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IDEAS NETWORK PROGRAMS - MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 3, 2012
6:00 AM Rob Ferrett in for Joy Cardin Why do we associate union workers with beer and bars? Rob Ferrett's guest discusses the relationship between the labor movement and beer and what we should drink for Labor Day. Then, it's the Monday Morning Wake-Up Call. Many college freshmen will be about seven to nine pounds heavier when the school year wraps up in spring. Rob's guest discusses the factors that lead to weight gain and how students can keep those pounds off. Guest: Troy Patterson, columnist for Slate Magazine. Here's his piece, "What Beer to Drink on Labor Day-And on the Job": http://wpr.org/r/?831. Wake-Up Call Guest: - Joan Salge (SAL-jee) Blake, Clinical Associate Professor of Nutrition, Boston University.
7:00 AM Rob Ferrett in for Joy Cardin Vice President Joe Biden visits Green Bay, Wisconsin makes a strong showing at the Republican convention, and a ruling on the state's wolf hunting lawsuit. Rob Ferrett's guests discuss those issues during the State Capitol Report. Guests: - Chuck Quirmbach, Wisconsin Public Radio Reporter in Milwaukee; he covered Biden's stop in Green Bay. - Shawn Johnson, Wisconsin Public Radio's State Government Reporter.
7:30 AM Rob Ferrett in for Joy Cardin Some school districts in Wisconsin will be experimenting this year with merit pay for teachers. Rob Ferrett's guest discusses the upsides, downsides, opportunities and challenges of performance-based pay, and welcomes your questions and comments. Guest: Alan Borsuk, Senior Fellow in Law and Public Policy at Marquette University Law School; Education Beat Columnist, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.
8:00 AM Rob Ferrett in for Joy Cardin Our annual Labor Day tradition continues when Rob Ferrett talks with the head of Wisconsin's AFL-CIO about the state of labor unions in Wisconsin. Guest: Phil Neuenfeldt, President, Wisconsin State AFL-CIO.
9:00 AM Kathleen Dunn In this Labor Day repeat edition, we talk about James Madison, who led one of the most influential and prolific lives in American history. After ten, Kathleen Dunn is joined by a historian to discuss the life of the Father of the Constitution. Guest: Richard Brookhiser, historian and author. His latest book is, "James Madison." James Madison
10:00 AM Kathleen Dunn In this Labor Day repeat edition, we ask: has the long-sought secret of eternal youth at last been found? After ten, Kathleen Dunn and her guest discuss what he calls the strange science of immortality. Guest: Jonathan Weiner, Professor of Medical and Scientific Journalism, Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism, Pulitzer Prize-winning science author, "The Beak of the Finch: A Story of Evolution in Our Time". Author, "Long For This World: The Strange Science of Immortality". The Beak of the Finch: A Story of Evolution in Our T...
11:00 AM Judith Siers-Poisson in for Larry Meiller Larry Meiller gets an update on the start of the fall migration, and how this summer's drought affected our birds. Plus, hints about how to look for fall migrant songbirds, and how to watch shorebirds and waterfowl in fall. Guests: - Noel Cutright, past president, Wisconsin Society for Ornithology - Bill Volkert, naturalist, retired wildlife educator & naturalist, Horicon Marsh International Education Center
12:30 PM Chapter A Day Jim Fleming reads from "Home for Sale" by Leo Litwak (Lit-walk). A young orphan makes his way in 1950s Detroit during a real estate boom and bust.
1:00 PM Talk of the Nation Republican governors and even some Democratic mayors are reducing the scope of public employee unions. The number of union shops in the private sector's been dwindling for decades, and in this economy, a lot of people see strikes as all but unthinkable. Who needs a union? Plus, classical rock star Joshua Bell.
2:00 PM Talk of the Nation Guitar gods like Jimi Hendrix, Eric Clapton, Stevie Ray Vaughn and countless others use words like legend, master and greatest of all time to describe Buddy Guy. Buddy Guy joins us to talk about his memoir. Plus, Jared Diamond on what college freshmen can learn from his book "Gun, Germs, and Steel."
3:00 PM At Issue with Ben Merens Join Ben Merens and his guest for practical advice about job hunting and switching careers. www.jobhuntersbible.com (Rebroadcast from May 30, 2012) Guest: Richard Bolles is the author of "What Color is Your Parachute?" He releases updated versions of his manual each year, and released the 40th version of his book this year. What Color is Your Parachute?
4:00 PM At Issue with Ben Merens Exxon Mobil far exceeds its fellow oil companies in both profits and political contributions. Join Ben Merens and his guest as they discuss how this influential company operates in the U.S. and around the world. (Rebroadcast from May 23, 2012) Guest: Steve Coll, staff writer for the New Yorker magazine, president of the New America Foundation, and author of "Private Empire: Exxon Mobile and American Power." Private Empire: Exxon Mobile and American Power
5:00 PM Q with Jian Ghomeshi On Q with Jian Ghomeshi, food writer Mike Sula, an advocate for the harvesting and eating of urban squirrels. Journalist Doug Saunders on his new book, The Myth of the Muslim Tide. Then, it's a talk with alt-folk and country singer Corb Lund, whose new album, Cabin Fever, has been at the top of Canada's charts.
6:00 PM On Point An ecologist takes his kayak to the four corners of the planet, and brings back his report. (Rebroadcast)
7:00 PM On Point Alt-rock pioneers They Might Be Giants on their music and history. (Rebroadcast)
8:00 PM As It Happens Hear news and interviews from around the world on As It Happens.
9:00 PM Joy Cardin Our annual Labor Day tradition continues when Joy Cardin talks with the head of Wisconsin's AFL-CIO about the state of labor unions in Wisconsin. Guest: Phil Neuenfeldt, President, Wisconsin State AFL-CIO.
10:00 PM Kathleen Dunn In this Labor Day repeat edition, we ask: has the long-sought secret of eternal youth at last been found? After ten, Kathleen Dunn and her guest discuss what he calls the strange science of immortality. Guest: Jonathan Weiner, Professor of Medical and Scientific Journalism, Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism, Pulitzer Prize-winning science author, "The Beak of the Finch: A Story of Evolution in Our Time". Author, "Long For This World: The Strange Science of Immortality".
11:00 PM Chapter A Day Jim Fleming reads from "Home for Sale" by Leo Litwak (Lit-walk). A young orphan makes his way in 1950s Detroit during a real estate boom and bust.
11:30 PM BBC World Service Hear World news and features overnight seven days a week from the British Broadcasting Corporation.
IDEAS NETWORK PROGRAMS - MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 3, 2012

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