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IDEAS NETWORK PROGRAMS - FRIDAY, MAY 4, 2012
6:00 AM Joy Cardin Saturday is Cinco de Mayo, and there a number of ways you can celebrate Mexican heritage and pride throughout Wisconsin. After six, Joy Cardin's guest has a few ideas not only for this weekend, but for the rest of May, and invite you to "Tell Joy Where to Go" for a great spring activity. Guest: Gary Knowles, Upper Great Lakes columnist, Journal & Topics Newspapers; Contributing Travel Editor, American BoomeR; Monthly contributor to our "Tell Joy Where to Go" programs.
7:00 AM Joy Cardin A controversy over a cereal brand has raised a discussion over what we mean when we say "natural foods." After seven, Joy Cardin's guest says many food products have misleading labels, and we should be careful not to be misled. Guest: Mark Kastel, co-founder and director of the Organic Integrity Project at The Cornucopia Institute www.cornucopia.org
8:00 AM Joy Cardin After eight, it's the Week in Review with Joy Cardin and her guests. They'll check out the latest poll results on the recall election along with other top state and national news stories. Guests: Ed Garvey, Senior Partner at the law firm of Garvey, McNeil, and Associates and the publisher of www.FightingBob.com David Blaska, former Dane County Supervisor. His new blog: www.ibwisconsin.com/Blogs/Right-On/
9:00 AM Veronica Rueckert After nine, Veronica Rueckert and her guest explore the intimate and surprising history of the home - from bathrooms to bedrooms and everything in between. Guest: Lucy Worsley, chief curator at Historic Royal Palaces, the independent charity that looks after the Tower of London, Hampton Court Palace, Kensington Palace State Apartments, and others; she was the host of the four-part BBC television series If Walls Could Talk; author of If Walls Could Talk: An Intimate History of the Home. If Walls Could Talk: An Intimate History of the Home
10:00 AM Veronica Rueckert After ten, Veronica Rueckert is joined by the Grammy award-winning band, the Carolina Chocolate Drops. Guests: - Dom Flemons - Rhiannon Giddens - Hubby Jenkins - Leyla McCalla
11:00 AM Larry Meiller Wisconsin Public Television has been broadcasting "The Wisconsin Gardener" since 1992. Larry Meiller hears on Garden Talk at eleven what's in store for this season, and gets great tips for a healthy, gorgeous garden. Guest: Shelley Ryan, host of "The Wisconsin Gardener" on Wisconsin Public Television
12:30 PM Chapter A Day Karl Schmidt reads from "Rodin's Debutante" by Ward Just. 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 After one, on Talk Of The Nation Science Friday, does the public want more action on climate change? Join Ira Flatow for a new survey that shows global warming and clean energy should be high priorities. Plus, Mayim Bialik [MY-im bee-AL-ick) on her role as the Big Bang Theory's Amy Fowler. And, an experimental vaccine to treat cocaine overdose.
2:00 PM Talk of the Nation Science Friday After two, on Science Friday, a look at thorium, and why some are calling it a super fuel. Plus, from storage to music to your office files, is it time to move to the cloud?
3:00 PM Gene Purcell in for Ben Merens Peruvian authorities are still trying to unravel the mystery of why hundreds of dolphins have been found dead on beaches in the country over the past two and a half months. After three, join Gene Purcell and his guest as they discuss dolphin strandings around the world and why they happen. www.ifaw.org/us/ Guest: Katie Moore is Manager of Marine Mammal Rescue and Research at the International Fund for Animal Welfare in Yarmouth Port, Massachusetts.
4:00 PM Gene Purcell in for Ben Merens Your views about the week's most significant story are welcome today after four on At Issue - It's Your Views on the News. What story has touched you the most and why? Guest: Dennis Riley, Professor of Political Science Stevens Point "Bureaucracy and the Policy Process: Keeping the Promises" Bureaucracy and Policy Process: Keeping the Promises
5:00 PM Q with Jian Ghomeshi After five, on Q with Jian Ghomeshi, filmmaker Lauren Greenfield on her documentary, The Queen of Versailles. Canadian graphic memoirist Guy Delisle on Jerusalem, his portrait in words and images of living in the divided city as a stay-at-home father. Plus, Elvira Kurt's Cultural Hall of Shame, and more.
6:00 PM On Point After six, On Point: The Week in the News. The U.S. gives up China's barefoot lawyer. President Obama in Afghanistan. "Occupy" is back. The On Point weekly news roundtable goes behind the headlines.
7:00 PM SPECIAL: Wisconsin 2012 Debate: The Democratic Gubernatorial Recall Primary Wisconsin Public Radio and Wisconsin Public Television, in partnership with the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel and WTMJ, bring you the Wisconsin 2012 Democratic Gubernatorial Recall Primary. The candidates, Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett; former Dane County Executive Kathleen Falk; state Sen. Kathleen Vinehout; and Secretary of State Doug La Follette, will all participate in this event. The primary will be co-hosted by WPR's Shawn Johnson, WPT's Frederica Freyberg, Journal Sentinel reporter Jason Stein, and WTMJ staff.
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. They'll check out the latest poll results on the recall election along with other top state and national news stories. Guests: Ed Garvey, Senior Partner at the law firm of Garvey, McNeil, and Associates and the publisher of www.FightingBob.com David Blaska, former Dane County Supervisor. His new blog: www.ibwisconsin.com/Blogs/Right-On/
10:00 PM Veronica Rueckert After ten, Veronica Rueckert is joined by the Grammy award-winning band, the Carolina Chocolate Drops. Guests: - Dom Flemons - Rhiannon Giddens - Hubby Jenkins - Leyla McCalla
11:00 PM Chapter A Day Karl Schmidt reads from "Rodin's Debutante" by Ward Just. 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, MAY 4, 2012

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