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You can access program descriptions, guest names and topics for many of the programs on Wisconsin Public Radio's Ideas Network. To see Program Notes for a particular day, select a date using the drop down lists below.
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PROGRAM NOTES FOR SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 2009
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6:00 AM
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On the Media
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On the Media casts an incisive eye on the marketplace of ideas.
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7:00 AM
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Wait Wait Don't Tell Me!
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It's Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me!, the hour-long quiz show from NPR.
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8:00 AM
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Says You!
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Stay tuned for the NPR word game, Says You!
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9:00 AM
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A Way With Words
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Enjoy the call-in program all about language, A Way With Words.
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10:00 AM
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A Prairie Home Companion
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On a Prairie Home Companion, a touch of French flavor for the Midwest, from the Civic Center in downtown Des Moines, Iowa. The grande rendezvous will include maestros of Cajun music BeauSoleil avec Michael Doucet, French folk chanteuse Francine Roche, and accordionist extraordinaire Mark Stillman.
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12:00 PM
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To the Best of Our Knowledge
- 11/08A
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Esprit de corps (ess-SPREE d'CORE) is the glue that holds the U.S. military together. After twelve-noon, on To the Best of Our Knowledge, "Esprit de Corps" is Part Three of "Boots on the Ground: Stories from the War in Iraq".
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1:00 PM
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To the Best of Our Knowledge
- 11/08B
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After one, on To the Best of Our Knowledge, a conversation with Nick Hornby, author of “Juliet, Naked.” Also, American music giant Ralph Stanley looks back on his life and career.
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2:00 PM
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This American Life
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On This American Life, stories about people who take the bait... and those who place it.
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3:00 PM
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On the Media
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On the Media casts an incisive eye on the marketplace of ideas.
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4:00 PM
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University of the Air
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At four, on University of the Air, Alfred McCoy shares some insights into the United States, the Philippines, and the rise of the surveillance state.
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5:00 PM
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Simply Folk
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From five until eight, join Tom Martin-Erickson for music that's Simply Folk.
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8:00 PM
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Old Time Radio Drama - with Norman Gilliland
- 11/08A
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Hopalong Cassidy takes a bull by the horns, at eight, on Old-Time Radio Drama. And Jimmy Durante (der-RANT-ee) takes a music lesson from Bing Crosby in a broadcast from 1947.
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9:00 PM
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Old Time Radio Drama - with Norman Gilliland
- 11/08B
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When it comes to drama, Hollywood Star Time pushes the envelope in "The Letter," during the nine o'clock hour of OTRD. Then it's mystery with "Broadway is My Beat" from 1952.
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10:00 PM
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Old Time Radio Drama - with Norman Gilliland
- 11/08C
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After ten, on OTRD, it's Suspense from 1948. And, NBC Short Story with the strange story of Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde.
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11:00 PM
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BBC World Service
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World news and features are heard overnight seven days a week from the British Broadcasting Corporation.
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