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IDEAS NETWORK PROGRAMS - FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 2013
6:00 AM Joy Cardin  - 02/01A Saturday is Groundhog Day, so folklore will tell us whether spring will come early or if we'll have another six weeks of winter. Either way, you'll still be able to enjoy plenty of great events in Wisconsin this February. Joy Cardin's guest is a travel expert who has some suggestions - for indoors and outdoors - to help you make the most of the shortest month of the year. Events sampler: http://wpr.org/r/?1012 Guest: Gary Knowles, Upper Great Lakes columnist, Journal & Topics Newspapers; Contributing Travel Editor, The American BoomeR online magazine; monthly contributor, "Tell Joy Where to Go" programs.
7:00 AM Joy Cardin  - 02/01B From sex education to tax reform, Joy Cardin's guest this hour says too many of our public policies are built upon myths and misunderstanding. Voters and lawmakers are both to blame. He shares with us some of the most common mistakes in American politics today. Guest: David Schultz, professor in the School of Business at Hamline University; editor of the Journal of Public Affairs Education; author of, "American Politics In the Age of Ignorance: Why Lawmakers Choose Belief over Research" American Politics In the Age of Ignorance: Why Lawma...
8:00 AM Joy Cardin  - 02/01C President Obama and members of Congress make their pitches for immigration reform, the Milwaukee County Sheriff calls for residents to defend themselves instead of relying on 911, and state Democrats unveil new jobs legislation. Joy Cardin's guests weigh in on these issues and more of the top national and state news in the Week in Review. Guests: - Ruth Conniff, Political Editor of The Progressive magazine. - Kevin Binversie, political commentator for the Wisconsin Reporter.
9:00 AM Veronica Rueckert  - 02/01D What separates the best from the rest? Hard work, willpower, dedication, and a good dose of luck? Yes, all of those are important, say Veronica Rueckert's guests, but real winners add one more crucial attribute... Guests: Camille Sweeney is a journalist and a MacDowell Arts Colony Fellow. She writes fiction in her spare time. Josh Gosfield, an award-winning illustrator and fine artist, and former art director at New York Magazine. Sweeney and Gosfield co-authored:" The Art of Doing: How Superachievers Do What They Do and How They Do It So Well." The Art of Doing: How Superachievers Do What They Do...
10:00 AM Veronica Rueckert  - 02/01E "Never look a polar bear in the eye!" So says Veronica Rueckert's guest who, on a family vacation in the Canadian Arctic, discovered some both fascinating and uncomfortable facts about polar bears. Guest: Zac Unger is a writer as well as a firefighter and paramedic in Oakland, CA. He has written for Slate, The Economist, Men's Journal, and other publications. His latest book is "Never Look A Polar Bear in the Eye." Never Look A Polar Bear in the Eye
11:00 AM Larry Meiller  - 02/01F It's time for another edition of Garden Talk with Larry Meiller. We'll cover advice for successful apple and hazelnut growing. Guest: Jason Fischbach ("FISH-bahk"), UW-Extension Agriculture Agent, Ashland and Bayfield Counties.
12:30 PM Chapter A Day Jim Fleming reads from "The Bartender's Tale," a novel by Ivan Doig that takes us once again to Montana. It's a coming of age story and much more.
1:00 PM Talk of the Nation Science Friday Do the comments made on a website change your view of the news? Join Ira Flatow for a look at some of the pitfalls of science journalism in our online world on Talk of the Nation Science Friday.
2:00 PM Talk of the Nation Science Friday China emits a quarter of the world's CO2... but it also leads in clean energy tech. How the world is tackling climate change... with or without us... on Talk of the Nation Science Friday.
3:00 PM At Issue with Ben Merens  - 02/01K As Ben Merens begins his last day of hosting, we look back on 21 years on memories together, and hear from some favorite guests, as well. Guests: John St. Augustine is a WGN radio host in Chicago. He is the author of Every Moment Matters and Living an Uncommon Life: Essential Lessons from 21 Extraordinary People. Mary Anne Radmacher (Rod-MOCK-er) is a writing coach and author of numerous books. Her latest is Honey in Your Heart: Ways to See and Savor the Simple Good Things. Every Moment Matters: Savoring the Stuff of Life
4:00 PM At Issue with Ben Merens  - 02/01L Join Ben Merens and his guest to discuss what you think was the biggest news story of the week. Was it the new immigration reform proposals? Or Gabby Giffords testimony before Congress on guns? A look at the news that's been in the week that was today on Your Views on the News. Guest: Joe Heim is a professor of political science at UW-La Crosse.
5:00 PM Q with Jian Ghomeshi On Q with Jian Ghomeshi: Q is on the Road in Hamilton, Ontario today featuring JUNO Award-winning rockers the Arkells performing throughout the show. Other guests include blues artist Rita Chiarelli, world-renowned McMaster University geneticist Hendrik Poinar, playwright and provocateur Sky Gilbert, Hamilton film actor John Migliore, and Q's Hamilton Media Panel.
6:00 PM On Point Immigration. Gabby Giffords on guns. Chuck Hagel in the hot seat. An Israeli air strike in Syria. On Point's weekly news roundtable goes behind the headlines.
7:00 PM The Moth Radio Hour Slow service at a deli counter leads to an angry and regrettable outburst; a husband describes his wife's lifelong battle with epilepsy; a teenager gives birth and makes the ultimate choice; and a social worker has a client who is beyond his control. The Moth Radio Hour -- True Stories Told Live On Stage!
8:00 PM As It Happens Hear news and interviews from around the world on As It Happens.
9:00 PM Joy Cardin  - 02/01C President Obama and members of Congress make their pitches for immigration reform, the Milwaukee County Sheriff calls for residents to defend themselves instead of relying on 911, and state Democrats unveil new jobs legislation. Joy Cardin's guests weigh in on these issues and more of the top national and state news in the Week in Review. Guests: - Ruth Conniff, Political Editor of The Progressive magazine. - Kevin Binversie, political commentator for the Wisconsin Reporter.
10:00 PM Veronica Rueckert  - 02/01E "Never look a polar bear in the eye!" So says Veronica Rueckert's guest who, on a family vacation in the Canadian Arctic, discovered some both fascinating and uncomfortable facts about polar bears. Guest: Zac Unger is a writer as well as a firefighter and paramedic in Oakland, CA. He has written for Slate, The Economist, Men's Journal, and other publications. His latest book is "Never Look A Polar Bear in the Eye."
11:00 PM Chapter A Day Jim Fleming reads from "The Bartender's Tale," a novel by Ivan Doig that takes us once again to Montana. It's a coming of age story and much more.
IDEAS NETWORK PROGRAMS - FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 2013

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