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IDEAS NETWORK PROGRAMS - TUESDAY, AUGUST 21, 2012
6:00 AM Joy Cardin Is email derailing your productivity at work? Joy Cardin's guest says it can, but it doesn't have to. She discusses how email can slow us down and how to email more efficiently at work. Guest: Marsha Egan, workplace productivity expert and author of "Inbox Detox and the Habit of Email Excellence." Inbox Detox and the Habit of Email Excellence
7:00 AM Joy Cardin Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan have been criticizing President Obama, saying he's using Medicare as "a piggybank for Obamacare." Meanwhile, Obama is attacking Ryan for wanting to "end Medicare as we know it." Joy Cardin's guest discusses the proposed changes and reforms to Medicare, and answers your questions. Guest: Tom Oliver, Professor, Department of Population Health Sciences, UW-Madison; Director, UW's Master of Public Health Program.
8:00 AM Joy Cardin It's a special edition of On Your Money! A recent survey shows that 63 percent of consumers plan to spend up to $500 on back-to-school shopping this year. Joy Cardin's guest has some tips on keeping your bill as low as possible. He also shares some secrets to finding bargains year-round, some cheap, easy and delicious cucumber recipes, frugal ways to keep mosquitoes away, and other money-saving advice. Guest: Jeff Yeager, aka, "The Ultimate Cheapskate." AARP's resident savings expert, and author, "The Ultimate Cheapskate's Road Map to True Riches," "The Cheapskate Next Door," and "Don't Throw that Away!" www.ultimatecheapskate.com How to Retire the Cheapskate Way: The Ultimate Cheap...
9:00 AM Kathleen Dunn Mitt Romney will introduce himself to a large part of the American public next week at the GOP National Convention. This hour, Scott Helman, Romney biographer and Boston Globe reporter, talks about the people and events that shaped Romney. Guest: Scott Helman - Staff writer for the Boston Globe and co-author, with Michael Kranish, of THE REAL ROMNEY. The Real Romney
10:00 AM Kathleen Dunn Last week, 34 platinum miners in South Africa were killed when police opened fire on a wildcat strike. The London-based company that owns the mine threatened to dismiss any worker that did not return to work, and many miners await trial. The episode is one of the worst instances of state violence since apartheid ended in 1994. This hour, Kathleen Dunn and her guest talk about the incident, as well as the inequality, poverty, and disease that continue to plague South Africa. Guest: Douglas Foster - Associate Professor of Journalism at Northwestern University and author of the forthcoming After Mandela: The Struggle for Freedom in Post-Apartheid South Africa After Mandela: The Struggle for Freedom in Post-Apar...
11:00 AM Larry Meiller A recent archaeological find near La Crosse produced a large amount of material dating from the Oneota (oh-nee-OH-ta") civilization. Larry Meiller finds out about what was found, and what it tells us. Guests: - Constance Arzigian, Laboratory Director, Research Archaeologist and Paleoethnobotanist, Sociology/Archaeology Department, UW-La Crosse - Wendy Holtz-Leith, Research Archaeologist, Sociology/Archaeology Department, UW-La Crosse
11:45 AM Larry Meiller The story of the Navajo code talkers' work during WW II is fascinating. Larry Meiller talks with the co-author of the memoir of one of the last living code talkers, Chester Nez. Guest: Judith Schiess Avila ("sheese AH-vee-la"), co-author, "Code Talker: The first and only memoir by one of the original Navajo code talkers of WWII" Code Talker: The first and only memoir by one of the...
12:30 PM Chapter A Day Karl Schmidt reads "The Tie That Binds" by Kent Haruf. It's the story of 80 year-old Edith Goodnough of Holt County, Colorado, as told by an unreliable neighbor.
1:00 PM Talk of the Nation Jon Lee Anderson describes a Syria fractured across religious lines. Battles rage in city streets. Rebels insist it's just a matter of time before the government crumbles. But no one can say for sure what happens if. . .or when. . .that occurs. A look at life inside Syria with Jon Lee Anderson of the New Yorker.
