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IDEAS NETWORK PROGRAMS - FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 28, 2012
6:00 AM Joy Cardin You might be hard-pressed to find a better place to celebrate autumn than in Wisconsin with the splendid fall colors, cooler temperatures, and a plethora of fun things to see and do! Joy Cardin's guest has the rundown on some truly enjoyable events for you and the family, and invite you to "Tell Joy Where to Go" for some can't-miss October activities. Guest: Gary Knowles, Upper Great Lakes columnist, Journal & Topics Newspapers, and a Contributing Travel Editor, The American BoomeR online magazine.
7:00 AM Joy Cardin Get up close and personal with reptiles and amphibians! Joy Cardin and her guests discuss some common misconceptions about our scaly and sometimes slimy friends, advice on keeping them as pets, and answer your questions. Plus, find out about some other presentations you can check out at the 2012 Wisconsin Science Festival. http://www.wisconsinsciencefest.org Guests: - Laura Heisler, Director, Wisconsin Science Festival and Director of Programming, Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation. - Ryan McVeigh, President, Madison Area Herpetological Society. http://www.madisonherps.org
8:00 AM Joy Cardin Barack Obama and Mitt Romney take their messages to Ohio, Tommy Thompson and Tammy Baldwin get ready for their first U.S. Senate debate, and a deal is reached between the National Football League and its referees. Joy Cardin's guests discuss those issues and other top national and state news stories in the Week in Review. Guests: - Walter John Chilsen, former Republican State Senator from Wausau; member, Wisconsin Broadcasters Association Hall of Fame. - Darryl Mayfield, Instructor of Business Ethics, Diverse Cultures and other courses, Upper Iowa University, Wausau; owner, Bradley-Moesh (MESH) consulting firm.
9:00 AM Veronica Rueckert Have women better adapted to the changing economic landscape than men over the last few decades? Yes, according to Veronica Rueckert's guest, but she warns that while many of the achievements are positive, some could end up hurting us all. Guest: Hanna Rosin, Senior Editor, The Atlantic. Author, "The End of Men: And the Rise of Women."
10:00 AM Veronica Rueckert When journalist David K. Randall injured himself sleepwalking, he began investigating the mysterious world of sleep. Veronica Rueckert asks him whether we really need eight hours of sleep. Do women and men sleep differently? If you commit a crime while sleepwalking, are you culpable? Just some of the questions we'll ponder this hour. Guest: David K. Randall is a senior reporter at Reuters, an adjunct professor of journalism at New York University and author of "Dreamland."
11:00 AM Larry Meiller On Garden Talk, Larry Meiller finds out what we should plan on for fall garden chores, plus, the spread of the Emerald Ash Borer, and what it means for our ash trees. Guest: Patti Nagai ("nah-GEYE"), UW Extension horticulture educator, Racine County
12:30 PM Chapter A Day Jim Fleming reads from "A Dog Named Boo" by Lisa J. Edwards. It's the true story of how an unwanted dog turned her life around and, with her help, changed the lives of many more.
1:00 PM Talk of the Nation Science Friday Join Ira Flatow for a look at how wildfires, and an invasive weed, are changing the landscape in the American West. Plus, a look at the use, and misuse, of DNA evidence in solving crimes.
2:00 PM Talk of the Nation Science Friday Did you know that CAMELS used to roam America, next to mammoths and saber-toothed cats? Plus, the science of Raptors.
3:00 PM At Issue with Ben Merens How can you sculpt your career based on what you want to do, what you're able to do and how well you're able to assess what you've already done? Join Ben Merens and his guest, and learn how to craft your life through visual guidance techniques. Guest: Sue Keely is a visual life coach. She helps people craft their lives through visual guidance techniques. www.suekeely.com
4:00 PM At Issue with Ben Merens The news that's been in the week that was - It's Your Views on the News At Issue with Ben Merens. Call in with your thoughts about the week's top news story. Guest: Ed Miller, Professor of Political Science at UW-Stevens Point
5:00 PM Q with Jian Ghomeshi On Q with Jian Ghomeshi, it's Q on the Road...a live audience show celebrating Culture Days at MacEwan Hall in Calgary. Country star Paul Brandt performs from his latest, Give It Away. Michael Green, co-founder and co-artistic director of Calgary's One Yellow Rabbit Theatre Company.
6:00 PM On Point The Week in the News: Obama and Romney slug it out. Free speech and faith at the U.N. NFL refs go back to work. The On Point weekly news roundtable goes behind the headlines.
7:00 PM The Moth Radio Hour A hiker is pinned underneath a refrigerator-sized boulder deep in the wilderness, a speechwriter describes his most challenging assignment ("Make Al Gore funny"), and a young art student battles her demons in the pursuit of love. Hosted by the founder of The Moth, George Dawes Green.
8:00 PM SPECIAL PROGRAM: WBA U.S. Senate Debate The Wisconsin Broadcasters Association, in partnership with the Ideas Network, brings you a live debate between Democratic incumbent Tammy Baldwin and Republican candidate Tommy Thompson.
9:00 PM Joy Cardin Barack Obama and Mitt Romney take their messages to Ohio, Tommy Thompson and Tammy Baldwin get ready for their first U.S. Senate debate, and a deal is reached between the National Football League and its referees. Joy Cardin's guests discuss those issues and other top national and state news stories in the Week in Review. Guests: - Walter John Chilsen, former Republican State Senator from Wausau; member, Wisconsin Broadcasters Association Hall of Fame. - Darryl Mayfield, Instructor of Business Ethics as well as Diverse Cultures in the United States, Upper Iowa University, Wausau; owner of a small windows business, Mosinee.
10:00 PM Veronica Rueckert When journalist David K. Randall injured himself sleepwalking, he began an investigation into the strange world of sleep. Veronica Rueckert asks him whether we really need eight hours of sleep. Do women and men sleep differently? If you commit a crime while sleepwalking, are you culpable? Guest: David K. Randall is a senior reporter at Reuters and has also written for the New York Times, Forbes, and New York. He is an adjunct professor of journalism at New York University and author of "Dreamland."
11:00 PM Chapter A Day Jim Fleming reads from "A Dog Named Boo" by Lisa J. Edwards. It's the true story of how an unwanted dog turned her life around and, with her help, changed the lives of many more.
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, SEPTEMBER 28, 2012

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