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IDEAS NETWORK PROGRAMS - WEDNESDAY, MARCH 23, 2011
6:00 AM Joy Cardin We’re not confident about our financial security in retirement, according to a new survey. After six, Joy Cardin talks to a co-author of the survey, who says it’s a wake-up call for people to start planning. Guest: Mathew Greenwald, President and CEO of Mathew Greenwald and Associates, and co-author of the annual “Retirement Confidence Survey” produced in conjunction with the Employee Benefit Research Institute http://wpr.org/r/?489
7:00 AM Joy Cardin It’s another edition of The Big Question, after seven. Joy Cardin and her guests will debate whether the United States should be involved with military operations in Libya for humanitarian reasons. Guests: - Alan Kuperman (KOO-per-min) - Professor, Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs, University of Texas-Austin. Author, "The Limits of Humanitarian Intervention." Co-editor, "Gambling on Humanitarian Intervention." Recent piece on Libya: http://wpr.org/r/?491 - John Guardiano (gwar-dee-AH-no) - Writer and analyst who focuses on political, military and public policy issues for a variety of publications, including FrumForum, the American Spectator and the Daily Caller. Recent piece on Libya: http://wpr.org/r/?492
8:00 AM Joy Cardin After eight, Joy Cardin’s guest sorts-out myth from reality when it comes to health, exercise, and well-being. From swimming after eating to whether shaving makes hair grow back thicker…find out which common beliefs are true, and which are misconceptions. Guest: Brian Udermann (OOD-er-man), Professor of Exercise and Sport Science at UW-La Crosse, and author of “25 Ways to Cure the Hiccups: Uncovering the Truth Behind 101 Common Myths and Misconceptions.” http://wpr.org/r/?490
9:00 AM Veronica Rueckert in for Kathleen Dunn After nine, Veronica Rueckert and her guest examine the evolution of how the government, financial intuitions, and individuals think about debt in America, and how it led us to our current economic state. Guest: Louis Hyman - Assistant Professor in the Labor Relations, Law, and History department at Cornell University. Author of, “Debtor Nation: The History of America in Red ink.”
10:00 AM Veronica Rueckert in for Kathleen Dunn After ten, Veronica Rueckert and her guest explore the ways in which language shapes identities throughout time, and across cultures. Guest: Robert Lane Greene, Correspondent for "The Economist." Adjunct Assistant Professor in the Center for Global Affairs at New York University. Author, “You Are What You Speak: Grammar Grouches, Language Laws, and the Politics of Identity.”
11:00 AM Larry Meiller It's Poison Prevention Awareness Week, and after eleven, Larry Meiller's guest shares her expertise in identifying and avoiding poisonous plants. Guest: Donna Lotzer - Senior Clinical Pharmacist and Poison Education Coordinator, University of WI Hospital & Clinics Poison Prevention & Education Center.
11:45 AM Larry Meiller Larry Meiller's guest after eleven forty-five will provide an update on Wisconsin's gray wolf population. More frequent encounters between wolves and livestock has led to the Wisconsin DNR to request that the U.S. Department of the Interior delist the gray wolf in Wisconsin. Guest: Richard Thiel - Recently-retired Coordinator of the Sandhill Outdoor Skills Center for the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources.
12:30 PM Chapter A Day Norman Gilliland reads from "The Poisoner's Handbook" by Deborah Blum. If only your high school chemistry class had been this good.
1:00 PM Talk of the Nation After one, on Talk of the Nation, Political Junkie Ken Rudin joins Neal Conan for a look at the week in politics.
2:00 PM Talk of the Nation After two, on Talk of the Nation, comedy legend Carol Burnett joins Neal Conan to take your questions.
3:00 PM Here On Earth: Radio Without Borders After three on Here on Earth: Radio Without Borders, Jean Feraca and her guest discuss the human quest for utopia. (Rebroadcast from December 13, 2010) Guest: J. C. Hallman, author of '"In Utopia: Six Kinds of Eden and the Search for a Better Paradise".
4:00 PM At Issue with Ben Merens It's the first-year anniversary of passage of President Obama's health-care reform initiative - the Affordable Care Act. After four, Ben Merens and his guest discuss what reforms have taken place this year, what's coming in 2012-2014, and the misconceptions about the legislation. Guest: Robert Kraig, Executive Director, Citizen Action of Wisconsin.
5:00 PM At Issue with Ben Merens Today after five on At Issue with Ben Merens, join Ben and his guest economist for another edition of At Issue Econ 101 – to ask your questions about our economy. GUEST: Kevin Quinn is a professor of Economics at St. Norbert College. He is also Associate Dean of the Social Sciences division.
6:00 PM On Point After six, On Point: Ethnic Strife In The Middle East. Is Bahrain the latest proxy war between Iran and Saudi Arabia? On Point takes a deep look at the role of ethnic strife in Middle East uprisings.
7:00 PM On Point After seven, On Point: Global Migration and Arrival Cities. The new global migration to cities. On Point examines the barrios, slums, Chinatowns, and Little Indias where immigrants land.
8:00 PM As It Happens At eight, it's As It Happens from the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation.
9:00 PM Here On Earth: Radio Without Borders After nine on Here on Earth: Radio Without Borders, Jean Feraca and her guest discuss the human quest for utopia. (Rebroadcast from December 13, 2010) Guest: J. C. Hallman, author of "In Utopia: Six Kinds of Eden and the Search for a Better Paradise".
10:00 PM Veronica Rueckert in for Kathleen Dunn After ten, Veronica Rueckert and her guest explore the ways in which language shapes identities throughout time, and across cultures. Guest: Robert Lane Greene, Correspondent for "The Economist." Adjunct Assistant Professor in the Center for Global Affairs at New York University. Author, “You Are What You Speak: Grammar Grouches, Language Laws, and the Politics of Identity.”
11:00 PM Chapter A Day Norman Gilliland reads from "The Poisoner's Handbook" by Deborah Blum. If only your high school chemistry class had been this good.
11:30 PM BBC World Service World news and features are heard overnight seven days a week from the British Broadcasting Corporation.
IDEAS NETWORK PROGRAMS - WEDNESDAY, MARCH 23, 2011

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