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IDEAS NETWORK PROGRAMS - FRIDAY, APRIL 27, 2012
6:00 AM Joy Cardin Today is Arbor Day, and to celebrate, Joy Cardin is speaking with a certified arborist! After six, he'll discuss your favorite trees, the best way to care for your trees, and how planting trees can enrich your life. Guest: Bob Gansemer, International Society of Arboriculture-certified arborist, and general manager in the Mequon office for Buckley the Tree Care Specialists
7:00 AM Joy Cardin After seven, Joy Cardin's candidate forum series continues when Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett discusses his Democratic campaign for governor. Guest: Tom Barrett, Mayor of Milwaukee; Democratic candidate for governor of Wisconsin. http://www.barrettforwisconsin.com/
7:30 AM Joy Cardin Joy Cardin's candidate forum series continues, after seven-thirty, with a discussion with one of the Democratic candidates for lieutenant governor of Wisconsin. Guest: Ira Robins, private investigator from Milwaukee; Democratic candidate for lieutenant governor of Wisconsin. http://voteira.com/
8:00 AM Joy Cardin After eight, it's the Week in Review with Joy Cardin and her guests. Top issues include Wisconsin's recall and jobs outlook, the presidential race, and a Supreme Court case on immigration enforcement. Guests: Louis Fortis, Editor-in-Chief, The Shepherd Express. Walter John Chilsen, former Republican State Senator from Wausau. Member, Wisconsin Broadcasters Association Hall of Fame.
9:00 AM Veronica Rueckert After nine, Veronica Rueckert talks with Bill McKibben about Global Climate Change-taking the temperature of the planet and figuring out what we can do 'on the ground.' Guest: Bill McKibben is an author, environmentalist, and activist. In 1988, he wrote "The End of Nature", the first book for a common audience about global warming. He is the co-founder and Chairman of 350.org, an international climate campaign that works in 188 countries around the world. McKibben has received many awards, including a Guggenheim and a Lyndhurst Fellowship. Foreign Policy magazine named him one of the "100 most important global thinkers" and Utne Reader listed him as one of the "25 Visionaries Who Are Changing Your World". The End of Nature
10:00 AM Veronica Rueckert Veronica Rueckert's guest argues that often times when corporations team up with charitable organizations to market goods, the outcomes heavily favor the company, and not the organization. After ten, media critic Mara Einstein discusses how we can be more informed consumers. Guest: Mara Einstein, Author, "Compassion, Inc.: How Corporate America Blurs the Line Between What We Buy, Who We Are and Those We Help."
11:00 AM Larry Meiller It's time for another edition of Garden Talk at eleven. Larry Meiller learns great tips for the best garden yet from a Garden Talk audience favorite. Guest: Melinda Myers, Milwaukee-based host of "Melinda's Garden Moments," author of more than twenty gardening books.
12:30 PM Chapter A Day Karl Schmidt reads from "Rodin's Debutante" by Ward Just. It's a coming-of-age story in mid-20th century Chicago that compels us to ask, what is the value of beauty? What divides and what unites us? And which teaches us more, failure or success?
1:00 PM Talk of the Nation Science Friday They called it the Hells Bells Laboratory. And it was the inventive genius behind cell phones, satellites, lasers, and transistors. After one, on Talk Of The Nation Science Friday, the talk turns to the legendary Bell Labs. Plus, astronaut John Grunsfeld on the future of NASA science.
2:00 PM Talk of the Nation Science Friday What happens when athletes get hit in the head over and over again? After two, on Talk Of The Nation Science Friday, join Ira Flatow for a look at a new play--Headstrong--that tackles the subject of sports and concussions. Plus, is the next gold rush in space? A look at a new venture to mine mineral-rich asteroids.
3:00 PM At Issue with Ben Merens For many of us, the toughest challenge we face in life is facing our fears. Today after three on At Issue, Ben Merens and his guest discuss the relationship between fear and courage. Guest: Dr. Gordon Livingston, Psychiatrist and Writer "The Thing You Think You Cannot Do: Thirty Truths About Fear and Courage" www.gordonlivingston.com
4:00 PM At Issue with Ben Merens Today after four on At Issue, it's Your Views on the News. You're invited to call in with your thoughts about the week's most significant news story. Guest: Ken Mayer, professor of political science UW Madison, Affiliate Faculty LaFollette Institute of Public Affairs
5:00 PM Q with Jian Ghomeshi After five, on Q with Jian Ghomeshi, April Bloomfield talks about the changes in modern British cuisine, as displayed in her acclaimed pub fare and new cookbook, 'A Girl and Her Pig". Also, Q's media panel, with the Globe and Mail's Margaret Wente, rabble.ca's Judy Rebick, and John Cruickshank, publisher of The Toronto Star. Plus Elvira Kurt's Cultural Hall of Shame, and more.
6:00 PM On Point After six, On Point: Week in the News. Romney sweeps. Arizona on trial. Murdoch in trouble. On Point's weekly news roundtable goes behind the headlines.
7:00 PM On Point After seven, On Point: Mining Asteroids. Mining asteroids. Some scientists and entrepreneurs say they'll go to outer space for precious metals. On Point thinks about that.
8:00 PM As It Happens After eight, it's news and interviews from around the world on As It Happens.
9:00 PM Joy Cardin After nine, it's the Week in Review with Joy Cardin and her guests. Top issues include Wisconsin's recall and jobs outlook, the presidential race, and a Supreme Court case on immigration enforcement. Guests: Louis Fortis, Editor-in-Chief, The Shepherd Express. Walter John Chilsen, former Republican State Senator from Wausau. Member, Wisconsin Broadcasters Association Hall of Fame.
10:00 PM Veronica Rueckert Veronica Rueckert's guest argues that often times when corporations team up with charitable organizations to market goods, the outcomes heavily favor the company, and not the organization. After ten, media critic Mara Einstein discusses how we can be more informed consumers. Guest: Mara Einstein, Author, "Compassion, Inc.: How Corporate America Blurs the Line Between What We Buy, Who We Are and Those We Help."
11:00 PM Chapter A Day Karl Schmidt reads from "Rodin's Debutante" by Ward Just. It's a coming-of-age story in mid-20th century Chicago that compels us to ask, what is the value of beauty? What divides and what unites us? And which teaches us more, failure or success?
11:30 PM BBC World Service Hear World news and features overnight seven days a week from the British Broadcasting Corporation.
IDEAS NETWORK PROGRAMS - FRIDAY, APRIL 27, 2012

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