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IDEAS NETWORK PROGRAMS - TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 2013 |
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6:00 AM
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Rob Ferrett in for Joy Cardin
- 02/05A

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Student loan debt now tops credit card debt nationally, and Rob Ferret's guest says this debt is preventing a more robust economic recovery both nationally and in Wisconsin. He'll discuss his group's research on how student loan debt is affecting Wisconsinites and the state's economy.
Guest: Scot Ross, Executive Director of the Institute for One Wisconsin. For more information on the Institute's findings, visit www.onewisconsinnow.org/

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7:00 AM
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Rob Ferrett in for Joy Cardin
- 02/05B

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The Supreme Court primary election is right around the corner. This half-hour, Rob Ferrett talks with Ed Fallone in the first of our Supreme Court candidate forums.
Guest: Ed Fallone, Associate professor of law at Marquette University; candidate for state Supreme Court Justice.

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7:30 AM
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Rob Ferrett in for Joy Cardin
- 02/05X

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This half-hour, our Supreme Court candidate forums continue as Justice Pat Roggensack joins Rob Ferrett to take your questions.
Guest: Pat Roggensack, incumbent candidate for Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice

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8:00 AM
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Rob Ferrett in for Joy Cardin
- 02/05C

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It's a special consumer edition of On Your Money! Rob Ferrett's guest addresses several items, including the hottest technology trends for your home and smart phone, tips for remodeling your abode, why redeeming flier miles is becoming increasingly difficult, and answers to your consumer-related questions.
Guest: Kelli Grant, Senior Consumer Reporter with MarketWatch and a contributor to the Wall Street Journal.

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9:00 AM
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Kathleen Dunn
- 02/05D

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This week the United States Senate is set to vote on reauthorizing the Violence Against Women Act. Kathleen Dunn speaks to a guest from a women's legal defense fund about the history of the Violence Against Women Act, it's new controversial provisions, and how Congress is expected to vote on it.
Guest: Lisalyn (LISA LYNN) Jacobs, Vice President for Government Relations at Legal Momentum, the women's legal defense fund

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10:00 AM
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Kathleen Dunn
- 02/05E

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For four decades Pulitzer Prize-winning author Tracy Kidder has been working with the same editor, Richard Todd. This hour, Kathleen Dunn speaks with them both about their stories and advice from a lifetime of writing and editing.
Guests:
- Tracy Kidder, Pulitzer Prize winning author. His many books include: "Strength in What Remains," "The Soul of a New Machine," and most recently, "Good Prose: The Art of Nonfiction."
- Richard Todd, writer and editor. Former executive editor of, "Atlantic Monthly," who now teaches courses in the Goucher College MFA program. He is the co-author of, "Good Prose: The Art of Nonfiction."

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11:00 AM
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Larry Meiller
- 02/05F

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Every family has a history, do you know yours? Larry Meiller learns how to research our family history and what resources are available.
Guest: Lori Bessler, Reference Librarian, Library Archives division of the Wisconsin Historical Society

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11:45 AM
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Larry Meiller
- 02/05G

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Losing control of how your body moves can be devastating. People living with Parkinson's disease deal with a range of symptoms like tremors, loss of balance and coordination, slowness of movement, and stiffening of muscles. Larry Meiller finds out what resources are available to those living with Parkinson's.
Guest: Nancy Ninman, RN with UW Health, board certified in geriatrics, and over 90% of her patients have Parkinson's Disease

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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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The Oscar-nominated film "Zero Dark Thirty" opens with a declaration that the
story is based on firsthand accounts of actual events. But lawmakers like
Senator Dianne Feinstein take issue with the film's depictions of torture and
want the film branded as fiction. The shifting opinions on what's torture and
what's not, on TALK OF THE NATION.

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2:00 PM
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Talk of the Nation

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Millions of families around the U.S. are what's known as "mixed-status" -- one
household, in which some family members are in the country as legal residents,
and the others, aren't. For those families, Washington's plans for immigration
reform are less theoretical, and more personal.

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3:00 PM
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At Issue
- 02/05K

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When you gripe about your job on Facebook or Twitter, you boss may not like it-but can they fire you? John Munson and his guest talk about social media, privacy, and our rights at the workplace.
Guest: Lewis Maltby, president of the National Workrights Institute and author of "Can They do That? Retaking Our Fundamental Rights at Work"

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4:00 PM
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At Issue
- 02/05L

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Job growth in Wisconsin lags behind that nation, mainly due to an aging population and a lack of business start-ups. That's according to a new report, which also says our elected officials are missing the point in the job creation debate. John Munson talks with one of the authors of the report about the state of jobs in Wisconsin.
Guest: Dale Knapp, research director, Taxpayers Alliance. http://wistax.org/

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5:00 PM
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Q with Jian Ghomeshi

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A victims' rights group is objecting to ex-boxer Mike Tyson's guest-starring role on the TV crime drama "Law and Order: SVU". Tyson was convicted of rape in 1992, and served 3 years in prison, and is playing a convict on the show. Foo Fighters' frontman and former Nirvana drummer Dave Grohl on his new documentary about a fabled recording studio, Sound City. PLUS Ron Sexsmith performs from his new album, "Forever Endeavour".

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6:00 PM
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On Point

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New York's governor wants Superstorm Sandy victims to move off the coast. On
Point looks at when and where to rebuild.

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7:00 PM
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On Point

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Japan's old politics by other means -- the real, thousand-year history of the ninja.

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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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Rob Ferrett in for Joy Cardin
- 02/05C

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It's a special consumer edition of On Your Money! Rob Ferrett's guest addresses several items, including the hottest technology trends for your home and smart phone, tips for remodeling your abode, why redeeming flier miles is becoming increasingly difficult, and answers to your consumer-related questions.
Guest: Kelli Grant, Senior Consumer Reporter with MarketWatch and a contributor to the Wall Street Journal.

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10:00 PM
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Kathleen Dunn
- 02/05E

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For four decades Pulitzer Prize-winning author Tracy Kidder has been working with the same editor, Richard Todd. This hour, Kathleen Dunn speaks with them both about their stories and advice from a lifetime of writing and editing.
Guests:
- Tracy Kidder, Pulitzer Prize winning author. His many books include: "Strength in What Remains," "The Soul of a New Machine," and most recently, "Good Prose: The Art of Nonfiction."
- Richard Todd, writer and editor. Former executive editor of, "Atlantic Monthly," who now teaches courses in the Goucher College MFA program. He is the co-author of, "Good Prose: The Art of Nonfiction."

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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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