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IDEAS NETWORK PROGRAMS - TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 2013 |
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6:00 AM
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Joy Cardin
- 02/19A

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Many of us consider ourselves easily distracted, but how do we know if it might be the result of ADHD? Joy Cardin's guest this hour lays out the symptoms of ADHD and offers advice on how to stay focused despite distraction.
Guest: Dr. Craig Surman: Assistant Professor of Psychiatry at Harvard Medical School and the Scientific Coordinator of the Adult ADHD Research Program at Massachusetts General Hospital. He's co-author, with Dr. Tim Bilkey, of, "Fast Minds: How to Thrive If You Have ADHD (Or Think You Might)."
Fast Minds: How to Thrive If You Have ADHD (Or Think...
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7:00 AM
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Joy Cardin
- 02/19B

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Nine Wisconsin school districts will be added to the state's voucher school program under a newly-released budget proposal by Governor Scott Walker. Joy Cardin's guest education expert looks at the details of the plan, the increased funding schools are slated to receive, and other aspects of Walker's education budget.
Guest: Steve Correia (kor-EE-yuh), Associate Professor of Teacher Education at St. Norbert College.
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8:00 AM
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Joy Cardin
- 02/19C

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It's a special membership drive edition of On Your Money! Joy Cardin welcomes financial planner Kevin McKinley to answer some frequently asked questions about income taxes, and to discuss where to get help filing your return.
Guest: Kevin McKinley, Certified Financial Planner and Managing Member of McKinley Money, LLC. www.onyourmoney.com
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9:00 AM
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Kathleen Dunn
- 02/19D

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Nobel-prize-winning economist Paul Krugman joins Kathleen Dunn to discuss why he says we should raise the minimum wage and put off spending cuts. Then Kathleen talks to a state economy expert about issues facing Wisconsin.
Guests:
--Paul Krugman, Nobel Prize-winning economist and op-ed columnist for the New York Times. Professor of economics at Princeton University and centenary professor at the London School of Economics. Author of numerous books, including, "The Return of Depression Economics and the Crisis of 2008." His new book is titled, "End This Depression Now!"
--Laura Dresser, Associate Director of the Center on Wisconsin Strategy (COWS)
The Return of Depression Economics and the Crisis of...
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10:00 AM
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Kathleen Dunn
- 02/19E

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From the cooked-up story about the birth of the bathtub, to a BBC prank news story about pasta growing plants, Kathleen Dunn speaks with a writer for Mental_Floss magazine about great hoaxes throughout history.
Guest: Adam Raymond, contributing writer for Mental_Floss Magazine.
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11:00 AM
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Larry Meiller
- 02/19F

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We all know that adding veggies to our diet is good for our health. Larry Meiller visits with a cookbook author and chef who has great ideas for getting delicious vegetables into every meal.
Guest: Susie Middleton, chef, food writer, and gardener, editor-at-large for Fine Cooking magazine, author most recently of "The Fresh & Green Table: Delicious Ideas for Bringing Vegetables into Every Meal"
The Fresh & Green Table: Delicious Ideas for Bringin...
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12:30 PM
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Chapter A Day

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Jim Fleming reads from "Midnight Catch" by Norman Gilliland. In the autumn of 1929 a young man stumbles across the aftermath of murder.
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1:00 PM
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Talk of the Nation

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Days after she performed in Washington, Hadiya Pendleton was murdered in
Chicago, one of more than forty homicides in the city so far this January. At
her funeral, Father Michael Pfleger demanded a response saying, "we must
interrupt the code of silence that is hiding people, killers in our own
community." Stopping the violence in Chicago.
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2:00 PM
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Talk of the Nation

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Talk of the Nation provides you with the day's news and more. The experiences
and opinions of people around the country, and around the world. When you're
looking for the latest news and how it affects you, your family, your neighbors
and your life turn to Talk of the Nation, from NPR News.
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3:00 PM
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At Issue
- 02/19K

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Racism can have long lasting psychological effects on those exposed to it, and the trauma can be difficult to overcome. John Munson and his guest discuss racial tension in today's society, and the effects of prejudice and discrimination on a person's psyche.
Guest: Earl Bracy, Milwaukee-based clinical psychologist, author of "Too Young to Die: Inner-City Adolescent Homicides" and "The Making of a Psychologist."
Too Young to Die: Inner-City Adolescent Homicides
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4:00 PM
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At Issue
- 02/19L

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Citing the loss of state funding and lack of private support, four rural Planned Parenthood locations will be closing, further reducing the amount of health care options in rural Wisconsin. John Munson and his guest discuss the challenges facing health care in Wisconsin's rural areas, including availability, access, and an ongoing doctor shortage.
Guest: John Eich (IKE), director, Wisconsin Office of Rural Health. http://www.worh.org/
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5:00 PM
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Q with Jian Ghomeshi

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On Q with Jian Ghomeshi: Stanford professor Andrew Ng is co-founder of a popular educational initiative called Coursera, which partners with top universities to offer an array of online courses to the public. Americana musician Josh Ritter performs live from his forthcoming album, The Beast in its Tracks. U.K. food author and broadcaster Nigella Lawson on her latest cookbook, Nigelissima.
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6:00 PM
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On Point

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Sequestration is on its way. The next budget cliff. On Point looks at what all those cuts would mean for the country.
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7:00 PM
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On Point

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Merging American Airlines and US Airways - what will it mean for you? For air travel?
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8:00 PM
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As It Happens

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Hear news and interviews from around the world on As It Happens.
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9:00 PM
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Joy Cardin
- 02/19C

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It's a special membership drive edition of On Your Money! Joy Cardin welcomes financial planner Kevin McKinley to answer some frequently asked questions about income taxes, and to discuss where to get help filing your return.
Guest: Kevin McKinley, Certified Financial Planner and Managing Member of McKinley Money, LLC. www.onyourmoney.com
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10:00 PM
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Kathleen Dunn
- 02/19E

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From the cooked-up story about the birth of the bathtub, to a BBC prank news story about pasta growing plants, Kathleen Dunn speaks with a writer for Mental_Floss magazine about great hoaxes throughout history.
Guest: Adam Raymond, contributing writer for Mental_Floss Magazine.
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11:00 PM
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Chapter A Day

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Jim Fleming reads from "Midnight Catch" by Norman Gilliland. In the autumn of 1929 a young man stumbles across the aftermath of murder.
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11:30 PM
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BBC World Service

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Hear World news and features overnight seven days a week from the British Broadcasting Corporation.
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