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6:00 AM

Joy Cardin

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After six, we'll focus on your heath and wellness when Joy Cardin talks with Joe and Terry Graedon (GRAY-dun), co-hosts of "The People's Pharmacy.


7:00 AM

Joy Cardin

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After seven, Joy Cardin and her guest examine how the choices we make every day, from the moment we wake up until we go to sleep at night, impact the environment and the health of the Earth.
Guest: Katharine Wroth, editor, "Wake Up and Smell the Planet: The Non-Pompous, Non-Preachy Grist Guide to Greening Your Day" (Mountanineers Books).



8:00 AM

Joy Cardin

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It’s the Week in Review, after eight. Joy Cardin and her guests wrap-up the top political news from the state, the nation, and the world.
Guests:
- Rick Berg, former appointee of the Thompson Administration. Freelance writer and contributing columnist. Board member, Wisconsin Common Cause.
- Ed Garvey, senior partner at the law firm of Garvey, McNeil and McGillivray. Former democratic gubernatorial candidate. Editor and publisher of FightingBob.com.



9:00 AM

Kathleen Dunn

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Veteran journalist Jim Lehrer (LAIR-uh) joins Kathleen Dunn, after nine, to discuss the state of public broadcasting.
Guest: Jim Lehrer, Executive Editor and Anchor of “The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer” on PBS. Author, “Eureka: a Novel”.



10:00 AM

Kathleen Dunn

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After ten, Kathleen Dunn and her guest discuss the complex life and work of one of the self-taught masters of twentieth-century art, Martín Ramírez.
Guest: Joseph Ketner II, chief curator, Milwaukee Art Museum. www.mam.org. The Martin Ramirez exhibit runs through January 13, 2008.



11:00 AM

Larry Meiller

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Don't be impatient with impatiens... is just one bit of advice from Larry Meiller's guest, after eleven, on Garden Talk. He is Dick Zondag, President of the Jung Seed Company, Randolph, WI
www.jungseed.com



12:30 PM

Chapter A Day


Jim Fleming reads from a collection of essays by the Wisconsin writer Mel Ellis. It's called "Notes from Little Lakes." 5 of 15


1:00 PM

Talk of the Nation Science Friday


After one, join Ira Flatow on Talk of the Nation Science Friday for a conversation with scientist Robert Weinberg about what he calls the last frontier of cancer research. Plus, using inkjet technology to build artificial tissues, and the latest on the global helium shortage.


2:00 PM

Talk of the Nation Science Friday


After two, on Science Friday, a look at how collectors are scooping
up moon rocks. Plus, 30-thousand species under the sea, the amazing diversity of hydrothermal vents. And a talk with writer Shannon Brownlee about her new book "Overtreated: Why Too Much Medicine is Making Us Sicker and Poorer."



3:00 PM

Here On Earth: Radio Without Borders

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After three, on Here on Earth: Radio Without Borders, Jean Feraca and her guest talk about dining at L’Etoille (lay-TWAHL), a 5-star restaurant in Madison that features locally grown organic foods.
Guest:
- Joel Chesebro (CHEZ-bro), chef for Wolf and Sub-Zero.
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Tori Miller, chef at L’Etoille (lay-TWAHL) Restaurant, Madison.



4:00 PM

At Issue with Ben Merens

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After four, At Issue with Ben Merens, it’s time for Your Views On The News. You're invited to call in with your thoughts about the week’s most significant news story. What’s touched you?
Guest: Boyce Watkins, assistant professor of finance, Syracuse University. Host of “Boiling Hot With Boyce Watkins” syndicated radio show. www.boycewatkins.com



5:00 PM

At Issue with Ben Merens

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Howard Zinn joins Ben Merens today after five on At Issue to discuss what misperceptions many Americans have when it comes to understanding our government.
Howard Zinn, Professor Emeritus of Political Science BOSTON UNIVERSITY Hzinn2@yahoo.com



6:00 PM

On Point


After six, On Point: The Week in the News.

Armenian genocide and American wiretapping in Congress, Nobel prizes
all around, and Jimmy Carter rips the Bush White House. The On Point news roundtable goes behind the week's headlines.



7:00 PM

On Point


After seven, On Point: The work and life of Doris Lessing, feminist visionary and winner of this year's Nobel Prize in literature.


8:00 PM

As It Happens


At eight, it's As It Happens from the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation.


9:00 PM

Here On Earth: Radio Without Borders

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After nine, on Here on Earth: Radio Without Borders, Jean Feraca and her guest talk about dining at L’Etoille (lay-TWAHL), a 5-star restaurant in Madison that features locally grown organic foods.
Guest:
- Joel Chesebro (CHEZ-bro), chef for Wolf and Sub-Zero.
-
Tori Miller, chef at L’Etoille (lay-TWAHL) Restaurant, Madison.



10:00 PM

Kathleen Dunn

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After ten, Kathleen Dunn and her guest discuss the complex life and work of one of the self-taught masters of twentieth-century art, Martín Ramírez.
Guest: Joseph Ketner II, chief curator, Milwaukee Art Museum. www.mam.org. The Martin Ramirez exhibit runs through January 13, 2008.



11:00 PM

Chapter A Day


Jim Fleming reads from a collection of essays by the Wisconsin writer Mel Ellis. It's called "Notes from Little Lakes." 5 of 15


11:30 PM

BBC World Service


World news and features can be heard overnight seven days a week from the British Broadcasting Corporation.

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