2:00 PM Talk of the Nation Mental illness can affect anybody. But research shows that black men tend to face more stigma and get less help dealing with it. Mental illness, and black men. Plus, when your doctor tells you, to take a hike. And means it literally.
3:00 PM John Munson in for Ben Merens Just how healthy are our oceans? According to the recently released Ocean Health Index, the globe's oceans received a score of 60 out of a possible 100. In this hour, John Munson and his guest discuss the challenges facing our oceans, and what can be done to make them healthier. Guests: - Ben Halpern, lead scientist and author of the Ocean Health Index project. He's the director of the Center for Marine Assessment and Planning and a Research Biologist at the Marine Science Institute. http://wpr.org/r/?820 - Andy Rosenberg, Director, Center for Science and Democracy at the Union of Concerned Scientists
4:00 PM John Munson in for Ben Merens Israel and Iran have ramped up the rhetoric this week, leading many to believe that the two countries are inevitably going to end up at war. Meanwhile, President Obama has suggested military intervention in Syria if chemical weapons are moved or prepared for use. In this hour, John Munson and his guest discuss the latest developments in the Middle East. Guest: Jeremi Suri, Mack Brown Distinguished Chair for Leadership in Global Affairs, History, and Public Affairs at the University of Texas-Austin, the LBJ School of Public Affairs, and the Strauss Center for International Security and Law. His latest book is "Liberty's Surest Guardian." Liberty's Surest Guardian: American Nation-Building ...
5:00 PM Q On Q, Stephen Quinn guest hosts! Paul MacAlindin, conductor of what's been called "the bravest orchestra in the world," The National Youth Orchestra of Iraq joins the show. Indie rockers Band of Horses perform from their new record Mirage Rock. Plus, from the best of Q: Jian's conversation with legendary comedian Phyllis Diller who died Monday at age 95.
6:00 PM On Point The furor and backtrack after Missouri G-O-P senate candidate Todd Akin talks of "legitimate rape." And the roots of that remark.
7:00 PM On Point Unexpected Famous People Encounters: Marilyn Monroe and Nikita Khrushchev. Mark Twain and Helen Keller. Unexpected encounters of the famous and infamous.
8:00 PM As It Happens Hear news and interviews from around the world on As It Happens.
9:00 PM Joy Cardin It's a special edition of On Your Money! A recent survey shows that 63 percent of consumers plan to spend up to $500 on back-to-school shopping this year. Joy Cardin's guest has some tips on keeping your bill as low as possible. He also shares some secrets to finding bargains year-round, some cheap, easy and delicious cucumber recipes, frugal ways to keep mosquitoes away, and other money-saving advice. Guest: Jeff Yeager, aka, "The Ultimate Cheapskate." AARP's resident savings expert, and author, "The Ultimate Cheapskate's Road Map to True Riches," "The Cheapskate Next Door," and "Don't Throw that Away!" www.ultimatecheapskate.com
10:00 PM Kathleen Dunn Last week, 34 platinum miners in South Africa were killed when police opened fire on a wildcat strike. The London-based company that owns the mine threatened to dismiss any worker that did not return to work, and many miners await trial. The episode is one of the worst instances of state violence since apartheid ended in 1994. This hour, Kathleen Dunn and her guest talk about the incident, as well as the inequality, poverty, and disease that continue to plague South Africa. Guest: Douglas Foster - Associate Professor of Journalism at Northwestern University and author of the forthcoming After Mandela: The Struggle for Freedom in Post-Apartheid South Africa
11:00 PM Chapter A Day Karl Schmidt reads "The Tie That Binds" by Kent Haruf. It's the story of 80 year-old Edith Goodnough of Holt County, Colorado, as told by an unreliable neighbor.
11:30 PM BBC World Service Hear World news and features overnight seven days a week from the British Broadcasting Corporation.
IDEAS NETWORK PROGRAMS - TUESDAY, AUGUST 21, 2012

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