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IDEAS NETWORK PROGRAMS - SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 29, 2012 |
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6:00 AM
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The People's Pharmacy with Joe and Terry Graedon

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The Ritalin (RIT-uh-lin) Controversy: Stimulant drugs to help these kids focus better have gained tremendously in popularity over the last several decades. But some people are quite concerned about long-term effects and warn against their use, while others are convinced that children should not be deprived of these medicines.
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7:00 AM
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Larry Meiller

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On this encore edition of Garden Talk, Larry Meiller finds out what we should plan on for fall garden chores, plus what the spread of the Emerald Ash Borer means for our ash trees.
Guest: Patti Nagai ("nah-GEYE"), UW Extension horticulture educator, Racine County
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8:00 AM
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Zorba Paster On Your Health

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Laughter's the best medicine! Get your weekly dose with Dr. Zorba and everyone's favorite curmudgeon, Tom, as they chat with callers about their health questions.
This week, the guys discuss obesity: Is it nature . . . or nurture, and what can you do to prevent it? Also, how nearly half of women could be suffering from a certain sleep syndrome and not even know about it. Plus, a guest chef recipe tailor-made for your little tykes.
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9:00 AM
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Car Talk

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Laugh along with Click and Clack, during another edition of Car Talk.
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10:00 AM
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Michael Feldman's Whad'Ya Know?

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Michael welcomes Jad Abumrad, host of the popular public radio show, Radiolab! And, a special musical guest - Ben Taylor!
Then it's a whole new batch of THANKS FOR THE MEMOS and Michael shares the stage with the host of the popular public radio show, Radiolab, Jad Abumrad.
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1:00 PM
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Zorba Paster On Your Health

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Laughter's the best medicine! Get your weekly dose with Dr. Zorba and everyone's favorite curmudgeon, Tom, as they chat with callers about their health questions.
This week, the guys discuss obesity: Is it nature . . . or nurture, and what can you do to prevent it? Also, how nearly half of women could be suffering from a certain sleep syndrome and not even know about it. Plus, a guest chef recipe tailor-made for your little tykes.
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2:00 PM
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The People's Pharmacy with Joe and Terry Graedon

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The Ritalin (RIT-uh-lin) Controversy: Stimulant drugs to help these kids focus better have gained tremendously in popularity over the last several decades. But some people are quite concerned about long-term effects and warn against their use, while others are convinced that children should not be deprived of these medicines.
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3:00 PM
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RadioLab

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Help: What do you do when your own worst enemy is . . . you? In this hour, looking for ways to gain the upper hand over those forces inside us . . . from unhealthy urges, to creative insights . . .that seem to have a mind of their own.
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4:00 PM
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This American Life

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Hear what happens when several Moms become P.I.'s on TV, then end up in the middle of a real-life mystery.
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5:00 PM
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A Prairie Home Companion

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Coming to you this week from The Fitzgerald Theater in Saint Paul, Minnesota, it's a live broadcast performance of A Prairie Home Companion with Garrison Keillor. With special guests, Oklahoma singer and songwriter John Fullbright, the entrancing Minnesota Opera Chorus, and vocalist Holly Jones.
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7:00 PM
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Tent Show Radio

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Enjoy music and entertainment from under the Big Top on Tent Show Radio.
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8:00 PM
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Old Time Radio Drama - with Norman Gilliland

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The Great Gildersleeve makes a splash as a deep sea diver in an outing from 1952. And, the aquatic adventures continue with the live 9-X-M Players production of Jules Verne's Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea.
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11:00 PM
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BBC World Service

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Hear World news and features overnight seven days a week from the British Broadcasting Corporation.
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IDEAS NETWORK PROGRAMS - SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 29, 2012 |
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