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IDEAS NETWORK PROGRAMS - THURSDAY, JULY 12, 2012
6:00 AM Joy Cardin A new survey shows that 37 percent of fourth-graders say their math work is too easy, and that more than half of eighth-graders say their history work is too simple. Joy Cardin's guest explains why he says this is a problem and how to go about solving it. Guest: Ulrich (UHL-rick) Boser (BO-zur), Senior Fellow, Center for American Progress; co-author, "Do Schools Challenge Our Students?" Study: http://wpr.org/r/?754
7:00 AM Joy Cardin Final recommendations from Wisconsin's so-called "deer czar" include letting private landowners hold public hunts on their property, focusing on new chronic wasting disease outbreaks, and greater public relations between the DNR and hunters. Joy Cardin's guest discusses the effects these and other proposals would have on deer hunting in the state. Guest: Pat Durkin, freelance outdoors columnist for Wisconsin newspapers.
8:00 AM Joy Cardin When people ask you how you are, do you usually respond with "busy"? Joy Cardin's guest says that we're over-scheduling ourselves and that we need to take a step back and relax. He'll discuss why idle time is important and reactions to his New York Times piece on busyness. Guest: Tim Kreider, freelance writer and the author of "We Learn Nothing," a collection of essays and cartoons. His writings have appeared in The New York Times, Film Quarterly, The Comics Journal, Jump Cut, and Lip. His cartoon "The Pain-When Will It End?" has appeared in the Baltimore City Paper since 1997.
9:00 AM Kathleen Dunn Kathleen Dunn speaks with a Constitutional law professor about the history of the Supreme Court; appointments, influence, and his idea that each president, upon being elected, is allowed to appoint an additional justice. Guest: Burton Caine, Professor of Law, Temple University Law School.
10:00 AM Kathleen Dunn Saturday, July 14 is the 100th anniversary of Woody Guthrie's birth. This hour, the life, legacy--and music--of Woody Guthrie. GUEST: Robert Santelli - Executive Director of the Grammy Museum and the author of THIS LAND IS YOUR LAND: WOODY GUTHRIE AND THE JOURNEY OF AN AMERICAN FOLK SONG
11:00 AM Larry Meiller Larry Meiller and his guests talk about home repair and improvement, with an eye toward green and eco-friendly solutions. Guests: - Chad Speight ("SPATE"), Chad's Carpentry, Madison - John Viner, Senior Project Manager, Energy Center of Wisconsin
12:30 PM Chapter A Day Jim Fleming is reading excerpts from Walden by Henry David Thoreau. Though he died 150 years ago, Thoreau's work remains a classic both in literature and environmental thought.
1:00 PM Talk of the Nation The most destructive wildfire in Colorado history is fully contained. Now investigators want to know: was it arson? As the hunt continues for a serial arsonist in several other Colorado fires, host Neal Conan goes inside a fire investigation and the mind of an arsonist. Plus, a new way out of the same old debate over climate change.
2:00 PM Talk of the Nation In court, Jerry Sandusky was found guilty on dozens of counts of sexual abuse. Now, the results of an internal investigation into how the school handled those accusations. What went wrong at Penn State? Plus, the rebellion of the doomed extras on a star ship's away team--Redshirts.
3:00 PM At Issue with Ben Merens Car crashes are the leading cause of death for 16-25 year old's, and two out of every three teens who die in a car crash dies in their very first crash. Join Ben Merens and his guest as they discuss teaching teens emergency driving skills. Guest: Robbie Cutcliffe is the head coach and chief instructor at Wheels Milwaukee, a driving school. www.wheelsmilwaukee.com
4:00 PM At Issue with Ben Merens A genetic breakthrough may have big implications for the treatment of Alzheimer's disease. Ben Merens and his guest look at the state of the art in Alzheimer's treatment and prevention...and what resources are out there for people coping with the illness. 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 The rock, rap and grunge scenes in China are finally taking off after decades struggling with censorship and the state preference for apolitical pop. Author William Dobson on The Dictator's Learning Curve -- how authoritarian regimes have adapted to the contemporary media and social-media world, and how those who wish to oppose today's dictatorships must also adapt. Then, a special conversation with renowned British-American painter David Hockney.
6:00 PM On Point The Amazon Economy. Amazon.com is busting way off the web, taking over huge chunks of the "real world" economy.
7:00 PM On Point Richard Florida showed us the earning power of the Creative Class. Ten years after, a look at how the creatives are doing in tough times.
8:00 PM As It Happens Hear news and interviews from around the world on As It Happens.
9:00 PM Joy Cardin When people ask you how you are, do you usually respond with "busy"? Joy Cardin's guest says that we're over-scheduling ourselves and that we need to take a step back and relax. He'll discuss why idle time is important and reactions to his New York Times piece on busyness. Guest: Tim Kreider, freelance writer and the author of "We Learn Nothing," a collection of essays and cartoons. His writings have appeared in The New York Times, Film Quarterly, The Comics Journal, Jump Cut, and Lip. His cartoon "The Pain-When Will It End?" has appeared in the Baltimore City Paper since 1997.
10:00 PM Kathleen Dunn Saturday, July 14 is the 100th anniversary of Woody Guthrie's birth. This hour, the life, legacy--and music--of Woody Guthrie. GUEST: Robert Santelli - Executive Director of the Grammy Museum and the author of THIS LAND IS YOUR LAND: WOODY GUTHRIE AND THE JOURNEY OF AN AMERICAN FOLK SONG
11:00 PM Chapter A Day Jim Fleming is reading excerpts from Walden by Henry David Thoreau. Though he died 150 years ago, Thoreau's work remains a classic both in literature and environmental thought.
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, JULY 12, 2012

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