National Jewish Center for Learning and Leadership. Author, "You Don't Have To Be Wrong For Me To Be Right: Finding Faith Without Fanaticism"

You Don't Have To Be Wrong For Me To Be Right: Findi...

5:00 PM

Q with Jian Ghomeshi


On Q with Jian Ghomeshi: As Americans go to the polls, conservative satirist PJ O'Rourke gives his views on the 2012 campaign, polarization in US politics and why there are so few conservative satirists. Plus, Christian blogger and writer Rachel Held Evans on her book, A Year of Biblical Womanhood.


6:00 PM

SPECIAL PROGRAM: WNYC Election Night Preview


Join us for an Election Night Preview call-in program from WNYC, hosted by Brian Lehrer (LEHR-ur).


7:00 PM

SPECIAL PROGRAM: NPR Election Night Coverage


NPR hosts Robert Siegel and Melissa Block kick-off tonight's coverage of national elections with political analysis, expert interviews, and more.


8:00 PM

SPECIAL PROGRAM: WPR/NPR Election Night Coverage

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Wisconsin Public Radio's Shawn Johnson and Wisconsin Public Television's Frederica Freyberg follow the election throughout the night with results, and exclusive commentary from political analysts, WPR reporters, and candidates. (Audio: Tammy Baldwin's Victory Speech only)


11:00 PM

SPECIAL PROGRAM: WPR/NPR Election Night Coverage

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Wisconsin Public Radio's Shawn Johnson and Wisconsin Public Television's Frederica Freyberg follow the election throughout the night with results, and exclusive commentary from political analysts, WPR reporters, and candidates. (Audio: Obama's Victory Speech only)

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