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IDEAS NETWORK PROGRAMS - THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 2013
6:00 AM Rob Ferrett in for Joy Cardin  - 02/07A The U.S. Postal Service says beginning in August, it will end Saturday letter delivery in an effort to save $2 billion a year. Rob Ferrett talks with a retired postal worker about why he says the USPS is an essential part of our national infrastructure and needs to be saved. His second guest says the USPS should take a page from the Canadian postal service's playbook and move towards privatization. Guests: - Mark Jamison, a 30-year employee of the postal service who retired in July; he spent the last 14 years as postmaster in Webster, North Carolina. Blogs: http://www.savethepostoffice.com/jamison - Ian Lee, assistant professor in the Sprott School of Business at Carleton University in Ottawa. Opinion: http://wpr.org/r/?1016
7:00 AM Rob Ferrett in for Joy Cardin  - 02/07B Rob Ferrett wraps up the Supreme Court Primary Candidate Forums this half-hour with a conversation with Vince Megna. They'll take your questions for him about his candidacy for Supreme Court Justice. Guest: Vince Megna, Milwaukee-based attorney; candidate for state Supreme Court Justice
7:30 AM Rob Ferrett in for Joy Cardin  - 02/07X Rob Ferrett and his guest examine the state Supreme Court race and take a closer look at the top issues facing the candidates in this primary election. Guest: Tim Dale, Assistant Professor of Political Science at UW-La Crosse
8:00 AM Rob Ferrett in for Joy Cardin  - 02/07C From money-saving tips that have no major impact to touting magical abilities, Rob Ferrett's guest says the personal finance industry is doing us no favors in getting ahead in this stagnant economy. She'll expose what she calls "the dark side of the personal finance industry" this hour. Guest: Helaine Olen, freelance journalist; author of, "Pound Foolish: Exposing the Dark Side of the Personal Finance Industry" Pound Foolish: Exposing the Dark Side of the Persona...
9:00 AM Kathleen Dunn  - 02/07D The 2013 Chicago Auto Show kicks off this week. This hour Kathleen Dunn speaks with an editor for Automobile Magazine about the industries latest news. Guest: Todd Lassa, Executive Editor of "Automobile".
10:00 AM Kathleen Dunn  - 02/07E The 85th Academy Awards are just over two weeks away. This hour, we'll speak with an editor from the film site Fandago about the films you should watch before the Oscars. Guest: Chuck Walton, Editor-in-Chief, Fandango.
11:00 AM Judith Siers-Poisson in for Larry Meiller  - 02/07F Tax Day is just a couple months away -- are you ready? Judith Siers-Poisson finds out what we should be gathering now to make filing those returns less painful, and what was set as a result of the fiscal cliff negotiations. Guest: Dale Kunin ("CUE-nin"), CPA.CITP, Partner, Wegner CPAs, Madison
12:30 PM Chapter A Day Jim Fleming reads from "Midnight Catch" by Norman Gilliland. In the autumn of 1929 a young man stumbles across the aftermath of murder.
1:00 PM Talk of the Nation As President Obama's pick to lead the CIA heads up to Capitol Hill for his confirmation hearing, a Justice Department memo leaked that justifies the extra judicial execution of American citizens if they're terrorists. Drones, waterboarding and the CIA.
2:00 PM Talk of the Nation Talk of the Nation discusses the normalization of pot, plus the next installment of our Oscar Docs series - "5 Broken Cameras".
3:00 PM At Issue  - 02/07K Schools around the country are moving toward more and more standardized testing-but some teachers are refusing to run the tests. John Munson's guest says too much testing is hurting our education system. Guest: Monty Neill, Executive Director of FairTest, The National Center for Fair & Open Testing www.fairtest.org
4:00 PM At Issue  - 02/07L The number of people in the United States affected by Alzheimer's disease could triple by 2050. That's according to a new report...and if nothing is done to reduce the prevalence of the disease, health care costs could soar. John Munson and his guest discuss the reasons behind the expected jump, and what can be done about it. Guest: Tom Hlavacek (LAV-uh-check), Executive Director, Alzheimer's Association of Southeastern Wisconsin. http://www.alz.org/sewi/
5:00 PM Q with Jian Ghomeshi On Q with Jian Ghomeshi: Is modern wheat our enemy? A Q debate with Dr. William Davis, author of the bestselling diet book "Wheat Belly", and Timothy Caulfield, professor of health law and science policy at the University of Alberta and author of "The Cure For Everything: Untangling the Twisted Messages about Health, Fitness and Happiness". Plus, making a salary from your YouTube channel and Torquil Campbell's Rant or Rave.
6:00 PM On Point Finland and South Korea top the charts in a new global education ranking -- but with very different philosophies. On Point looks at what the U-S, ranked Number seventeen, can learn.
7:00 PM On Point Tough times for older workers. Many can't retire or find a job. On Point looks at boomers and more in the bust.
8:00 PM As It Happens Hear news and interviews from around the world on As It Happens.
9:00 PM Rob Ferrett in for Joy Cardin  - 02/07C From money-saving tips that have no major impact to touting magical abilities, Rob Ferrett's guest says the personal finance industry is doing us no favors in getting ahead in this stagnant economy. She'll expose what she calls "the dark side of the personal finance industry" this hour. Guest: Helaine Olen, freelance journalist; author of, "Pound Foolish: Exposing the Dark Side of the Personal Finance Industry"
10:00 PM Kathleen Dunn  - 02/07E The 85th Academy Awards are just over two weeks away. This hour, we'll speak with an editor from the film site Fandago about the films you should watch before the Oscars. Guest: Chuck Walton, Editor-in-Chief, Fandango.
11:00 PM Chapter A Day Jim Fleming reads from "Midnight Catch" by Norman Gilliland. In the autumn of 1929 a young man stumbles across the aftermath of murder.
11:30 PM BBC World Service Hear World news and features overnight seven days a week from the British Broadcasting Corporation.
IDEAS NETWORK PROGRAMS - THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 2013

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